Island Landing Battle Report

Island Landing Battle Report With Phil Yates and Andrew Haught For our first battle report from the Pacific Theatre, Phil's Japanese Hohei Chutai infantry company defend against Andrew's Marine Rifle Company in the Island Landing mission from page 22 of Gung-Ho. Learn more about Gung-Ho here...

Phil's Hohei Chutai (Infantry Company)

Hohei Chutai (Infantry Company – Confident Trained) Headquarters Hohei Chutai HQ With 2 x Command Sword teams 30 points    With Regimental Standard 75 points Combat Platoons Hohei Platoon With 2 x Rifle Squads 150 points    With Banners 25 points Hohei Platoon With 2 x Rifle Squads 150 points    With Banners 25 points Weapons Platoons Hohei Machine-Gun Platoon With 4 x Type 92 HMG teams 110 points Regimental Support Platoons Hohei Rapid-Fire Gun Platoon With 2 x Type 1 37mm guns 17 points Hohei Regimental Gun Platoon With 2 x Type 41 75mm guns 105 points    With Observer team 15 points Divisional Support Platoons Tank Platoon With 5 x Type 97 Chi Ha tanks 325 points Limited Air Support With Mitsubishi Zeros 115 points Total: 1200 Points

Andrew's Marine Rifle Company

One of the special rules for Amphibious Assaults is Overwhelming Force. Due to this special rule, Andrew's Marine army is 25% larger than Phil's defending force.

Overwhelming Force Amphibious assaults require overwhelming force. The troops land in the teeth of the enemy defences, scattered and disorganised. It is only through overwhelming force that they will secure a beachhead. The Attacking force has 25% more troops than the Defending force. A good force for most tables would be 1500 points for the Attacker against 1200 points for the Defender. When an Attacking platoon is Destroyed, the player returns it to the Floating Reserve to represent a fresh unit landing in its place. Infantry and Man-packed Gun teams in the platoon return to the Floating Reserve and can land again as long as the platoon contained at least four such teams at the start of the game. Hoever, all other types of teams are permanently lost. As usual, Destroyed Armoued vehicles remain where they are. Warrior and Independent deams are also permanently lost when they are Destroyed. The Attacking player may voluntariley destroy platoons and return them to the Floating Reserve in the first part of the Starting Step.

Marine Rifle Company – Fearless Veteran Headquarters Marine Rifle Company HQ With 2 x Command SMG teams 55 points Combat Platoons Marine Rifle Platoon With 2 x Rifle Squads 165 points    With 2 x LVT(4) Amtracs 45 points Marine Rifle Platoon With 2 x Rifle Squads 165 points Company Machine-Gun Platoon With 4 x M1919 LMG teams 105 points Weapons Platoons Assault Section With 2 x Assault squads 220 points Regimental Support Platoons Anti-tank Platoon With 4 x M3A1 37mm guns 225 points Divisional Support Platoons Marine Amphibian Tank Platoon With 3 x LVT(A)4 (75mm) Tanks 205 points    With Hull MGs 15 points Marine Rocket Launcher Battery With 3 x 4.5in Mk 7 rocket launchers 90 points    With Extra crew 15 points Limited Air Support With F4U Corsairs 150 points    With Napalm 30 points Total: 1485 Points

Island Landing Battle Report – Part 1

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