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Ears for Souvenirs PTO (id:#59803)
East Side Gamers (Dezign Pak 2 ID: 22)
Scenario PDF available: Purchase and download for $1.50
Loudian Sector, Shanghai, China 1937-09-20 (0 others)
Designer: Glenn Houseman
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Balance:
JapaneseChinese
9.0909090909091%

Overview:

The slaughter during the battle for Shanghai exceeded that of Stalingrad five years later. The Japanese had become enmeshed in the horrific urban fighting where the Chinese could utilize their superior numbers in a prolonged battle of attrition. At Luodian, a major transportation hub of Shanghai, German advisor Alexander von Falkenhausen told Chiang Kai-Shek that it was imperative that the area be held. The Chinese General Chen Cheng proceeded to concentrate 30,000 soldiers in the sector. The intensity of the fighting and carnage at Luodian was unprecedented and earned it the Japanese nickname, “Grinding mill of flesh and blood”. The Chinese lines consisted of block after block of buildings fortified with sandbags and poorly armed troops. Their armies suffered an appalling 50% casualty rate during the battle. Symptomatic of Japanese frustration was several cases of mutilation in which Chinese soldiers had their ears cut off and “collected” as souvenirs. This barbarity was to become formalized months later during the infamous “Rape of Nanking”, the next city in the path of the IJA.
Attacker: Japanese (Elements of Japanese 3rd Division, 29th Infantry Brigade and 3rd Engineer Regiment)
Defender: Chinese (Elements of Chinese 66th Corp, 159th Division)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: RB Cellar rules, NQ. D: FB1
Map Board(s): b
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-02-17(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best Chinese winMy Japanese went down hard moving across the street and then went berserk and got mowed down trying to get into a fortified location. Bloody game, but the Chinese held out for the win.
2021-02-17(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Chinese win
2013-07-13(D) Steve Bowen vs DD Chinese winThis is a very nice and quick playing PTO city scenario. The Japanese player needs to be aggressive on the attack. In this playing the Japanese player was too conservative and too worried about taking casualties while crossing the road. Once he started with some mid-game Banzai action he made better progress and made the game competitive. Well balanced scenario that I would highly recommend.
2012-05-06(A) Jeff Waldon vs Will Willow Japanese winVASL
2012-05-06(D) Will Willow vs Jeff Waldon Japanese winVASL
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Danno Added a playing2021-02-18 02:05:46
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wwillow Added a playing2020-07-06 16:36:45
RJenulis Added a playing2019-08-12 00:30:51
hoxson1 Modified the overview2018-08-09 13:43:13
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.57Votes: 7
Views: 762
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 1.9 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese1
Chinese4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Ears for Souvenirs [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 0
[D] Chinese 6
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