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Shoot or Shovel PTO (id:#66502)
(ASL Journal #14 ID: J239)   [next]   [previous]
Cape Eboshi, New Britian 1943-12-28 (1 other)
BC25: Tommy Tarzan (Razorback Pack)
Designer: Andy Rogers
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Balance:
JapaneseAmerican (USMC)
57.142857142857%

Overview:

The Marine's 3rd Battalion from Colonel William Whaling's 1st Marine Regiment led the way west of the New Britain landing sites towards the airfields at Cape Gloucester. By D+2, the Marines encountered the first serious resistance in the vicinity of Hell's Point, known to the Japanese as Cape Eboshi. Between the 3rd Battalion and the airfields was 2 Company from Colonel Sumiya's 53rd Infantry Regiment. While these two forces engaged, the Japanese attempted to flank the Marines. Protecting the Marine left flank were men from the 1st Battalion. A reinforced Japanese company, supported by heavy machine guns and battalion artillery pieces attempted to dislodge the Marines from the tall kunai grass.
Attacker: Japanese (I Company, 53rd Infantry Regiment and 1st MG Company)
Defender: American (USMC) (Company A, 1st Marine Regiment)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:1
Type 92 70mm INF Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 3
D:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO (G.1), LJ (G2.1)
Map Board(s):
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PublicationBoard
ASL 13 - Rising Sun39
ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021)39
ASL Action Pack # 762
ASL 9 - Gung Ho!39
Overlays: O2 OG2 G2 G4
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-19(D) O Ramaille vs Lionel Colin Japanese winA very tense game until the last CC. The entrenched US marines resisted the Japanese assault during 2 turns. But the right wing was collapsing, and the marines had to withdraw in the jungle. The Japanese despite losses forced their way into the jungle. The marines resisted till the end. In the last CC, the Japanese ambushed and killed the defenders of the remaining key objective hex.
2025-06-11(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Laurent Arrachart American (USMC) winASL Ring Lille 2025
2025-05-16(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Jean Lasnier Japanese win
2025-01-05(A) Johan Vrijdaghs vs Heyman Herbert Japanese winBanzai Charge is a must for the Japanese!
2024-12-29(D) Bob McKenna vs Bill Curtis Japanese winLIASL DEC 2024 5 MATCHES PLAYED. This was fun. Japanese were relentless. USMC held the line for 3 turns until the right flank broke. USMC fwll back to crossroads holding until the last half turn CC. This was a really fun scenario and it teetered back and forth. Bill took advantage of my mistakes at the end. Definitely a replay scenario.
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lt_steiner Added a playing2025-08-19 19:04:28
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Bongiovanni Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-03-29 11:04:34
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.44Votes: 16
Views: 0
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 3.4 hours
Recorded Games: 16
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese10
American (USMC)6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Shoot or Shovel [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 22
[D] American 18
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