Crossing Swords at Kyaukse CBI (id:#60629)
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Kyaukse, Burma 1942-04-28 ()
Designer: Martin Svärd
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Balance:
JapaneseBritish
62.71186440678%

Overview:

The Chinese defeat in Eastern Burma and the loss of the Burma road forced a dramatic change of the Allied plans. The idea of a defense line south of Mandalay was scrapped and the general retreat was to continue. Protecting the withdrawal over the Irrawaddy river was the 48th Infantry Brigade of the Indian 17th Infantry Division. Their adversaries were the fresh troops of the Japanese Army's 18th Division.
Attacker: Japanese (18th Division)
Defender: British (Elements of 3rd Gurkha Rifles, 48th Indian Infantry Brigade and 7th Gurkha Rifles and the 7th Armoured Brigade)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:3
Stuart I(a) x 3

Guns: A:1
Type 92 70mm INF Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher
D:0
OML 2-in. Mortar

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO (Exc: 1 road exists on Board 37). HIP and Emplacement are NA.
Map Board(s): 36 37
Overlays: O3 O4 O5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-05-26(A) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall British winJaps got a bloody nose Turn 1, losing a squad and a precious leader. I tried a hard western push, but the restrictiveness of the terrain proved this may not have been the optimal option. When my other SMC on that front wounded early my lack of leadership was definitely felt. The eastern force should be relatively contained by any competent Gurkha setup, but I did end up getting off 3VP from these units. The tanks were a much-needed bolster to the defense. A lot will depend on how they fare, but ultimately it's just going to come down to who rolls best at the end. When I lost concealment for an attempted ambush withdrawal through a tank hex, and a board edge HS pinned, I ended up 1VP short.
2020-10-08(A) Tom Kearney vs Doug Sheppard Japanese winGettysburg Paranormal tournament.
2018-10-04(D) Andy Beaton vs JR Van Mechelen Japanese winASLOK 2018
2014-05-16(D) Will Willow vs K. Daughety Japanese winBE
2013-12-21(A) Jeff T vs Rich J. British winRich came down from Seattle to the BC monthly meeting. He picked this one out of a Friendly Fire pack. We diced for sides and I got the attacking Japanese. I got off to a good start and pushed forward, but I couldn't inflict many casualties. I setup across some open ground from his main line and initiated a large banzai. Unfortunately, I lost a lot of strength as he used firelanes and all fire options well and passed his FPF rolls. His Gurkhas got the better of me in Close Combat. I still had a chance to exit enough points and got 3 (of 8) off, but his armor parked on the exit row and he stopped enough to prevent me from exiting. Good scenario and a great guy, it was fun.
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2023-01-24 11:37:59
buser333 Added a playing2022-05-27 10:41:03
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-04-26 21:17:49
Tomkrny Added a playing2020-11-25 06:38:20
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2020-10-11 15:47:39
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.25Votes: 12
Views: 2644
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 3.8 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese6
British4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Crossing Swords at Kyaukse [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 31
[D] British 18
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