Turn 10
As the JP G3m Rikko seems to take an interest on 14th "Punaluu" Bty that can't be countered I take advantage of the ability to convert to Anti-Tank mode. Guagua is a Town tile i.e. grants concealment and there is/are tank(s) on the San Fernando side of the river. I lose Anti-Air support against the JP fighters but those deal minimal damage to my infantry (Figure 1).
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| Figure 1 - 14th "Punaluu" |
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| Figure 2 - Reinforcements |
HQ releases reinforcements (Figures 2 and 3) and a much welcome $100 as a reward for holding all Secondary VPs for 10 turns. These come in the form of XPH/D Coy (Philippino Recruits), X/A Coy (Infantry) and X/A Bty (M1 75mm mountain gun) that enter the map at Dinalupihan, the westernmost Primary VP.
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| Figure 3 - Reinforcements |
I'm still not entirely sure if it isn't a waste of resources to deploy 5th "Hickam" Fighting Sqdn in this mission. In any case I took advantage of the cash for experience programme. Disbanding the damaged unit only adds $4 that will offset the reform cost of $80 for a net $76 outlay. The magnificent men of the USAAF in their green flying machines take to the air at Floridablanca airfield as the one at Abucay is too far from where the action is (Figure 4).
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| Figure 4 - 5th "Hickam" Sqdn |
Turn 11
The Japanese take out Bunker B3 (Santo Tomas) during their turn. This will be the last bunker to be destroyed. Bunker A2 (Magalang) fell on Turn 02, A3 (San Fernando) on Turn 05 and A1 (Angeles) on Turn 07 (Figure 5).
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| Figure 5 - Bunkers |
A number of JP units are probing the Porac/Floridablanca road block. Eng/B Coy attacks the Infantry, Sgt McNeil hits the Type 95 Ha-Go tank and Cav/C Sqdn targets the Type 92 Osaka reconnaissance (Figure 6).
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| Figure 6 - Floridablanca |
Minor damage on the U.S. units, substantial damage and induced retreats on the JP side. The Ha-Go will be hit by USMC/B Coy and forced to retreat beyond Porac (Figure 7).
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| Figure 7 - Floridablanca |
5th "Hickam" Fighting Sqdn declines to engage the G3M Rikko or its escorting A6M2 Zero in favor of providing support to the Infantry North of Guagua. In doing so it spots another G3M Rikko and a JP Engineer riding in their trucks. 1/C and 1/B Coys resist the urge to hit the JP Engineers, they would lose some efficiency traversing the jungle, abandon their entrenched positions and end their advance on a river tile (Figure 8).
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| Figure 8 - Guagua |
Image weight again requires this report to be adjourned. Hope to see you again on the next.
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