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Scenario#: 1599     Date: 12/23/1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific

A coral atoll lost in the vast expanse of the North Pacific, Wake Island was home to "PAAville", a small stop-over on Pan American Airways' U.S.-China route during the 1930s. In the military build-up to the war, the US Navy …

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Scenario#: 1521     Date: 5/4/1945     Location: Tanabaru, Okinawa

The Japanese began their counter-offensive on the night of May 3rd, 1945. The 24th Division, supported by the Japanese 27th Tank Regiment, decided to push forward in six separate thrusts. Their main objective was to break through the US Army …

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Scenario#: 1520     Date: 6/20/1945     Location: Medeera, Okinawa

By the 3rd month of the battle on Okinawa, the remnants of the Japanese army had withdrawn to the south end of the island. Although the front had narrowed for the assaulting Marine Divisions, there were still irreducible pockets of …

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Scenario#: 1518     Date: 5/13/1945     Location: Sugar Loaf, Okinawa

The Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off …

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Scenario#: 1517     Date: 9/15/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau

At 05.30 the morning of September 15, 1944, naval support ships began a massive pre-landing bombardment of Peleliu, in the Palau islands. Armored amphibious tanks came ashore ahead of the infantry waves of the 1st, 5th and 7th Marines. But …

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Scenario#: 1512     Date: 9/15/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau

By the summer of 1944, victories in the Southwest and Central Pacific put American bombers within striking distance of the Japanese mainland. General MacArthur turned his attention to recapturing the Philippines. But first he had to capture the Palau…

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Scenario#: 1508     Date: 11/25/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau

After their losses in the Solomons, Gilberts, Marshalls and Marianas, the Imperial Army developed a new island defense strategy; abandoning their early beach-based perimeter defense tactics, their new strategy aimed only to disrupt the landings,…

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Scenario#: 1488     Date: 7/25/1944     Location: Asan, Guam

Lt. General Takeshi's counterattack plan called for a night attack on July 25/26. The goal was to split the 3rd Marines and target ammunition and supply dumps. The frontline of the 3rd Marines was stretched thin in the area and …

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Scenario#: 1487     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Asan, Guam

On July 21st, the first wave to hit the northern landing beaches off the island of Guam in the Marianas, were amphibious tank units. Most of the Japanese infantry had pulled back from their beach defenses during the heavy naval …

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Scenario#: 1486     Date: 7/27/1944     Location: Orote Peninsula, Guam

Ringed by reefs and steep cliffs, battered by heavy surf, Guam presents a formidable challenge for any attacker. On July 21 the Americans landed on both sides of the Orote peninsula on the western side of Guam, intending to cut …

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Scenario#: 1484     Date: 2/19/1945     Location: Iwo Jima, Pacific

Its role as an early warning station radioing reports of incoming U.S. bombers back to mainland Japan, and its three airfields, made Iwo Jima a crucial component of the Japanese inner defense perimeter. Following their losses in the Marianas, they …

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Scenario#: 1483     Date: 2/26/1945     Location: Iwo Jima, Pacific

On February 26, 1945 the Marines of the 4th Division found themselves facing a formidable complex of defensive positions on Iwo Jima. Hill 382, The Amphitheater, Turkey Knob and the village of Minami, were to become collectively known as the …

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Scenario#: 1413     Date: 1/10/1943     Location: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal

At the close of the year, Maj. Gen. Millard Harmon, commanding U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific concluded that Mount Austen, the high ground that dominated American positions around Henderson Field, had to be taken in order to secure …

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Scenario#: 1412     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal

A four-pronged Japanese plan to attack and recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was scheduled for October 22nd, 1942. The main force, 7,000 men under the command of General Maruyama, planned to approach the airfield from the South, but found…

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Scenario#: Comp07     Date: 1944-05-01     Location: Ngesebus Island, Carolina Islands

The Battle of Peleliu is in the pipeline; threatening the Allies plans is the island of Ngesehus. Reconnaissance indicate the Japanese are constructing a small auxiliary airfield on the island, to work in concert with the main airfield on the…

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Scenario#: Comp08     Date: 1942-01-11     Location: Manado, Dutch East Indies

On the same day that Imperial Japan declared war on the exiled Dutch government, Japanese Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) paratroopers conducted the first airborne operation of the Pacific War. Against the Dutch East Indies. The objective was to…

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Scenario#: HFO09     Date: 1943-05-30     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO08     Date: 1943-05-30     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO07     Date: 1943-05-30     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO06     Date: 1943-05-29     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO05     Date: 1943-05-21     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO04     Date: 1943-05-20     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO03     Date: 1943-05-20     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO02     Date: 1943-05-19     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HFO01     Date: 1943-05-19     Location: Attu Island, Usa

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Scenario#: HotP12     Date: 1945-05-01     Location: Okinawa, Japan

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Scenario#: HotP11     Date: 1945-04-09     Location: Okinawa, Japan

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Scenario#: HotP10     Date: 1945-03-07     Location: Iwo Jima, Japan

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Scenario#: HotP09     Date: 1944-09-15     Location: Peleliu Island, Carolina Islands

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Scenario#: HotP08     Date: 1944-09-15     Location: Peleliu Island, Carolina Islands

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Scenario#: HotP07     Date: 1944-06-17     Location: Saipan Island, Marianna Islands

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Scenario#: HotP06     Date: 1944-05-28     Location: Maffin Airfield, Dutch New Guinea

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Scenario#: HotP05     Date: 1943-11-27     Location: Buariki Island, Gilbert Island

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Scenario#: HotP04     Date: 1943-11-20     Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands

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Scenario#: HotP03     Date: 1943-01-02     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

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Scenario#: HotP02     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

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Scenario#: HotP01     Date: 1942-09-08     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

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Scenario#: 42     Date: 1943-07-20     Location: Bairoko, New Georgia

Advance on Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia. On July 13th the Northern Landing Force lost its blocking position on the Bairoko-Munda Trail just south of Bairoko. On July 20th, Marine Commander Col. Liversedge, Naval Academy Olympian and two-time Navy…

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Scenario#: 41     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Mantanikau, Guadalcanal

The morning peace was shattered by the rumble of tanks from the Japanese Independent Tank Company attacking down the coast toward the mouth of the Mantanikau River. Over the next 24 hours, the Japanese would fight fiercely to push the Marine…

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Scenario#: 37     Date: 1942-08-17     Location: Makin Atoll

Elite Marine Raiders came ashore on Makin Island having debarked from two submarines for the purposes of taking Japanese prisoners, gathering intelligence, and destroying the enemy radar installation. This was also done to partially distract the…

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Scenario#: 36     Date: 1943-01-13     Location: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal

The soldiers of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division prepared for their third day of fighting on Galloping Horse Ridge where their objective was to take the final hill and thereby further the American advance to secure the island. Brought in to…

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Scenario#: 35     Date: 1944-03-14     Location: Bougainville, New Guinea

Japanese soldiers of the 6th Division have prepared for the last several weeks for an offensive against the American forces at Bougainville. Divided into three assault units, they advanced against the American positions. Fierce fighting defined these…

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Scenario#: 33     Date: 1942-09-23     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

In the weeks following the vicious fighting during the Battle of the Tenaru, both sides stayed on constant alert as they attempted to build up their forces. Ultimately, the Japanese felt confident that soon they would be able to attempt another…

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Scenario#: 40     Date: 1942-09-12     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

The Japanese of the 35th Infantry Brigade are bearing down on the American perimeter, which controls the ridge dominating Henderson Airfield, the spot the 2nd Marine Division HQ least expected. Controlling the ridge would enable the Japanese to take…

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Scenario#: 39     Date: 1943-07-24     Location: Munda Point, New Georgia

The US Army 34th Infantry Division advanced on the Lambeti Plantation in New Georgia with Marine tanks as it attempted to capture the Japanese Airbase at Munda Point. The fighting was intense and did not see the gains expected as …

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Scenario#: 38     Date: 1942-11-01     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea

The 3rd Marine Division and the 37th Infantry Division conducted an amphibious assault on the island of Bougainville at the Cape of Torokina. Fierce jungle fighting defined this island battle as the Americans sought to expand their perimeter on the …

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Scenario#: 34     Date: 1942-08-12     Location: Guadalcanal

1st Marine Division Intel Officer Frank Goettage asked for and received permission from MG Vandergrift to conduct a long-range patrol to locate Japanese remnants who he suspected to be on the verge of surrender. His patrol of 25 Marines would …

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Scenario#: GuadAE5     Date: January 28th, 1943     Location: Guadalcanal

After the defeat of the Japanese at Mount Austen, the Marines kept up their drive westwards to eradicate all Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal. General Hyakutake, however, was expecting 50,000 reinforcements and with these he planned to retake…

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Scenario#: GuadAE4     Date: December 15th, 1942     Location: Guadalcanal

Mount Austen is composed of a cluster of hills in a jungle area known as “The Gifu”. U.S. Command has decided that taking Mount Austen is a critical step in the elimination of all Japanese forces from Guadalcanal due to …

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Scenario#: GuadAE3     Date: November 9th, 1942     Location: Koli Point, Guadalcanal

The Japanese have suffered a crushing defeat at Henderson Field, and Colonel Shoji was ordered to divert his forces towards Koli Point, about 13 miles east of the Lunga River. The Japanese have sent multiple destroyers loaded with fresh troops, …

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