Tangled Up in Blue

A reinforced battalion of the Japanese 114th Regiment was coming north from Kamaing to attack the east flank of the Chinese 22nd Division at Shaduzup. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Merrill’s Marauders were ordered to block this move and so prevent the Japanese from advancing beyond Nphum Ga. …

1944-03-28

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A reinforced battalion of the Japanese 114th Regiment was coming north from Kamaing to attack the east flank of the Chinese 22nd Division at Shaduzup. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Merrill’s Marauders were ordered to block this move and so prevent the Japanese from advancing beyond Nphum Ga. This was a new role for the Marauders, who had been trained to attack. A quick and exhausting retreat from Inkangatawag barely got the 5307th into Nphum Ga before the Japanese started their initial attack. The Marauders were not equipped with the tools needed for entrenching, and dug in the best they could using standard issue shovels and anything else they could find. Hoping to catch the Marauders unprepared, the Japanese attacked.

Nhpum Ga, 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.

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Scenario Type = Standard