Japan (Teräspantteri) vs. USMC (Berserk)

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Mon May 19, 2003 9:49 pm

Japan-USMC meeting engagement, year '43, 5000 pts, 10% arty, no air units, everything but c&c on, visibility ~25.

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Japanese recon has spotted a major marine force approaching alongside a small river. Colonel Muto is sent to engage and defeat the cursed yankees, of whom not many shall live long enough to see the sunset.

Speaking of sunset... It's raining and therefore movement is slowed down somewhat but the Japanese feet are hastened by the thought of glory of upcoming victory.

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Tue May 20, 2003 11:13 pm

Pearl Habour revisited, the morning breaks with an unexpected an unprovoked hammering from Japanese artiellery South and Center.

But these marines will not be caught sleeping. The Japanese attack appears as unplanned as unprovoked and the only effect is more holes in the sky on a rainy day.

But the devil has be awoken and the fury will be unleashed

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Wed May 21, 2003 12:22 pm

Where are those puny little cowardly marines? Did they decide to spare their worthless lives and retreat already?

Nah, we can smell the rotten yankees even if we can't see them yet. They just did not have enough wits to run away and now it's too late. Soon we shall drown them in their own blood! In the name of the Emperor!

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Wed May 21, 2003 11:51 pm

Looks like the sons of Nippon forgot to pump their bicycles.

A quiet day in the woods.

- Berserk

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Thu May 22, 2003 11:22 am

There was some action in the southern swamp as Japanese MC-scouts ran into an M4 and two accompanying recon patrols. Two brave motorcyclists had to lose their lives but the rest of the squad withdrew to safety, just to call for some artillery support. Soon 105mm shells begun raining on the enemy.

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Sun May 25, 2003 4:34 pm

.. and dash for safety.

In a second encounter towards the centre of the map a USMC scout becomes the first reported Amarican calsuty of the engagement.

Do the Japs have anything other than bisycles and artiellery?

Maybe we are soon to find out!

-Berserk

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Sun May 25, 2003 10:21 pm

Familiar pattern: Japanese MC and recon squads run into advancing marines, fall back and call for arty...

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Sun May 25, 2003 10:53 pm

A few more close engagements between scouts. Nothing much happens except for a Jap tank being repaired

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Mon May 26, 2003 11:53 am

Very quiet turn. Japanese scouts killed some of their American counterparts.

It's already turn five and there has been hardly any fighting yet... That d@mn rain, those f****** swamps, I hope the Amis will drown in them!!

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Tue May 27, 2003 12:49 am

It appears that the Emporal Army is indeed a few bikers and other scouts roaming around in the jungle looking for monkey meat and a good place to drop some artiellery.

We slaughter them as soon as we see them. :p

Not a lot of challange for the Marines

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Tue May 27, 2003 8:58 pm

Tried to kill a bazooka sec. Results: retreating scouts and motorcycles and a burning HA-GO light tank!

One M4 got its suspension damaged during extremely accurate Japanese artillery barrage...

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Tue May 27, 2003 11:56 pm

It appears that the Marines are getting closer to the Jap positions.

A number of armoured vehicles are spotted and an AC must die. :p

A couple of Emporal scout teams are destroyed and a decimated motorcycle squad and its HMG companion is seen fleeing in the direction of the Jap lines.

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Wed May 28, 2003 1:31 am

Now this is getting interesting. It seems that the marines are really pushing for the central vhexes, I counted 10 75mm packs and 5 81mm mortars bombarding that area.

Up north Japanese AT-gun managed to castrate an approaching M4.

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Wed May 28, 2003 2:46 am

The brave Marines finish off yet another scout car, two MC squads and a recon patrol for no own casulties.

An AT Gun is unveiled and takes a bit of shelling :p

The Japs continue their campaign of running and shouting for artielliry. Have they no leader at all?

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Wed May 28, 2003 1:37 pm

Dying is recon's job, that's what they do for, ehm, living.

And there's no greater honor than sacrificing one's life for the Emperor! :p

Heavy bombardments by the Americans just keep going on and on...

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Wed May 28, 2003 11:40 pm

Yet another Jap MC gang must die and a few others loose crew members.

Finally it looks like the Japs are starting to move forward!

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Thu May 29, 2003 4:52 pm

We've been moving all the time but it takes some time thanks to the weather...

Japs get some payback killing a recon squad and a bazooka team. In the north Raiders are being barbequed by SS Eng. tank.

Maybe it was that sweet scent of burning enemies (or a misclick

) that blurred the judgement of one of my M3 drivers and made him charge an unexplored part of the jungle, just to get assaulted by another Raider squad. Luckily for the driver the assault failed.

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Thu May 29, 2003 5:26 pm

A bad day of JAP hunting for the Marines.

To the North the enemy is advancing with noumerousarmoured vehicles to support including an flame tank:(

The assoult is ferouisly fought off an a cover of artiellery is laid, but will the Japs try their luck again ? And what would they find;) An armoured vehicle is hit on the track whilst further back in the jungle a Ho-Chi has its belts refitted. :p

To the center of the island a Jap offensive thrust is spotted.

The Japs sends in noumorous squads and tanks to fight the reconnesance patrol and bravely manages to make it flee with a minor loss. :rolleyes:

To the South a minor Jap garrison is overrun and send fleeing up the river. Did the remember their paddle

Teräspantteri · Post by **Teräspantteri** » Thu May 29, 2003 8:49 pm

Two M4's destroyed by the Emperor's finest warriors: one got blasted by 47mm AT-gun, other one took a little swim when bridge under it's tracks was blown away by a 105mm shell.

But sadly, one Shinhoto Chi-Ha was destroyed by (lucky) American artillery.

Also killed some paratroopers near a small clearing in the central part of the map and continued toasting Raiders in the north.

Berserk · Post by **Berserk** » Thu May 29, 2003 11:42 pm

This has been a couple of challanging turns for the MArines.

But morale is high and the loss of yet another M4 to JAp artiellery is equalled by the US artiellery.

Its going to be a hard day in the jungle.

Japan (Teräspantteri) vs. USMC (Berserk)

Japan (Teräspantteri) vs. USMC (Berserk)

No contact yet...

First blood...

The Runs of Nippon mount their bikes ..

Well, well...