Vella Lavella 

October 6, 1943

Since the evacuation of the island of GUADALCANAL early 1943, the  Japanese forces were scattered on most small islands. 
US forces combine their naval air and ground assets to capture the 600 Japanese soldiers occupying the island. 
The Battle of Vella Lavella was fought from 15 August - 9 October 1943 between Japan and the Allied forces from 
New Zealand and the United States. Vella Lavella is an island located in the Solomon Islands that had been occupied by 
Japanese forces. The Allies successfully recaptured the island. Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella was later the homebase 
of VMF-214 "Blacksheep" and its CO Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (two months later) !

USMC, N-Z, Fiji  : -->  [- : Japanese

Scenario Length: 12 Game Turns - LOS (16 hexes)
Victory objective: The side with the required Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for owning VP Objectives.
Scenario designer: ASL'Men [ "Blitzkrieg.fr" ]
