As tensions increased so did the Japanese military presence in Shanghai, Japan ordered China to withdraw all military forces from around Shanghai. China refused, and on 13 August fighting erupted between Japanese and Chinese forces. Chiang Kai-Shek ordered an offensive to drive the Japanese out of the city, and his best units, which were trained by the Germans, would spearhead the attack. The newly arrived Chinese 56th Division was ordered to attack on the north side of the Huangpu River in the Hueishan docks area. Although the Chinese were not well trained at combined arms, they used tanks, artillery, and infantry to drive through the city. The 87th Division also broke through and attacked along with the 36th Division. The Chinese armored forces successfully reached the docks, but would not hold it for long. The Japanese countered with armor and infantry with flamethrowers.
Attacker: Chinese (Reinforced elements of 36th and 87th Infantry Divisions)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of 10th Army)
8 turns
Players: 2 OBA: Chinese Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:30.0 D:25.0
AFVs: A:13
Vickers 6-Ton Mk E(b) x 4 VCL M1931(b) x 4 VCL Mk VI Carrier(b) x 3 Type 22 Type 31 Armoured Car Henschel 33(g) x 3
AFVs: D:6
Type 89A CHI-RO x 4 Type 94 Tankette x 2
Guns: A:3
3.7cm PaK 35/36 8cm GrW 34 x 2 5cm leGrW 36(g) x 2 Mortaio da 45 Brixia x 2
D:2
Type 92 70mm INF Gun Type 90 Field Gun Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2 Year-11 Type Flat-Trajectory Infantry Gun
Misc Rules:
Rooftops in effect on multi-hex buildings. A: DareDeath6
An absolute rollercoaster of emotions, the Chinese advance started slow and methodical until the realization of the objective (only board G buildings matter) turned the moves into sprints to get as far into Japanese territory as possible. The Japanese HMGs and support weapons were all being lost, malfunctioned, or inaccurate at every turn, and only the continued use of concealment and delaying actions allowed me to buy some time. By the time the Japanese reinforcements were to come onboard, I'd lost control of nearly 6 buildings. With Japanese tank(ettes) and plenty of flamethrowers and DCs, my... tank leader immediately blew up. My tankettes achieved nothing, and I'd taken some casualties on the infantry, not to mention constant losses in my leader pool. By the end of turn 6, there had been 7 or so active close combats, the Japanese either einning then or causing a draw, reclaiming 4 of the 6 lost buildings. With Chinese manpower severely dwindled, it was determined that they simply could not push to capture the required buildings. Heartbreaking for the both of us at different times - had some of the cc's not gone my way, etc... hard to recommend, but worth taking a look at.
2022-06-17
(D) Dave Mareske
vs
Sam Tyson
Chinese win
Texas Team Tournament
2022-06-16
(A) Paul Works
vs
Joe Concepcion
Chinese win
Chinese were able to get forward to slow the Japanese reinforcements enough to stop them from retaking enough buildings. Crazy Chinese weapons all malfunction on 11's (including all SWs and AFV MAs/MGs) - which gets moderately annoying, but challenging. Fun scenario.
2022-06-01
(D) walter mcwilliams
vs
Tom Kearney
Chinese win
2021-11-29
(D) Jeff B
vs
Joe Arthur
Japanese win
9.5 hrs
Much like "Le Herisson " was the second time I played it, a much different experience this time around. Both contended for a spot in my Top 10 scenarios before, now not even close. This time I was the defending Japanese and, first of all, boy was that boring. Secondly, the Japanese just have way too little to try and stop the slew of Chinese armor. So all I did was hold tight to my buildings and hope the few traps I could spring would be effective. The traps in the north were a shambles, as the Chinese came on heavy NW and just ran me over and wrapped me up. In the process at least two of their tanks were immobilized. My HMG in the SE (a vital part of my defense there) broke down, leaving me in a bit of a pickle. This forced me to reassign a large part of my force to protect the vital "J" column buildings. This bought me a little time, and that's all the Japanese are hoping for at start. Turn 2 saw me lose my other HMG and 2 squads, but this time the Chinese learned that going toe to toe with the Japanese was no picnic, losing 1.5 squads and two more tanks. The key would be if I could continue to hold them off Board BFPG for two more turns, because if I could bring my substantial reinforcements on risk-free and plant them in defensive positions it would be very difficult for the Chinese to uproot them. This is exactly what happened, and the Chinese offered an early concession.
2019-12-27
(D) patrick palma
vs
Fabio Mazzucchelli
Japanese win
2019-09-25
(A) Will Willow
vs
M. LaPlante
Japanese win
VASL
2019-01-12
(A) Jeff B
vs
Steve Etzelmueller
Japanese win
Other than a HS on each of my trucks (which I sent on a flanking maneuver to the west) I surged in force as close to the eastern entry area as possible. My goal was to take the two stone buildings on the first two turns, setup a fire base, and pound the Japanese into oblivion so my scrubs could charge. I ran into a couple problems with that. First, I had forgotten about the breeze blowing in my face and the smoke I dropped was more of a hindrance to me than him. Second, he had one of the ART guns pointed right at one of the buildings. This was pretty much the theme the whole game. I would make a little progress and run into a weapon or troops that I had a tough time dealing with. Fun scenario with definite replay value but, bottom line is, Japanese are tough to root out of a well-positioned defense. In retrospect I definitely should have sent more troops on the sweeping maneuver and kept better track of placing my Dare Death squads properly. I thought this looked easy when I first setup. Little did I know.
2017-12-08
(A) Jason Wert
vs
Michael Daschbach
Chinese win
2017-12-08
(A) patrick palma
vs
Kevin Killeen
Japanese win
2016-07-22
(A) Jason Wert
vs
Gabe Wert
Chinese win
Really a cool scenario, lots of opportunity for manuever and nice chunk of city to fight over. Enjoyed the tankettes going at each other.
2015-01-17
(A) Dan Best
vs
Mark Pitcavage
Japanese win
Winter Offensive ASL Tournament 2015.
2014-12-13
(A) Andy Hershey
vs
John Stadick
Japanese win
[Imported from ROAR]
2013-10-08
(D) Michael Rodgers
vs
Jim Bishop
Japanese win
Lots of fun toys for both sides.
2013-07-21
(A) Richard Jenulis
vs
Richard King
Japanese win
2013-06-21
(A) Andy Hershey
vs
Keith Spurlock
Chinese win
[Imported from ROAR]
2013-06-21
(D) keith Spurlock
vs
Andy Hershey
Chinese win
[Imported from ROAR]
2013-04-24
(D) Richard Carter
vs
Lee Thornton
Japanese win
I had very good results on the initial Chinese attack causing a lot of casualties including most of his AFV's. My reinforcements were then too hard to stop by what was left of the Chinese Army. A lot of fun though and I would play this one again
2011-05-30
(A) David Ramsey
vs
Martin Barker
Chinese win
A great experience. Won in the last turn but in the balance the whole way through the game.
