Shotgun Shuffle

After the ineffective Naval bombardment of Afetna, the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines landed about 600 meters north of the point. They were to clear the trenches and bunkers held by the 47th Independent Mixed Brigade. The Marines had been issued Winchester Model 1897 "trench broom" shotguns to help assist in …

1944-06-15

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After the ineffective Naval bombardment of Afetna, the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines landed about 600 meters north of the point. They were to clear the trenches and bunkers held by the 47th Independent Mixed Brigade. The Marines had been issued Winchester Model 1897 "trench broom" shotguns to help assist in this assault.

Afetna Point, Saipan

The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June to 9 July 1944 as part of Operation Forager. It has been referred to as the "Pacific D-Day" with the invasion fleet departing Pearl Harbor on 5 June 1944, the day before Operation Overlord in Europe was launched, and launching nine days after. The U.S. 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and the Army's 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Holland Smith, defeated the 43rd Infantry Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saitō. The loss of Saipan, with the deaths of at least 29,000 troops and heavy civilian casualties, precipitated the resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tōjō and left the Japanese archipelago within the range of United States Army Air Forces B-29 bombers.

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Japanese

Scenario Type = Deluxe