3 things I'm tired of

[Crossroads]

Petri - you misinterpret what I stated. I was referencing multiple Japanese platoons, in a single hex, utilizing combined direct fire attacks with artillery barrages to counter attack the American forces... not a single Japanese platoon successfully counter attacking against superior American units. Also, as I stated earlier, this was strictly indirect fire followed up with combined direct fire attacks. No close assaults were involved in these localized Japanese counter attacks.

Cheers Mike, no, I was just unable to present my thoughts in a clear manner. As I haven't played the Manila scenario (which as you stated required EA=ON to balance it), I was just comparing it to *Rubble, where it was easy to resist the Brits via barraging the hexes in the front of defenders, disrupt the remaining unit(s) that were still not disrupted, then commit one of the defending platoons to an EA=OFF assault, which unevitably threw the attackers back.

I was just wondering would that not have been possible with Manila.

But, as I have not played it I will save my comments until I have!

Cheers all for a good discussion on my behalf as well