Atlantic Marines, scenario #1: Beaches of Case-Pilote

I remember playing scenario 10 a few years ago and like it, so I wanted return to this supplement and I love playing on the Saipan maps, so I went with scenario one, early Marines against Vichy French and in the jungle. The Marines do have a big task with three objectives to go after and not a very big force but Naval ship fire with a range of 9 hexes inland and critical air-support each turn, while the French have a modest force but low morale but get some entrenchments and minefields to maybe stop the Americans.

The French decided to defend with two battlegroups, one forward and one further back. The Americans decided to attack one at a time and get hit with some off map artillery on the approaches and suffer some initial casualties but soon overcome them. After thoroughly destroying the first French battlegroup, the US Marines move inland to battle the second group of French, out of the reach of their Naval ship support but not their air-support. The Marines Engineer unit played a valuable role in this battle, helping clear a minefield and helping get an important modifier in an assault combat.

The weaker second group of French was overcome as well but one Demoralized unit seemed to be out of reach to complete all three victory objectives but air support finished off the last step of French units for a Major American victory. The French lost every step, while the Americans lost four steps. A fun, smaller size scenario with an amphibious landing that I feel the French can setup better defensive next time.