Grabbing Gavutu PTO (id:#65596)
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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)
GT CG: Sand & Blood (ASL 13 - Rising Sun)
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)
GT CG: Sand & Blood (ASL 13 - Rising Sun)
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:
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: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:29.0 D:24.0 |
AFVs: A:12 LCVP x 12 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 M2 60mm Mortar x 5 D:1 Type 92 70mm INF Gun Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2 |
Misc Rules: | GT SSR, LJ (2.1), A: Seaborne Assault (G14.1), Air Support (E7), D: Caves (G11) |
Map Board(s): |
Overlays: | NONE |
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Hutch Modified the gps location | 2024-11-11 15:48:15 |
Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2024-09-02 14:38:21 |
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2021-11-24 00:03:18 |
hoxson1 Uploaded an Image | 2021-10-28 03:58:46 |
hoxson1 Uploaded the Board image | 2021-10-28 03:56:34 |
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(gavutu landing.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 494 |
(grab map.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 526 |
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