#45_1123_1: Assault on Mt. Kirishima - Part 2 - PzC 22 Japan '45

Date: November 23, 1945 - Size, Medium - Location: Southern Kyushu, Japan - Intended for Head to Head or Solo play as either side. For Solo Victory Conditions see the file "J45-Solo-Vic-Cond.pdf" in the main game folder. Narrative: "Once more into the breach" - The US forces were not to be denied and despite not being able to take the Mt. Kirishima position they had gained a toehold on three sides of the mountain. Now with the fresh 98th Infantry Division from the floating reserve to help the Americans were able to totally surround the position. After a hard two days fight they were able to wrest the mountain from the weary Japanese. Only 36 prisoners were taken so defiant did the defenders fight to hold their positions to the death. The operation for the four days of fighting cost the US forces over 4,500 casualties. Fittingly the same Marine squad that raised the flag on Mt. Surabachi also did the same here as well. Note: the US division artillery is FIXED to depict the difficult of setting it up in the terrain of the area. The various trails on the mountain are tunnels which the Japanese had dug for the defense. The US forces benefited from them as well during the assault preferring to keep them open rather than use explosives to close them off. The US division artillery has "Stockpiled" status denoting the additional supplies that were brought in to support the attack.