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TANK COMPANY 1942 - 1943 (Pacific)

US TANK COMPANY

HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS (1,2)

You must �eld the HQ and two tank Platoons.You may choose between 1942 or 1943 and you may add additional Artillery Support and Reserve.

COMBAT PLATOONS

ARMOUR (1,2) ARMOUR (1,2) ARMOUR (1,2)Tank Platoon Tank Platoon Tank Platoon

WEAPON PLATOONS

REGIMENTAL SUPPORT PLATOONS

SUPPORT PLATOONS

ARTILLERY (5)Armoured Mortar Platoon

ANTI-AIRCRAFT(8)Light Anti-Air Platoon

TANK CONFIDENTTRAINED

AIRCRAFT(8)Air Support

Regimental HQ

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INFANTRY (5)Engenieer Platoon

ARMOUR (1,2)Tank Platoon

ARTILLERY (3)Armoured Mortar Platoon

INFANTRY (6)Armoured Ri�e Platoon

RECONNAISSANCE (3)Armoured Recon Platoon

ARTILLERY(6)Armoured Field Artillery

ARTILLERY(7)Armoured Field Artillery

ARTILLERY (7)Naval Gun Support

Tank companies are con�dent trained.

TANK COMPANY 1942 (Pacific)

US TANK COMPANY

Tank companies are con�dent trained.TANK CONFIDENTTRAINED

CONFIDENTVETERAN

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HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS

Company HQ 2 M3 or M3A1 110

Company HQ 2 M5A1 130

Add stabilisers for 5 points for each tank

Add Recovery M31 TRV 15

COMBAT PLATOONS

5 M3 or M3A1 Stuart 2604 M3 or M3A1 Stuart 2103 M3 or M3A1 Stuart 160Equip all M3A1 with stabelisersfor 5 points per tank

5 M5A1 Stuart 3104 M5A1 Stuart 2503 M5A1 Stuart 190

Light Tank Platoon

Tank Section

Tank Section

HQ Section

HQ Section

Tank

Command tank

CompanyCommand tank

Tank Tank

Tank

ARMOUR

2iC Command tank

TANK COMPANY 1943 (Pacific)

US TANK COMPANY


CONFIDENTVETERAN

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HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS

Company HQ 2 M3 or M3A1 110

Company HQ 2 M5A1 130

2 M3 Lee 1802 M4 or M4A1 Sherman 230

Add stabilisers for 5 points for each tank

Add Recovery M31 TRV 15

COMBAT PLATOONS

5 M3 or M3A1 Stuart 2604 M3 or M3A1 Stuart 2103 M3 or M3A1 Stuart 160Equip all M3A1 with stabelisersfor 5 points per tank

5 M5A1 Stuart 3104 M5A1 Stuart 2503 M5A1 Stuart 190

5 M3 Lee 4504 M3 Lee 3603 M3 Lee 270

5 M4 or M4A1 5704 M4 or M4A1 4503 M4 or M4A1 330

Tank Platoon

Tank Section

Tank Section

HQ Section

HQ Section

Tank

Command tank

CompanyCommand tank

Tank Tank

Tank

ARMOUR

2iC Command tank


US TANK COMPANY


CONFIDENTVETERAN

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Armoured Mortar Platoon

ARTILLERYHQ Section

M2 half-track with .50 cal AAMGCommand Carbine team3 Mortar Sections 95

Add .cal 50 cal MGs to any or all for 5 points per half-track

Mortar section

M4 81mm MMChalf-track

Mortar section


Mortar section


WEAPON PLATOONS

Armoured Recon Platoon

RECONNAISSANCE

2 Armoured Recon Patrols 1801 Armoured Recon Patrol 90

Replace at no costs:three carbine teams with M1919 LMG teamstwo carbine teams with M2 60mm mortarstwo temas with a bazooka

add one M3 37mm gun for 25 points per section

You may start the game dismounted: Each M3A1 carries two carbine teamsEach Mortar jeep carries one carbine team.

Section

Mortar JeepCommand M3A1

Mortar Jeep M3A1

Section

Mortar JeepCommand M3A1

Mortar Jeep M3A1


US TANK COMPANY

Regimental support is rated reluctant trained.TANK RELUCTANTTRAINED

CONFIDENTVETERAN

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Armoured Mortar Platoon

ARTILLERYHQ Section

M2 half-track with .50 cal AAMGCommand Carbine team3 Mortar Sections 75


Mortar section


Mortar section


Mortar section


M4 trucks with mortars were available but not deployed during the battle on Betio.

INFANTRY Pioneers

Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams

Squad

Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams

Squad

M1917 HMG

Weaponsquad

3 Engineer Squads 110

2 Engineer Squads 85

Add Pioneer Supply 1.5-ton truck 25

Add Bulldozer 5

Add Bazookas for 25 points each

HQ CommandEngineer Platoon

Engineers are Pioneer Platoonswith Tank Assault 4M1917 HMG

Bazooka team

Bazooka team

Bazooka team

Pioneer Ri�e/MG team jeep with .50 cal


US TANK COMPANY

Regimental support is rated reluctant trained.TANK RELUCTANTTRAINED

CONFIDENTVETERAN

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Armoured Field Artillery

ARTILLERY

6 T19 105mm HMC 2803 T19 105mm HMC 135

6 M7 Priest 3203 M7 Priest 165

Add AA MGs to any or all jeeps for 5 points per jeep

M1919 LMG teams

Armoured Ri�e Platoon

INFANTRY

HQ, Mortar Squad and LMG Squad and:

2 Ri�e Squads 1451 Ri�e Squads 110

Add Bazookas for 20 pointsReplace M3 gun with a bazooka at no cost.

HQ section

M3 halftrack Command Ri�e team

Ri�e teamM3 37mm gun

M2 60mm mortar LMG M1919 teams

bazooka

bazooka

bazooka

bazooka

M3 with AA

M3 with AA M3 with AA

M3 with AA

Ri�e teams Ri�e teams

SquadSquad

Squad Squad

Self-propelled howitzer



Gun section




Gun section

HQ Section

Observer

jeepjeep

Sta� team

M2 with .50 cal AA MG

Command carbine team


US TANK COMPANY

Support is rated con�dent trained.TANK CONFIDENTTRAINED

CONFIDENTVETERAN

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SUPPORT PLATOONS

Battleships: Washington or South Dakota 380

Use your Commanders to range in and use a Devasting Bombard Template. The Template is positioned parallel to the sides of the table edges.The naval gun �re silenced all four Japanese naval guns during the battle.

Naval gun support

ARTILLERY

Armoured Field Artillery

ARTILLERY

6 T19 105mm HMC 3153 T19 105mm HMC 170


6 M7 Priest 3503 M7 Priest 190

Add AA MGs to any or all jeeps for 5 points per jeep




Gun section




Gun section

HQ Section

Observer

jeepjeep

Sta� team

M2 with .50 cal AA MG

Command carbine team


US TANK COMPANY

Support is rated con�dent trained.TANK CONFIDENTTRAINED

CONFIDENTVETERAN

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SUPPORT PLATOONS

2 Automatic Weapon Sections 1601 Automatic Weapon Section 903 M3 75mm GMC 160

Replace all M13 for 5 points per sectionReplace all T28E1 with M15 CGMC at no cost

Anti-Aircraft Artillery (self-propelled) Platoon

Automatic Weapon Section

Automatic Weapon Section

Command M13 MGMC

T28E1 CGMC T28E1 CGMC

M13 MGMC

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

AIRCRAFT

Priority Air Support

Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat 120

Bell P-400 140

Air Support

Sporadic Air Support

Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat 80

Bell P-400 90


US TANK COMPANY

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It is often said that tanks played no role in the paci�c, but this is not true. The US produced over 100,000 tanks in WWII. The Japanese production of tanks and self-propelled guns from 1941-1945 numbered only 5,495 (Germany approximately produced over 50,000 tanks).In the paci�c theater US tanks supported many operations, whenever it was possible. The �rst encounter between US (192nd Tank Battalion's M3s) and Japanese tanks (Japanese 4th Tank Regiment's Type 95 tanks) took place in the Philippines on 22 December 1941. The largest clashes of tanks in the paci�c war occured in Luzon between 1944 and 1945, where the Japanese 2nd tank division faced the hopeless task of defending the Philippines against US forces. The Japanese did not keep pace with the US developments in tank design that favored increases in armor, tactics and gun calibers. The �rst combat operation for the 1st Tank Battalion on Guadalcanal with M3 Stuarts and M2A4 light tanks was on 7 August 1942, when companies A and B took part in the 1st Marine Division's landings on the Japanese held island. The next month saw M2A4 light tanks from the battalion supporting infantry units in the Battle of Bloody Ridge. The two companies continued to engage the enemy until the end of the year.

The Battle of Guadalcanal - 7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943The Guadalcanal Campaign, (Operation Watchtower) was fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal, an island of the salomon island group. It was the �rst major o�ensive by Allied forces against Japanese Forces.On 7 August 1942, US and allied forces, landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands. The treat of a further japanese expension and the strategic position for airbase were the reason why this was choosen for the awaited counterattack. The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, and captured Tulagi and Florida, as well as an air�eld (which was later named Henderson Field). Powerful US naval forces supported the landings.Surprised by the Allied o�ensive, the Japanese made several attempts between August and November 1942 to retake Henderson Field. Three major land battles, seven large naval battles (�ve nighttime surface actions and two carrier battles), and continual, almost daily aerial battles culminated in the decisive Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in early November 1942, in which the last Japanese attempt to bombard Henderson Field from the sea and land with enough troops to retake it was defeated. In December 1942, the Japanese abandoned further e�orts to retake Guadalcanal and evacuated their remaining forces by 7 February 1943 in the face of an o�ensive by the US Army's XIV Corps, conceding the island to the Allies.The Guadalcanal campaign was a signi�cant strategic combined arms victory by Allied forces over the Japanese in the Paci�c theatre. The Japanese had reached the peak of their conquests in the Paci�c, and Guadalcanal marked the transition by the Allies from defensive operations to the strategic o�ensive in that theatre and the beginning of o�ensive operations, including the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and Central Paci�c campaigns, that resulted in Japan's eventual surrender and the end of World War II.

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ARSENAL FOR GUADALCANAL 1942/1943 PACIFIC

US ARSENAL

TANKSM5A1 Stuart Standard,30cm Front: 4 Side: 2 Top: 1 - Co-ax MG, Hull MG, AA MG, Stabeliser “M6 37mm gun Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 2 AT: 7 FP: 4+M3 or M3A1 Stuart Standard,30cm Front: 3 Side: 2 Top: 1 - Co-ax MG, Hull MG, AA MG, Stabeliser “M6 37mm gun Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 2 AT: 7 FP: 4+M4 or M4A1 Sherman Standard,30cm Front: 6 Side: 4 Top: 1 - Co-ax MG, Hull MG, .50cal AA MG “M3 75mm gun Range: 32” / 80cm ROF: 2 AT: 10 FP: 3+ Stabeliser, Smoke

TANK MGs: Range 40cm ROF: 3 AT: 2: FP: 6 - ROF 1 if other weapons �re

SUPPORT WEAPONS

M8 Scott HMC Standard,30cm Front: 3 Side: 2 Top: 0 - .50cal AA MG M1A1 75mm howitzer Range: 16” / 40cm ROF: 2 AT: 6 FP: 3+ Smoke, Smoke Bombardment “�reing bombardment: 64” / 160cm AT: 3 FP: 6

T30 75mm HMC half-tracked Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Hull mounted M1A1 75mm howitzer Range: 16” / 40cm ROF: 2 AT: 6 FP: 3+ Smoke, Smoke Bombardment “�reing bombardment: 64” / 160cm AT: 3 FP: 6T19 105mm HMC half-tracked Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Awkward layout, Hull mounted M1A1 75mm howitzer Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 1 AT: 9 FP: 2+ Smoke, Smoke Bombardment “�reing bombardment: 72” / 180cm AT: 4 FP: 4+ M3 75mm GMC half-tracked Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Hull mounted, Smoke M1897 75mm howitzer Range: 32” / 80cm ROF: 2 AT: 9 FP: 3+ M4 81mm MMC half-tracked Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Awkward layout, Hull mounted direct�re Range: 16” / 40cm ROF: 2 AT: 9 FP: 5 Smoke Bombardment “�reing bombardment: 40” / 100cm AT: 2 FP: 6 GUNSM1A1 75mm howitzer - light, Range: 16”/40cm ROF:2 AT:6 FP: 3+ - Smoke “ �reing bombardment: 48”/120cm AT:3 FP: 6 M2A1 75mm howitzer - light, Range: 24”/60cm ROF:1 AT:9 FP: 2+ - Gun shield, Smoke “ �reing bombardment: 72”/180cm AT:4 FP: 4+ Smoke Bombardment

M1919 LMG man-packed 16”/40cm ROF:5 AT:2 FP:6 - ROF2 when pinnenedM1917 HMG man-packed 24”/60cm ROF:6 AT:2 FP:6 - ROF2 when pinnenedM1 81mm Mortar man-packed 40”/100cm AT:2 FP:6 - Smoke BombardmentM2 .50cal AA MG heavy 6”/40cm ROF:4 AT:4 FP:5 - Anti-Aircraft, turntable

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ARSENAL FOR GUADALCANAL 1942/1943 PACIFIC

US ARSENAL

ANTI-AIRCRAFTM13 MGMC half-tracked Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Awkward layout, Anti-aircraft “M33 twin .50cal MG Range: 16” / 40cm ROF: 5 AT: 4 FP: 5+T28E1 CGMC half-tracked Front: 0 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Awkward layout, Anti-aircraft “M33 twin .50cal MG Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 4 AT: 5 FP: 4+M15 CGMC half-tracked Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0 - Awkward layout, Anti-aircraft “M15 37mm Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 4 AT: 5 FP: 4+

AMPHIBIOUSLVT1 Alligator slow Front: - Side: - Top: - - Amphibious transportLVT2 Waterbu�alo slow Front: - Side: - Top: - - Amphibious transport, 2x .50cal HMGsLVT-(A)1 slow Front: 1 Side: 1 Top: 0 - Amphibious, 2 x rear mounted MGs “37mm Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 3 AT: 6 FP: 4+9mm LVT Added Armour Front: 1 Side: 0 Top: 0

TRANSPORTM2 or M3 half-track half-tracked Front:1 Side:0 Top:0 passenger �red AAMG or .50cal AAMGJEEP wheeled Front:- Side:- Top:-

OTHER VEHICLESD7 Bulldozer tracked vehicle very slow, Front: 0 Side: 0 Top: 0; may assault bunkers NAVAL GUN SUPPORTBattleship Washington or South Dakota “ �reing bombardment: 72”/180cm AT:4 FP: 3+ (use a devasting bombardment template or 30x30cm)

INFANTRYCarbine team 16”/40cm ROF:1 AT:2 FP:6 - Automatic ri�esRi�e team 16”/40cm ROF:1 AT:2 FP:6 - Automatic ri�esRi�e/MG team 16”/40cm ROF:2 AT:2 FP:6 - ROF 2 when pinnedBazooka team 8”/20cm ROF:1 AT:10 FP:5+ - Tank Assault 4SMG team 4”/10cm ROF:3 AT:1 FP:6 - Full ROF when movingSta� team 16”/40cm ROF:1 AT:2 FP:6Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 3

AIRCRAFTGrumman F6F-3 Hellcat : MG toHit: 2+ AT: 6 FP: 5+ Bombs: to Hit: 4+ AT: 5 FP: 2+Chance Vought F4U Corsair: MG toHit: 2+ AT: 6 FP: 5+ Bombs: to Hit: 3+ AT: 7 FP: 2+

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RULES FOR GUADALCANAL

US RULES

AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORTSUS and japanese troops used lots of specialized equipment for amphibious operations in the paci�c war. Some lists contain this option to �eld amphibious tanks, tractors or transport teams. All the known rules apply with some add ons to the o�cial rules to take the �avor of the combat on the islands like Guadalcanal or Tarawa. In case of a huge beach landing, we developed a beach landing scenario, which can be used to play some of these epic battles and operations.As indicated in the rules all amphibious vehicles can move in water and water counts as di�cult going to pass.

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTIn an amphibious assault soldiers and weapons are packed in special vehicles to land troops and bring their weapons on the beach. Some of these are able to �re while landing troops and some have to get to the beach �rst to assist the landing crews.Amphibious vehicles can move through impassable water areas even within an island and support the ground troops and tug heavier weapons like guns.

In an paci�c landing scenario troops land at the beach with all there weapons on theiramphibious vehicles and or Landing crafts.The enemy on behind the beach is well concealed and dug in behind walls of concrete bunkers, open pillboxes or HMG Nests. They will open �re when the distance and view allows a good �eld of �re. They will even shoot vehicles still on the water or bring even their amphibious vehicles into water to �ght them before they reach the beach!A scenario like this needs a lot bigger water area then the known D-Day NormandyScenarios. Landing at a beach in the paci�c, has even other aspects to think about. For a long beach you need to let the long side of the table be a typical sea and beach for the landing operation. Another thing is the danger of coral reef banks or other obstacles in the water. Any vehicle needs to take a skill checks to get through possible coral reef dangers otherwise they get damaged or sink and or need to return to the greater landing ships. The landing crafts - if they are armed - may �re at targets on the beach if in range and visible.Landing craft vehicles move as if in very di�cult going - that means 10 cm max.All vehicles start at the coral zone (20 cm), after that they reach the Surf Zone (10 cm ) then they reach the beach zone of 20 cm.

NAVAL GUN FIRE SUPPORTCommanders of companies with the naval gun �re support option may range in asusual. Naval gun �re uses the devastating or 30cm x 30cm bombardment area.The template or area is positioned parallel to the sides of the table edges.

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RULES FOR GUADALCANAL

US RULES

PACIFIC ISLAND ATTACK SPECIAL RULELanding on islands is happening in waves and uses the Island Attack Special Rule. Half your force and put them in your LVTs or Higgins boats. Set up the LVTs and Higgins boats for the �rst wave of the attack . LVTs and Higgins boats start on the edge of the table and have to cross the sea and reef zone.This will take 2 game turns. You move all or none of your LVTs or boats from the sea zone to the surf zone until you reach the beach zone. On the next turn you may move normally. All guns bound to the LVTs may �re. If a LVT or Higgins boat is lost to enemy �re it may return on aroll of a �ve at the start of your turn. All the lost teams in a LVT or boat are returning, too.

US TANKS LANDING RULE (for Paci�c island attacks)Tanks were landed with landing crafts but never landed before turn 2 of the battle.

TROPICAL DISEASEA platoon su�ering from tropical disease will not counterattack. In assault they hit on a 4+ only. Moral tests for platoon moral need a 5+ to pass.

OTHER RULESAll other US rules are used as usual.

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