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6th or 7th SPECIAL NAVAL LANDING FORCE

1943 FORTIFIED COMPANY (TARAWA)

HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS (2)

Regimental HQ

COMBAT PLATOONS

Regimental PlatoonINFANTRY (2)




WEAPON PLATOONS

SUPPORT PLATOONS

MACHINE-GUNS (4)Machine-gun Platoon

RECONNAISSANCE (3) ARTILLERY (4)Mortar Platoon

ARTILLERY (5)Anti-Tank Platoon

FIELD FORTIFICATION (5)Bunkers, Mines and Barbed wire

ARMOUR (6)Tank Platoon

ARMOUR (6)Tank Platoon

ARTILLERY (7)Field Artillery Battery

ARTILLERY (7)Heavy Naval Artillery Battery

AIRCRAFT(9)Air Support

You must �eld the HQ and two Infantry Platoons.You may choose aditional Tanks, Artillery Support and Reserve.

You may choose between 6th and 7th Special Navy Force .6th rating is fearless veteran.7thth rating is con�dent veteran.

6th FEARLESSVETERAN

ANTI-AIR (8)Anti-Air Platoon

Recon PlatoonINFANTRY (3)

Engineer Platoon

7th CONFIDENTVETERAN

特別な海軍力

(3rd Special Base Force)

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HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS

Company Command Ri�e/MG team

LMG Type 96 team

AT GUN team AT GUN team

LMG Type 96 team

Sniper team

2iC Command Ri�e/MG team

COMBAT PLATOONS

Ri�e/MG teams Ri�e/MG teams

Ri�e/MG teamsRi�e/MG teams


LMG Type 96 team

HQ Command

Squad

Squad

Squad

SNLF Regimental Platoon

Company HQ 6th 40

Company HQ 7th 30

You may choose between 6th and 7th Special Navy Force.6th rating is fearless veteran.7th rating is con�dent veteran.

6th 7th CONFIDENTVETERAN

特別な海軍力

3 Squads 6th 260

3 Squads 7th 220

2 Squads 6th 180

2 Squads 7th 110

Add LMG team 25

Add Lung mines for each squad.

Light Mortar team


Add Sniper team 50

Add LMG team 25

Add SMG 5

Add AT Gun team 35

FEARLESSVETERAN

6th or 7th SPECIAL NAVAL LANDING FORCE(3rd Special Base Force)

2


Ri�e/MG teamsRi�e/MG teams

HQ Command

Squad

Squad

SNLF Recon Platoon


6th FEARLESSVETERAN 7th CONFIDENT

VETERAN

3

特別な海軍力

2 Squads 6th 230

2 Squads 7th 210

1 Squad 6th 115

1 Squad 7th 105

RECONNAISSANCE

INFANTRY 111th Pioneers/4th Construction

Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams Pioneer Ri�e/MG teams

Squad


Squad


Squad

3 Engineer Squads 220

2 Engineer Squads 150

1 Engineer Squad 75

Add Pioneer Supply 1.5-ton truck 25

HQ Command Engineer Platoon



Engineers are Pioneer Platoonswith Tank Assault 4


Type 3 HMG team

Section

Section

SNLF MG Platoon



VETERAN

4

特別な海軍力

2 Sections 6th 155

2 Sections 7th 135

1 Section 6th 80

1 Section 7th 70

WEAPON PLATOONSMACHINE-GUN PLATOON

ARTILLERY - MEDIUM MORTAR PLATOON

Command Ri�e/MG team

Mortar team

Section

Section

2 Mortar Sections 160

1 Mortar Section 70

HQ Command

Mortar team Mortar team

Mortar team Mortar team Mortar team

SNLF Medium Mortar Platoon


HQ Command

1943 FORTIFIED COMPANY TARAWA

Observer Ri�e/MG team

Add Observer 15

Type 3 HMG team

Type 3 HMG team Type 3 HMG team




VETERAN

特別な海軍力

SUPPORT PLATOONS

FIELD FORTIFICATIONS

HMG Bunker

Forti�cation

2 Forti�cations 180

1 Forti�cation 90

Field Forti�cations


Add 2 Mine Fields 100

Add 1 Mine Field 50

ANTI-TANK PLATOON


Type 94 37mm gun

Squad

Squad

2 Gun Sections 6th 200


1 Gun Section 7th 80


HQ CommandSNLF Anti-tank Platoon

Type 94 37mm gun Type 94 37mm gun

Type 94 37mm gunType 94 37mm gunType 94 37mm gun Use rapid �re rule.

Forti�cation

HMG Bunker

Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

Mine Field

Mine Field


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6th SUPPORT CONFIDENTVETERAN

特別な海軍力

SUPPORT PLATOONS


NAVY ARMOURED FORCE PLATOON

Command Type 95 HA-Go

Squad

Squad

Squad

Squad

2 Armoured Platoons 410



1 Armoured Platoon 200

Navy Armoured Force Platoon

Type 95 Ha-Go Type 95 Ha-Go

Type 95 Ha-GoType 95 Ha-Go







2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Platoons 360

1 Ka-Mi Amphibious Platoons 180

Originally no amphibious platoons were deployed on Betio. It was planned to sent Ka-Mi tanks to all forti�ed SNLF companies on islands.

In Tarawa 14 Ha-Go tanks of the Sasebo 7th were available at time at the battle on Betio Island. 11 of them were destroyed, three were abandoned.

Amphibious PlatoonSquad

Squad

Type 2 Ka-MiType 2 Ka-Mi

Type 2 Ka-MiType 2 Ka-Mi

Command Type2 Ka-Mi

Command Type 2 Ka-Mi

AMPHIBIOUS PLATOON


All Support platoons arerated as con�dent veteran.

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SUPPORT PLATOONS

HEAVY NAVAL ARTILLERY BATTERY


FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY


Type 38 75 mm gun

Type 38 75 mm gun Type 38 75 mm gun

Type 38 75 mm gun

Gun section

Gun section





HQ CommandSNLF Field Artillery Battery

Use Fireburst rule, cannot deployedin ambush or surprise.

Observer Ri�e/MG team




Gun section

Gun section

2 Gun Sections 380

1 Gun Section 200

HQ Command

Heavy Naval Artillery BatteryObserver Ri�e/MG team


These guns were totally knocked out by battleship and destroyer gun �re in the pre-bombardment of the battle.

SUPPORT CONFIDENTVETERAN



Add Observer 15

Add Observer 15

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8

特別な海軍力

SUPPORT PLATOONS

AIRCRAFT


ANTI-AIR PLATOON


Type 38 75 mm gun


Type 38 75 mm gun

Gun section

Gun section

2 Gun Sections 260

1 Gun Section 140

HQ CommandSNLF Anti-air platoon

Mitsubishi A6M “Zero”

Mitsubishi G4M “Betty Bomber”

Sporadic 1 Flight A6M “Zero” 90

1 Flight “Betty Bomber” 100

Air support

These guns caused heavy casualtieson the LVTs and could not be silencedby naval gun pre-bombardment.

There was no air support at Betio Island,as all available planes where destroyedby the naval gun �re in the pre-bombardment.


SUPPORT CONFIDENTVETERAN



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THE JAPANESE 3rd SPECIAL BASE FORCE ON TARAWA



The Special Naval Landing Force was the marine component of the IJN. Compared with the ImperialJapanese Army they were highly trained with better discipline and had a small unit leadership. The 3rd Special Base Defense Force was assigned to Tarawa in 1943 and had a strength of 1,112 men. They were reinforced by the 7th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force ( 1,497 men) in March 1943. It was commanded by Commander Takeo Sugai. This unit came with 14 Type 95 light tanks under the command of Ensign Ohtani.

The Battle of Tarawa (Betio) November 20 - 23, 1943

The Japanese command was made aware of the vulnerability and strategic signi�cance of the Gilbert Islands and in February 1943 the 6th Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force arrived to reinforce the island. Rear Admiral Tomanari Saichiro was an experienced engineer who directed the construction of the sophisticated defensive structures on Betio island. After arrival the 6th Yokosuka became a typical island garrison force and the unit's name was changed to the 3rd Special Base Defense Force. The goal in the Japanese defensive scheme was to stop the attackers in the water or pin them on the beaches. A series of fourteen coastal defense guns, including four large Vickers 8-inch guns, were deployed together with a number of pill boxes and �ring pits with an excellent �elds of �re over the water and sandy shore. At the interior on the island were the command post and a number of large shelters designed to protect defenders from air attack and bombardment. The island's defenses were not set up for a battle in depth across the island's interior. The Japanese worked intensely for nearly a year to fortify the island. About 1,247 men of the 111th Pioneers and 970 men of the Fourth Fleet's construction battalion were brought in to build the defence constructions. Nealy 1,200 of the men were Korean forced laborers. After a pre-bombardment of Battleships, the Marines started their attack from the lagoon at 09:00 a.m. on November, 20, but only the tracked LVT "Alligators" were able to get across. Half of the LVTs were knocked out of action by the end of the �rst day. Without rest and under constant withering enemy �re, the Marines attacked against the strongly defended Japanese positions. By the end of the �rst day, out of the 5,000 Marines put ashore 1,500 were dead or wounded.Operations along Red 2 and Red 3 on November, 21 were considerably more di�cult. By the early afternoon the Marines had crossed the airstrip and had occupied abandoned defensive works on the Southern side. The third day of the battle consisted primarily of holding existing lines and moving additional heavy equipment and tanks ashore. On November, 22 the Japanese forces formed up for a major night counterattack and lost most of their soldiers, but on day 3, on November 23, they even launched a �nal banzai charge with 300 Japanese remaing troops into the lines of the Marines. With help from Artillery and the destroyers USS Schroeder and USS Sigsbee, the Marines were able to beat back the last attack and the battle was over. About 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the �ghting on and around the small island of Betio.

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SPECIAL RULES FOR 3rd SPECIAL BASE FORCE ON TARAWA



The Special Naval Landing Force was the marine component of the IJN. Compared with the ImperialJapanese Army they were highly trained with better discipline and had a small unit leadership. The 3rd Special Base Defense Force was assigned to Tarawa in 1943 and had a strength of 1,112 men. They were reinforced by the 7th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force (1,497 men) in March 1943. It was commanded by Commander Takeo Sugai. This unit came with 14 Type 95 light tanks under the command of Ensign Ohtani.

BANZAI CHARGEIn Assault or Hand to Hand combat, japanese SNLF combat platoons hit on a 2+.If forced to fall back from defensive �re, it may roll for a Banzai motivation check, if passedthe Assault goes on, otherwise it falls back as normal or Assault does not happen.

SNLF-COMMANDCombat platoons may change their commanders if they are lost due to combat like in the “mission tactics rule” or may change a normal combat team to a command team.

HIDDEN MINEFIELDSYou may place mine�elds anywhere on the table during the game in the turn of your opponent, even in sea or surf zones. These mine�elds can be placed in the movement phase of your opponent. If any teams, tanks, guns, LVTs or boats end their movement on such a hidden mine�eld, it has to take a test on a hit of mines immediately.

DEFENDING THE ISLAND(Use this rule if you �ght an “ISLAND ATTACK MISSION”)All your platoons might be dugged in or in prepared positions in their gun emplacements.You even can dug in your tanks, but these tanks cannot move for the game anymore.Before the �rst turn you have to place your forti�cations, except mine�elds.

TO THE LAST MANCombat platoons of the SNLF may �ght to the last man and the “Last man standing rules” does not apply.

OTHER RULESYou may use known rules for the japanese like “Envelope” for infantry,“Duty to the End” and “Hip Shot” for tanks. Artillery may use the “Fire Burst” rule .

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JAPANESE ARSENAL ON TARAWA



TANKSType 95 Ha-Go Standard, Front: 1 Side: 1 Top: 1 - Turret MG, Hull MG, one-man turret “Type 94 37mm gun Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 2 AT: 5 FP: 4+Type 2 Ka-Mi Slow,20cm Front: 1 Side: 1 Top: 1 - Turret MG, Hull MG, one-man turret, amphibious tank “Type 94 37mm Range: 24” / 60cm ROF: 2 AT: 5 FP: 4+

TANK MGs: Range 40cm ROF: 3 AT: 2: FP: 6 - ROF 1 if other weapons �re

GUNSAT gun - man-packed, Range: 8”/20cm ROF:2 AT:7 FP: 5 - cannot shoot when pinned or movedType 3 HMG - man-packed, Range: 24”/60cm ROF:6 AT:2 FP: 6 - ROF 3 when pinned or movedType 94 37mm AT gun - light, Range: 24”/60cm ROF:3 AT:6 FP: 4+ - Gun Shield

Type 38 75mm gun - light, Range: 24”/60cm ROF:2 AT:6 FP: 3+ - Gun Shield, Smoke “ �reing bombardment: 40”/100cm AT:3 FP: 6 Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar - man-packed, 16”/40cm ROF:2 AT:2 FP: 6 - AA Mine Discharger “ �reing bombardment: 40”/100cm AT:3 FP: 6

Type 38 75mm - immobile, Range: 24”/100cm ROF:3 AT:11 FP: 3+ - Anti-AircraftType 89 122mm - immobile, Range: 30”/80cm ROF:3 AT:14 FP: 2+ - Breakthrough gun “ �reing bombardment: 80”/200cm AT:6 FP: 3+

INFANTRYSword team 4”/10cm ROF:1 AT:1 FP:6 - Hits on a 2+ in Assaults and has Tank Assault of 1Ri�e team 16”/40cm ROF:1 AT:2 FP:6Ri�e/MG team 16”/40cm ROF:2 AT:2 FP:6 - ROF 2 when pinnedLMG team 16”/40cm ROF:5 AT:2 FP:6 - ROF 2 when pinnedLight Mortar 16”/40cm ROF:1 AT:1 FP:4+ Lung mines (Nikuhaku) - human bullet, improvised Tank Assault 4Sta� team 16”/40cm ROF:1 AT:2 FP:6Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 3

FORTIFICATIONSHMG Bunker immobile 24”/60cm ROF: 6 AT: 2 FP: 6 - ROF 3 when pinned

AIRCRAFTA6M “Zero” : MG toHit: 2+ AT: 6 FP: 5+ Bombs: to Hit: 4+ AT: 5 FP: 2+Betty Bomber: MG toHit: 2+ AT: 6 FP: 5+ Bombs: to Hit: 3+ AT: 7 FP: 2+

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JAPANESE ARSENAL ON TARAWA



AMPHIBIOUS TANKTanks like the Japanese Ka-Mi may use this rule and may move into water.The speed of these tanks is 4”/10cm as in di�cult terrain. They may even �re with their main gun or MGs.

AA MINE DISCHARGERYou may use this as Anti-Aircraft gun with RANGE: 16”/40cm ROF:2 AT: 4 FP:5 +

The AA Mine Discharger was a Japanese anti-aircraft weapon �red by 81mm mortars.The device was a simple tube like an infantry mortar of 70 mm or 81 mm caliber. Instead of a standard mortar bomb, the projectile was a tube containing seven individual mines, each mine was equipped with a parachute. When �red, the mortar threw the shell to a range of 3,000 to 4,000 feet (900 to 1,200 m) and a maximum altitude of approximately 600 m. The shell ejected the mines at the top of its arc. They would then �oat down on their parachutes. They were fused to detonate on contact or after a �xed time period, damaging nearby aircraft.The weapon could also be used like a simple cluster bomb, by �ring over enemy troops.

LUNG MINES (improvised Anti-tank weapons)

In the years of World War Two, the Japanese developed a crude hand-thrown HEAT antitank grenade, and a suicide-weapon HEAT-warhead anti-tank grenade, the lunge mine, that was not launched or thrown, but rammed into the target like a bayonet. As well as the HEAT grenade , the Type 3. The Japanese also used large improvised bombs made with teapots and other salvaged material.

TYPE 100 SUBMACHINE GUNThe Type 100 submachine gun had a rate of �re of 800 rounds/min. Between 10,000 to 30,000 were built between 1942-1945.

TYPE 96 LIGHT MACHINE GUNThe Type 96 was a light machine gun used by the Japanese from 1936-1945.

TYPE 97 BOLT-ACRTION RIFLE (SNIPER RIFLE)The Type 97 was a Japanese bolt-action ri�e, based on the Type 38 ri�e. It used the Japanese designed 6.5×50mm Arisaka caliber cartridge which produced little recoil when �red. Its stopping power was reduced by the ri�e's 31 1/2 inch long barrel which slowed the bullet, and because the charge was light compared to the bullet's weight. It was built between 1937-1945.

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PACIFIC ISLAND ATTACK MISSIONRED BEACH 1

GREEN

BEA

CH

RED BEACH 2 RED BEACH 3

500 yds

500 m

1000 yds

1000 m

0

0

HQ

N

8”/20cm

HOW TO END THE BATTLEThe battle ends either:- at the end of the starting step of the allied turn 12- when the allied player starts any of their turns holding both objectives

The Japanese win:- if the allied player is still stuck in the beach zone at the end of his turn 6- if the Japanese hold both objectives at turn 12

The Allies win:- If they hold the Japanese objective

SEA ZONE 4”/10cm

SURF REEF ZONE 4”/10cm

BEACH ZONE 12”/30cm

ISLAND

8”/20cm

12”/30cm

4”/10cm

AttackerHalf your force (Wave 1, Wave 2)Sort your troops to the landing craftsDefenderPlace one Objective AttackerPlace your ObjectiveDefenderPlace your forti�cationsDeploy all your troops(prepared positions)

AttackerPreliminary Bombardment

Start �rst turn with the AttackerSet �rst Attacker wave 1 into SeazoneNormal shooting etc.

Defenders turn as usualAttackers turnSet wave 2 into Sea ZoneSet wave 1 into Surf Reef ZoneNormal shooting etc.Defenders turn as usual

Attackers turnSet wave 2 into Surf Reef ZoneSet wave 1 into Beach ZoneNormal movement for wave 1etc. (till the end of the game)

Preliminary Bobardment (Battleships)The Attacker rolls a to hit of 4+ on every enemy team on the table. The Defender has a normal save.

8”/20cm

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