Leyt043 
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Lost Angels Leyte '44 #44 |
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| (Attacker) Japan | vs | United States (Defender) |
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| Side 1 | 0 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Side 2 | 1 |
| Overall Rating, 0 votes |
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| Scenario Rank: of |
| Parent Game | Leyte '44 |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1944-12-17 |
| Start Time | 07:00 |
| Turn Count | 28 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 71 |
| Net Morale | 1 |
| Net Initiative | 0 |
| Maps | 3: 100, 82, 83 |
| Layout Dimensions | 84 x 43 cm 33 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 178 |
| AAR Bounty | 171 |
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Breakout |
| Delaying Action |
| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| Rescue |
| Conditions |
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| Leyte '44 | Base Game |
| Marianas 1944 | Maps + Counters |
| Saipan 1944 | Maps + Counters |
| Introduction |
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While American infantry divisions fought their way up and down the Ormoc Valley, the 11th Airborne Division marched directly westwards over the mountains. The paratroopers were considered ideal for the light infantry mission, but they began to run out of food as they pressed westwards and soon the 2nd Battalion of the 511th Parachute Infantry became isolated on a hilltop known as Rock Hill. |
| Conclusion |
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When troops of the 32nd Infantry Regiment finally broke through, the paratroopers had been 10 days without food and had been scavenging rice from Japanese dead and boiling banana leaves for soup. By this point the campaign was clearly over, and the sacrifices of the airborne had done little to speed the end of Japanese resistance on Leyte. |
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| Imperial Japanese Army |
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| 11th "Angels" Airborne Division |
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| 1 Errata Item | |
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| Scen 44 |
The Japanese set up second. (rerathbun
on 2020 Dec 23)
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| Leyte 1944, Scenario Forty-Four: Lost Angels | ||||||||||||
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Leyte 1944, Scenario Forty-Four: Lost Angels Ok, a small errata, the American 11th Airborne units setup first and the Japanese second. Also, the Americans only have one LT Colonel in the counter mix, so use a Colonel for the second, it doesn’t matter which force. An Interesting situation, the Japanese setup mostly on map 82 and on the board with map 100. The Japanese have to both prevent the American Airborne units on map 100 from making off the western edge of map 83 but at the same time defend against the Americans from the 7th Infantry Division entering map 83 to rescue the 11th Airborne units which are short on supplies and food. The Japanese end up getting sandwiched between the two American groups which after some battling open up holes in time for the 11th Airborne to escape in enough numbers in 28 turns to win the scenario. Fun to play because of the movement both sides have to do but I think this one favor the Americans. |
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