The Malayan Campaign was nearly complete with the goal of Singapore just a few short miles away from the Japanese lines. Knowing that further resistance on the mainland could result in troops being cut off, the commander of the British force in Malaya ordered a withdrawal across the causeway crossing the Singapore Straights from Jahore to Singapore Island. Elements of the 8th Australian Infantry Division and the remainder of the tattered Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders formed a rearguard while troops filed across the causeway. . . . . .Board 45 was designed for this action! Australian and British troops, desperate to get back to Singapore, face waves of Japanese troops determined to cut them off. With all of those straight roads, firelanes will come in to play, but will that be enough to stop the Banzai charges?
Attacker: Japanese (Konoe Imperial Guards Division)
Defender: British / Australian (8th Australian Infantry Division and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment)
6 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 4
D:0
Boys ATR
Misc Rules:
A: Elite (C8.2) D: No British units are Stealthy (A11.17)
Map Board(s):
45
Overlays:
NONE
Errata (source)
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Very dynamic game. A race between two forces. Original and fun.
2022-08-15
(A) Dwayne Duval
vs
Kevin Duval
Japanese win
2022-08-15
(D) Kevin Duval
vs
Dwayne Duval
Japanese win
Used Japanese balance. A couple of Banzai charges was too much for the Brits to absorb. More than enough exited for clear win for Japanese.
2021-09-26
(A) Shane Pask
vs
British / Australian win
Brits performed a great withdrawal. My one Banzai ended with the loss of the leader (but killed the target squad - one of only three British squads eliminated for the game). I would like to blame the dice (Turn 3 I lost 1 squad to KIA, 1 to a K/1 from 2 residual, 2! CR/ELR from 1MC) but I think my tactics were more to blame - I got no benefit from the smoke I used or Banzai charges and could not get behind or even catch the retreating poms. The Jap sniper refused to activate despite several chances. The Aussie sniper fired twice but missed the 9-1 to reduce his MMG crew and a mortar squad instead. By the end of British turn 5, they had 24 VP poised to exit. I had only 34 VP left on the board (including 2 broken HS out of range) and no one in position to inflict further casualties. Still a fun game.
2021-05-06
(D) Jason Nichols
vs
Rob MacGinley
British / Australian win
An IJA "learning scenario" having never played PTO before. Thanks to Rob for the game, I suspect he was more intent on showing me the intricacies of the IJA than he was in winning the scenario. In the end he ran out of time to exit sufficient VP's. Mind you the Aussies and Brits put up stiff resistance and accounted for a fair number of Japanese soldiers during Banzai attacks. A good lesson in just how hard it is to break a Japanese squad.
2019-12-17
(D) Paolo Cariolato
vs
Federico Corso
British / Australian win
2018-11-12
(D) Jonathan Kapleau
vs
Taylor, Greg
Japanese win
2018-10-03
(A) Jonathan Kapleau
vs
Holland, Donald
British / Australian win
2018-07-01
(A) Tom Kearney
vs
Lindsey Murillo
Japanese win
Early war Malaya linked scenario campaign.
2017-11-03
(D) Richard Jenulis
vs
Wesley Ho
British / Australian win
West Coast Rumble 2017
2017-03-26
(A) JP Laurio
vs
Arttu
British / Australian win
2016-03-13
(D) Kevin Duval
vs
Dwayne Duval
British / Australian win
Used Japanese balance.
2016-03-13
(A) Dwayne Duval
vs
Kevin Duval
British / Australian win
2014-11-09
(D) Richard Jenulis
vs
Rick White
Japanese win
West Coast Rumble 2014. One turn changed everything.
2014-07-30
(D) Stanley Neo
vs
John K
Japanese win
Retrograde Mission
2014-06-21
(D) Jeff Waldon
vs
Bill Pilon
British / Australian win
FtF-Atlanta
2014-04-12
(D) Ian Morris
vs
Darren Orwin
British / Australian win
2014-03-13
(D) Daniel Soukup
vs
Chris C.
Japanese win
2011-07-16
(A) Jeff Waldon
vs
Steven Aque
Japanese win
FtF-Well-balanced nail biter of a scenario.
2011-04-19
(A) Miikka Sohlman
vs
Juha Heino
Japanese win
2011-04-16
(A) Andy Beaton
vs
Spencer Armstrong
British / Australian win
A PTO learning scenario - I lost and came out without a clue about how to win it
2011-03-06
(A) Jeff Coleman
vs
Eric Garrard
British / Australian win
Japanese too aggressive,fun scen
2007-09-07
(A) Paolo Cariolato
vs
Stefano Isella
British / Australian win
2007-08-27
(D) Paolo Cariolato
vs
Franco Merci
Draw
2005-09-24
(D) Keith Colins
vs
John Van Marter
British / Australian win
Good scenario to learn Japanese rules without haveing to learn PTO rules.
2004-05-24
(D) Steffen Knippel
vs
Richard Kindel
Japanese win
2001-04-04
(A) Fred Ingram
vs
Dave McLee
British / Australian win
2001-01-01
(A) Bill Brodie
vs
British / Australian win
Played this at Cancon and the British ate up the Banzai charges.
