The Australians set up one kill stack dug in in the objective village, and the remainder of their units in the surrounding jungle, giving the Japanese quite a tough assignment. The two 81mm's set up in a clear hex on the map edge, ready to rely on friendly units to provide spotting.

The mortars caused quite a bit of damage once the Japanese finally got units into spotting position, but the Aussies didn't make it easy. With the setup advantage, the Australians did a really good job pinning their opponents back and disrupting their plans.

The action was back and forth, hot and heavy. For a good bit of the day, it looked as though the tough but outnumbered Australians would manage to hold onto the village. But a couple of lucky rolls (A 2 and a 3!) by two Japanese stacks eliminated the defenders in the village at the beginning of turn 14, leaving a Japanese engineer unit free to stroll in and claim the victory hex just as time expired on the game.

I think this one could easily go either way, depending on which side the dice favor on a given day.