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Close-up of the new buildings |
British:
- 1st Lieutenant plus Platoon Sergeant
- Artillery Forward Observer
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Thompson, Bren gunner & loader, 7 Riflemen with Lee Enfield
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Thompson, Bren gunner & loader, 7 Riflemen with Lee Enfield
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Sten, Bren gunner & loader, 7 Riflemen with Lee Enfield
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Sten, Bren gunner & loader, 7 Riflemen with Lee Enfield
- Vickers MMG with three crew
- Flame Thrower with two crew
Japanese:
- Rikugun Choi
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Type 100, M99 gunner & loader, 8 Riflemen with Arisaka
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Arisaka, M99 gunner & loader, 8 Riflemen with Arisaka
- Rifle Squad: NCO with Arisaka, M99 gunner & loader, 8 Riflemen with Arisaka
- Type 89 light mortar with two crew
- Type 89 light mortar with two crew
- Type 92 MMG with three crew
- Sniper with Type 97 and observer
Adie and I would play the British while Quinton and James took the part of the Japanese.
We randomised the Point Defence scenario and then randomised that the Japanese would be the attacker.
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Today's battlefield |
The preliminary bombardment was quite effective with two rifle sections taking two and three pins respectively while the Vickers took a casualty and three pins.
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British squad holds some light jungle |
The Japanese advance got underway with the light mortars covering the advance with smoke rounds. The British artillery observer played a blinder. Plotting his bombardment in front of the Japanese advance he then subsequently rolled a one allowing the Japanese player to place it amidst two Rifle squads and the observer himself. One of the Rifle squads rolled a six and then lost seven men and took six pin markers.
The Japanese sniper earned his keep, taking out the ineffective Vickers and then polishing off the Flamethrower team.
A Banzai charge by three remaining Japanese from a Rifle section cleared the British Rifle squad off of one objective, while another by two remaining Japanese killed off my Platoon HQ and carried another objective.
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Vickers MMG deploys on a rocky outcrop |
All in all an enjoyable game with a rematch scheduled for Thursday.
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Another shot of the buildings |
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More shots of the village |
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Rifle squad advances through the village |
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A few Japanese, sorry about the 'ghosts' |
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Rifle section clears the village |