Additional Map for BRT module

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Kevin, that is real cool! With the release of RS maybe more newbies will dabble with this HASL.
Thanks for posting this!
 
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Tooz said:
Kevin, that is real cool! With the release of RS maybe more newbies will dabble with this HASL.
Thanks for posting this!
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Glad to be of assistance.

Just want everyone to have what is available from the internet..... (I won't Thank Al Gore either).....
 
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Its an interesting add on, the main part is to add in the other 2 8 inch guns on the tail of the parrot.

Make sure you post up the short file on how to modify the BR:T CGs to accomodate the extended map.

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Got this map and the modifications. Makes a very interesting 'improvement' to the BRT CG. What I like is that the Marines receive the two extra battalions which were not included in the original CG to make up the full division. With the extras you have the whole atoll and the whole division attacking it. Superb!
 
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Honza said:
Got this map and the modifications. Makes a very interesting 'improvement' to the BRT CG. What I like is that the Marines receive the two extra battalions which were not included in the original CG to make up the full division. With the extras you have the whole atoll and the whole division attacking it. Superb!
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not quite the whole division. you are still out of luck on the last 2 BLTs. One was held by HM Smith himself as floating Amph Corps Reserve near Makin; the other was almost lost to a man on trying to cross the reefline from their LCP's. But otherwise you do get the rest of the 2nd Mar Div in all its glory, and a good glimpse at how units were combat loaded aboard the APAs and AKs.

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So the 2nd Division had 10 Battalions in total? BRT uses 6 of them, and with the extended Tarawa rules/map I guess you could add 1-3 extra ones (if the 10th was a reserve which did not see combat).
 
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Utmost Savagery by Lt Col Alexander is the best resource I know for the OoB of the Amphib Corps as it entered the Tarawa Atoll that November. His research is impeccably accurate and well done on this point. History of USMC Operation in WW 2 ( The red books) list the following...

2nd Mar Div as of Nov 1st, 1943 was as assigned by HQMC to consist of the following units, and to be committed to the battle in Operation Galvanic :

"APPENDIX G
Marine Task Organization and Command List



MARINE GROUND UNITS
A. GILBERT ISLANDS2
(13 November-8 December 1943)

V Amphibious Corps
(20-25Nov43)

CG MajGen Holland M. Smith
CofS BGen Graves B. Erskine
C-1 LtCol Albert F. Metze
C-2 LtCol St. Julien R. Marshall
C-3 Col Peter P. Schrider
C-4 Col Raymond E. Knapp

V Corps Headquarters and Service Battalion
(20-25Nov43)
CO Maj Thomas R. Wert

V Corps Reconnaissance Company
(18Nov-3Dec43)
CO Capt James L. Jones

2d Airdrome Battalion
(21 Aug-8Dec43)
CO LtCol Thomas G. McFarland

2d Defense Battalion
(24Nov-8Dec43)
CO Col Norman E. True

5th Defense Battalion
(2Oct42-8Dec43)
CO Col George F. Good, Jr.

8th Defense Battalion
(28Nov-8Dec43)
CO Col Lloyd L. Leech

25th Replacement Battalion
(13Nov-8Dec43)
CO Maj John H. McMillan

Headquarters, 2d Marine Division
(20Nov-4Dec43)
CG MajGen Julian C. Smith
ADC BGen Leo D. Hermle
CofS Col Merritt A. Edson
D-1 LtCol Cornelius P. Van Ness
D-2 LtCol Thomas J. Colley
D-3 LtCol James P. Riseley
D-4 LtCol Jesse S. Cook, Jr.

Division Headquarters and Service Battalion
(20Nov-4Dec43)
CO LtCol Lyman G. Miller

Division Special and Service Troops
(20-24Nov43)
CO Col Robert C. Thaxton

2d Amphibian Tractor Battalion
(20Nov-5Dec43)
CO Maj Henry C. Drewes (KIA 20Nov43)
Maj Henry G. Lawrence, Jr. (from 20Nov43) (WIA 20Nov43)

2d Antitank Battalion
(20-30Nov43)
CO Capt Saul Glassman

2d Medical Battalion
(20-24Nov43)
CO LCdr Justin J. Stein, MC, USN

2d Service Battalion
(20-24Nov43)
CO Col Clarence H. Baldwin

2d Special Weapons Battalion
(20-24Nov43)
CO Maj Guy E. Tannyhill

2d Tank Battalion
(20-24Nov43)
CO LtCol Alexander B. Swenceski
(WIA 20Nov43)

2d Marines
(20-24Nov43)
CO Col David M. Shoup
ExO LtCol Dixon Goen
R-3 Maj Thomas A. Culhane, Jr.

1st Battalion, 2d Marines
CO Maj Wood B. Kyle

2d Battalion, 2d Marines
CO LtCol Herbert R. Amey, Jr.
(KIA 20Nov43)
Maj Howard J. Rice (from 20Nov43)

3d Battalion, 2d Marines
CO Maj John F. Schoettel

6th Marines
(20Nov-8Dec43)
CO Col Maurice G. Holmes
ExO LtCol Russell Lloyd
R-3 Maj Loren E. Haffner

1st Battalion, 6th Marines
CO Maj William K. Jones

2d Battalion, 6th Marines
CO LtCol Raymond L. Murray

3d Battalion, 6th Marines
CO LtCol Kenneth F. McLeod

8th Marines
(20-24Nov43)
CO Col Elmer E. Hall
ExO LtCol Paul D. Sherman
R-3 Maj Hewitt D. Adams

1st Battalion, 8th Marines
CO Maj Lawrence C. Hays, Jr.
(WIA 22 Nov43)

2d Battalion, 8th Marines
CO Maj Henry P. Crowe

3d Battalion, 8th Marines
CO Maj Robert H, Ruud

10th Marines
(20Nov-1Dec43)
CO BGen Thomas E. Bourke3
ExO LtCol Ralph E. Forsyth
R-3 LtCol Marvin H. Floom

1st Battalion, 10th Marines
CO LtCol Presley M. Rixey

2d Battalion, 10th Marines
CO LtCol George R. E. Shell

3d Battalion, 10th Marines
CO LtCol Manly L. Curry

4th Battalion, 10th Marines
CO LtCol Kenneth A. Jorgensen

5th Battalion, 10th Marines
CO Maj Howard V. Hiett

18th Marines
(20-24Nov43)
CO Col Cyril W. Martyr
ExO LtCol Kenneth P. Corson
R-3 LtCol Ewart S. Laue

1st Battalion, 18th Marines (Engineer)
CO Maj August L. Vogt

2d Battalion, 18th Marines (Pioneer)
CO LtCol Chester J. Salazar


3d Battalion, 18th Marines
(18th U. S. Naval Construction Battalion)
CO Cdr Lawrence Emerson Tull, CEC, USN" (1)

(1) History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Central Pacific to Saipan, Vol III Pgs 619-622


Now you can see the entirety of the assigned forces. the resource document there is available online at hyperwar on the Web, and the preceding appendix to this one lists the starting locations of each of the sub - units ( ie. where they embarked and sailed from and where they met th Galvanic Force at en route.)

This was a mish mash of units not trained to work as a large amphibious force yet. For an example, Lt Hawkin's detachment and the rest of that convoy did not meet up with the rest of the division until the Galvanic convoy from New Zealand passed New Ireland and stood several miles off Kaveing.

You can compare the above to the BLT rosters and schedules and see what is "still afloat" during those 76 hours of battle.

KRL, Jon H
 
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I don't think so, but I can easily create one out of this, but not sure if it will mate up with the original, but I can try..
 
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Good job posting this, Kevin.

Got it somewhere (map and all on digits) just gotta dig it up again as being your download doesn't download due to its size.

I'm sure those that didn't know it existed will be happy!

John
 
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Is there anyone who has made copies that match the BRT map? I cant print something that large.
 
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