#45_1104_8: Operation Olympic - Beaches to Linkup - PzC 22 Japan '45

Date: November 4, 1945 - Size, Large - Location: Southern Kyushu, Japan - Intended for Head to Head or Solo play as the Allied side. For Solo Victory Conditions see the file "J45-Solo-Vic-Cond.pdf" in the main game folder. Narrative: This scenario covers the first thirteen days of the invasion from the landings at the beaches to the expected linkup of the three US corps. Campaign Recap: With the initial losses from stubborn Japanese resistance things did not go well and by the end of the fourth day it didn't look like the Allied goals would be met. The XI Corps at Ariake Bay had faced a determined counterattack by the 77th Division and 98th Independent Brigade which had taken all they had to halt it from breaking through their lines and seizing the beachhead. The USMC forces had broken out and had taken Kagashima by the 6th. The 2nd Marine Division had landed and pressed on to Kamo but reinforcements had arrived to check their further advance. By the 7th the Marines had combined to decimate most of the beach divisions but were unable to press onward to link up with the XI Corps. Over to the east the I Corps had been checked in their advance from the beaches by the arrival of a crack 25th Infantry Division and two tank brigades. Their plan had been to link up with the XI Corps at Miyakonojo but both corps were unable to meet the deadline. Can you as the Allied do any better or will your Japanese opponent check any further advance by your forces?