Alligator Tanks PTO (id:#60708)
(BFP 3: Blood and Jungle ID: BFP-50)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
32.075471698113%

Overview:

Kwajalein Island contained the most Japanese forces, but was not the most built up in terms of defenses. The defenses were built to eliminate an attacker on the beach, and priority was given to the ocean side over the lagoon side. The Japanese did not know “alligator” tanks would allow the Americans to launch a mass amphibious operation on the lagoon side. The 184th Regimental Combat Team landed at 0930 and received relatively light fire. The 3rd Platoon, C Company, 13th Engineer Battalion was attached to the 3rd Battalion and advanced with the infantry. Several hundred meters inland they ran into bunkered strongpoints, where the Japanese put up a stiff resistance.
Attacker: American (Elements of 3rd Battalion, 184th Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of 6th Naval Base Defense Force)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:5
LVT(A)1 x 3
LVT(A)2 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
Type 93 Twin-Mount High-Angle Machine Gun
Type 97 20mm Automatic Gun

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ (Exc: GG5-R6 Road exists). D: Pillbox3 set up with LOS to road
Overlays: O1 Wd4
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-01-14(D) walter mcwilliams vs Tom Kearney Japanese winThe latest volume in our BFP play through. My japanesee managed to funnel the US into the killzone and the AA gun went on a ROF IFE tear and crushed them. The 20L AT gun accounted for one burning and one immobliled gator and a THH immobilized another. The US was near the VC cap but made one last push but was again stopped. With one turn left, Tom through in the towel.
2020-10-09(D) David Garvin vs Bob Kedge Johnson Japanese winMy sniper was key. It eliminated his on successive hot rolls. Then my HMGs were able to knock out his LVTs for the VP win.

2020-07-25(A) Rob MacGinley vs Ian Willey Japanese winYanks have lots and lots of toys
I fell into every trap of the IJA and suffered terrible losses
watch this one if you don't like bug hunts - hunting out bunkers can be a pain in a narrow attack lane
2020-05-02(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. Japanese win
2020-02-20(A) Andy Beaton vs Bruce Stevenson Japanese winDidn't take enough risks with my armour - lost and came nowhere near my CVP cap
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-03-11 21:14:43
Dispang12 Added a playing2024-06-03 20:30:35
Dispang12 Rated the scenario2024-06-03 20:30:00
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2024-02-06 21:43:05
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-02-06 21:43:04
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.14Votes: 21
Views: 5008
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 6 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
American1
Japanese14
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Alligator Tanks [Confirmed]
[A] American 16
[D] Japanese 22
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