Kerry's Crossing PTO (id:#61123)
Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island
1944-01-03 (1 other)
J135: Diversion (ASL Journal # 9)
Designer: Darrell Andersen
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
Overview:
In the Battle of Suicide Creek, the Marines moved tanks up though the jungle but could not get them across a high-banked creek - until Kerry L. Lane manned a bulldozer and, under intense fire and totally exposed to the enemy, dumped enough landfill into the surging stream to allow the tanks to cross. Lane was shot in the shoulder, but refused to leave the battlefield. Using a telephone, he directed the driver of the lead tank around obstacles as it moved forward. The Japanese eventually retreated. Lane earned a Purple Heart, a Silver Star, five combat stars, a presidential citation for gallantry, and the rank of staff sergeant.Attacker: American (USMC) (2nd and 3rd Battalions, 7th Marine Regiment and 1st Pioneer Battalion/1st Tank Battalion and 1st Pioneer Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (53rd and 141st Infantry Regiments)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:9.0 D:10.0 |
| AFVs: A:3 M4A2 x 2 Armored Bulldozer |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher |
| Misc Rules: | SC SSR. All paths north of stream are Corduroy roads (SC4), D: PB (SC1.5), Wire |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| asloser Added a playing | 2026-06-06 15:19:05 |
| asloser Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2026-03-07 16:59:37 |
| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2025-04-11 15:21:17 |
| Hutch Modified the gps location | 2025-04-11 15:18:22 |
| Jude Added a playing | 2023-02-27 03:59:46 |
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| (usmc-jap.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1580 |
| (Cape-Gloucester marines Suicide Creek.jpg) | Image | hoxson1 | 1653 |
| Colonel Lane, who retired from the Marine Corps in 1971, is noted as one of the Corps most highly decorated Marines (kerry lane retired 1971.jpg) | Image | hoxson1 | 1639 |
| (kerry crossing map.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 1471 |
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Colonel Lane, who retired from the Marine Corps in 1971, is noted as one of the Corps most highly decorated Marines
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| Avg Rating: 4.86 | Votes: 7 | Views: | 5209 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.9 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 7 | |
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| American (USMC) | 1 | |
| Japanese | 6 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Kerry's Crossing [Confirmed] |
| [A] American | 3 |
| [D] Japanese | 10 |