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Sparrow Force PTO (id:#65402)

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Oesau, West Timor 1942-02-22 (4 others)

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AP92: End of the Beginning (ASL Action Pack # 9 To the Bridge!)

Designer: Andrew Rogers

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

Balance:

AustralianJapanese

42.857142857143%

Overview:

None.

Attacker: Australian (B Company, 2/40th Battalion, "Sparrow Force")

Defender: Japanese (2 Company, 228th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Yokasuka Special Naval Landing Force, Eastern Detachment)

5.5 turns

Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:14.0 D:12.0

AFVs: A:0

AFVs: D:0

Guns: A:0

OML 2-in. Mortar x 3

D:1

Type 92 70mm INF Gun
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher

Misc Rules:

PTO, LJ (Brush remains Brush, Huts flameproof), NQ. A: one banzai allowed

Map Board(s):

15a

Overlays:

NONE

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Last Played:

Date	Reporter		Opponent	Bal.	Result	Comments
2023-03-04	(A) Paul Legg	vs	Joe Arthur		Japanese win
2023-03-04	(A) Andy Bagley	vs	Dave Ramsey		Japanese win	Second playing of this scenario, and I've now managed to lose with both sides! Close game though, and I'm pleased with my tactic of getting an 8-1, 458 & LMG round the back of the hill by turn 3 to prevent the Japanese reinforcements marching up the road. I chose (deliberately) no to Banzai with the Australians, and perhaps this was a mistake, although as Dave says the Japanese knee-mortar with umpteen RoF shots was probably what did for me.
2023-03-04	(A) Richard Webb	vs	Nick Ransom		Australian win	Interesting VC with options for where to attack as the Australians. SSR place the Japanese Infantry gun in a "bold" forward location. Falling to CC early on. lots of bloody HtH combat, Japanese berserkers, but the 9-2 leader just kept directing fire grinding down the Japanese positions to get enough troops for a last turn charge into the Japanese MG position. Thanks to Tony G for a couple of rules clarifications, and a drill down into CC options
2023-03-04	(A) Simon Staniforth	vs	John Tait	A	In progress	The Australian balance in this one is painful for the IJA as it significantly reduces Deployment options. Nevertheless with 2 full HIP squads out there, the Australians were cautious until they showed themselves. Over the course of the game the Aussies gradually ground through the defences using the negative leadership modifiers on powerful “kill stacks” with multiple LMGs wherever possible. A single SMC Banzai to “freeze” the MMG was crucial to unlocking the position around the O13 huts in the final couple of turns
2023-03-04	(D) David Ramsey	vs	Andy Bagley		Japanese win	The Australians took almost every hut on the board, but the stubborn INF gun and a medal-winning effort from a Japanese knee-mortar secured the win.

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Action	Date
Paul Legg Added a playing	2023-03-18 21:08:55
Andy_Bagley Added a playing	2023-03-08 11:40:17
Richard Webb Added a playing	2023-03-08 08:23:43
Simonstan Added a playing	2023-03-07 17:17:13
Dave Added a playing	2023-03-06 17:25:39

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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.74	Votes: 19
Views:	0
To-Play list count:	3
Estimated Play time:	3.4 hours
Recorded Games:	16

Archive recorded plays:
Australian	6
Japanese	9
Drawn:	0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Sparrow Force [Confirmed]

[A] Australian	12
[D] Japanese	15