Hurricane on Biak - The Matrix Games version of Rising Sun

Mokmer, 11km ESE of Bosnek, Biak Island off northern coast of New Guinea: [Best played against Human opponent] In the final days of the campaign for New Guinea, the smaller islands off the northern coast had to be secured before American troops under General MacArthur could take the next step toward their goal, the Philippines. One of the larger of these was Biak, east of the Vogelkop Peninsula, garrisoned by the Japanese reinforced 222nd Infantry Regiment and support elements from the 36th Division. Once ashore near Bosnek on May 27th, the 41st Infantry Division's 162nd RCT, part of Hurricane Task Force, advanced west to seize the three airstrips northwest of Mokmer. Late on the 28th, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions brushed through light resistance along the coast road between the sea and a long terrace of high escarpment, supported by a few pieces of armor from the 603rd Tank Battalion. Suddenly, Japanese tanks appeared followed by a column of infantry taking the 3rd Battalion GIs by surprise, beginning an infantry melee and the first battle involving tanks on both sides in the southwest Pacific.