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Marianas 1944

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Townsend, Stafford
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Book
Release Date	2014-06
Availability	In Print
Scenarios	30
Counters	24
Counter Type	Laser-cut
Maps	2

Tour Veterans

thomaso827 on 2015-10-09
JayTownsend on 2018-08-25

Overall Rating, 115 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.98
Expansion Rank: 12 of 114

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 16%	Played by 6%	AAR'd by 3%	Medaled by 1%
Rank	47th of 163	43rd of 152	72nd of 150	70th of 92

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
30/30	Marianas 1944
30/30	Saipan 1944

	Total
Side 1	33
Draw	12
Side 2	70

	Total
Side 1	0
Draw	0
Side 2	6

	In June 1944, American Marines and soldiers began the conquest of the Japanese-held Mariana Islands. After a bloody struggle for the island of Saipan, the Americans invaded Guam and Tinian in late July. Guam feel after 20 days of battle; Tinian, after eight. B-29 Superfortress bombers soon arrived on the islands to begin the strategic bombardment of Japan. Panzer Grenadier: Marianas 1944 is an expansion book for Saipan 1944, studying the battles for Guam and Tinian in 30 new scenarios. Ten of them take place on Tinian, and 20 on Guam - one from the 1941 Japanese invasion, and the other 19 from the 1944 American assault. Everything you need is included with this book and the boxed game Saipan 1944 - no other games or supplements are needed to play any of the 30 scenarios. Marianas 1944 includes two new maps and 24 new laser-cut, scorchless and sootless playing pieces featuring additional unit types: Japanese truck-mounted anti-tank guns and heavy coastal artillery, Marine flame-throwing Sherman tanks and the entire Guamanian order of battle for World War II.

In June 1944, American Marines and soldiers began the conquest of the Japanese-held Mariana Islands. After a bloody struggle for the island of Saipan, the Americans invaded Guam and Tinian in late July. Guam feel after 20 days of battle; Tinian, after eight. B-29 Superfortress bombers soon arrived on the islands to begin the strategic bombardment of Japan.

Panzer Grenadier: Marianas 1944 is an expansion book for Saipan 1944, studying the battles for Guam and Tinian in 30 new scenarios. Ten of them take place on Tinian, and 20 on Guam - one from the 1941 Japanese invasion, and the other 19 from the 1944 American assault. Everything you need is included with this book and the boxed game Saipan 1944 - no other games or supplements are needed to play any of the 30 scenarios.

Marianas 1944 includes two new maps and 24 new laser-cut, scorchless and sootless playing pieces featuring additional unit types: Japanese truck-mounted anti-tank guns and heavy coastal artillery, Marine flame-throwing Sherman tanks and the entire Guamanian order of battle for World War II.

Display Scenario List (30)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. White Beach 1 & 2	5	3	3.8
02. Left Flank Counterattack	5	4	3.7
03. Up the Middle	5	3	3.6
04. Tanks on the Right!	3	3	3.3
05. L Company and Mt. Maga	3	2	4.7
06. Small Night Actions	3	2	3.7
07. Outskirts of Tinian Town	4	2	4.3
08. A busy Day for the 4th Tank Battalion	4	2	3.8
09. The Final Banzai Attack?	3	2	4
10. The "Not-So-Finished" Enemy	3	2	4
11. Out of No Where	9	2	4.1
12. Blue Beach	3	2	4
13. The Beaches of Agat	4	2	4.3
14. Into the Night	5	2	4.4
15. Heading Inland	6	3	3.8
16. Those Small but Deadly Hills	6	2	4.2
17. Patrol South	3	2	4
18. Along the Agat-Sumay Road and the Drive to Orote	3	3	4.3
19. The Guam Banzai Maneuver	2	2	4
20. Orote: Round Two	2	2	4.5
21. The Last Fight for Fonte	5	2	3.8
22. Patrol North: Barrigada	3	2	3.7
23. Armored Reconnaissance Group	3	2	4
24. The O-3 Line Objective	4	2	4.3
25. Road Block and Company C	3	2	4.3
26. Yigo and the Approach to Mt. Santa Rosa	3	2	4.3
27. Mt. Santa Rosa	3	2	3.7
28. Night of the Tank	3	2	3.7
29. The Last Japanese Tanks	4	2	4
30. Hidden Fortress	3	2	4

Display Order of Battle

Guam Order of Battle

Guam Insular Force Guard
Foot Leader

Guam Insular Force Guard

Foot

Leader

Japan Order of Battle

Imperial Japanese Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Imperial Japanese Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Imperial Japanese Navy
Foot Leader Misc Towed

Imperial Japanese Navy

Foot

Leader

Misc

Towed

United States Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Marine Corps
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Marine Corps

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Navy
Misc

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle
Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0). AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement. AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1). Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2). Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3) Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0). Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3). Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3). AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42). AFV's may Dig In (16.2). Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present. Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC) Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB) Anti-Tank Gun Carrier: half-track with anti-tank gun, NOT a Tank Destroyer APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). River Vessels: see Rule 15.2 ~ 15.22 Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle

Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
Anti-Tank Gun Carrier: half-track with anti-tank gun, NOT a Tank Destroyer
APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
River Vessels: see Rule 15.2 ~ 15.22
Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

Display Errata (6)

6 Errata Items
	Scenarios #19 – 20, 22 - 30: The US initiative and Morale ratings are switched. Sorry I got dyslectic. Scenarios 12 & 13 for the Marianas that uses more Marines ENG/PIO counters then you have in the mix, so you/players will have to substitute one Army ENG counters to make up the difference in those two scenarios. Scenarios 1-3, the visibility is one hex as it was moonless night. (JayTownsend on 2015 Jan 01)
	Remove the errata from: Scenario #30 It should be one Japanese 81mm counter in the setup not a 120mm counter. The 120mm counter is fine. (JayTownsend on 2018 Aug 24)
Scen 1	Marianas 1944 01. White Beach 1 & 2 is also an amphibious landing scenario. (JayTownsend on 2014 Aug 26)
Scen 22	This scenario calls for 2 Army M-5 tank platoons. Unless I misplaced one, my Saipan game only has 1 Army and 1 Marine M-5 unit, so I recommend using the Marine as the second one. (thomaso827 on 2014 Aug 11)
Scen 30	Scenario #30 It should be one Japanese 81mm counter in the setup not a 120mm counter. (JayTownsend on 2015 Jan 01)
	The 8-3 Marine Infantry counter appears in most of the Saipan 1944 and Marianas 1944 scenarios, replacing the 10-3 DF valued Marine counters for those scenarios and is currently published in the most recent Saipan printing. (JayTownsend on 2015 Dec 26)

Display Nations (3)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Japan	100%	Japan
United States	100%	United States
Guam	3%	Guam

Display Battle Types (12)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Inflict Enemy Casualties	90%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Cave Control	27%	Cave Control
Entrenchment Control	23%	Entrenchment Control
Beach Control	17%	Beach Control
Exit the Battle Area	17%	Exit the Battle Area
Urban Assault	13%	Urban Assault
Amphibious Landing	10%	Amphibious Landing
Airfield Control	7%	Airfield Control
Road Control	7%	Road Control
Rural Assault	3%	Rural Assault
Hill Control	3%	Hill Control
Patrol	3%	Patrol

Display Conditions (11)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery	57%	Off-board Artillery
Entrenchments	33%	Entrenchments
Caves	30%	Caves
Minefields	23%	Minefields
Reinforcements	23%	Reinforcements
Illumination	23%	Illumination
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	20%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Terrain Mods	17%	Terrain Mods
Smoke	7%	Smoke
Naval Bombardment	3%	Naval Bombardment
Hidden Units	3%	Hidden Units

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