Men of the 3rd and 6th Burma Rifles were about to experience their baptism of fire. The Japanese were coming. They were coming not from the south, but from the east.
British plans for the defence of Burma and Malaya were partly predicated on the ability of the Royal Air Force to maintain air superiority, and to interdict Japanese ship and troop movements. Indeed, until 1941 the RAF was primarily responsible for the defence of the British Far East, with the army relegated to guard duties at air and naval installations. In the Tenasserim district of Burma—a slender strip of land sandwiched between the Andaman Sea and Thailand—priority was given to the construction of aerodromes. The most important landing strips in the district were located at Moulmein, Tavoy, Mergui, and Victoria Point. Generally speaking, roads in the Tenasserim were bad. The only all-weather routes ran north south. Below Moulmein, only intermittent mountain tracks headed east toward Thailand. Even the road from Moulmein to the Burmese frontier post at Miyawadi was interrupted by an 80-kilometre stretch that was reportedly little better than a track. However, Major Oki, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment was a determined fellow. While the 2/143rd still held Victoria Point, Major Oki and his battalion departed Bangkok on 3 January. The target was the seaside town of Tavoy. The purpose of the tortuous trek was to cut the Tenasserim in two.
Attacker: Japanese (3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 55th Infantry Division)
The Japanese certainly had the dice in this playing passing most of the MCs as the British fired and fired in an attempt to inflict losses. In return the Japanese inflicted regular casualties / breaks and Smoke enabled them to get round both flanks of the defence. Called in T3 by concession as the British just didn’t have the forces left to stop the Japanese sweeping through the city and picking up most of the building VPs
2024-08-24
(D) Simon Staniforth
vs
MB
Japanese win
This is a tough fight for a the British force, half of which is made up of Green troops and that ELR of 2 sees a fair bit of Disruption, Units which are then captured and significantly boost the Japanese CVP. Defending, I fell back in reasonable order and inflicted plenty of casualties on the Japanese but CVP wise it was pretty even when I conceded before Japanese T7. They were just ahead on Location Control VP and I wouldn’t be able to stop them picking up a few more.
2024-01-22
(A) fabio aliprandi
vs
Fabio Mazzucchelli
Draw
2020-10-31
(D) Tuomo Lukkari
vs
Adam Lunney
Japanese win
[Imported from ROAR]
2020-09-25
(D) Rich Weiley
vs
Dave Longworth
Japanese win
Couldn't establish a cohesive defence against well planned banzais. The green units performed to expectations, several disrupted and were taken prisoner.
2019-06-17
(A) David Stoffey
vs
Russ Curry
Japanese win
2019-04-04
(D) Ian Morris
vs
Gerard Burton
Japanese win
2018-06-03
(A) jon smith
vs
british
In progress
Inf gun and shooty japs on the left with main bulk of 447 inf in the centre, 3 mmc on right with a mortar... centre pushed hard and brits fell back, inf gun frightened the brits off the central hill, on the right the mortar smoked a british carrier. Second turn saw 2 jap MMC rush the smoked carrier and destroy it in combat, while the brits shuffled to cover the centre thrust well.
Japs shifted to the right and gathered for a charge, but the brits had time to move and cover it so instead the japs deployed into 1/2 mmc and doubled downt he left flank, brits tried to cover this but some MMc got isolated and taken out in HTH.
In the end 3 jap half squads and 2 mmc had infiltrated the rear and left of the village, while the brits still surviving were bottled up in stone buildings on the right.
With all carriers destroyed Japs were ahead by about 22vp. It had lots of action, WP, smoke, HtH, beserk wounded leaders, 436 mmc going on late game rampage through Jap MMC helped by sniper... good stuff.
2018-06-03
(A) jon smith
vs
british
Japanese win
forgot to log result of game below.
2018-06-03
(A) jon smith
vs
british
Japanese win
forgot to log result of game below.
2017-02-11
(A) Miikka Sohlman
vs
Petri Rissanen
Japanese win
2016-10-22
(A) Kermit Mullins
vs
Dan Best
British win
Well..I guess I'll be the one Japanese Player to let down the cause, as the British spanked me hard in this game. We too were initially confused by the Victory Conditions. Once, I understood them, I had to begin moving very aggressively and so Banzai'd way too much and Dan's British took me out in some very exciting Hand to Hand Melees. Fun game!
2016-10-22
(D) Dan Best
vs
Kermit Mullins
British win
2016-08-20
(D) Jason Wert
vs
John Haughey
Japanese win
Nice match with John and tense affair. Setup strong on left flank and used terrain to slow down the IJA. Inflicted good losses, but a timely shot by the INF Gun and failure to rally with leaders left the Brits shorthanded in the final turns.
2015-12-01
(D) Larry Rohlfing
vs
John Bock
Japanese win
2014-07-13
(A) Andy Beaton
vs
Richard Hooks
Japanese win
After incredible mutual destruction, the British didn't have enough to stop surviving Japanese half squads from scooping up buildings. British prisoners tilted the final score to the IJA.
2014-06-21
(D) Will Willow
vs
M. Schwoebel
British win
TT
2014-05-30
(D) Michael Rodgers
vs
Phil Palmer
Japanese win
I, as British, misunderstood the VC, thinking only the IJA received VP for buildings. This led me to set up too far forward.