by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 10, 2024 | 1945, Armor, Artillery, Infantry, Jungle, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario
Iwo Jima - the Meat Grinder The “Meat Grinder” was a term used by U.S. Marines to describe a particularly brutal section of the Battle of Iwo Jima, fought from February to March 1945. Japanese forces had heavily fortified positions with bunkers, tunnels,...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1941, Artillery, Beach, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario
Wake Island The Battle of Wake Island occurred from December 8 to December 23, 1941, early in World War II. Just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces attempted to capture the small U.S. outpost on Wake Island in the central Pacific. Despite being...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1945, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario, Strategic
Sugar Loaf and Half Moon The Battle of Sugar Loaf and Half Moon took place during the Battle of Okinawa in May 1945, one of the final and bloodiest battles of World War II. Sugar Loaf Hill and Half Moon Hill were heavily fortified Japanese positions that U.S. Marines...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1943, Armor, Artillery, Infantry, Jungle, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario
Slopes of Mount Austen The Battle of the Slopes of Mount Austen (December 1942–January 1943) was a critical engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Mount Austen, a strategic high point on Guadalcanal, was vital for...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Memoir 44, Overlord Game, Pacific Theater, Scenario
Peleliu VP’s Card Balance Complexity Conditions Location Year Theater: Pacific Theater Campaign: Overlord? Codename Summary Allied Strategy Axis Strategy Author: Days of Wonder...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Infantry, Jungle, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario, Strategic
Japanese Counterattack The “Japanese Counter-Attack” phase refers to the counteroffensives launched by Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. One notable example occurred during the Battle of Guadalcanal, from August 1942 to February 1943. After U.S....
