Maryuma's Stronghold

After the capture of Myitkyina Airfield, General Frank Merrill established his headquarters there. An attack on the city itself was ordered using the disengaged portion of H Force. To this purpose the city would be attacked by two battalions of the Chinese 150th Regiment, while the airfield was …

1944-05-18

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After the capture of Myitkyina Airfield, General Frank Merrill established his headquarters there. An attack on the city itself was ordered using the disengaged portion of H Force. To this purpose the city would be attacked by two battalions of the Chinese 150th Regiment, while the airfield was guarded by one battalion of the Chinese 89th Regiment, with another battalion of the 150th in reserve. The rest of H Force moved to block the approaches to the city. Early on the morning of 18 May the Chinese attacked.

Myitkyina, Burma

Merrill’s Marauders or Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, or China-Burma-India Theater (CBI). The unit became famous for its deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines, often engaging Japanese forces superior in number.

Chinese

Japanese

Scenario Type = Standard