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Solomon Blues, Nov. 1943*
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Date: November 1st, 1943*
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Battle Location: Solomon islands*
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Battle Type: USMC assault vs Japan defend*
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Description:
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After the fall of Guadalcanal, the Allies began a series of operations to
clear out the rest of the Solomon Island chain. Operation "Cherry Blossom"
was to secure the island of Bougainville. Assigned to this mission was the
3rd Marine Division. Their objectives was to capture the airfield and the
naval yard. Defending the island were the Japanese of the 23rd Infantry
Regiment. The Allies hoped it would be an easy landing as they had complete
control of sea and air. But the men of the 23rd contained the U.S. marines
for 6 days before withdrawing to the interior of the island.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.* (Tested as 2nd player, USMC side)
*
Design by: SSI.**

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Singapore, Feb. 1942*
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Date: February 10th, 1942*
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Battle Location: Singapore*
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Battle Type: Japan assault vs Australia defend*
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Description:
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The Japanese drive on the Malay Peninsula culminated in their assault on
the island "fortress" of Singapore. The Japanese attack began on the 8th and
was lead by four Japanese divisions. Poor coordination and low morale had a
decisive effect on the British defenders. This scenario looks at the attempt
by the Japanese Imperial Guards Division to capture the supply depot at Bukit.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: SSI.**

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Tarawa Atoll, Nov. 1943*
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Date: Novembrer 22nd, 1943*
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Battle Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC assault vs Japan defend*
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Description:
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Tarawa Atoll was one of the many campaigns that the Marines would fight against the Japanese. This scenario looks at the third day of fighting on Tarawa among the collection of bunkers on the atoll. Planing to drive out the Japanese and head inland, the Marines would be hit by 2 counter attacks. By the time the atoll fell, it would cost the Marines some 1000 men.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: SSI.**

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Walawbum, March 1944*
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Date: March 8th, 1944*
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Battle Location: Walawbum, Northern Burma*
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Battle Type: Nationalist China advance vs Japan delay*
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Description:
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As part of General Stillwell's plan to break the stalemate in Northern Burma, the Japanese 18th Division was to be encircled near the village of Walawbum. Using the Chinese 1st Provisional Tank Group and 66th Regiment, they advanced against the Japanese rearguard. While they managed to capture their objectives, they were not quick enough to prevent the Japanese from escaping.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: SSI.**

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The Admin Box, March 1944*
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Date: February 15th, 1944*
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Battle Location: Imphal, India*
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Battle Type: Japan assault vs India defend*
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Description:
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In early February 1944, the Japanese launched Operation HA-GO. Its goal was to draw away British units from the Imphal area, for the Japanese were planning an offensive there the following month. The crack Japanese 55th Infantry Division surprised the British and by Feb. 8th the 7th Indian Division was cut off. The Admin Box was a staging ground and headquarters area for the 7th Division. Surrounded on all sides, it was defended by a wide variety of troops, including cooks and office staff. On the 15th the Japanese launched the first serious attack to the "Box".*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: SSI.**

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A Common Virtue, Feb. 1945*
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Date: February 20th, 1945*
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Battle Location: Iwo Jima*
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Battle Type: USMC assault vs Japan defend*
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Description:
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On February 19th, 1945, the U.S. 5th Marine Division assaulted the vital island of Iwo Jima. The capture of Iwo Jima would allow U.S. fighters to escort the B-29 bombers on their raids to Japan. The Japanese had garrisoned the island with 22,000 fighting men and were very well entrenched. After a day of very heavy fighting to secure the beach, the Marines decided to tackle Mt. Suribachi next. For 3 days the Marines and Japanese fought a no quarter battle to control the hill. Often the Japanese would infiltrate the Marines from behind, requiring them to retake the old positions all over again. Finally on the 23rd, Mt. Suribachi fell, but it would not be until march 26th that the island was finally secure. As one Marine General stated about the Marines after the fighting, "Uncommon valor was a common virtue".*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: SSI.**

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Here are some videos of the scenarios if you want to see how they look like in the original Steel Panthers:

Solomon Blues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdCynAa4nQI&t=3771s

Singapore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBcltyzAsLY&t=4s

Tarawa Atoll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEm28azFn3o&t=1964s

Walawbum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc5QU9VNwxQ

The Admin Box:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX8EnxqXlsE

A Common Virtue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8fmDcsYEHA&t=656s

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Q: How are you converting these? By hand, or are you using Fred Chlanda's map programs to copy over the map?

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"By hand" and also using Eyeball Mk. I

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Thanks for these fun scenarios.

Noticed a few issues in the Singapore scenario. 3 Brit units are in the top left corner and were probably forgotten during deployment.

Also, several of the bridges include shallow water hexes. Please disregard if this was meant to slow the Japanese advance.

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Scenario corrected due to minor issue on deployment. (Thank you :up: RetLT for reporting!)

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BTW, more surprises on the way along these lines to come in due time :fire::fire:

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I am looking forward to them.

I remember the Wake scenario as being very hard to win.

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Liuan, China, 29 May. 1939*
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Date: 29th May, 1939*
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Battle Location: Liuan, South Central China*
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Battle Type: Japan vs Nationalist China (Meeting engagament)*
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Description:
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The Japanese colonisation efforts in south central China continued, despite ongoing resistance from the Chinese army. A key Japanese formation was attached to the 28th Infantry Division & given the order to engage the Chinese forces near the town of Liuan.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ http://www.alternatewars.com/Games/S...thers.html).**

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Hankow, China, 20 Oct. 1939*
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Date: 20th October, 1939*
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Battle Location: Hankow, South Central China*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs Nationalist China (Defend)*
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Description:
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After crushing the Chinese 63rd Regiment at Liuan, the Japanese advance towards the crucial city of Hankow. They expected the Chinese to put up a stiff resistance. The Chinese were well dug-in among the buildings. The commander of a key Japanese formation was ordered to clear out the Chinese units & secure the city.*
*
Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Wake Island, 23 Dec 1941*
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Date: 23th December, 1941*
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Battle Location: Wake Island, Wake Atoll*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs USMC (Defend)*
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Description:
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Only 400 US Marines & 1000 construction workers stood in the way of the entire Japanese 2nd SNLF Division. Despite being outnumbered & outgunned, the Marines made the Japanese pay a heavy price for the island. Wake's gun batteries took out landing ships, destroyers & even a light cruiser. It took several days of heavy fighting before the island fell. But, for the rest of the war the battle cry "Remember Wake Island" rallied the USA.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: SSI (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Issue in Doubt, Wilkes Island, Wake 23 Dec 1941*
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Date: 23th December, 1941*
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Battle Location: Wilkes Island, Wake Atoll*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs USMC (Defend)*
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Description:
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After a two-week long air campaign and an embarrasing naval defeat, the Japanese SNLF units hit the beaches of Wake & Wilkes Islands in an effort to seize the atoll so as to extend their perimeter around the home islands. The US defenders made the Wilkes landing an "Issue in Doubt" because Captain Platt & his 1st Defence Battalion met the assault force head on.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Tanambogo Islet, August 1942*
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Date: 8th August, 1942 (1620 hrs)*
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Battle Location: Tanambogo & Gavutu Islets, Guadalcanal Area, Solomon Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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The precursor to the Guadalcanal invasion included the taking of several smaller island and islets north of Guadalcanal. After capturing Gavutu, the US 1st Marine Raider Battalion began a new assault against its neighboring island of Tanambogo. The Raiders, Marines of the 2nd Marine Division, supported by naval gunfire, air support & 2 tanks, under the command of Liutenant Robert Sweeney, made an all-out attack against the tough Japanese defenders of the tiny island.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Kwajelein "A Step Closer to Japan", 15 Feb 1944*
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Date: 15th February, 1944*
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Battle Location: Kwajelein, Marshall Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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The bitter lessons of Tarawa taught the US invasion planners that more of everything was needed: more firepower from the air & the sea. New ships & weapons were therefore brought into use in the landings on Kwajelein. By the time that the 7th Army Division had landed on the beaches of Kwajelein, its shores had been pounded for 3 days!.*
*
Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Wild Bill Wilder (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Guam-Through the Maze, July 21, 1944*
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Date: July 21, 1944*
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Battle Location: Guam, Mariana Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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The second stage of the capture of the Marianas will be the invasion of Guam. The largest of the principal islands, it is geographically similar to Saipan. It will be the task of the 4th Marine Regiment to land, and proceed through a maze of land obstacles used to maximum advantage by very determined defenders.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Wild Bill Wilder (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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The Thousand Yard Stare: Peleliu, Sept. 17, 1944*
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Date: September 17, 1944*
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Battle Location: Peleliu, Palau Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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Chesty Puller's First Battalion is to lead the way up "Bloody Nose Ridge", the high ground on the island of Peleliu. The ordeal is even worse for the Marines than Guadalcanal. The ridge is composed mainly of coral, and is filled with sharp rises and crevices. As they are moving up through the razor sharp coral, on Marine after another is being cut down by enemy fire. Casaulties are horrendous! At times the fighting has been hand to hand, and each time a Japanese body rolls down the ragged slopes, a cheer erupts from below.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Wild Bill Wilder (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Split Down the Middle, 15th of September, 1944*
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Date: September 15, 1944*
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Battle Location: Peleliu, Palau Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC vs Japan (Meeting Engagement)*
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Description:
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The 1st Marine Division, many of whom are grizzled veterans of Guadalcanal, are now called upon to lead the invasion of Peleliu. The capture of this island is intended to secure General MacArthur's flank in his attack on the Phillipine Islands. What is anticipated to be a 3 day fight will go on for 8 weeks. The 1st Batallion, led by "Chesty Puller", has hit the beach and is moving quickly toward the airfield. Japanese tanks are roaring into the junction of two American battalions and are striking the suprised Marines.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Wild Bill Wilder (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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The Heat of the Moment: Okinawa, the Shuri Line, May 3, 1945*
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Date: May 3, 1945*
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Battle Location: Okinawa Island*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs US Army (Defend)*
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Description:
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General Ushijima, Japanese Commander on Okinawa has played a superb defensive game against the invading Americans. Enthused by his success and in the heat of the moment, he has decided to go on the offensive. He will use artillery barrages, amphibious assaults and frontal attacks to break the American will. In a swift reversal of strategy, he has ordered an attack.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Wild Bill Wilder (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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You've been very busy............

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Many more to come, i'm on a roll :fire::fire::fire::fire:

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Fun scenario but I found some minor map errors.

46,27 should be a wooden bridge but it is a ford.




11,27 and 14, 27 should be a stone bridge but they are shallow water hexes.


Please keep these coming.

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Same problem in the next scenario (Hankow). The wooden bridge is coded as a ford.

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Yes, had some trouble with the editor there and preferred it to make it that way. The bridges are crossable in both scenarios though.

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Plantation Waltz, Jan 1942*
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Date: January 7, 1942*
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Battle Location: North of the Slim River, Malaya*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs India (Defend)*
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Description:
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The British Army had been thrown back form it's defensive positions in northern Malaya, where it was sharply defeated by Japanese armour and superior staff operations. The British attempted to implement a delaying strategy, retreating slowly in the direction of Singapore. 12th Brigade of 11th Indian Division dug into defensive positions along the Trunk Road north of the Slim Plantation. This area laid in defile between hilly jungle terrain, assumed to be impenetrable. 42 Regiment, supported by armour from 6 Tank Regiment, chose to implement the same tactics that had defeated the British to the north. Two flanking columns were detached to either side of the Trunk road, and sent around the enemy defensive positions, while the remainder of the attacking force drove against the Colonial and British troops in a holding attack. The British, taken hit from all sides at once fell apart.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Mitch Hagmaier (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Lambeti Plantation, June 1943*
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Date: June 28, 1943*
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Battle Location: Lambeti Plantation near Viru Harbor, New Georgia, Solomon Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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On the night of June 27th, men of the 4th Marine Raider Battalion started out from Segi Point and landed near Lambeti Plantation in total darkness right under the Japanese noses. On the morning of the 28th, Lt. Col. Michael S. Currin's men advanced on what was believed to be a small Japanese garrison in the area.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Darwin "Whiterook" Barnes (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Tarawa's Crimson Tides 1943*
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Date: November 20, 1943*
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Battle Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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In early 1943, the Japanese had established a protective perimeter around their homeland consisting of several island constellations. A key to the United Stated success in the Pacific was a strategy of island hopping. By leapfroging Japanese held islands, Japanese garrisons where isolated from Japanese supply sources. Tarawa is on record as the first U.S. amphibious assault on a defend atoll. 1,009 Marines would die when their landing boats hung up on an undisclosed reef forcing them to wade hundreds of yards, in chest deep water, to shore. The tragic mistakes made at Tarawa directly affected the success at Normandy and throughout the Pacific Theatre. When the few Japanese prisoners were asked if there was a moment when their moral flagged, they answered, "yes - when the dying Marine just kept coming." Tarawa, in ratio between casualties and troops engaged, ranks among the costliest battles in american history.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Mel Smith (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Kwangtung, China, 10 Mar 1940*
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Date: March 10, 1940*
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Battle Location: Kwangtung, South-Central China*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs Nationalist China (Defend)*
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Description:
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In an effort to secure southern China & liberate more improvished Chinese, the Imperial Japanese Army launched an amphibious assault near Kwangtung. They expected minimal resistance to this surprise move & hoped that many Chinese would welcome the change in their local government. The commander of a key Japanese formation was ordered to advance from the beach & secure the nearby hills.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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All good stuff. Thanks !

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A few more "conversions" of the Pacific Theatre coming in due time..:fire::fire::fire:

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I see you got the chance to use the new coconut grove sets. ...

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I thoroughly enjoyed this scenario, but the deployment of the USMC forces is terrible.

You have a company of Marine Raiders supported by tanks and armored cars, plenty of room to maneuver, and thus, the initiative. What you don't have is arty or air, beyond a single light mortar team.

What the IJA have is a dug-in rifle company supported by heavy MGs, field guns, and mortars. Moreover, the defense is multi-tiered, and it's a tough nut to crack.

Instead of attacking this Japanese line at a single point with everything you have, your forces are thinly spread, attacking it along its length.

Consequently, I took a lot of casualties, one platoon being so badly mauled it was effectively out of the fight because they couldn't move with all the suppression. I eventually turned the battle when the forces in the north, supported by tanks, were able to capture the Japanese HQ area and then link up with the forces in the south. I ended the fight with 41 casualties, no vehicles lost, and 129 Japanese casualties.

I know how it is with these old scenarios.. in SP1, you could almost walk over defensive positions in some scenarios. However, in SPWW2, things are much closer to real life and it's not a cakewalk. I think I would fairly easily destroy the AI if I played this scenario as the IJA defender. If you ever redo this scenario, I'd change up the deployments for the USMC.

Isn't this the type of feedback I said I'd give months ago :D I have some AARs written up for the first set of Pacific scenarios you posted.. I just never got around to getting them to you. I'll rectify that failing of mine soon.

Great work, Jose, I love these walks down memory lane.

Matt

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Thanks Matt, no problem with those AARs, i just wanted to get the ball rolling with the scenario conversions, it was something i couldn't postpone any further and had to start doing as a tribute for Steel Panthers. :up:

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We do charge more than the original game for vehicle movement through woods, and for all through fields for instance. Therefore scenarios with dense wood (or jungles) probably need a time boost, as do those with lots of fields.

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IMHO it's "a good thing"(tm) that scenarios aren't delivered gift-wrapped and predictable. I ASSUME the deployment matches the original closely and yes MUCH has change to the code since SP1 but 41 friendly casualties, no vehicles lost, and 129 enemy casualties in an attack is hardly a "bad" outcome even IF the initial Raiders deployment is "terrible"..it may have been that way in RL...we don't know but field commanders are rarely if ever given ideal conditions to tactical problems so if this scenario is an exercise in creative tactical thinking all I can say is "good".:up::up:.......and " don't change a thing.......:D


as for
it's an EXTREMELY RARE scenario that can be played out equally from both sides. It's hard enough getting it to work in one direction let alone two and if it would be easy to play as the Japanese then you have a good newbie beginners scenario and from the USMC a moderately difficult one for experienced players


Don

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Lingayen, Philippines, 22 Dec 41*
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Date: December 22, 1941*
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Battle Location: Lingayen Bay, Philippines*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs USA (Defend)*
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Description:
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The War in the Pacific had been a great success for Japan. The US Clark Air Field Was in flames & their navy had been dispersed. As part of the Japanese 48th Infantry Division, a key battle group assigned to invade the Philippines by assaulting Lingayen Bay. They were ordered to capture several hills & a crossroads. Latest intelligence reports available to the Japanese indicated that the beaches were lightly defended & that the defenders had no armour present.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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River of Red, Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, 23rd of October 1942*
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Date: October 23, 1942*
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Battle Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands*
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Battle Type: Japan (Assault) vs USMC (Defend)*
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Description:
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On the 20th of October, General Sumiyoshi began probing the US defences on the Matanikau River held by the 3rd Battalion, Us 1st Marine Division. This was the 3rd attack on the river line with tanks advacing across the wide sand bars & was to coincide with support from another company of tanks, but this support never appeared. With dogged determintation, the Japanese attacked. But only a single tank breached the US lines. The Japanese losses were heavy: some 600 men were killed trying to cross the river..*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Design by: Unknown (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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The Fall of Meiktila, IV Corps, 225th Tank Brigade. 28th of February 1945*
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Date: February 28, 1945*
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Battle Location: Meiktila, Central Burma*
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Battle Type: UK (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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British Fourteenth Army has pulled off a great coup, having convinced the Japanese of Burma Area Army that IV Corps had been committed along the Irrawaddy north of Mandalay. In fact, the veteran units composing IV Corps had been secretly and skillfully shifted nearly a hundred miles south of their supposed location. The armour of 225th Tank Brigade easily punched through the local Japanese screens on that stretch of the Irrawaddy River. Having burst into operational manouvering space, Pert's 255 Tank Brigade and Cohen's 7th Indian Division charged deep into the Japanese rear, aiming for the rail hub and supply center of Meiktila. On the 28th of February, the Shermans and Daimlers of 255 Tank Brigade swept around the northern flank of the garrison at Meiktila and assaulted the city from the east. The poorly equipped Japanese fought house-to-house, throwing suicide squads equipped with pole charges and molotov cocktails against the attacking British and Colonial Troops.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Original Design by: Mitch Hagmaeir (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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Charlie Dog Ridge, 25th of February 1945*
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Date: February 28, 1945*
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Battle Location: Volcano Islands, Iwo Jima*
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Battle Type: USMC (Assault) vs Japan (Defend)*
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Description:
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The 1st Japanese-held airfield on Iwo Jima was taken with relative ease, but not the 2nd one. Even with Mount Suribachi taken, enemy resistance to the north was still better. A series of craggy plateaux filled with treacherous narrow ravines made getting to the enemy a nightmare for the US Marines. The 1st Battalion of the 24th Regiment was given the task of taking the heavily fortified Charlie Dog Ridge, which was just to the southeast of Airfield Number 2.*
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Notes: Converted/adapted by Jose Logrono from the original 1995 Steel Panthers wargame.*
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Original Design by: Wild Bill Wilder (Scenario found in Hapshott's Steel Panthers scenario collection @ www.alternatewars.com/Games/SP/SPanthers.htm).**

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All of these are great. Your efforts are much appreciated and all will be included in the next upgrade.

Don