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Invisible Foes PTO (id:#56227)
Avalon Hill (ASL Action Pack # 1 ID: AP05)   [next]   [previous]
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Near Davao, Mindanao, Philippines 1945-05-04 (5 others)
PBP 28: Peningkibaru Push (Aussie '98 Pack)
Z24: Men of Stone (Rout Report # 5.2)
TT 3: Curly and the Brigadier (Tropic Thunder!)
BMW 0: Hogan's Heroes (Single Man Publishing)
BFP-62: Curly and the Brigadier (BFP 3: Blood and Jungle)
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
American / PartisanJapanese
35.416666666667%

Overview:

As the Okinawa campaign was in full swing, the Philippine campaign was winding down. Only the southern islands remained to be retaken from the Japanese. Mindanao was the largest of these, and it was defended by the Japanese 100th and 30th Divisions. The 100th Division commander, Lt General Jiro Harada, was tasked with defending the area around the port city of Davao. When the U.S. X Corps opted for an overland assault, Harada was not about to move away from Davao to meet his enemy, as the countryside was crawling with vicious Filipino guerrillas. The area around Davao was a major hemp producer and by 1945 most of the plantations had grown thick with neglect. These fields became important to the Japanese defense as there was no way around them and going through them was more difficult than the densest jungle.
Attacker: American / Partisan (21st Infantry Regiment / 107th Guerrilla Division)
Defender: Japanese (100th Infantry Division)  
8.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:26.0 D:16.0
AFVs: A:4
M4(105)
M5A1
M3 ht x 2
3/4-Ton x 6

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:3
Type 98 High-Angle Machine Cannon
Type 92 70mm INF Gun
Type 1 Machine-Moved Gun
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 (G.1) Exc: all roads exist. Grain represents “Hemp Plantation” which is treated as Bamboo (G3).
Map Board(s):
38 43 Show/hide map dependencies
PublicationBoard
ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre43
ASL 13 - Rising Sun38
ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021)38
ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned43
ASL Action Pack # 143
ASL 9 - Gung Ho!38
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-07-07(D) Dan Best vs Dave Mareske American / Partisan win8 hrsPaul Works as Americans and Dave Mareske as the Partisans.
2025-07-07(A) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best American / Partisan winWe played this 3-Player. I took the Partisans and the US Reinforcements, Paul Works was the Americans and Dan was the Japanese. The Allies were significantly slowed down by a very good defense and some surprises by Dan, but the Allies slowly clawed their way back. There were some exciting Close Combats, Tank Hunters and DC action that swung the momentum back and forth, all coming down to a final CC roll for the Allies to win, which they made. Exciting game. The mid game had the allied players ready to throw in the towel, but the momentum swung back in our favor.
2024-04-24(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalA American / Partisan winIt ended up becoming a battle for building Control. Americans held off final attempt by Japanese to reinforce one building in Turn 8 which left the lone HS defender easily overwhelmed in Turn 9.
2024-04-24(A) Dwayne Duval vs A American / Partisan win
2021-12-06(D) A Fifteen vs Tycho Granville Japanese win
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dmareske Added a playing2025-07-08 19:11:27
Hutch Modified the unit counts2025-07-08 13:01:03
Danno Added a playing2025-07-08 12:22:46
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-05-04 19:47:12
Hutch Modified the location2025-05-04 19:34:32
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(hemp.png)Imagehoxson11072
(ap05.gif)Map ImageTwirling1352
PTOized map (AP5 Invisible Foes.png)Map Imagehipsu1184
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.78Votes: 9
Views: 7068
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 10.2 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
American / Partisan5
Japanese3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Invisible Foes [Confirmed]
[A] American/Partisan 12
[D] Japanese 28
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