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Ninth Tanks PTO (id:#60706)
(BFP 3: Blood and Jungle ID: BFP-48)   [next]   [previous]
Lambeti Plantation, New Georgia, Solomon Islands 1943-07-26 (0 others)
Designer: Steve Swann
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
51.612903225806%

Overview:

The Marine Corps’ 9th Defense Battalion was attached to the U.S. Army’s 43rd Infantry Division for the drive on Munda Airfield. The Japanese airfield defenses consisted of the 229th Regiment, antiaircraft units, and aviation personnel now fighting in a ground role. The fighting raged for several days, and the tanks knocked out numerous log bunkers, pillboxes, and other strong points. The light tanks were operating in rugged terrain not considered suitable for armored tactics, but at one point did break through the tough defenses. They were forced to withdraw as the infantry was unable to achieve the same success. The Japanese also began to use Molotov cocktails to attack the tanks in the close terrain. On July 26th, the Ninth’s tanks, reinforced by an additional six tanks, attacked the Lambeti Plantation. The terrain was marked by slopes and thick underbrush. The Japanese defended from a strongpoint with a number of pillboxes covering a clearing.
Attacker: American (Reinforced elements of 43rd Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (Reinforced elements of 229th Infantry Regiment)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:17.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:5
M2A4 x 3
M3 LT x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar
D:2
Type 94 Rapid-Fire Gun
Type 93 Twin-Mount High-Angle Machine Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO (G.1) Exc: Roads exist. A: 7-4-7s Assault Engineers, D: MOL (A22.6), All inf vs inf CC is HtH
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ASL 5a - For King and Country32
ASL 13 - Rising Sun37
ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021)37
ASL 8 - Code of Bushido37
ASL 4 - Partisan!32
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
BFP 48: SBR 1 line 2. Replace “Huts are wooden buildings” with “Buildings are huts”.BFP website
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-03-29(A) Mark Thompson vs Eric Z-G (Japanese) American winNor'ester Round Four - Japanese up-front defense destroyed two Stuarts attempting to force the sunken road and held up American attack for a few turns, but ultimate was decimated by US firepower, leaving little doubt as to end-result. Japanese conceded mid-game. Interesting scenario - probably rear defense with Pillboxes in victory area required to survive as Japanese and make it close
2025-03-07(D) Simon Staniforth vs JND Japanese winA cautious attack by the US left insufficient time to overcome the final “Alamo” in the VC area where I had placed a couple of the PBs with foxholes and connecting tunnels. You learn something every game - the AFVs can only enter / exit the sunken road via the road hexes at each end which you need to consider when panning the US attack
2025-02-25(A) Will Willow vs Neal Ekengren American win
2024-05-02(D) Ian Morris vs Martin Mayers American winLots of Japanese tricks and traps, but none of them worked in the face of overwhelming American firepower. I went out in a blaze of glory on turn 6 with a screaming Banzai charge on three of his tanks.
2024-01-04(A) walter mcwilliams vs Tom Kearny American winA fun scenario for both sides but thr US firepower was just overwhelming.
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-03-11 21:11:44
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-02-25 17:52:45
wwillow Added a playing2025-02-25 16:50:28
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.79Votes: 19
Views: 4765
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 7 hours
Recorded Games: 19
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:2

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Ninth Tanks [Confirmed]
[A] American 23
[D] Japanese 22
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