Tropic Thunder!
Published by: Heat of Battle. January 2000
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Introduction:
Featuring the battles at Tarakan, Brunei Bay, Labuan, and Balikpapan in Borneo, between the Second Australian Imperial Force and the Japanese. May-August 1945.
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Scenarios:
| Scenario | Played | Total | Rating | Location | Theatre | Attacker | Defender | Length | Balance | Popularity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT 1: Sturt and Wills | 0 | 8 | Tarakan, east of Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 5.9 hrs | 75% Japanese | 4% | |
| TT 2: The Airfield | 0 | 19 | Tarakan, east of Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 3.4 hrs | 89% Japanese | 9% | |
| TT 3: Curly and the Brigadier | 0 | 10 | 6.43 | Tarakan Hill, Tarakan, east of Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 6.1 hrs | 70% Japanese | 5% |
| TT 4: Up Helen Hill | 0 | 14 | 5.00 | John's Track, Tarakan, east of Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 0.5 hrs | 77% Australian | 7% |
| TT 5: Commandos, Not Supermen | 0 | 44 | 6.40 | Tarakan, east of Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies | PTO | Japanese | Australian | 1 hrs | 57% Australian | 21% |
| TT 6: Fruit and Nuts | 0 | 9 | 5.33 | Tarakan, east of Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies | PTO | Japanese | Australian | 1.6 hrs | Balanced | 4% |
| TT 7: Don Company's Canal | 0 | 5 | Labuan Island, Borneo | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 4.3 hrs | 80% Japanese | 2% | |
| TT 8: In the Heat of the Night | 0 | 0 | Victoria Township, Labuan Island, Borneo | PTO | Japanese | Australian | 2.7 hrs | 100% Australian | 0% | |
| TT 9: Frogs in the Pocket | 0 | 24 | 6.25 | "The Pocket", Labuan Island, Borneo | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 5.6 hrs | Balanced | 12% |
| TT10: Day at the River | 0 | 0 | Klias River, Brunei Bay, Borneo | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 2 hrs | 100% Japanese | 0% | |
| TT11: From Britain to Borneo | 0 | 0 | Balikpapan, Borneo | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 5.2 hrs | 100% Japanese | 0% | |
| TT12: Signal Hill | 0 | 28 | 7.38 | Klandasan, Balikpapan, Borneo | PTO | Australian | Japanese | 4.7 hrs | 63% Australian | 14% |
* Popularity is the sum of Roar and Archive reported playings based as a percentage of the parent publication's total games.
(Dark) grey rows indicate Night scenarios.
Median length of scenarios: 3.85hrs
Average rating of scenarios: 6.13
Total playing time: 43hrs