Marianas 44

[Brett Nicholson]

I guess to keep this thread relative I would ask is how A-historical is the one 1941 Guam scenario? From what my limited research has gleaned the actual "battle" didn't even last more than a day, or even a few hours before the Americans surrendered and no casualty figures were given. The Guamanians were mentioned briefly for thier determination to resist but too gave in to the fact there was no hope in turning the tables against them, especially without unacceptable losses. Also wonder if the gunboat battle mentioned is also hypothetical as from what I read all American vessels were either sunk or disabled before the Japanese landings. Nothing wrong with a hypothetical scenario but perhaps there is more information concerning the brief conflict or skirmish. In the case of the Japanese Wake island invasion there was quite a battle that lasted at least a whole day before the Americans surrendered and the first wave of the Japanese SNLF was virtually decimated after landing before overwhelming numbers forced the marines to yield.