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Grabbing Gavutu PTO (id:#61907)
(ASL 13 - Rising Sun ID: 149)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH:ASL Annual `93b
See Also: Grabbing Gavutu by Avalon Hill Grabbing Gavutu by Multi-Man Publishing
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AH 3: Grabbing Gavutu (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
AH 4: Tanambogo Nightmare (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
GT CG 1: Sand and Blood (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
O100.2: First Blood (On All Fronts #100)
PJ2.6: Tulagi (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
CF 1: Assault on Tanambogo (ASL Digest # 3.08)
43: Hungarian Hammerhead (Dezign Pak 4)
150: Tanambogo Nightmare (ASL 13 - Rising Sun)
GT CG: Sand & Blood (ASL 13 - Rising Sun)
149: Grabbing Gavutu (ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021))
150: Tanambogo Nightmare (ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021))
GT CG: Sand & Blood (ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021))
Designer: Dan Dolan
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
47.368421052632%

Overview:

In the overall planning of “Watchtower”, the simultaneous assault on Florida and Guadalcanal, the capture of Gavutu-Tanambogo was a “side-show”, a necessary but minor element in the whole operation. The 1st Marine Parachute Battalion was chosen for the task. Mustering on 397 men, they were, unbeknownst to military intelligence, outnumbered by the Japanese defenders on the islets. Due to a shortage of landing craft and the higher priority given to other assaults, their attack did not begin until noon, four hours after the American landings on Tulagi and Florida and alerted the defenders. Finally, the Marine paratroopers were lightly armed, for it was never intended that they be used in such a role. An impressively furious but ineffective bombardment from a light cruiser and two destroyers rocked Gavutu during the paratroopers long run in from the east. Dive bombers from the USS Wasp swooped in to strike the Japanese as in three waves, twelve boats carried the Marines towards the seaplane ramp where they were to land.
Attacker: American (USMC) (1st Marine Parachute Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (Gavutu Defense Force)  
10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:29.0 D:24.0
AFVs: A:12
LCVP x 12

D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 5
D:1
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
Type 92 70mm INF Gun

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GT SSR w A: Air, LC12 w D: Caves8 LJ
Map Board(s): MMP:GT
Overlays: NONE
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2022-06-16(D) Dan Best vs John Garlic American (USMC) winTexas Tournament 2022
2020-01-21(A) Jeff Waldon vs Will Willow Japanese winFtF - Short Stay
2020-01-21(D) Will Willow vs Jeff Waldon Japanese winFTF
2019-03-16(A) Tom Abromaitis vs Japanese win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.25Votes: 4
Views: 2235
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 17.3 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
American (USMC)1
Japanese2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Grabbing Gavutu [Confirmed]
[A] American 8
[D] Japanese 8
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