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Grabbing Gavutu Scenario#: 149     Date: 8/7/1942     Location: Gavutu, Solomon Islands In the overall planning of “Watchtower”, the simultaneous assault on Florida and Guadalcanal, the capture of Gavutu-Tanambogo was a “side-show”, a necessary but minor element in the whole operation. The 1st Marine Parachute Battalion was chosen for… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
Tanambogo Nightmare Scenario#: 150     Date: 8/7/1942     Location: Tanambogo, Solomon Islands By 1600, the Marine paratroopers had secured the summit of the hill on Gavutu and would spend the night digging some of the die-hard Japanese defenders from scattered caves on its slopes. But they had been repulsed on nearby Tanambogo. The “Red… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
V.1, #17 Aug. 7 - 14, 1942 The War Fronts: Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Aleutians, China, India, Western Europe, Yugoslavia, Mediterranean, Russia Back: British Battle Dress WWII News