Makin Taken PTO (id:#56487)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 5 ID: J84)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Rick Troha
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
41.935483870968%

Overview:

While the Marines were experiencing the horror of Tarawa, the Army's 27th Division, a New York National Guard outfit, was facing a considerably smaller Japanese force on Makin Atoll. Previously, the 27th Division had been garrisoning Hawaii and its combat inexperience would become apparent. On the first day, they overreacted to every sniper threat, slowing the progress of their advance. On the morning of D+2, the 3rd Battalion Landing Team launched an assault on the last major stronghold, a cluster of stone buildings around a crossroad, which were built during the British colonial occupation.
Attacker: American (3rd Battalion Landing Team, 27th Division and 193rd Tank Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (6th Special Naval Landing Force and 802nd and 952nd Air Units)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:2
M3 MT x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
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: PTO, LJ (exc: Roads exist, Brush is Brush). Bobai pit rules
Overlays: 1 OG4 OW1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-02-07(D) Alex Ashton vs Martin Barker American winThis was a close game which Martin won in the last turn.
He attacked in strength across the North board clearing the Japanese by turn 5.
The Japanese failed on every Tank Hunter die roll and had no answers for the American AFVs. However despite the Americans had overwhelming fire power but still struggled to clear the Japanese.
On the last turn he drove his AFVs into my occupied huts collapsing them but taking out two of my remains 3 squads from my defence of board 35.
With only one squad to defend he was able to overwhelm me and take the 3 huts he needed for victory.
2025-12-18(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval Japanese winJapanese fire control under HIP helped push CVP cap over the edge thus preventing American win.
2024-03-27(A) Kevin Sanders vs Jason Littleton American winUS needs to move to get 40 pnt and watch loosing a tank. Fun scenario.
2023-11-16(D) Paul Legg vs Eric Gerstenberg Japanese winBounding Fire Tournament PTO Mini - Round 2
2023-06-19(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Victor Rosso Japanese win[Imported from ROAR]
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alexashton@vinecc.org Added a playing2026-02-07 16:03:36
Kydder Added a playing2025-12-19 17:47:11
Kydder Rated the scenario2025-12-19 17:45:16
Andruz61 Added a playing2025-07-31 12:25:05
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.91Votes: 23
Views: 10255
To-Play list count: 7
Estimated Play time: 3.5 hours
Recorded Games: 21
Archive recorded plays:
American11
Japanese10
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Makin Taken [Confirmed]
[A] American 28
[D] Japanese 44
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