Module:Leyte of Somnium

Publisher	Clube Somnium	Era	WWII
Year	2025	Topic	Pacific Front
Players	2 to 4	Scale	Operational
Length	5h

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Filename	Filetype	Size	Date	Compatibility
1.0
Leyte-Somnium.vmod	module	27.83 MB	2025-05-06	3.7.15

Module Information

Maintainer	Silvio Melo
Contributors	Eduardo Martini, Luiz Augusto, Reinaldo Theodoro

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No dia 17/03/1942, o General Douglas MacArthur chegou à Austrália após uma arriscada viagem desde Luzon, a principal ilha do arquipélago das Filipinas. Ao desembarcar, declarou para a imprensa então presente uma frase que entraria para a História: “Eu vou retornar!” (I shall return!). A 20/10/1944, MacArthur cumpriu a sua promessa, com o desembarque na ilha filipina de Leyte. As forças invasoras pertenciam ao 6º Exército americano, do Tenente-General Krueger, e eram organizadas em dois Corpos de Exército, com quatro divisões em primeira linha e mais duas em reserva. Incluindo as unidades de apoio, tanques, artilharia e engenharia de combate, as forças americanas em Leyte chegariam a quase 200.000 homens. A defesa de Leyte estava a cargo da 16ª Divisão de Infantaria japonesa, uma unidade veterana, subordinada ao 35º Exército do General Suzuki. Os japoneses empenharam todo o peso de seu Exército, Marinha e Aeronáutica. A Marinha foi destruída na Batalha do Golfo de Leyte e a aviação japonesa acabaria por consumir-se nos ataques kamikazes. Em terra, porém, fortes reforços foram enviados para Leyte (cerca de 130.000 japoneses lutariam pela posse da ilha). Os americanos enfrentaram um combate feroz contra os obstinados japoneses, continuamente reforçados, em terreno difícil e próprio para a defesa e em condições atmosféricas adversas, que impediam o melhor uso dos aeródromos capturados. Mas a vitória final americana era inevitável. MacArthur havia retornado... Tente recriar a história e divirta-se

On March 17, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia after a risky journey from Luzon, the main island of the Philippine archipelago. Upon landing, he declared to the press a phrase that would go down in history: “I shall return!” On October 20, 1944, MacArthur fulfilled his promise, landing on the Philippine island of Leyte. The invading forces belonged to the American 6th Army, led by Lieutenant General Krueger, and were organized into two Army Corps, with four divisions in the front line and two more in reserve. Including support units, tanks, artillery and combat engineers, the American forces on Leyte would number almost 200,000 men. The defense of Leyte was the responsibility of the Japanese 16th Infantry Division, a veteran unit subordinate to General Suzuki’s 35th Army. The Japanese threw the full force of their Army, Navy and Air Force into the fray. The Navy was destroyed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Japanese air force was eventually consumed by kamikaze attacks. On land, however, strong reinforcements were sent to Leyte (about 130,000 Japanese would fight for possession of the island). The Americans faced fierce combat against the obstinate Japanese, who were continually reinforced, in difficult terrain suitable for defense and in adverse weather conditions that prevented the best use of the captured airfields. But the final American victory was inevitable. MacArthur had returned... Try to recreate the story and have fun

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