An encircling force, the Chinese 114th Regiment with the 6th Field Artillery Battery, was sent circling south to cross the River Tanai at Kantau. The Chinese regiment collided with the Japanese in a series of sharp actions along two small creeks. The jungle made it difficult for the Chinese to organize and coordinate their attacks; the supporting 6th Battery could not even take part until fields of fire were cut. But as this arduous task was underway, infiltrating parties of the Japanese 55th Infantry Regiment surrounded the battery. The 3/114th, charged with supporting the guns, was split into four fragments, no two of them in contact. The Chinese gunners were forced to fight to save their guns, and themselves, alone.
Attacker: Japanese (55th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: Chinese (6th Field Artillery Battery, 38th Division)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:15.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher
D:3
M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer x 3
Misc Rules:
PTO, LJ. D: Guns set up unconcealed, not Emplaced, may not move out of hex
Map Board(s):
37
Overlays:
NONE
Errata (source)
Both Chinese MMG Strength Factors should be "4-10".
MMP
Add a 3-3-7 and four "?" to the Chinese OB. (The Chinese BI BPV number changes from [88] to [93].)
MMP
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Japanese are hard to stop and Chinese squads stay broken too long. Good game to play to see the way the Japanese employ banzai. Guns are next to useless.
2020-10-23
(D) Scott Fischbein
vs
Will Thatcher
Japanese win
Will used his Banzai charges and DC heroes to full effectiveness... especially in turn 3 while conducting a Banzai charge with almost all of his available units (~8 squads/2 leaders) and creating a DC Hero mid-charge to wipe out 4 units who were inadvertently overstacked in a juicy target hex. During the charge, despite facing multiple 6-12 FP shots and lots of residual, he passed almost all his MCs and striped only one unit... the Chinese did not fair so well and resigned in shame after losing almost their entire force.
2020-09-05
(D) Eric Topp
vs
Kalle Widell
Chinese win
The Japanese launched a Banzai attack on turn 4 but took heavy losses. Poor rally rolls by Japanese were then followed by devastating Chinese Prep Fire. With only three unbroken squads to take the Chinese Guns, the Japanese conceded.
2020-08-12
(A) Rob MacGinley
vs
Jean-Yves Tessier
Chinese win
Made the push up the middle approach and some really low rolls decimated the IJA and with reduced numbers they failed to get the 2nd and 3rd gun
2020-08-09
(A) Paul Legg
vs
Morris Legge
Japanese win
2020-05-15
(D) Michael Rodgers
vs
Rich Domovic
Japanese win
2020-05-09
(A) Jacob Elmqvist
vs
Ingemar Gardell
Japanese win
2020-04-12
(D) Andy Beaton
vs
Jonathon Kay
Chinese win
Like all excellent scenarios, came down to the last CC phase - the fight I should have won and lost, and the fight I should have lost but rolled a 3 and left an unclaimed gun with a pile of corpses around it. It's reputation as a classic is deserved.
2020-01-29
(D) Paul Schorfheide
vs
Rick Galli
Japanese win
2018-04-26
(D) David Garvin
vs
Scott Holst
Chinese win
2017-06-24
(A) X von Marwitz
vs
Paul Treslove
Japanese win
This scenario is rightly counted among the classics. A LOT of fun to play! I had the Japanese in this one. I have not played a game in a long time, where both sides consistenly rolled such crap. We both had all sorts of awkward and catastrophic things happening all the time which made each of us think that everything was lost only to rejoice with new hope as comparable shit happened to the opponent. Just to give an idea for the Japanese: MC average of 7.96 in 29 rolls, IFT average of 7.72 in 29 rolls, 228 crew dead before first shot was fired, MMG X'ed on first shot by non-qualified infantry, 10-0 rolles Fate and Lethal wound, 1st DC Hero rolls Fate&Lethal Wound, 2nd DC hero Wounds to Pin short of target, just 1 squad equivalent died due to MC Failure, the rest were all KIA'ed, K/ed, or Fate took them. Similar stuff for the Chinese. It took a lot of considerate Banzai Charges to bring this one home. Highly recommended.
2017-03-18
(A) Kermit Mullins
vs
Francis Biss
Chinese win
This was my 3rd Round Scenario for the 2017 Kansas City ASL Group March Madness Tournament. Francis Biss set up a good in my grill defense which initially folded as my Japanese Banzai charged them. But I suffered losses in the process and by game end could only reach one gun as the Chinese swarmed me in the jungle. This is a good scenario...but I didn't find it as enjoyable as others I played during the tournament.
2016-06-06
(D) Arno Femboeck
vs
Ron
Japanese win
2016-04-20
(A) Bill Brodie
vs
Dan
Japanese win
Played this as the Japanese again. Used their special abilities to their best, encircling the Chinese and breaking most of them. The Chinese did not get a chance to rally, and conceded on turn 5.
2015-02-16
(A) Bill Brodie
vs
Steven Bond
Chinese win
Well, I don't normally blame the dice, but in this case I was on the rear end of a dice whipping!
2015-01-30
(D) Paolo Cariolato
vs
Aurelio Iezzi
Chinese win
2015-01-23
(D) Rami Saarinen
vs
JR
Chinese win
2014-10-11
(D) Will Willow
vs
R. Domovic
Japanese win
ASLOK
2014-07-02
(D) Daniel Soukup
vs
Jeff B
Japanese win
2013-11-23
(A) Dave Mareske
vs
Dan Best
Chinese win
2013-11-23
(D) Richard Carter
vs
Lee Thornton
Japanese win
Ended w/ a lone Chinese leader defending against a Japanese attacking crew w/ leader in a HTH struggle over the last gun hex ... The Japanese won! Cool game. nice fighting w/drawal for the Chinese.
2013-03-09
(D) Paul Legg
vs
Sam Prior
Japanese win
Heroes 2013
2013-02-14
(D) Simon Staniforth
vs
Japanese win
2011-06-04
(D) Lars Nordström
vs
Johan Fröding
Chinese win
2011-01-30
(A) Lars Nordström
vs
Robert Andersson
Chinese win
2010-11-11
(D) Paul Jones
vs
Craig Benn
Chinese win
Steady Japanese attack undone by good Chinese close combat dice. Excellent fun PTO scenario.
2010-09-19
(A) Michael Rodgers
vs
Rob MacDonald
Japanese win
2009-07-26
(A) Don Lazov
vs
Scott Holst
Chinese win
Went down to last turn, do or die for my Japanese in CC/H2H verses 2 Berserk Chinese and the last Gun Crew...
2009-06-09
(D) Jesus Pie
vs
Txema
Chinese win
2009-06-05
(D) Luke Sineath
vs
Chris Smith
Japanese win
2008-08-19
(A) Bill Brodie
vs
peter Manger
Japanese win
Great game. Came down to the last CC roll, but the Japanese got there !!
2006-04-21
(A) Keith Colins
vs
Dave Childs
Japanese win
I didn't think this one lived up to the hype. Better than average scenario.
