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Saito's Farewell Order PTO (id:#57344)
Critical Hit (Leatherneck ID: LN13)   [next]   [previous]
Tanapag Plain, Northern Saipan, the Marianas 1944-07-07 (8 others)
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J207: Unhorsed (ASL Journal #13)
Designer: SS-BAR Enterprises
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Balance:
JapaneseAmerican
60%

Overview:

By 7 July, the Japanese had nowhere to retreat. Saito made plans for a final suicidal banzai charge. On the fate of the remaining civilians on the island, Saito said, "There is no longer any distinction between civilians and troops. It would be better for them to join in the attack with bamboo spears than be captured." At dawn, with a group of 12 men carrying a great red flag in the lead, the remaining able-bodied troops — about 3,000 men — charged forward in the final attack. Amazingly, behind them came the wounded, with bandaged heads, crutches, and barely armed. The Japanese surged over the American front lines, engaging both army and Marine units. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 105th Infantry Regiment were almost destroyed, losing 650 killed and wounded. However, the fierce resistance of these two battalions, as well as that of Headquarters Company, 105th Infantry, and of supply elements of 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Artillery Regiment, resulted in over 4,300 Japanese killed. For their actions during the 15-hour Japanese attack, three men of the 105th Infantry were awarded the Medal of Honor — all posthumously. Numerous others fought the Japanese until they were overwhelmed by the largest Japanese Banzai attack in the Pacific War.
Attacker: Japanese (Remnants of Saipan Garrison Force)
Defender: American (Elements of 105th Infantry Regiment and 10th Marine Artillery Regiment)  
15 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:104.0 D:51.0
AFVs: A:2
Type 97B CHI-HA x 2

AFVs: D:2
M3 ht x 2
2 1/2-Ton x 6

Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 10
D:6
M2A1 105mm Howitzer x 6
M2 60mm Mortar x 5

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, DJ (Exc: roads exist). All buildings Wooden. Night rules (see errata below)
Map Board(s):
18 33 35 43 Show/hide map dependencies
PublicationBoard
ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition)18
ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition)33
ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre43
ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition)33
ASL 13 - Rising Sun35
ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021)35
ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned43
ASL 8 - Code of Bushido35
ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition)33
ASL Action Pack # 143
ASL 3 - Yanks18
Overlays: X9 X10 X13 X15 X18
Errata (source)
Clarification on SSR3. The NVR does Not change on initial entry, when the Japanese player enters Board 43 the NVR increases by 2, upon entry of Board 33 the NVR will increase 2 more, etc., but the NVR may not increase beyond 6 as per (E1.12).CH
Clarification: the Japanese may Double Time even though they have 6 MF during turn 1.Burnie Hegdahl
American groups' setup instructions should state "…and > 4 hexes from any other American group"Burnie Hegdahl
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-10-31(A) Michael Rodgers vs Bruno L'Archeveque American win54 hrsSurprisingly, our playing needed all 15 turns to determine the winner in the CC phase of the last Japanese turn. The American player needs a strong personal morale at the beginning. Note that the guns could setup limbered to displace elsewhere quickly.
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mtrodgers99 Posted a link/reference2024-11-11 19:20:46
mtrodgers99 Added a playing2024-11-06 20:38:13
mtrodgers99 Added Errata2024-11-06 20:33:31
mtrodgers99 Added Errata2024-03-20 00:37:55
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-04-21 16:18:35
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.00Votes: 1
Views: 4920
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 88.4 hours
Recorded Games: 1
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese0
American1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Saito's Farewell Order [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 3
[D] American 1
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