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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:06:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		He called his men back up the slope and into the trenches from where he directed fire down onto the Canadian mortars…suffering more casualties as rifle fire erupted from the pass…

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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:11:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Meanwhile, LTC Haga directed machinegun fire onto the ridgeline…without success. The defenders were highly spirited and well trained.




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:20:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		CPT Murakami directed his men up. With sword drawn and pistol in hand, he jumped up and called “Banzaii!!”. His men followed him; their gear rattling now that it had loosened with all their movement. LTC Haga could not see them, but he imagined their bayonets gleaming and Murakami’s soldiers driving forward as crazed as their leader… and he smiled.





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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:22:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		He drove his men south and east along Nakatani’s left flank to descend on the Canadian mortarmen with demonic frenzy…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:27:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Murakami’s 2nd Company chased the mortarmen south into some jungle, but were not able to harm them much…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:31:43 PM   
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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:35:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Meanwhile, CPT Abe and 4th/229th Company were completely stuck. The Canadian left flank had proved to be too difficult to break. CPT Abe could feel his spirit drop. Elation and adrenaline just minutes earlier, were turning into profound disappointment. From his positions in the jungle, he talked himself out of the closing despair…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:40:34 PM   
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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:43:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		CPT Murakami now turned his company’s attention on the 2 Canadian MG teams that had been peppering elements of the 229th with fire ever since they had come within their lines of sight through the fog…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:48:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Still in their banzai frenzy, they charged out of the kunai grass and into the open field, directly into the muzzles of the 2 machineguns…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/17/2015 4:50:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		And he did it! Murakami had charged straight up the mountain. Almost without stop. His men had swept away what resistance they encountered, pass Nakatani, and MAJ Kamishiro, had chased away the Canadian mortars, and the machineguns, and had come around the enemy’s rear! The 1st/229th was now in position to surround, isolate, and destroy the remaining Canadians!




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/18/2015 12:10:38 AM   
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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/18/2015 10:44:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		I know I said I intended to stay in character, and not make this an AAR in the strict sense of that acronym; but at this point I think the DAR warrants a brief comment. I really like how the CS has simulated the nationalities--certainly, at least, the Japanese. I employed a fix and maneuver ground tactic while holding one company in reserve. So far, that's been what it has been to many military units throughout history: a success. I also tried to keep or move the artillery in overwatch. And regarding the mortars, it's been a success for LTC Haga. But as for the rest of the artillery, 2 things have conspired to render the effort rather fruitless. 1) Japanese policy of using certain indirect-fire capable guns solely in a direct-fire capacity; and 2) the dense fog, which for at least one turn, has dropped visibility to as little as 500 meters. Finally, the Japanese soldier in CS. The Banzai charges have been in my opinion the single most determining factor in this scenario. Without it, I doubt LTC Haga could have made it up this mountainside as fast as he has. Of course, he's paid a price. The casualties are horrendous. All that to say this: I find this game to rather accurately simulate everything I've read about Japanese military tactical doctrine.

That's it for now. I'll step back into character again...
I hope you enjoy the rest of this DAR!

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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/19/2015 3:19:07 PM   
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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:29:37 AM   
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Once again the morning fog became denser, and descended into every hollow, every crevice. Maximum visibility decreased to barely 500 meters. And just as 2nd Company emerged from the kunai and overran the Canadian machine gunners, its soldiers and CPT Murakami became very aware that they had emerged onto a large expanse of open ground. A plateau of sorts. They stood in the middle of the soft dirt road that led through the pass at the top of the mountain, beyond which was the Tai Tam Reservoir. They stood there for what seemed an eternity as they suddenly realized how exposed they were. Looking around, CPT Murakami was able to see sudden flashes—bursts of fire—like firecrackers against the white backdrop of the thick fog. And for a moment, it felt as if he could close his eyes and be home. But it was not to be so, because the flashes of light were erupting from muzzles and rifle barrels. Small arms fire. And the bullets ripped through his body tearing it apart. Blood flowing. Bones shattering. Lungs emptying. Murakami was dead before his body hit the ground. Along with him, 1st Platoon also fell. Completely decimated. The Canadians were not finished. Not by far. And they regrouped and attempted to sweep the road clear of the rest of Murakami’s 2nd Company with a massed assault. But they failed. The remaining 70 Japanese soldiers of 2nd/229th dropped prone, chambered rounds and fired, or stood and fought with their bayonets, and repelled the Canadian assault…MAJ Kamishiru also led his 50 remaining soldiers as they too repulsed a Canadian counter-attack!





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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:33:25 AM   
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The guns were finally in place! With several clear targets along the high ridgeline! And their reports thundered and roared; their crews working feverishly to make a difference for their comrades…





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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:37:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		LTC Haga scanned the ridgeline. From where he was, he could not see the massacre that Murakami and his company were enduring, but he could hear the distinct sounds of hand to hand combat and the crescendo of small arms fire. His weathered hands were trembling now; exhausted from the running, the emotion, and the responsibility. Mostly the responsibility of all these men. His runners had given him an idea of the scope of casualties: over 500 killed or wounded. And still the filthy Canadian pigs held their positions! Suddenly, and without much thought, he bolted up the mountain. He would try to be the point of the spear—as he knew he should have been from the start!




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:41:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		MAJ Kamishiru’s 2 reduced platoons (50 men) were also short of supply. “But you have your bayonets! And you have your spirit! Now then…assemble your hearts! Gather your courage!”…”and lets wipe this mountain clean of the cowardly swine!” he called out as he ran forward in yet another reckless Banzai charge against the Canadian platoon that seemed to have become a brick wall to him…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:46:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		The first assault was repulsed, and the resolve of the men of 1st Company seemed to wane for a moment. Some turned and looked at MAJ Kamishiru for approval to withdraw, but he did not regard them. Instead, the rabid leader tore ahead; past soldier after soldier. Past enemy soldier, and then another, hacking at them; leveling his pistol first at one enemy face, and then another, turning only to glare at his men in disdain and contempt for not being ahead of him. He had resolved to take this position himself if he had to…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:48:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		In the end, MAJ Kamishiru and the remnants of 1st Company succeeded. They were able to scare the defenders from their trenches and further up the mountain…

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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:51:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		CPT Nakatani too, would lead another Banzai attack. He too had just 50 men to do it with, but the terrain was in his favor now. From his perch 50 meters above the reduced and disrupted Canadian rifle platoon, Nakatani would bring death…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:55:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nakatani’s men attacked and were swatted back, only to have Nakatani threaten them with his pistol and sword, compelling them to renew their effort. Twice more this dance occurred before the stubborn defenders were forced to retreat after suffering the loss of about 7 men…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 1:58:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		Meanwhile, the remnants of Murakami’s 2nd Company was able to fire at the Canadians now amassed in the light jungle just east of their positions and cause the retreat of at least 2 platoons…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 2:01:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		CPT Abe was also able to direct fire from his positions and force the retreat of some defenders…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 5/24/2015 2:04:27 AM   
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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 6/7/2015 7:31:33 PM   
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MAJ Kamishiru, fatigued and sweating, his heartbeat racing, squatted in the bottom of the trench at the crossroads pass, exactly between Canadian positions overlooking him and his remaining good order platoon. His company was down to just 2 platoons now: reduced, and one over 300 meters behind his current position. Kamishiru considered his situation as the fog slowly invaded the trench. He had little choice now but to wait for support. Perhaps from LTC Haga who was about 100 meters northeast. Or perhaps from the artillery guns? He didn’t know, and he was very tired…





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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 6/7/2015 7:37:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		LTC Haga surveyed the high ground above him. He could see an enemy platoon that had reoccupied the trenches east and directly above the crossroads when CPT Nakatani had assaulted the positions south of the crossroads. He was tired and angry. His battalion was evaporating in front of him. And with the loss of CPT Murakami, he was now also more than a little discouraged. “Fix your guns on those positions”, said Haga to the 2nd MG PLT. He would direct the fire of the four powerful 7.7mm machineguns on the enemy now preparing to focus on MAJ Kamishiru and his remaining soldiers…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 6/7/2015 7:42:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Haga’s fire was not able to dislodge the Canadians, but it did manage to launch them into confusion.

Meanwhile, CPT Abe’s MG Plt continued its fire on the stubborn defenders on the high ridge—the same enemy that had so successfully stopped CPT Abe’s advance…





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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 6/7/2015 7:46:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		As the machinegun barrels threatened to melt under the intense volume of fire, the Canadians simply hid behind the boulders and rocks and waited…




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RE: DAR Rearguard on Mt Butler - 6/8/2015 12:52:47 AM   
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