Brigade Hill PTO (id:#60785)
(ASL Journal # 8 ID: J116)
See Also: Brigade Hill by Break Contact
Designer: Murray McCloskey
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Balance:
AustralianJapanese
48.305084745763%

Overview:

Following a valiant defence of Isurava Village in late August, the Australians withdrew south, relentlessly pursued by the Japanese. The Japanese Nankai Shitai (South Seas Force) under the command of Major General Horii, were eager to inflict a devastating defeat on the Australians. Isurava had hurt Maroubra Force, but it was not broken. Brigade Hill is an impressive mountain ridge roughly halfway along the Kokoda Trail. Mission Ridge extends from its north face like a nose. The eastern face is very steep whilst the western face is only slightly less so as it drops down to the Fagume River. It was here that Brigadier Arnold Potts, Commander of Maroubra Force, was ordered to stand and fight the advancing Japanese.
Attacker: Australian (2/14th and 2/16th Battalions, 21st Brigade)
Defender: Japanese (South Seas Detachment)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
D:0
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, streams are Dry, treat Marsh as Jungle
Map Board(s): 36
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-11-29(A) Ulric Schwela vs Stefano Cuccurullo Japanese winA tremendous seesaw battle, which saw fortunes change every turn. It continued to a real nail-biter in the last turn's AFPh! The hills ended 2-2 for a Japanese win, each hill being a separate micro battle throughout the whole game, with virtually no interaction between them. Biggest mistake for me as Australian was insufficient perimeter control, meaning I probably lost 7-8 squads for FtR through the scenario, which would have been useful. OTOH the Ozzies were mostly lucky in CC, avoiding ambush and rolling low. Multiple options and good replayability.
2020-05-31(D) Simon Staniforth vs Japanese win
2020-04-30(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Japanese winI don't understand the strategy I saw in some AARs that lightly defended the central hill. To my mind, this is the most important hill on the board. Aussies attacked straight up the gut and in the seemingly empty east. This is where my HIP unit was, but he was very uninspired - striping and breaking his LMG. The Aussies eliminated him next turn, gave up the frontal assault, and swept in force from the east. Turn 3 was deadly for them though, losing 1.5 squads trying to take the central hill, and losing a reinforcing squad and 8-1 to CC in the southwest. The Japanese did not go unmolested, losing a squad, an 8-0, and a disabled MMG, while their holds on the central and southeast hill were becoming tenuous. A smoked in Aussie MMG and a KIA in Turn 4 helped the cause however, but both victory hexes had been subject to encirclement. After this is was mostly just a matter of who would be luckiest, and that ended up being the Japanese. Pretty good intro-to-PTO scenario.
2019-04-13(A) Jeff Waldon vs Paul Washington Australian winFtF - Bitter Ender
2018-06-30(A) Paul Works vs Brian Roundhill Australian winI like this scenario a lot. There are several interesting options for both the Australians and Japanese - allowing for repeated play. Fun.
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Avg Rating: 6.89Votes: 19
Views: 1005
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 3.6 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
Australian5
Japanese13
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Brigade Hill [Confirmed]
[A] Australian 52
[D] Japanese 48
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