Main Line of Resistance

After the landing at Arawe in Papau New Guinea, US troops established a main line of Resistance (MLR) at the foot of the peninsula to secure the bridgehead. Japanese troops were equally entrenched on their side, driving back the initial …

1944-01-16

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After the landing at Arawe in Papau New Guinea, US troops established a main line of Resistance (MLR) at the foot of the peninsula to secure the bridgehead. Japanese troops were equally entrenched on their side, driving back the initial US attacks of their MLR on January 6th because the US forces were not sufficient. After this failed attempt, US troops in Arawe were reinforced with artillery and tanks of the 1st Marine Tank Battalion. The next US attack was on January 16th. In spite of heavy Japanese Resistance, infantrymen of the 158th Infantry Regiment and troopers of the 112nd Cavalry, with the support of tanks and artillery, broke the MLR and advanced towards Umtingalu airfield. The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn and you are in command.

Arawe, New Britian

The Battle of Arawe was fought between Allied and Japanese forces during the New Britain Campaign of World War II. The battle formed part of the Allied Operation Cartwheel, and had the objective of serving as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester in late December 1943. The Japanese military was expecting an Allied offensive in western New Britain, and was reinforcing the region at the time of the Allied landing in the Arawe area on 15 December 1943. The Allies secured Arawe after about a month of intermittent fighting with the outnumbered Japanese force.

Wikipedia: Battle of Arawe

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