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Frogs in the Pocket PTO (id:#57943)
Heat of Battle (Tropic Thunder! ID: TT 9)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Frogs in the Pocket by Bounding Fire Productions
"The Pocket", Labuan Island, Borneo 1945-06-21 (3 others)
TT 8: In the Heat of the Night (Tropic Thunder!)
TT10: Day at the River (Tropic Thunder!)
BFP-65: Frogs in the Pocket (BFP 3: Blood and Jungle)
Designer: Derek Ward
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AustralianJapanese
50%

Overview:

After the swift capture of the town of Victoria and the island’s two airfields, the remaining Japanese had been compressed into an area of rugged ridges and broken ground surrounded on three sides by mangrove swamps. For four days the area was pounded by field guns, mortars, air strikes and even the 8-inch guns of the HMS Shropshire. By June 20, patrols were penetrating deep into the area, and the final assault was planned for June 21st. The Japanese had other plans, and during the night a raiding party crept through the swamps and into the supply elements in Victoria harbor, causing havoc. At dawn the situation stabilized, and a two company attack pressed ahead, this time supported by a terrifying new weapon; “Frogs”, Matildas mounting flamethrowers.
Attacker: Australian (Reinforced 2/28th Battalion, 2/9th Armoured Regiment and 2/1st Armoured Brigade Reconnaissance, 4th Infantry Brigade, 9th Australian Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (371st Battalion, 56th Mixed Brigade)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:5
Matilda II x 3
Matilda II Frog x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 5
D:1
Type 94 Rapid-Fire Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO (G.1), DJ (Exc: roads exist), Palm Tree hexes contain shellholes, extra 1/2 MF/MP. A: FTV (D3.6)
Map Board(s):
37 36 Show/hide map dependencies
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Overlays: 5 O1 O2
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-08-11(D) Rob MacGinley vs Ian Willey Japanese winA bug hunt with a difference - tanks to clear the way followed up by infantry to find those bunkers
Ian made an early error that led to a short playing of only half way
His Tank were too close to swamp - he forgot those rules
thus his infantry were chopped down with little tank support and he called it early due to not enough resorces left to do the bug hunt
2022-06-18(D) John Garlic vs Rich Domovic Japanese win[Imported from ROAR]
2011-08-01(A) X von Marwitz vs David Wallace Japanese win
2004-05-08(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Kimmo Kyllonen Australian win[Imported from ROAR]
2003-10-01(D) Richard Jenulis vs Lars Thuring Australian winASLOK 2003 [exact date unknown]
(D) Jim Thompson vs Vince Lewonski Japanese win[Imported from ROAR]
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-06-19 17:05:17
Hutch Modified the overview2025-06-19 17:04:54
Hutch Modified the location2025-06-19 16:53:03
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-06-19 16:52:10
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-06-19 16:42:40
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.25Votes: 4
Views: 5263
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
Australian2
Japanese4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Frogs in the Pocket [Confirmed]
[A] Australian 7
[D] Japanese 5
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