Bridge of Life CCW (id:#60946)
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Luding Bridge, Sichuan Province, China 1935-05-29 ()
Designer: Jean-Pascal Paoli & Laurent Closier
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Balance:
Red ChineseGMD
40%

Overview:

Pursued by GMD forces, the Communist troops of the Long March found that they did not possess enough boats to cross the Dadu River. The closest bridge was in Luding, some 120 kilometers away from their present position. The bridge dated back to 1701 and consisted of 100 yards of chain thrown across the river, joined by wooded boards lashed between the chains. On the morning of May 29, after covering the 120 kilometers in barely 24 hours, the 4th Regiment of 2nd Division, 1st Corps of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Army prepared to assault and to take the bridge.
Attacker: Red Chinese (Elements of the 4th Regiment, 2nd Division, 1st Corps of Chinese Workers and Peasants Army)
Defender: GMD (Elements of 38th Regiment, 4th Brigade, 5th Division, 24th GMD Corps)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Roads are NA. Massacre and NQ are NA for both.
Overlays: O3 Rv1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-02-26(A) Jobbo Fett vs Gary Bartlett DrawGary made full use of the abusive Skulking tactics, which made attacking defenders and getting potential breaks when I needed them most impossible. To make matters worse, the scenario really punishes you if you can't get those morale check failures on the KMT troops. The single wood bridge to cross the river might only be crossable with Human Wave, and even then your chances are slim. 6 down 2s are still powerful enough to make someone like me, rolling 8+ on Morale Checks on the regular, terrified of ever advancing.

Additionally, and not covered by the SSR's, Kindling is NOT NA, meaning the Wooden Bridge can be set aflame as if it is a Stone Building K#8. If the bridge becomes a Blaze, the Red Chinese cannot cross and win.

Skulking ruins ASL.
2011-01-15(A) Ian Willey vs James Short Red Chinese winDice ruined the game
2011-01-03(A) Peter Palmer vs David Wilson GMD winExpat Kiwi Fest at Aaron's
Beer was flowing and barbecue - don't recall the games, but the company was excellent
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Avg Rating: 5.00Votes: 3
Views: 3407
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Estimated Play time: 2.5 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
Red Chinese1
GMD1
Drawn:1

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[D] CCP (Partisan) 2
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