Although the Japanese reinforced their landing at Quinauan Point on the 2nd, the Filipinos continued to contain them. For several days the fighting was at close quarters, each side only yards apart. The attack on February 3rd was typical of this period, and incorporated elements of the 192nd Tank Battalion. The Japanese equipped with daisy chain AT mines would jump out in front of oncoming tanks limited to travelling on the road. The Filipinos fought back with homemade dynamite bundles. The tanks proved invaluable, frequently firing up to 10,000 rounds of machine gun bullets per day. However, it was still an infantryman’s fight relying on rifles, bayonet and grenades.
Attacker: Filipino / American (III/57th Infantry Regt (PA) and Company C, 192nd Tank Battalion)
Defender: Japanese (1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt)
8 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:22.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:3
M3 LT x 3
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
Misc Rules:
PTO, LJ (Exc: road exists but wood-roads are 1 lane). D: tank hunter heroes
