Die Gurkha Die! CBI (id:#58782)
Sherry Enterprises (Schwerpunkt # 7 ID: SP80)   [next]   [previous]
Sittaung, Burma 1942-05-10 ()
Designer: Hugh Downing
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Balance:
JapaneseGurkha/Chinese
50%

Overview:

Near the Irrawaddy River Lt. General Chen Li-wu's 6th Army was in full retreat. The British were under constant pressure from the Japanese, whose vanguard was snapping at the heels of the Gurkha Commando Group. Despite the loss of communication with HQ, the Gurkhas executed a fighting withdraw in the face of Japanese infiltration tactics. The pursuit was so close that at one point a Bofors AA gun dueled pointblank with a Japanese infantry gun, which lost the duel in an explosion that sent it flying through the air and killing its crew. The Gurkhas were desperately buying time for the main allied force to cross the Irrawaddy when timely reinforcements from the Chinese arrived . . .
Attacker: Japanese (Elements 213th & 214th Infantry Regts, 33rd Infantry Division)
Defender: Gurkha/Chinese (Elements 1st Burma Division & Chinese 55th Infantry Division)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:21.0 D:19.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:2
Year-41 Type Mountain Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 4
Type 97 Curved-Fire Infantry Gun
D:1
OQF 40mm AA
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ. Ov1
Overlays: 1
Errata (source)
The Gurkhas can set up in all three locations, not just one.SR Compendium
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2021-11-07(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace Gurkha/Chinese winPlayed on VASL. In defiance of conventional wisdom I launched the main board 38 attack up the left flank with only a subsidiary effort on the right (where I expected to find the Bofors). I used the second line squads to try to clear the huts on board 38. My attack miscarried from the start. I didn't find the AA gun where I anticipated so I had to be more cautious moving the troops on the left meaning I didn't get them to the positions I anticipated, putting me behind schedule. The HMG also turned up on this flank so I'd completely misread my opponents setup. But the disaster was back on board 38 where the second liners proved no match for the Gurkhas garrisoning those huts. The lucky survivors were sent reeling back and to add insult to injury the defenders launched a mini counterattack and captured the one hut hex that I'd controlled at the start of the game, I never overcame these troops, when I did manage to get a result it led to fanatic halfsquads backed up by heroes. My right hand force stubbornly pushed forward to try to hold the defenders on that flank in place and paid the price, incurring about 75% casualties for no effective gain in territory.
The left hand assault did manage to get into position to link up with the reinforcements to launch a semi coordinated attack in turn 4 but the subsequent banzai charges into the face of relatively intact defence met a predictable end (a quick check of the casualty bin at about this time had Japanese CVP at 20 plus and the allied force on 4) and I conceded.
2020-01-15(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso Gurkha/Chinese win
2016-07-30(A) Paul Works vs Bob Zinselmeyer Gurkha/Chinese win
2015-11-07(A) Richard Jenulis vs Rick White Gurkha/Chinese winWest Coast Rumble 2015
2013-06-20(D) Michael Rodgers vs Mike Rose Gurkha/Chinese winJapanese had twelve hut locations at the end of the game. A sniper killed the Gurkha 9-2 early in the game.
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asloser Added a playing2024-09-25 20:01:23
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2023-10-11 22:24:15
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Avg Rating: 7.45Votes: 20
Views: 6308
To-Play list count: 6
Estimated Play time: 5.4 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
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Gurkha/Chinese9
Drawn:0

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Die Gurkha Die!
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[A] Allied 61
[D] Japanese 48
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