The Doomed and the Damned CBI (id:#66876)
Oktwin, Burma 1942-03-22 ()
Designer: Gary Fortenberry
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Balance:
JapaneseChinese
51.063829787234%

Overview:

When the Chinese forces entered Burma, they were tasked with defending the routes north and into the Shan States. 200th D/Brigade under Major General Tai An-lan had the responsibility for the defense of Toungoo and its airfields. As his men fortified the city, General Tai sent a force along the river road to the south to hold up the advancing Japanese. On the night of 20 March, the Chinese troops were forced from their initial positions in the village of Nyaungchiduak by a fierce assault, falling back to a covering force at Oktwin village. The Japanese pursued and fell upon the positions the morning of 22 March, where they found the covering force well dug-in and ready for action.
Attacker: Japanese (2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 55th Infantry Division)
Defender: Chinese (200th D/Brigade, 5th A/Division and 1st Tank Brigade)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:3
T-26TU M33(r) x 3

Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
D:1
82mm BM obr. 37

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), A: AS (E7)
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-02-27(A) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Chinese win7.25 hrsJaps set up a kill stack in the middle, while the majority of their force swept up from the south. The southern group grabbed control of the bottom hill by the end of Turn 2. They then safely swarmed the middle hill from the east, but further progress would be very difficult with the almost unstoppable Chinese tanks bolstering the area. It certainly didn't help that my plane did squat. First casualties of the game occurred as the hero met his doom, while a Chinese squad was lost. Turn 4 saw little progress made, as the Japs burned both DCs and lost 1.5 squad, versus one squad for the Chinese. A 448 Jap HS turned berserk, with an extremely long and open path to the enemy, while a rallied 237 did the same in the east. Japs and Chinese traded losses in the 5th, with each losing a squad and 8-0. The central hill was ousted of enemies and almost secured. Turn 6 was costly for the Japs, losing 1.5 squads versus a 9-1 for the Chinese, as once again little progress was made. That would cause the end to come down to two banzai, and the Japs came up one hex short. I was extremely hesitant to play this scenario under the new rules, and with good reason, as I believe the Chinese ability to safely skulk away out of their foxholes bought them an extra turn. And thus cemented my resolve to refuse to play any older scenarios with foxhole-predicated defenses (particularly on hills or large woods masses). And I certainly will not play any older OBA scenarios under the new optional rules. Had these rules been in place from the inception of the game I would've been all for them, but making drastic changes like this to rules and scenarios in existence for 40+ years is just the sign of a dying game gasping to stay viable. I'm all for many changes to the game, but implement them as SSR grudge rules so we know they've been play tested. This all-encompassing blanket is a highly questionable decision at this stage. I for one will not accept it.
2026-02-15(D) Claus Jakobsen vs Peter Albrechtsen Chinese win
2026-01-09(A) Claus Jakobsen vs Derek Ward Chinese win
2025-11-11(A) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Magne Japanese win
2025-09-06(A) William Waymont vs Todd Hudman Japanese winThe Chinese armor was nasty in this.
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Avg Rating: 6.85Votes: 20
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 16
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese9
Chinese7
Drawn:0

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The Doomed and the Damned [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 15
[D] Chinese 16
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