After the failed Japanese counterattack in March, the action on Bougainville settled into smaller scale warfare as the Americans probed the enemy from their well-established perimeter. Aerial photographs revealed the presence of a recently built corduroy road to the east of the 132nd Regiment. A Company reinforced by a platoon of jungle-wise Fijian Scouts were dispatched on a ling range reconnaissance patrol in force to search the area. The road was discovered, and the patrol followed it south towards Empress Augusta Bay.
Attacker: American (Company A, Americal Division, 132rd Infantry Regiment (Reinforced) and Fijian Scouts)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of HQ and 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th South Seas Garrison)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Misc Rules:
A: Fijians = Stealthy, -2 DRM on search attempts, Stray like Partisans w D: Pillbox2
A corduroy road or log road is a type of road made by placing sand-covered logs, sometimes known as "punchings," perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy area.
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