Taking Heads PTO (id:#60821)
Along the Magalang Road south of Concepcion, Luzon, Philippine Islands 1942-01-01 ()
Designer: Gary Fortenberry
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
JapaneseAmerican
52.892561983471%

Overview:

During the retreat of the North Luzon Force to Bataan in the last days of 1941, two recently mobilized reserve divisions of the Philippine Army took up temporary defensive positions astride the Concepcion-Magalang Road along the so-called D-5 Line. The 21st Infantry Division held the western flank, while the 11th Infantry Division held the road and the eastern flank. Their orders were to repel any attacks until the night of January 1st-2nd, then resume their withdrawal southward. In the afternoon of New Year’s Day, a Japanese force struck the 11th Division’s left flank along the road in an attempt to rout the defenders by a coup de main.
Attacker: Japanese (Kanno Detachment of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Formosa Regiment and 9th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: American (2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment (PA), and 1st Field Artillery Group (Provisional))  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0 D:2
M3 GMC x 2

Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 3
Type 97 20mm AT Rifle
D:1
M3A1 37mm AT Gun

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ (Exc: bridge DOES exist on elevated rd). Water obstacles are dry.
Map Board(s): 3a 48
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Clarification: the bridge on the elevated road still exists.G. Fortenberry via GameSquad.
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-08-08(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace Japanese winMy opponent went for an upfront defence, so the first 3 turns were a real slugfest but I gradually wore down the defenders on the US right flank and then ensured a breakthrough when a light mortar got a critical hit on the half track, squad and MMG defending in the woods on the board seam and he yahtzeed the random selection roll. By turn 5 I was well ahead on CVP having killed the second halftrack with a well timed THH. With only about 3 good order squads still in play, and Japanese units starting to gobble up victory buildings in the village, my opponent conceded. His cause was not helped by having the .50 cal malfunction on its second shot and stubbornly failing to repair for about 3 turns.
2020-04-03(D) Eric Topp vs Ron Oxford American winJapanese took heavy losses approaching the town. The attack stalled short of the L7 building
2020-03-22(D) Dave Mareske vs Kevin Bradshaw American winEven though the Americans lost both halftracks to a Banzai charge and great ATR shot they managed to decrease the attacking force little by little. The HMG got three spray fires on one turn. Great game, lots of options for attack and defense.
2020-03-21(A) nathan wegener vs Francis Biss Japanese winForward setup made the first turn tough but once the Japs reached the main line it was easier. LOTS of banzais! :-)
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2018-11-03(D) X von Marwitz vs Björn Lorenzen Japanese winGrenadier 2018. Wanted to play the attacking Japanese this time but got the US. The Japanese entered exactly as I had hoped and sprung about every trap I had laid. Unfortunately, they consistently got away with it. On top, I have made three crucial mistakes throughout the game. Altogether I managed to stripe two Japanese units, wound one leader and kill 1 squad equivalent - in the ENTIRE game. So this playing was a complete disappointment. I am still convinced it is a very good scenario, but sometimes things are just meant not to work out.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.11Votes: 38
Views: 875
To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 30
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese19
American11
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Taking Heads [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 45
[D] American 46
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