Seizing Viru Harbor PTO (id:#60705)
Tetemara, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
1943-07-01 (6 others)
FXH 1: The Real Estonian Legion (Internet)
LN3: Seizing Viru Harbor (Leatherneck)
LN4: Tempest at Tombe (Leatherneck)
SC1: Somewhere, July 1943 (ASL Digest # 1.05)
RBF-46: Tempest at Tombe (Recon by Fire! #4)
Q30: The Tombe Diversion (Quick 6 Scenario Pack V)
LN3: Seizing Viru Harbor (Leatherneck)
LN4: Tempest at Tombe (Leatherneck)
SC1: Somewhere, July 1943 (ASL Digest # 1.05)
RBF-46: Tempest at Tombe (Recon by Fire! #4)
Q30: The Tombe Diversion (Quick 6 Scenario Pack V)
Designer: Steve Swann
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
Overview:
The Battle of Viru Harbor was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II that took place on New Georgia island during the New Georgia Campaign from 28 June – 1 July 1943. A battalion of U.S. Marine Raiders landed at a remote location, marched overland, and attacked a force of Imperial Japanese Navy and Army troops that were guarding Viru Harbor. The Marines drove the Japanese out of Viru, which was then occupied by additional U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Navy personnel and ships.Attacker: American (USMC) (Elements of 4th Raider Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of 1st Battalion, 229th Infantry Regiment)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:16.0 D:19.0 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 M2 60mm Mortar x 2 D:2 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2 Type 97 20mm Automatic Gun x 2 |
Misc Rules: | PTO, LJ w A: Pre-game Air attack with bombs; Marines are Raiders |
Map Board(s): | 32 | 37 |
Overlays: | 1 |
Errata (source)
BFP 47: SBR 3 line 4. Replace “selection” with ‘direction’. | BFP website |
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Simonstan Added a playing | 2022-11-23 16:30:59 |
Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns | 2021-01-30 19:51:39 |
Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2021-01-30 19:51:39 |
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns | 2020-03-18 04:11:24 |
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2020-03-18 04:11:24 |
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(usmc-jap.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 622 |
(viru march map.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 633 |
U.S. Navy landing craft unload troops at Viru shortly after the harbor was secured by Marine Raiders on 1 July (ViruHarbor1943.jpg) | Image | hoxson1 | 610 |
(viru map.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 514 |
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U.S. Navy landing craft unload troops at Viru shortly after the harbor was secured by Marine Raiders on 1 July
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Avg Rating: 5.67 | Votes: 3 | Views: | 2593 |
To-Play list count: | 0 | |
Estimated Play time: | 5.9 hours | |
Recorded Games: | 3 |
Archive recorded plays: | ||
American (USMC) | 0 | |
Japanese | 2 | |
Drawn: | 1 |
ROAR Data: (as of October 2023) Seizing Viru Harbor [Confirmed] |
[A] American | 4 |
[D] Japanese | 5 |