First Banzai - May 29, 1943

There are problems with this scenario: it cannot be set-up using the standard terrain tiles of Memoir '44 and the selected extensions. There are too many terrains of one or more types. Please contact the author.

Historical Background:
Near CHICHAGOF HARBOR, ALASKA, 29 May 1943: When darkness fell on 28 May. the bulk of the American troops on Attu were poised for the final assault on Chichagof Harbor, the last Japanese bastion. General Landrum, in command of the U.S. Army ground forces, had decided to finish off the costly campaign for the island the next morning. But sometime during the evening Colonel Yamazaki also reached a momentous decision. Of the 2300 Japanese on Attu when the Americans invaded, only about 1000 were still able to fight. Faced with the obvious end for his isolated garrison, he ordered a conterattack. His men would break out of the pocket ,with the aim of rushing through Clevesey Pass in the darkness and reaching the American artillery positions. There the Japanese would capture the massed howitzers and turn them on the enemy positions in Massacre Valley. At 0300 on the 29th Yamazaki personally led his ragtag force, soon split into several waves by the broken ground, up the valley. The Japanese first fell upon Company B of the 32nd Regiment and Company L of the 17th Regiment; the sleeping GI's barely had time to awaken before they were swept away by the heretofore silent rush, The confused survivors fled. Next the Japanese overran an aid station slaughtering the medics and wounded. In the pass itself, alerted by the sporadic gunfire below, the divisional engineer battalion had hastily organized a thin defensive line in the dark, Cooks and drivers, officers and engineers, signalmen and quartermasters, grabbed any weapon handy and prepared to make their stand.
This was the "First Banzai" that the U.S. Army had faced.

Briefing:
Allied Player [Unites States] : 5 Command cards
Axis Player [Japan} : 5 Command Cards, you move first
Would have preferred using the Winter Map but steep winter hills are not allowed online as of yet so to make the map look more consistent I used the Countryside map and tiles.

Conditions of Victory:
Allies 7 medals
Axis 7 medals
Hospital is a permanent victory medal for the Japanese
Engineer Hill is a temporary "2" victory medal for the Japanese

Special Rules:
Use "Japanese Imperial Army" rules (Nation 3)
Night Attack rules are in effect
HQ/Supply Tent Rules
Hospital Rules
Air Power as Artillery deck is used.
All Hills are "Steep".
The Special Forces Artillery unit is Mobile Artillery.
Place an Mobile Artillery badge in the same hex with this unit
to distinguish it from the other units. Read p. 11 about Mobile
Artillery.
*Rice Paddies are used since Marshes do not work online yet*

Scenario Bibliography:
Wikipedia
Google
ASL Scenario A57

Warning:
Please note that this scenario was not approved by Richard Borg or Days of Wonder, so you have to check yourself about playability, potential gaming issues, etc.