Sharpe
05-23-2007, 08:36 PM
IJA Overruns Luzon
Half and Half; Japanese set up on objective side
General Yamashita’s war machine hit high gear today as his forces smashed a US position on the road to Manila.
The IJA:
1x Imp Sergeant 9 pts
2x Ha-Go 18 pts
2x Type 89 Mortar 18 pts
1x SNLF Captain 6 pts
3x MG 21 pts
1x H-BH 7 pts
3x SNLF Fanatics 21 pts
5x Chrysanthemum Div 25 pts
eschewed any tactical subtlety. The US set up first and the Japanese took full advantage. They established a strong fire base for their support weapons directly opposite the town and sent their infantry straight ahead screened by the objective woods. The Ha-Go’s guarded the extreme left flank.
The Americans:
1x Red Devil Cap 7 pts
1x Career Sgt 6 pts
2x 37mm M3 14 pts
1x Enraged Sgt 6 pts (Filipino Hero)
2x M3A1 Scout Car 12 pts
1x M2A4 11 pts
3x 26th Cav Reg 12 pts
10 x 57th Inf Reg 30 pts
were short on heavy weapons, but hoped that strong AT and more mobility would save the day. They deployed strongly around the town.
Events soon proved them wrong. Japanese mortars and MGs immediately took out both ACs and an ATG. The US tank died in an exchange with the Ha-Go’s, though it damaged one on its way out. The second ATG smashed one Ha-Go but it made cover, something the Japanese proved adept at all afternoon.
Both mortars died by the second turn, but the MGs continued to pound the beleaguered Scouts. Their medium-range return fire (only five dice) was ineffective. So, the squadron from the 26th moved into position. It demonstrated, then plunged in when initiative was favorable. The cavalry severely disrupted the Japanese heavy weapons with its attacks and its SA–> UNNERVING CHARGE. Still, the Japanese Hero bolstered the position and the threat was eliminated.
The Filipino Hero spawned with the last ATG and used his SA to give it CRACK SHOT. The artillery dispatched one tank and scared the other behind the hill.
Meanwhile, the Japanese infantry swept past the objective and stormed the town. Despite 8 dice at close range, poor rolls doomed the defenders. They went down in a flash of bayonets and kitanas. Reinforcements from the American left fared no better. Even the Filipino Hero fell in a last desperate charge at the Imperial Sergeant.
The Japanese lost 25% of their force, but the doughty Scouts proved little more than a speed bump on the road to Manila. The only enduring memory of the engagement will be of the last charge ever made by American mounted cavalry.
Half and Half; Japanese set up on objective side
General Yamashita’s war machine hit high gear today as his forces smashed a US position on the road to Manila.
The IJA:
1x Imp Sergeant 9 pts
2x Ha-Go 18 pts
2x Type 89 Mortar 18 pts
1x SNLF Captain 6 pts
3x MG 21 pts
1x H-BH 7 pts
3x SNLF Fanatics 21 pts
5x Chrysanthemum Div 25 pts
eschewed any tactical subtlety. The US set up first and the Japanese took full advantage. They established a strong fire base for their support weapons directly opposite the town and sent their infantry straight ahead screened by the objective woods. The Ha-Go’s guarded the extreme left flank.
The Americans:
1x Red Devil Cap 7 pts
1x Career Sgt 6 pts
2x 37mm M3 14 pts
1x Enraged Sgt 6 pts (Filipino Hero)
2x M3A1 Scout Car 12 pts
1x M2A4 11 pts
3x 26th Cav Reg 12 pts
10 x 57th Inf Reg 30 pts
were short on heavy weapons, but hoped that strong AT and more mobility would save the day. They deployed strongly around the town.
Events soon proved them wrong. Japanese mortars and MGs immediately took out both ACs and an ATG. The US tank died in an exchange with the Ha-Go’s, though it damaged one on its way out. The second ATG smashed one Ha-Go but it made cover, something the Japanese proved adept at all afternoon.
Both mortars died by the second turn, but the MGs continued to pound the beleaguered Scouts. Their medium-range return fire (only five dice) was ineffective. So, the squadron from the 26th moved into position. It demonstrated, then plunged in when initiative was favorable. The cavalry severely disrupted the Japanese heavy weapons with its attacks and its SA–> UNNERVING CHARGE. Still, the Japanese Hero bolstered the position and the threat was eliminated.
The Filipino Hero spawned with the last ATG and used his SA to give it CRACK SHOT. The artillery dispatched one tank and scared the other behind the hill.
Meanwhile, the Japanese infantry swept past the objective and stormed the town. Despite 8 dice at close range, poor rolls doomed the defenders. They went down in a flash of bayonets and kitanas. Reinforcements from the American left fared no better. Even the Filipino Hero fell in a last desperate charge at the Imperial Sergeant.
The Japanese lost 25% of their force, but the doughty Scouts proved little more than a speed bump on the road to Manila. The only enduring memory of the engagement will be of the last charge ever made by American mounted cavalry.