#45_1126_1: Counterattack at Okuchi - PzC 22 Japan '45

26 November 1945 - Size, Medium - Location: Southern Kyushu, Japan - Intended for Head to Head or Solo play as the Japanese side. For Solo Victory Conditions see the file "J45-Solo-Vic-Cond.pdf" in the main game folder. Narrative: Japanese High Command was most anxious to launch an attack on the Allied forces guarding the western side of Mt. Kirishima. To this end they chose the 57th and 25th Divisions and three independent brigades to launch an attack on the 24th of November. The attack caught the Marines off guard. Soon the lines had been infiltrated and the situation at the front became total chaos. The fine leadership of the Marines held them in good stead, though, and it was not long before reinforcements arrived to help bolster the sagging line. The fight continued on for three days with the Japanese penetrating as far south as Tsuruda and Kurino. The Allies were barely able to put together a line and once the Japanese had shot their bolt the Allies were able to push them back to the north. Both sides lost heavily in the engagement. It would not be the last time that the Japanese would make a bid to dislodge the Marines from the Mt. Kirishima area.