Toaw Scenario: First Gambit

Toaw Scenario: First Gambit - Malaya 41-42

Malaya,
December 08, 1941,

Commonwealth army of 92 units opposed to Japan army of 68 units
for a battle of complexity 1.17 at Battalion(II) level
on a 10 Km/Hex map
for 80 turns of Full Day each.

by ticktack submited on 23-11-2002

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Briefing
FIRST GAMBIT The Japanese Imperial Forces invasion of the Malaya. * Scenario design by: ticktack ticktack@he.mirai.ne.jp (I welcome comments, corrections and suggestions) ****************************** Date: Dec. 1941- Feb. 1942 Location: Malaya Map scale: 10km per hex Time scale: 1 Day turns Unit Scale: Battalion/Company Length: 80 Turns * UNIT COLORS: COMMONWEALTH Singapore Defense: Green on Brown III Indian Corps: White on Brown 8th Australian Division: Midnightblue on Brown 18th British Division:Blue on Brown RAF:Black on Brown JAPANESE 25th Army Support: Green on Red Imperial Guards Division: Gray on Red 5th Imperial Division: White on Red 18th Imperial Division: Yellow on Red Imperial Air Force: Green on Red Imperial Navy Air Force:Black on Red SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: JAPANESE Sea transport turn1:4500 turn2-19:0 turn20:700 turn21-80:0 Japanese forces occupy Butterworth (7.25) :700 Japanese forces occupy Johor Bahru (50.69):4500 withdraw unit turn69 Imp AF 3/FB1 Imp AF 3/FB4 Imp AF 3/B1 COMMONWEALTH Victory point bonus turn56-80:30 points (every turn) **************************** The Japanese planned to occupy Malaya to gain its natural resources, this task was given to General Yamashita and his Twenty-fifth Army, a combat strength of 70,000. The British relied on the virgin jungle of Malaya as a defense for Singapore from the north, but they were proved wrong by the preparations of Colonel Masanobu Tsuji. The Japanese campaign was launched in December 1941. On the 4th December1941,Yamishita'spreparations were put to the test as the Japanese convoy left Samah harbour heading for Malaya. On the 6th December a British Hudson aircraft from Kota Bharu spotted the convoy, after a slight skirmish it escaped to warn of the convoys presence. Luck was on the Japanese side however and bad weather gave them cover, so air reconnaissance became impossible. At 7pm they changed course and traveled north into the Gulf of Siam. On the 7th at 10.10am the convoy split up to reach their landing positions....

Briefing

FIRST GAMBIT
The Japanese Imperial Forces invasion of the Malaya.
*
Scenario design by: ticktack
ticktack@he.mirai.ne.jp
(I welcome comments, corrections and suggestions)

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Date: Dec. 1941- Feb. 1942
Location: Malaya
Map scale: 10km per hex
Time scale: 1 Day turns
Unit Scale: Battalion/Company
Length: 80 Turns

*

UNIT COLORS:

COMMONWEALTH
Singapore Defense: Green on Brown
III Indian Corps: White on Brown
8th Australian Division: Midnightblue on Brown
18th British Division:Blue on Brown
RAF:Black on Brown

JAPANESE
25th Army Support: Green on Red
Imperial Guards Division: Gray on Red
5th Imperial Division: White on Red
18th Imperial Division: Yellow on Red
Imperial Air Force: Green on Red
Imperial Navy Air Force:Black on Red

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

JAPANESE
Sea transport
turn1:4500
turn2-19:0
turn20:700
turn21-80:0
Japanese forces occupy Butterworth (7.25) :700
Japanese forces occupy Johor Bahru (50.69):4500

withdraw unit
turn69
Imp AF 3/FB1
Imp AF 3/FB4
Imp AF 3/B1

COMMONWEALTH
Victory point bonus
turn56-80:30 points (every turn)

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The Japanese planned to occupy Malaya to gain its natural resources, this task was given to General Yamashita and his Twenty-fifth Army, a combat strength of 70,000.
The British relied on the virgin jungle of Malaya as a defense for Singapore from the north, but they were proved wrong by the preparations of Colonel Masanobu Tsuji. The Japanese campaign was launched in December 1941.
On the 4th December1941,Yamishita'spreparations were put to the test as the Japanese convoy left Samah harbour heading for Malaya.
On the 6th December a British Hudson aircraft from Kota Bharu spotted the convoy, after a slight skirmish it escaped to warn of the convoys presence. Luck was on the Japanese side however and bad weather gave them cover, so air reconnaissance became impossible. At 7pm they changed course and traveled north into the Gulf of Siam.
On the 7th at 10.10am the convoy split up to reach their landing positions....