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General MacArthur, furious at the perceived inability of his commanders to crack the Japanese fortified positions surrounding Buna, relieved his top field commanders and placed General Eichelberger in command. MacArthur’s last words to Eichelberger were, “Capture Buna or don’t come back alive!” General Wooten, the Australian Area Commander, was awaiting fresh troops from the AIF 18th Brigade and armor support from Milne Bay before resuming the attack on January 1st. Eichelberger, in an attempt at grabbing the glory, threw two companies at the Japanese. They almost immediately stalled and were unable to support the Australian attack scheduled for the next morning.
  
 
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Revision as of 05:36, 27 April 2018

A Tough Nut to Crack

Scenario G19.jpg
Publication: ASL Union of Gamers Newsletter, The General 29.3
Location: Giropa Point, 3 miles east of Buna, Papua New Guinea
Scenario Date: 1 January 1943
# of Turns: 9
# of Maps: 2
Maps Used: 35, 37
Board G19.jpg
Attacker: Australian
Defender: Japanese


Conflict

General MacArthur, furious at the perceived inability of his commanders to crack the Japanese fortified positions surrounding Buna, relieved his top field commanders and placed General Eichelberger in command. MacArthur’s last words to Eichelberger were, “Capture Buna or don’t come back alive!” General Wooten, the Australian Area Commander, was awaiting fresh troops from the AIF 18th Brigade and armor support from Milne Bay before resuming the attack on January 1st. Eichelberger, in an attempt at grabbing the glory, threw two companies at the Japanese. They almost immediately stalled and were unable to support the Australian attack scheduled for the next morning.

Versions


Victory Conditions

The Australian must exit units and/or control buildings


Balance


Errata

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Analysis

  • "Scenario Briefing: Detailed Discussion about ASL Scenario G19" in The General 29.3


After Action Reports

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VASL Logs

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Downloads

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