The Cloak of Disorder CBI (id:#66444)
Outskirts of Linyi, China 1938-03-13 ()
Designer: Chuck Hammond
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Balance:
JapaneseChinese
51.351351351351%

Overview:

The first Chinese victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War was the Battle of Taierzhuang, which began with the Japanese assault on the city of Linyi. Prior to that attack, the ambitious and aggressive Gen. Itagaki Seishiro's 5th Division had driven Gen. Pang Bingxum's 39th Division into the town and now prepared to annihilate Pang's force once and for all. Bristling for a fight and confident of victory, the 5th Division, hurtled headlong into Linyi, led by battle-hardened infantry, reinforced with armor and artillery. Though outnumbered by the defenders, Itakagi assumed Japanese technological superiority would-once again-carry the day.
Attacker: Japanese (5th Division)
Defender: Chinese (39th Division and 59th Corps)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:3
Type 89A CHI-RO x 3
Type 97 Truck

AFVs: D:2
L3/35(i) x 2

Guns: A:1
Type 92 70mm INF Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Treat Grain as Brush (B12), A: Gun entered as Towed (C10)
Overlays: B1 Wd1 Wd2
Errata (source)
A: Truck should be Type 97
Treat the Japanese Type 97 Truck as having a T# of 12.https://www.hazardousmovement.com/_files/ugd/c03366_24e532075a184876953196120424e074.pdf
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-02-14(A) X von Marwitz vs Chuck Hammond Japanese winPlayed this scenario as the attacking Japanese against Chuck Hammond, the scenario designer, defending Chinese.
After our thoroughly enjoyable last game, I was looking forward to play Chuck again.

He proposed his scenario design pitting an entirely Elite Japanse force supported by a platoon of three Type 89A tank and a 70mm INF Gun towed in by a Truck against a 1st Line Chinese force of 13 squad equivalents holed up in a village in March 1938. The Chinese are reinforced in Turn 3 by two more Leaders and a platoon of Elite 447s along with two Italian L3/35(i) tankettes with variable entry options. The Japanese Ordnance Smoke making capability is capped, while the Chinese may create up to 3 THH/DC Heroes as if they were Japanese. PTO Terrain is not in effect. The Japanese may enter on/after Turn 1 from one board edge as they please. The objective is to Control Stone Building Locations within the village by game end.

An encompassing AAR can be found at Gamesquad Forum under the following link:
https://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/hazmo31-the-cloak-of-disorder-aar.207541/
2026-02-10(A) Simon Staniforth vs Richard Webb Japanese winA hard fought win for the Japanese, only taking two of the four VC buildings in their final turn and resisting a limited Chinese counter attack in the last half turn. The IJA is outnumbered 16-11 in squad equivalents and with the Chinese having both Dare Death capability and (by SSR) THH, conserving the Japanese force sufficiently to hold what you have taken needs some thought in this one
2026-02-07(D) Will Fleming vs David Wolfe Chinese win
2026-01-11(D) Stefan Fiedler vs Uffe Möller Chinese win6.67 hrs
2025-12-27(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Timo Karna Japanese win
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Avg Rating: 6.76Votes: 17
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Estimated Play time: 5.1 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese9
Chinese6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Cloak of Disorder [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 10
[D] Chinese 12
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