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Scenario#: S064     Date: 9/13/1942     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

Colonel Merritt Edson's command, a composite battalion made up of U.S.M.C. Raiders and Paramarines, had just been ordered to occupy a "quiet area", an unnamed ridge overlooking the all-important Henderson Airfield. Much depleted from past operations,…

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Scenario#: S065     Date: 9/13/1942     Location: Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal

Colonel Edson had set up the 1st Paramarine Battalion on the east side of Lunga Ridge while he deployed his 1st Raider Battalion to the west. On the night of 12 September, leading elements of Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade…

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Scenario#: S066     Date: 9/26/1942     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal

The Marines planned a three-pronged attack against the Japanese forces on the western bank of the Matanikau River. The 1st Raider Battalion would cross the river at a small footbridge upstream and attack from the south while elements of the 5th…

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Scenario#: S067     Date: 3/31/1944     Location: Nhpum Ga, Burma

By the fourth day of fighting at Nhpum Ga, the Japanese had completely surrounded the 2nd Battalion of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) -- popularly known as "Merrill's Marauders". The 3rd Battalion's morning patrol from Hsamshingyang…

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Scenario#: S068     Date: 5/21/1944     Location: Charpate, Burma

On 17 May, Merrill's Marauders, weary and sick from a 65 mile trek, attacked Myitkyina airfield along with elements of two Chinese infantry regiments. They quickly overran the airfield and the western sections of the town. Subsequent attacks,…

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Scenario#: S069     Date: 6/15/1944     Location: Charan Kanoa, Saipan

As part of the invasion to capture the southern Marianas Islands, the 2nd Marine Division landed on the southwest coast of Saipan on 15 June. Lt. Gen. Yoshitsugu Saito chose not to expose the bulk of his troops to an American shoreline bombardment,…

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Scenario#: S070     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Angaur Island, Palau

Anguar Island, near Peleliu which the Marines assaulted on 15 September, was to be assaulted only upon assurance that the resistance on Peleliu was well in hand. Marine General Rupertus gave the required assurance a mere day after the landings. Thus,…

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Scenario#: S071     Date: 1/17/1945     Location: Potpot, Luzon

The Japanese 2nd Armored Division was ordered to help defend the Philippines, a daunting task due to its large area, multiple islands, and lack of adequate intelligence on American intent. General MacArthur chose to land on Luzon very near the spot…

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