The Hawk PTO (id:#56135)
Multi-Man Publishing (HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa ID: BRT 1)
Prior Publication: Heat of Battle: Blood Reef Tarawa BR3
See Also: The Hawkins Room by Heat of Battle
Red Beach One, Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands 1943-11-21 ()
Designer: Eddie Zeman and Steve Dethlefsen
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
56.818181818182%

Overview:

Lt. Dean Hawkins and his Scout Sniper platoon had the distinction of being the first American force on Betio. Hawkins led a detachment of engineers and Scout Snipers along the pier on D-Day, taking out bunkers and buildings likely to be in the way of the following assault waves.
Attacker: American (USMC) (D Company, 2nd Tank Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (7th Rikusentai and 6th Special Base Force)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.5 D:7.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
Type 92 70mm INF Gun

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: BRT SSR w D: FB
Map Board(s): MMP: BRT
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-11-16(D) Jesus Pie vs tozesantos Japanese win
2018-03-06(D) Simon Staniforth vs Japanese win
2016-12-20(D) Zeke Crater vs American (USMC) winAs with others, luck played too large a role in the outcome. Several KIA results left the Marines unable to take the pillboxes. What the Marine player remembered that I did not, was that a captured ART is worth 4 CVP. The Marines captured the 70 ART and with that achieved victory via CVP.
2016-02-18(D) Jason Wert vs Michael Daschbach Japanese winGreat Scenario, but Mike was harshly treated by the dice with 2 squads dying to Booby Traps or Fate. Still a blast to play and we laughed the whole time.
2015-10-24(D) Jeff Waldon vs Will Willow American (USMC) winVASL
2015-10-24(A) Will Willow vs Jeff Waldon American (USMC) winVASL
2015-10-17(A) Jeff Waldon vs Will Willow American (USMC) winVASL
2015-10-17(D) Will Willow vs Jeff Waldon American (USMC) winVASL
2014-07-21(A) Aaron Sibley vs Jeff Coleman American (USMC) winThe dice can be cruel in this game, but this scenario was ruined by them. Mine were hot, and Jeff's were Alaskan...shame as his setup as the japan was clever.
2013-01-19(A) Richard Carter vs Steve Cummings American (USMC) winWe switched sides and I was able to come up behind his units. I won w/ CVP's. I had a lot of luck on my side I will say. Seems that the Japanese set up needs to be good. Need to have pillboxes able to support each other from all sides given USMC able to set up anywhere around the Japanese set up area
2012-12-20(D) Richard Carter vs Steve Cummings American (USMC) winThe hard thing about this one is that the pillboxes can't set up HIP. I think I should have used a Bombproof, but used a Fortified building instead. He decimated me. I did malf my AT gun as well as the HMG in the process though
2009-06-25(A) Fred Schwarz vs Eli Schwarz American (USMC) win
2005-04-13(D) Jason Wert vs Roy Connelly American (USMC) win
1988-01-01(D) Richard Jenulis vs Jim Risher American (USMC) win[date unknown]
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jesuspiebatlle Added a playing2020-11-22 09:48:58
jesuspiebatlle Rated the scenario2020-11-22 09:47:51
wwillow Added a playing2020-07-07 20:29:52
Simonstan Added a playing2020-06-07 11:39:26
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2020-03-18 03:26:31
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The Hawk BRT1 - An IJN setup
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.06Votes: 17
Views: 4179
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 1.8 hours
Recorded Games: 12
Archive recorded plays:
American (USMC)9
Japanese3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
The Hawk [Confirmed]
[A] American 41
[D] Japanese 35
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