All,
It's 0600 on 1 Feb 1990, and 1st Marine Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, has been tasked with a forced entry operation, coming over the beach at Playa Colorada (on the western end of the island), held by elements of the 27th Infantry Company, 3rd Cuban Infantry Battalion. Unfortunately for the Marines, the enemy was tipped off by local fishermen regarding the strange ships lying close off shore, and so the regime forces are ready and waiting when the Marines arrive.
In the overall scheme of things, CLA SOF Squadron B knocked out a radar site (1) in an attempt to mask the landing force, but local fishermen warned the regime forces, elements of the enemy 3rd Infantry Battalion, of the foreign ships, and so the enemy at Playa Colorada (5) are waiting for the CLA Marines. 2nd Para Bn has already dropped and seized a key bridge (3) to protect the beachhead from the enemy's Pinar del Rio garrison just to the east.
The Marine landing force: Command Stand, six rifle teams, a SMAW team, a 60mm mortar team, a light machine gun team (what the hell? I don't see them in the pic), and a single leader figure representing the Battalion commander.
The enemy force, Cuban Army regulars of the 27th Infantry Company. They're ready and willing, but are hurt by a lack of dedicated anti-armor weapons. They have a Command Stand, six rifle stands (three with RPG attachments), an MG team, and an 82mm mortar team.
The battlefield, north is left, with the Marines landing from the west (bottom) and the regime force defending in the east (top). The enemy is dug in and ready.
Track 3 hits a @#$% landmine; inconceivable! To see the whole fight, please check the blog at:
linkI played three more games today (Saturday), so more to come.
V/R,
Jack
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