Turns 9-14
L-Day and the first wave has landed, X/Cav/A on Oboe
beach Red 1 (revealing the RT's bunker) and 1/B Coy and X/USMC/B Coy on Uncle
beach Red 1 and 2 respectively. The two auxiliary DD provide supply to Oboe
while one of the Supply Ships does its thing for Uncle. For lack of better
things to do, the Navy will take potshots at the bunker just to earn XP. One US
Recruits unit will march down the road during the AI's turn but won't reach any
of the units on Uncle.
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| Figure 1 - First wave ashore |
In turn #11 X/Cav/A advances towards the road revealing
the RT's M1 75mm artillery and clearing Oboe Red 1 for Cav/A Coy.
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| Figure 2 - Second wave ashore |
X/USMC/B Coy moves North to provide flanking support for
1/B Coy which moves left along the beach before attacking the Recruits, forcing
them to retreat and advancing to maintain contact. This also reveals the US
Recruits entrenched in the village.
The second wave lands on Uncle, Eng/A Coy on Red 1, X/B
Coy (Hvy) on Red 2, X/USMC/A on Green 1 and X/Eng/A Coy on Green 2. The second
Supply Ship replaces one of the auxiliary DD providing supply to Oboe.
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| Figure 3 - Expanding the beachhead |
On turn #12 the Navy concentrates its fire on the hapless
M1 75mm battery while 1/B Coy attacks the Recruits again. X/USMC/B Coy had
moved North along the road to provide flanking support and revealed East Isle
Ville's defenders: one unit of US Recruits supported by an Anti-Tank Gun, both
fully entrenched. The RT's Willys jeep showed up during the AI's turn and is
ignored by X/Cav/A.
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| Figure 4 - Still expanding the beachhead |
The image for turn #13, unlike the previous ones, shows
the situation at the start of the turn. The RT chose to reinforce the artillery
and the damaged Recruits and send the Willys towards Uncle beach. The Navy will
mercilessly shell the artillery leaving it back at 5-strength, Eng/A Coy will
move around 1/B Coy (who will take reinforcements) to attack the Recruits and
advance into the hills they will retreat from (better defensive terrain) and
the auxiliaries on the right flank will move to positions from where they will
be able to attack the bunker beyond the jungle patch. The units still aboard
troop transports will land in the vacated beaches. The outcome of these actions
is depicted in the image for turn #14.
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| Figure 5 - Third and last wave ashore |
During turn #14 the Navy shifts its fire to the Recruits
in the village. The auxiliaries on the right flank continue to move into
positions to attack the bunker while waiting for the artillery to recover the
efficiency spent disembarking. In the center Eng/A, 1/B and Cav/A Coys engage
the RT's artillery dropping it to 1 HP and forcing it to retreat into the
jungle, and destroy the damaged Recruits.
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