Peleliu #5*
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Date: September 16, 1944*
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Battle Location: Peleliu Island, Palau*
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Battle Type: US Marines Assault vs Japanese Defend*
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Turns: 12*
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Description: This scenario represents the advance of the 1st Marine Division on Peleliu (part of the operation "Stalemate 2") on September 16, 1944 and can be played only from the US Marines side.*
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Orders: Good progress was made in the advance of 5th and 7th Marines over the airfield and to the south. But 1st Marines are in trouble since the landing. Progress was only minimal with very high looses and one company (K/3/1) is dangerous isolated since D-Day and down to 1/3 of it's strenght. They can not hold out longer. 2/7 is on the way to reinforce, but they will no arrive until afternoon. We are going to establish contact with K/3/1 and clear the north of the island. You are in command of Combat team 1 (1st Marines) and Combat team 2 (5st Marines) and attached troops. Take and hold the objectives. Good luck!*
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Historical note:*
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Gameplay Notes/Tips: Move your troops only to the victory hexes and the approx. connection line between them, because the next scenario will start on this points. Find and fight down the japanese artillery. They can painful slow down your progress.*
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Designer Notes: The troops strength (Marines and Japanese) is reduced to 33%. Combat looses are subtracted. Marines 37mm AT guns are able to fire AP and clusters; select the ammo (gun; right mouse) before you fire. The Japanese side have reinforcements to simulate sheltered troops and the relocation of troops in the battle, this means you are not able to destroy all the enemy with your initial bombardment or locate them with your spotter planes. Changed a lot of the original units to design armour, speed, ammo etc.*
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Version: Scenario Version 0.5, WinSPWW2 Version 3.5, Scenario No 404! If you have any good ideas/found errors to make the scenario better, please place and discuss it in the forum or send an email.*
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Sources:*
Moran J. & Rottman, G. L., Peleliu 1944, Osprey*
Rottman, Gordon L., Japanese Pacific Island Defence 1941-45, Osprey*
Zaloga, Steven, Amtracs: US Amphibious assault vehicles, Osprey*
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Peleliu/index.html#index*
http://home.sprynet.com/~kier/peleliu.htm#Overview*
http://www.4point2.org/gunboats.htm#peleliu*
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Design by: Christian Basener, Germany*
Email: christian.basener@gmx.de*
Thanks to playtesters: none*
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AATB = Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion*
ATB = Amphibian Tractor Battalion*
TCAT = Transportation Corps Amphibious Truck*
CU = Constrution Unit*
AB = West Carolines Air Force Base Units*