Just an Illusion PTO (id:#56472)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 4 ID: J70)
See Also: Just an Illusion by Multi-Man Publishing
Designer: Laurent Closier
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
Thai (Chinese)French
52.5%

Overview:

The reverse suffered by the French army at the hands of the Japanese aggression led the new Thai government to strongly reaffirm its intention to reintegrate Laos and Cambodia into the motherland. The state of latent war came to a sudden end on 10 January 1941 when the Thai Army went on the offensive. On Colonial Road 1, the main artery in Cambodia, the attack was strong and the French troops had to fall back in order to establish a more solid defensive line. Despite appearances, the French high command had made arrangements for just such an occurrence and it ordered an immediate counterattack on the Thai Army’s left flank.
Attacker: Thai (Chinese) (2nd Infantry Division, Royal Thai Army)
Defender: French (3rd Battalion du 5th Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie/11th Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:3
Type 95 HA-GO x 3

D:1
Renault UE

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:2
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
Mortier de 81 mle 27/31
Mortier de 60 mle 35
Fusil Antichar Boys

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ (Exc: road exists) w A: random air support and D: Elite
Map Board(s): 36 37
Overlays: 1 O1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-05-23(D) Shane Pask vs French winGreat fun. Never knew who was winning with the game going back and forth. I scored total victory in the south but the North was a tie. French won CVP but Thai won "Exit" VP - 2 tanks in double points zone helps. Final VP French 60, Thai 47.
The AT broke after 2 shots and was disabled. The 81 MTR scored a CH on an AFV with no effect then broke (still malf at game end). Then the ATR managed to shock one tank with an eventual wreck - this was the difference between the win and a loss.
French reduced Thai SAN to 2 and the Thais lost a couple of CC they should have won (Concealed squads ambush a HS and he walks, 3 squads attack a wounded leader and he walks (Thais roll boxcars)
2013-02-26(D) Richard Carter vs Tom Sharpe Thai (Chinese) winThis was a bit tough. I actually was able to get in a decent position though realized some of the bamboo blocked LOS that I thought was clear initially. Still had a lot of fun. It is close to a dual attack/defense scenario, though the Thai is moving into the contested area. A bit like a wrestling match, both approach the victory area and grapple!
2012-09-17(A) Jeff Coleman vs Damon French win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.43Votes: 7
Views: 2825
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 7.9 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
Thai (Chinese)1
French3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Just an Illusion [Confirmed]
[A] Thai (Chinese) 20
[D] French 16
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