Taking a Stand at Rosario PTO (id:#61653)
(ASL Journal #10 ID: J149)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Taking a Stand at Rosario by The Bunker
Designer: Vic Provost
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Balance:
JapaneseFilipino / American
50%

Overview:

On 22 December, the main Japanese landing on the island of Luzon came ashore at Lingayen Gulf. The objective was Manila, but getting there required a breakthrough of blocking positions on the main roads along the way. First up after the beach was secured was the town of Rosario, which lay astride Route 3, one of the main north/south roads. Rosario was lightly defended until General Wainwright ordered the Philippine Scouts and Company C of the 192nd Tank Battalion there to hold it as long as possible.
Attacker: Japanese (4th Tank Regiment and 48th Reconnaissance Regiment)
Defender: Filipino / American (Troop F, 26th Cavalry Regiment (PA), Philippine Scouts and 71st Division, Company C, 192nd Tank Battalion, and Coastal Defense Units)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:25.0 D:18.0
AFVs: A:12
Type 89B CHI-RO x 6
Type 95 HA-GO x 6
Type 95 Tr x 4
Motorcycle x 10

AFVs: D:4
M3 LT x 4
Horse x 10

Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 6
Type 97 20mm Automatic Gun
D:1
M1897A2 75mm Gun
M2 60mm Mortar
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO (G.1), LJ (G2.1) (Exc: roads exist, Grain remains Grain) No hills.
Overlays: O4 Wd4 Wd2 Wd1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-07-07(D) Steven Cummings vs Rick Marks Japanese win
2021-04-15(A) Shane Pask vs Filipino / American winMade several mistakes against a pretty good Filipino set up. 1. Japanese tanks are no match for M3s. I lost all of my initial 6 for 1 M3. 2. Did not use Japanese special abilities well: no Banzai charges at all, only 1 T-H Hero (successful at least), afraid to risk step reduction so advance stalled on the edge of town. 3. How do you take advantage of bicycles? All of mine were abandoned within 4 hexes of entry. Conceded turn 7 when Yanks made a mass bug out on turn 6 which left me with only 17 VP. Did a calculation after the game and victory was till theoretically possible: I only needed 98 out of 108 possible remaining VP.
2020-11-17(D) Jason Wert vs Michael Daschbach Japanese win
2019-07-10(A) Tom Kearney vs Lindsey Murillo Japanese winThe Japanese were able to split the US/Philippine defense in to two parts the defeat them in detail.
2017-01-20(D) Will Willow vs PJ Norton Japanese winFTF
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-08-05 17:16:26
Hutch Modified the Defender's AFVs2024-07-26 16:24:03
Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-07-26 16:24:03
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-07-26 16:24:03
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-07-26 16:22:49
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.71Votes: 7
Views: 4652
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 12.4 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese5
Filipino / American2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Taking a Stand at Rosario [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 9
[D] American 12
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