Light 'em Up PTO (id:#65857)
Tabacalega Cigar Factory, Manila, Luzon, Philippines 1945-02-12 ()
Designer: David Roth
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
50%

Overview:

The Tabacalera Cigar Factory and warehouses were situated along the western shore of the Estero de Tanque. From here the Japanese could interdict any movement across the estero or the nearby bridge. Initial attacks on 10 February were repulsed by intense machine gun, mortar and small arms fire. The buildings would need to be cleared prior to any advance towards the Government buildings in downtown Manila. Doing so would exact a heavy price in blood and suffering for soldiers of both sides.
Attacker: American (129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (5th Naval Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.5 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:1
Type 98 High-Angle Machine Cannon
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules:
Map Board(s): SFM4 SFM6
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-08-08(A) Andy Bagley vs Neil Brunger Japanese winA very close game, made even more exciting by the fire that gradually spread through the Tobacco Factory, threatening to force out the Japanese even if the Americans couldn't! I went for the direct attack from the North, supported by a few squads fording the Esturos on the East side, and made steady progress although took heavy losses. In the end the fire left one factory location blaze-free, and despite capturing all the other warehouse and factory locations I wasn't able to reach this last one for victory.
2022-07-18(A) Ben Jones vs Wayne American winHa, everything is on fire, all of the time. I played this during the canicule which was fitting.

There were 9 blazes onboard by the end of the game. Three times Wayne had to break Japanese squads to rout them away.

My American attacked from all sides, a platoon crossing the river in the West, mortars firing over the river, a mmg platoon with the big leader firing from the East and another platoon attacking from the North.

It came down to the last CC. Wayne should have won, his luck was terrible, he lost his HMG on T2 and his 2 HIP 237s with LMGs were both wasted. Both were in excellent positions. One was revealed by a late WP shot and the other ambushed 3 squads and a 9-2 moving untactically for a 4-2 and malfed the LMG and cowered. He didn't survive the 9:1 -2 CC attack.

I'm seeing a theme develop here, the Japanese have just enough to survive. In none of the scenarios we've played so far have they been overly strong. Just strong enough.

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Estimated Play time: 2.7 hours
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