Brigade Hill PTO (id:#60785)
Efogi, Papua
1942-09-08 (3 others)
Designer: Murray McCloskey
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
AustralianJapanese
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 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 OML 2-in. Mortar x 2 D:0 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2 |
| Misc Rules: | PTO, streams are Dry, treat Marsh as Jungle |
| Map Board(s): | 36 |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Result | Comments | |
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| 2022-06-24 | (D) David Ramsey | vs | Gerard Burton | Australian win | Came down to the last CC although the Australians had the better chances. Great PTO scenario for tactical choices. |
| 2021-10-17 | (A) Shane Pask | vs | Australian win | When Sgt Smith and 2 squads were killed on turn 2 in CC, the west flank was broken and the situation looked bad. However good rolls (good tactics?) allowed Sgt Skinner from HQ to clear Sgt Kiro and his MMG crew from hill 507. Stubborn Jap resistance pushed him off the hill after claiming it and the Japs reclaimed it on turn 6 with a mtr HS. Prep fire broke this HS however and allowed me to claim victory by advancing in unopposed. | |
| 2021-08-14 | (A) Paul Legg | vs | Peter Catchpole | Australian win (VASL Log) | |
| 2020-11-29 | (A) Ulric Schwela | vs | Stefano Cuccurullo | Japanese win | A 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. |
| 2020-09-20 | (A) Vic Lauterbach | vs | JM | Australian win | A real test of intestinal fortitude! Jim set up strong on the front and back hills, leaving the middle one (502) undefended except for an HIP HS. Lots of ambushes and bloody HtH CC as expected. I got the win but it wasn't easy. Good balance. |
| Action | Date |
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| Dave Added a playing | 2022-06-27 06:30:21 |
| Dave Added a playing | 2022-06-24 22:41:33 |
| dieneuner25 Added a playing | 2022-02-01 00:19:23 |
| Pte Parts Added a playing | 2021-10-17 01:40:33 |
| Pte Parts Rated the scenario | 2021-10-17 01:38:42 |
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| (aussie fight papua.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 570 |
| (auss retreat papua.jpg) | Image | hoxson1 | 568 |
| (auss-jap new.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 399 |
| VASL Log file (J116 Brigade Hill play.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Paul Legg | 170 |
| J116 map (J116_map.jpg) | Map Image | mtrodgers99 | 654 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.15 | Votes: 26 | Views: | 2820 |
| To-Play list count: | 5 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.6 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 23 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| Australian | 10 | |
| Japanese | 13 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of November 2021) Brigade Hill [Confirmed] |
| [A] Japanese | 50 |
| [D] Australian | 55 |