Battle of Saipan

Great solo game.

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Absolutely brilliant, one of my favourites

This is a battalion-level simulation and it's a bit more straightforward than other Pacific battles in the Conflict Series. Keeping your troops supplied plays a role, of course, but there's no enemy navy trying to sink your supply ships; even so, I had to have my HQ units loot supplies a few times (each) to avoid running out. As you advance north, the island narrows and you'll probably find that while you were struggling at first, you have more troops than you can get to the action towards the end, especially because the terrain is pretty constricting. It's interesting to read the names of the auxiliary units the Japanese throw at you as they run out of combat units, from tank units without tanks to airfield and port maintenance crews. All in all, not the most attention-grabbing in the Conflict Series, nor particularly challenging, but a solid entry in an outstanding series.

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Classical wargame lovers should enjoy this title. Be prepared for the long fight!

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An excellent complement to Joni's other WW I I Pacific campaign game.

Apart from one really tough battle at Harbor, the American forces won very easily. Will be more if a challenge at a harder level than normal. Good game.

Good game.. The p47's however are absolutely useless coming in on the opposite side of the map.. And moving one hex per turn....this is now fixed thank you

Battle of Saipan began on 15 June 1944, not April.

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