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Title
Battle for the Airstrips
Description
The Japanese high command fears the growing air superiority of the US and comes up with a bold plan. Paratroopers of the 3th and 4th Airborne regiment will be dropped at the Burauen airstrips. During the night they will destroy …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-12-05
Scenario#
21676
Scenario Description
The Japanese high command fears the growing air superiority of the US and comes up with a bold plan. Paratroopers of the 3th and 4th Airborne regiment will be dropped at the Burauen airstrips. During the night they will destroy planes, vehicles, fuel depots and hangars. In the morning the ground troops of the 16th and 26th division will support them to capture the airfields. Due to poor organisation the 26th was delayed and the 16th wasn't informed that the attack was postponed with one day, so they left the hills to capture the Buri Airstrip. The airborne units are dropped according to the revised plan in the evening. The surprise element is gone and US reinforcements are on their way.
Location
Burauen, Phillipines
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Leyte
Combatants
American
Japanese
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Countryside
Website Access: Available

Geolocation