River of Red, Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, 23rd of October 1942*
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Date: October 23, 1942*
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Battle Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs USMC (Defend)*
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Description:
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On the 20th of October, General Sumiyoshi began probing the US defences on the Matanikau River held by the 3rd Battalion, Us 1st Marine Division. This was the 3rd attack on the river line with tanks advacing across the wide sand bars & was to coincide with support from another company of tanks, but this support never appeared. With dogged determintation, the Japanese attacked. But only a single tank breached the US lines. The Japanese losses were heavy: some 600 men were killed trying to cross the river..*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @
www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**