Bats Outta Hell PTO (id:#62522)
Peleliu, Palau Islands 1944-09-15 ()
Designer: Bill Sisler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
JapaneseAmerican (USMC)
39.53488372093%

Overview:

The Palau operation called for the invasion of Peleliu on 15 September. The 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment landed on Orange Beach 1 at 0832 hours, where it met only scattered resistance upon landnig and as it moved inland. Instead of the unmapped coral ridges that confrontted the 1st Marine Regiment, the 5th Marines were able to advance in the cover of coconut groves, reaching their first objective just in front of the airfield. At 1650 hours, the Japanese commenced an artillery barrage that was followed by a counterattack on Orange Beach.
Attacker: Japanese (1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 14th Division, and the 14th Tank Company)
Defender: American (USMC) (1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Companies A and B, 1st Tank Battalion)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:12
Type 95 HA-GO x 12

AFVs: D:8
M4A2 x 4
M4A1 x 4

Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
D:2
M3A1 37mm AT Gun x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ. A: enter as Riders
Map Board(s): 38 73
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-03-06(D) Stephen dedier vs Brent Crawford Japanese winMarines were behind the 8-ball from the second turn.
My 37LL placement was not what it should have been. I was a bit thrown off by the attack and defend nature of the scenario (this could play a lot of way).
The Japanese rushed tanks on both flanks and down the middle limiting the defense that had few hindrances in each place. The 8's, 9's and 10's abounded on the Marines TH rolls and the Japanese go 7 of 10 tanks off with the other 2 playing hide and seek
From there the combined armor and FP of the Marines pushed the Japanese back and my IFT rolls were knocking off charging T-H heroes and units. The Japanese sniper and some brittle Marines (tanking a CR on a 1 flat NMC uggg) left me with limited infantry for the final push. I still had a chance if i could get all 7 of my remaining tanks off and kill his 2 with 5 more infantry points one way or the other (Marines exiting or killed Japanese).
Unfortunately it was not to be. I killed one tank, missed the other on a 7 TH and then it had to roll right by my 37LL with promptly malfed.
To add insult a japanese leader managed to catch an in motion tank with a DC and roll snakes on the placement.
Not to be. This was a really fun scenario and i would play it again. It's got a ton of ways to play.
2021-01-31(D) Eric Topp vs Ron Oxford American (USMC) winHA-GO tanks swarmed the Shermans but couldn't knock them out. The Japanese tanks were mostly burning after two turns.

Ron and I believe that the Japanese should *not* attack "like bats outta hell" but bunker down on board 38 and wait for the US.

What do other players think?
2020-02-04(A) Martí Cabré vs jesuspiebatlle American (USMC) winJapanese tanks were half exited half destroyed, so that was even. The first American waves were slow but the big Japanese human wave failed utterly against massed firepower, then the Americans used armored assault to approach the Japanese lines and finally launch the tanks forward for a close win.
2020-02-04(D) Jesus Pie vs Martí Cabré American (USMC) winJapanese tanks were half exited half destroyed, so that was even. The first American waves were slow but the big Japanese human wave failed utterly against massed firepower, then the Americans used armored assault to approach the Japanese lines and finally launch the tanks forward for a close win.
2018-01-16(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Japanese win
2017-02-11(A) Ian Morris vs Derek Cox American (USMC) win
2017-02-07(A) Tom Abromaitis vs American (USMC) win
2017-02-01(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval American (USMC) winUsed American balance.
2017-02-01(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval American (USMC) win
2016-10-04(A) Andy Beaton vs Will Willow Japanese winASLOK 2016
2016-10-04(D) Will Willow vs A. Beaton Japanese winASLOK
2015-11-06(A) Jeff Waldon vs Bill Pilon American (USMC) winSavannah Skirmish
2015-10-09(D) Jason Wert vs Gabe Wert American (USMC) win
2015-10-09(A) Gabe Wert vs Jason Wert American (USMC) win
2015-10-08(A) Jeff Waldon vs Keith Hill American (USMC) winASLOK '15
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Avg Rating: 5.89Votes: 18
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Estimated Play time: 10.4 hours
Recorded Games: 12
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese3
American (USMC)9
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