RS: The Battle of Hainan Island (Revised)!

[Kool Kat]

Paul:

I would greatly appreciate, that in the future, when you or any other player, has criticisms of a submitted H2H scenario...that out of courtesy to the designer, you first reach out to the designer "offline" in an email or PM. Dialogue privately with the scenario designer first before posting to the public forums. Also, a completed and submitted H2H report on a test game, is an excellent menu to post your feedback and comments on a H2H scenario. Thanks! :)

However, since you posted to my thread, I'll reply to your criticisms here too.

Gary and I are playing again.

I am playing two test games. One game as the Japanese. The other game as the Chinese.

I have fired at the Japanese troops several times with the KMT regulars from adjacent hex and always no effect.

I have used combined (multiple units) KMT regular direct fire attacks against the Japanese troops... and have been able to achieve disruptions, retreats, and sometimes a strength loss.

I do not have air support. There was a message the said air something recalled.

As the Chinese, I DO have one (1) airstrike. I've been able to use it effectively against the packed Japanese landing barges. I do ensure that I have both a LOS and enemy units near the target hex so my air strike does not get recalled.

The pack horses barely move.

My pack horses move 6 hexes along a path when I double time them... which is 1 hex faster than any infantry unit that double times. Except for the Chinese armored car, both pack horses, and wagons, (when double timed), are the fastest "vehicular units" in the Chinese OOB.

What is in the junk lasted long enough to take one op fire to no effect from adjacent hex.

I keep my "Dare to Die" squad stacked with other Chinese units... and only utilize it's fantastic close assault attack against disrupted Japanese units.

Also, in a test game with Ashley, my Chinese have managed to inflict numerous casualties against the Japanese... utilizing the airstrike, mortar attacks, and mounting localized counterattacks at Japanese troops on the landing beaches... In fact, I'm seriously considering reducing the Chinese defenses in my next version.

Paul - you may wish to re-examine your tactics in the test game with Gary. :)