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A Special Valor PTO (id:#56143)
Multi-Man Publishing (HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa ID: BRT CG II)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: A Special Valor by Heat of Battle
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BETIO #1: Hawkins' Way (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
BETIO #2: Bordelon And Beers (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
BETIO #3: Blood Red Beach (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
BETIO #4: My Deloris (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
BETIO #10: Red Tide At Tarawa (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
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MM101: Makin Crossfire (March Madness 2025 Tournament Pack 1)
Designer: Eddie Zeman and Steve Dethlefsen
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Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
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Overview:

The intense problems inherent to an amphibious assault on a hostile shore could not have been shown more vividly than in the area of Red Beaches One and Two. Physically separated from Red Beach Three by the central pier. This area also featured a cove which enabled the Japanese to subject the invading force to a murderous crossfire. The beaches were also well-protected by some serendipitous planning; heavy anti-aircraft guns had been placed on the “chin” of the Bird’s Beak to cover likely air approaches to the runway and to provide long range fire towards the other islands in the Tarawa Atoll. Although the Japanese gunners set the fuses on the AA rounds too high, gaining little effect on their planned targets, the high explosive rounds proved perfect for hitting the LCVPs as they dropped their bow ramps at the reef edges. As the Marines jumped into the water, they were immediately faced with the unenviable choice of drowning in a hole or standing in less than a foot of water in the face of intense fire coming from the AA guns, heavy weapons, or from machine guns some brave defenders had set up in a rusting hulk behind them and on positions under the long central pier. The way to the beaches was slow-going.
Attacker: American (USMC) (Regimental Landing Team Two, Second Marine Division/2nd and 3rd Battalions, 2nd Marines/1st Battalion, 8th Marines/1st Battalion, 6th Marines)
Defender: Japanese (3rd Special Base Force/Island Command/11th Construction Battalion/1st and 2nd Companies, 7th Special Naval Landing Force/Reserve Pool)  
42.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American (USMC)     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:0.0 D:0.0
AFVs: A:40
LVT2(m) x 20
LVT(A)2 x 20

AFVs: D:12
Type 95 HA-GO x 12

Guns: A:0 D:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 12

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: BRT SSR: A: Seaborne Assault (G14), Rafts (E5.122), Air (E7), NOBA (G14.6)
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2002-05-11(D) Michael Rodgers vs Jean-Pierre Raymond Japanese win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.00Votes: 1
Views: 6713
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 133.3 hours
Recorded Games: 1
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