Wake Up Call PTO (id:#59403)

Single Man Publishing (Midway, 1942 ID: MW 1)   [next]   [previous]

Eastern Island, Midway Atoll 1942-06-06 (3 others)

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SCENARIO CARD, SSRS AND VASL MAP ARE BELOW UNDER USER FILES. . . .The naval battle of Midway was over. Despite having lost three carriers the Japanese had destroyed the Pacific Fleet’s remaining carrier strength by sinking the Yorktown and Hornet and forcing the Enterprise to retire, a pyrrhic victory that could become a decisive victory with the seizure of the atoll as planned. The Ichiki Detachment was slated for the invasion of Eastern Island. Planning included the lessons learned from Wake Island; landing craft were to move to the edge of the reef and unload troops onto rubber rafts for the final 250 yards. The Japanese, typical for this period of the war, were unprepared for the tenacity of the Marine defenders. Casualties were unprecedented within the men trying to clear the first battery. However, the Japanese simply outnumbered the Marines by too great a margin for a successful water’s edge defense. The Marines were overwhelmed.

Defender: American (USMC) (6th Defense Battalion)  

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