USMC Pelelieu 2nd Platoon takes the Bunkers on the Points

This time I am using the Alligator Creek Scenario, with the AT ditch in the first third of the table.
Gunney Stoner Scott is in command with the mortar teams dropping smoke and a veteran squad giving covering fire for 2nd Platoon to cross led by a boot Lieutenant.

The japs try to bring down an artillery barrage on the Ditch, roll a six but then this drifts back and onto the mortar teams, Gunney Scott and the Veterans.  Gunney Scott is then also shot by a sniper, leaving the mortars pinned and down for most of the game.

Fanatics again now dug into the coral

The white stones represent potentail bunkers with coral roofs, the Japanese ultimately Banzai the lead regular Squad of marines but are cut down by sniper and the veteran squad.  Of these 10 men three later recover from wounds.  The boot Lieutenant is killed charging a bunker but in turn it is burned out by a flame thrower team.

Flamethrower team about to burn their second bunker.

Casualties so far on Day 1
Officers  Killed both Boot Lieutenants(1st & 2nd Platoons) Chesty Puller and Captain McCready wounded..Ranks Killed 4 Veteran & 10 regular Marines including  3 NCOS.  11 wounded

USMC Pelelieu Joker Company Lands

Using the Bolt Action Campaign Rules and the Scenario from Empire in Flames but the USMC landing instead on the Japanese.  However gave the Japanese 3 Autocannon in Bunkers on the Point headland over looking the beach.  This was a good scenario to play as the landing craft had to go the to far side of the beach.

Landings

I' m working on the terrain as I go along and using the Company Campaign rules.

Entrenched IJA oppostion

Currently I am waiting for more Palm trees Pelelieu is covered in them! My research also suggests the coral is everywhere

An Imperial fanatic