Sand & Blood PTO (id:#61924)
Prior Publication: AH:ASL Annual `93b
Gavuta-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands
1942-08-07 (12 others)
HASL A03: Grabbing Gavutu (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
HASL A04: 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)
149: Grabbing Gavutu (ASL 13 - Rising Sun)
150: Tanambogo Nightmare (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))
HASL A04: 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)
149: Grabbing Gavutu (ASL 13 - Rising Sun)
150: Tanambogo Nightmare (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
Overview:
American naval planners decided that Gavutu and Tanambogo, although not deemed of primary importance, must be secured. Concerned with greater matters than this “sideshow,” Brigadier-General William Rupertus, Assistant Commander of the 1st Marine Division and tagged by Vandegrift to head the Florida phase of WATCHTOWER—America’s first step in the amphibious liberation of the Pacific—selected the unproven 1st Marine Parachute Battalion to accomplish this mundane chore. Major Robert H. Williams, although disappointed that he would not be leading his highly trained and impatient paratroopers in an airdrop as their first combat action, and concerned about certain limitations placed on his phase of the operation, nevertheless was glad to see his small (351 men) battalion finally get some recognition.Attacker: American (USMC) (1st Marine Parachute Battalion, Companies B, I and K, 2nd Marine Regiment and Company B, 2nd Marine Tank Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (3rd Kure SNLF, Yokahama Air Group, 14th Naval Construction Batalion, and Gaomi AA Platoon)
40 turns
Players: 2 OBA: American (USMC) Night: Yes| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:60.0 D:45.0 |
| AFVs: A:22 LCP(L) x 18 LCM(3) x 2 M3A1 LT x 2 LCV x 12 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 M2 60mm Mortar x 9 D:3 Type 92 70mm INF Gun Type 93 Twin-Mount High-Angle Machine Gun x 2 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2 |
| Misc Rules: | GT SSR, LJ (G2.1). A: Air (E7), D: Caves (G11) |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2019-01-11 | (A) Rich Weiley | vs | Dave Wilson | Japanese win | Didn't get past the first scenario. Marins were slaughtered in their boats. |
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| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2025-05-13 15:48:28 |
| Hutch Modified the overview | 2025-05-13 15:32:41 |
| Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs | 2025-05-13 15:28:02 |
| Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2025-05-13 15:28:02 |
| Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns | 2025-05-13 15:24:25 |
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| Avg Rating: 8.00 | Votes: 2 | Views: | 4443 |
| To-Play list count: | 2 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 204.1 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 1 | |
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| American (USMC) | 0 | |
| Japanese | 1 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Sand & Blood [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] American | 6 |
| [D] Japanese | 5 |