The Flying Column PTO (id:#65339)
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Designer: Michael J. Puccio
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
50%

Overview:

Now that Douglas MacArthur had actually set foot on Luzon, he thirsted after, even more so, the glory that would accompany the recapture of Manila. The 1st Cavalry Division had come ashore on January 27, 1945 at Lingayen Gulf. MacArthur, sensing the Japanese in front of the 1st Cavalry were weak, almost immediately ordered Major General Verne Mudge to slash southward to take the capital on the fly. Mudge organized three ‘flying columns’ consisting of armor, reconnaissance, engineering and self-propelled artillery along with the dismounted troopers, in an effort to indeed bounce Manila. At one minute past midnight on February 1, 1945, the ‘flying columns’ roared southward.
Attacker: American (Elements of the 2nd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of the Shimbu Group)  
8.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:33.0 D:25.0
AFVs: A:12
M4A3(75)W x 4
M8 x 4
M7 HMC x 4

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 5
D:4
Type 92 70mm INF Gun
Type 98 High-Angle Machine Cannon
Year-38 Type Field Gun (Improved) x 2
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 4

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ [EXC: roads, brush exist]. Roads are dirt. Wooden buildings. No -1 depressions.
Map Board(s): 56 62 71
Overlays: NONE
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Carln0130 Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-09-22 05:30:27
peacmyer Rated the scenario2021-07-02 01:17:56
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2021-02-03 17:59:19
Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns2021-02-03 17:59:19
Hutch Modified the unit counts2021-02-03 17:59:19
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Estimated Play time: 16.2 hours
Recorded Games: 0
Archive recorded plays:
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ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Flying Column [Confirmed]
[A] American 2
[D] Japanese 2
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