Sparrow Force PTO (id:#65402)
Designer: Andrew Rogers
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Balance:
AustralianJapanese
42.105263157895%

Overview:

None.
Attacker: Australian (B Company, 2/40th Battalion, "Sparrow Force")
Defender: Japanese (2 Company, 228th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Yokasuka Special Naval Landing Force, Eastern Detachment)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 3
D:1
Type 92 70mm INF 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, LJ (Brush remains Brush, Huts flameproof), NQ. A: one banzai allowed
Map Board(s): 15a
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-08-11(D) Simon Staniforth vs Mick Allen Japanese winOn the face of it the Japanese forces look weak against the well lead Australians but they can spring some surprises, are defending, and the reinforcing forces, in our playing, was able to re take some of the captured huts. The Australians were aggressive and had too many squads break as they pushed for the VC buildings, all of which ultimately were eliminated for FTR. It’s an enjoyable scenario playable in a single session
2022-03-16(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Japanese win
2022-03-05(D) Ian Morris vs Craig Benn Japanese winVery enjoyable, lots of banzai action for both sides. Came down to the last CC of the last turn ofthe game.
2021-11-21(A) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker Australian winA slow cautious advance was held up enormously by the 10-1 who would not fail a MC or go down in CC, but thanks to the Australian banzai that went well and the Australian sniper taking out the 6+1 with reinforcements, slowing down the Japanese defence. It came down to the last CC which I needed to win outright and my dice did enough.
2021-09-16(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Japanese winYet another AP16 scenario that appears to favor the defender. I had read the designer note somewhere that an upfront defense would fail, but I didn't buy into this at all and made entering for the Aussies as rough as possible. By the end of the turn there were 1.5 less squads running around and another 1.5 broken. My opponent sent part of his force straight up the gut from the north, part due east, and the other part flanking from the south. I think this is a wise plan, but I would've consolidated the bulk of my force due north, and he was perhaps a tad light in this area. The Aussies have some good leadership, and a fair share of their force is 8ML, so if they can survive the -1/-2 shots they can make hay quickly. Ultimately this scenario seems a bit too dicey, proven to the Aussie's detriment when a couple 458s and a 8-1 were encircled, broken, and eliminated for FTR on Turn 3. Had even one of these units survived it would've been difficult for me, as the southern flanking force had made exceptional progress due to me breaking both MGs over there and constant cowering. As it was their northern force was just too beat up to be a threat, and with Japanese reinforcements entering and a only a one-sided front to work with, they conceded.
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-09-16 14:00:14
Simonstan Added a playing2022-08-13 12:47:39
Gamer72 Added a playing2022-03-07 17:54:49
Dave Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-11-22 22:23:53
Dave Added a playing2021-11-22 22:22:55
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Avg Rating: 6.46Votes: 13
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Estimated Play time: 3.4 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
Australian4
Japanese7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Sparrow Force [Confirmed]
[A] Australian 12
[D] Japanese 15
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