First Matanikau PTO (id:#65609)
Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal
1942-08-19 (9 others)
HS01: First Matanikau (HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower)
DMM: Meeting in the Jungle (Internet)
O106.1: Brush Burn (On All Fronts #106)
JF 7: A Small Measure of Success (Jitter Fire III)
FT114: Yellow Extract (St Nazaire : Operation Chariot)
HC01: First Matanikau (Operations Special Issue #3)
VV-105: Brexit (Vae Victis # 131)
Q4: Seize the Moment (Quick 6 Scenario Pack)
AP192: Brush Off (ASL Action Pack #18 Oktoberfest XXXVII)
DMM: Meeting in the Jungle (Internet)
O106.1: Brush Burn (On All Fronts #106)
JF 7: A Small Measure of Success (Jitter Fire III)
FT114: Yellow Extract (St Nazaire : Operation Chariot)
HC01: First Matanikau (Operations Special Issue #3)
VV-105: Brexit (Vae Victis # 131)
Q4: Seize the Moment (Quick 6 Scenario Pack)
AP192: Brush Off (ASL Action Pack #18 Oktoberfest XXXVII)
Designer: Bahadir Erimli
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
Overview:
After Lt. Col. Goettge's small reconnaissance patrol was wiped out near Matanikau on August 12, General Vandefrift ordered a strike against the Japanese concentration in the area. Given the overriding need to protect Henderson Field, it was a week before the Marines felt they could spare three companies of the 5th Marines for Vandergrift's clearing operation.Attacker: American (USMC) (B Company, 1st Battalion and L Company, 3rd Battalion, , 5th Marine Regiment)
Defender: Japanese (Matanikau Outpost and Garrison)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:17.0 D:12.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher |
| Misc Rules: | HC SSR, D: Outpost HIP N/A |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Action | Date |
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| Dave Added a playing | 2025-08-23 11:47:00 |
| jrwusmc Added a playing | 2025-08-02 19:48:34 |
| Hutch Modified the gps location | 2024-12-09 16:05:31 |
| asloser Added a playing | 2024-11-09 07:46:17 |
| grumblejones Added a playing | 2024-09-21 01:07:45 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.00 | Votes: 12 | Views: | 0 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.7 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 8 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| American (USMC) | 4 | |
| Japanese | 3 | |
| Drawn: | 1 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) First Matanikau [Confirmed] |
| [A] American | 27 |
| [D] Japanese | 25 |