Geki Cacti PTO (id:#60717)
(BFP 3: Blood and Jungle ID: BFP-59)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
28.571428571429%

Overview:

The Japanese 2nd Tank Division, nicknamed “Geki”, launched counterattacks against American forces on the beaches of Luzon. This turned out to be unsuccessful and costly. The American 35th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed “Cacti”, was in 1 Corps reserve but returned to the division in late January. The 35th Regiment began attacking Japanese positions on 1 February, initially overcoming weak resistance. As “Cacti” advanced towards Lupon, they met stronger resistance. The G.I.s hit a strongpoint that included a variety of defending vehicles, including tanks, trucks, and a captured M3 GMC, forcing the infantry to heroically attack the vehicles at close range.
Attacker: American (Elements of 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of 2nd Tank Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:3
M3 GMC
Type 1 Ho-Ni II SPG
Type 1 Ho-Ha ht
Type 98 MCT
Type 97 AA Truck

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, DJ (Exc: road and bridge exist). D: Vehicles may set up in DJ/Trenches
Overlays: 5
Errata (source)
BFP59: SBR2. Change overlay hexes to K2-K1.BFP website
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-09-01(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Mikko Lukkari Japanese win[Imported from ROAR]
2024-08-04(D) walter mcwilliams vs Tom Kearney Japanese winA last CC victory for the Japaneese. We both had a lot of fun in this scenario, though admittedly mine was some what dampened by the absurd number of boxcars I rolled and Pin results I sustained while withdrawing toward the VC area. On my last MPh I revelaed a 1/2 squad and moved into the VC, Tome was unable to blow me away and lost the CC.
2024-03-31(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. Japanese winPretty dull scenario for the Japanese until the Americans finally get into position (3-4 turns). I defended with almost everything on the east side of the stream with clear LOS down the lengths of them. The pillbox, made into a bunker, defended the bridge. That set-up made crossing the stream very tough, and only two US squads made it across. A lucky roll from the 105 resulted in a 1KIA result and with it, the game as all the other US forces were struggling to even get into the stream. Pretty tough on the Americans, I think. In addition to trying to root out the Japanese forces they can see, they have to search hexes for sneaky HIP units as well. Nothing special about this scenario other than some unusual Japanese AFV's. Otherwise, a pretty static point defense scenario.
2023-02-03(D) Rob MacGinley vs Ian WilleyA American winA nice chance for a few IJA toys dfending against a tough and large Americna force
DOwn to the last CC despite all the tricks I applied and Ian won!
2020-08-03(D) nathan wegener vs Scott Martin Japanese winDefinitely a bug hunt scenario. There are interesting OoB for both sides but the big question is can the Japanese slow down the Americans enough to keep something in good order. This felt tough on the Americans.
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SGT Mac Added a playing2024-08-04 18:51:08
SGT Mac Rated the scenario2024-08-04 18:48:39
Jude Added a playing2024-03-31 21:27:18
Jude Rated the scenario2024-03-31 21:12:25
macrobosanta Added a playing2023-09-02 19:35:49
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Avg Rating: 6.78Votes: 9
Views: 4208
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
American2
Japanese5
Drawn:0

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Geki Cacti
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[A] American 9
[D] Japanese 16
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