Author	triangular_cube
Method	Solo
Victor	Maori, New Zealand
Play Date	2023-03-09
Language	English
Scenario	DeRa025

I thought I left the jungle behind? Morale 9 Maori entrenched on a hill, who leave their line to counterattack a larger but weaker morale attacking force...

Similarities to just about every Jungle Fighting scenario aside this one does have a bit of play and counterplay because even though the Maori want to be in assault combat as much as possible due to their crazy bonuses, and the fact that they cant be shot at from multiple hexes per turn, they still must avoid the SPW stacks, lest they get shot up while racking up their kill count. Each step lost is felt due to their low numbers.

I'm not confident that the Maori want to deploy their trenches, because they plan on leaving them and dont want to have to leave them to the Germans but they set up in them anyway. 2xINF in one, INF + HMG in the other on the front, and INF + Portee in the back. The portee is vulnerable, but if it can hopefully shoot at SPWs that get into assault. Maori plan is simple, let the Germans approach to visible range, open fire on op fire with their HMG + INf stack and then move the X2 INF stack adjacent before the Germans can return fire. Trust in their INIT to pull through and assault first thing next turn and then methodically work down the line.

The plan works getting enough kills while depleting their own force. This makes the Germans play for a draw, but they are unable to dig out that INF + HMG stack. Morale 9 is just crazy in this system, especially when paired with the extra assault bonus that the... Maori... and Japanese... and Finns.... get. Same thing here, as was in JF and AF.