Down the Manipur Road CBI (id:#58741)
Sherry Enterprises (Schwerpunkt # 4 ID: SP39)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Brian Wilson
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Balance:
BritishJapanese
46.666666666667%

Overview:

With the clearing of Aradura Spur, the sixty-four day Battle of Kohima was over. However the siege at Imphal continued, and it was up to the weary men of 33 Corps to reopen the Manipur Road. Major General Miyazaki was given the task of delaying the British torrent. Miyazaki gathered seven hundred of the 31st Division remnants; starving and brutally short of any supplies, Miyazaki Force remained in front of the British column coming down the Manipur Road, blowing bridges and setting small traps while constructing fortifications in some villages. One such village was Viswema. Lead elements were ambushed before the village. After several days of rain, thhe 2nd Division amassed its firepower for a final push.
Attacker: British (Elements 4th & 5th Infantry Bdes, 2nd Division & 149th Regt., RAC)
Defender: Japanese (Miyazaki Force, Remnants 58th & 124th Infantry Regts, 31st Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:0
Lee(a) x 3

AFVs: D:3
Guns: A:2 D:0
Year-41 Type Mountain Gun x 2
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ. Ov2, Rain w D: Ammo Shortage
Overlays: 1 O5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-05-19(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Kimmo Suutala British win[Imported from ROAR]
2021-09-26(D) Jason Wert vs John Garlic Japanese win
2021-09-26(A) John Garlic vs Jason Wert Japanese win[Imported from ROAR]
2019-09-09(D) Jeff B vs David Murray Japanese win8.75 hrsWith such a weak defensive force, I had a tough time deciding on the proper setup for my Japanese. At first I played almost everybody back, then almost everybody forward, until I finally settled on something in between. I do think the Japanese need to strongly contest the ford crossing, so I ended up with a kill stack up front, but hidden from most British opening fire. Heavy rain started almost immediately, dropping once back to light, but soon enough back to heavy. Unfortunately, like many LVs (my least favorite SSR in ASL), we often forgot about it. Considering many Brits ended up pinned and overall a Turn too late, this very well may have been a game-changing oversight. My northern defense, which I thought would be the first to crack, held strong throughout the game. The Brits then made a push through the southern kunai, but soon ran into one of my guns, which knocked out a tank. Another tank MALF'd its MA and, despite my opponent's admirable attempts to fix it, never came back online. My conscripts did a quality job of coming up with some big stops when needed, while the Brits oftentimes failed some crucial MCs/PTCs. Things were not without a price however, and by the middle of Turn 4 all Japanese leaders were dead. In the end I was able to form a wall of bodies in front of the last two huts to preserve the victory by the skin of my teeth. Very fun PTO scenario.
2017-07-02(D) jon smith vs british In progressbrits attacked on jap right but heavy from the jap MMg teams guided the brits back into the middle. The jungle in centre over stream became hot with losses on both sides and the brits forced there way through.. with this clear the tanks rolled in... and found the 2 jap pill boxes HIP in the kunai ... with the 75* guns causing havoc on the brit infantry the brits just ran out of time and troops to stop the japs holding the huts and pushing each flank with small squads of jap inf.... good scenario.. recommended even if it doesn't allow a lot of manoeuvre. Lots for the japs to think about on deployment.. lots for brits to worry about when they attack!
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Hutch Modified the unit counts2020-09-21 23:21:50
Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns2020-09-21 23:21:50
Hutch Set the designer field2020-09-21 23:20:49
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 6 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:0

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Down the Manipur Road
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[A] British 18
[D] Japanese 18
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