"ZigZag Pass" PTO (id:#66812)
(Franc-Tireur #16 ID: FT339)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Lionel Colin
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Overview:

Although Manila had been liberated from the Japanese, Manila Bay was still closed due to the presence of significant Japanese troops on the Bataan Peninsula. In an effort to cut off Bataan from the mainland and prevent a substantial withdrawal of Japanese forces from the area, the 38th Division, a green unit, received orders to cut the peninsula. The Americans followed "Route 7", a road that runs through dense jungle and mountains and had been fortified by the Japanese. One of the most heavily defended areas was located in the rugged Zambales Mountains at the northern base of the Bataan Peninsula, which the Americans had named "Zig-Zag Pass."
Attacker: American (1st Battalion. 152nd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (Nagayoshi Detachment, 39th Infantry Regiment, 10th Infantry Division)  
6.5-7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:21.0 D:14.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar
D:1
Type 97 Curved-Fire Infantry Gun
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: Variable OB, PTO, D: PFZ Open Ground
Overlays: 2
Errata (source)
Proper Overlay placement: https://gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/lft-magazine-16-overlays.201026/Gamesquad
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-10-21(D) Ben Jones vs BrunoV Japanese winPlayed again against a more experienced opponent. He completely ignored the 2 VP hex and pushed around the flank but too slowly. He chose the large American group, I chose the small Japanese group. I think the Americans need to take the 2 VP hex. The map is too slow to ignore it. Great fun.
2024-08-20(D) Ben Jones vs Patrice! Japanese winSpoiler Alert!

Very Pretty Maps. Outstanding.

I played against an inexperienced player, and it was over by turn 4 I think, with the Japanese in extremely strong blocking positions.

This scenario is abnormal for two reasons. Normally on these maps one has to advance a very short distance as the streams, swamps and dense jungle really restrict movement.

In this scenario some of the potential American VC hexes would require near constant movement for the Americans. This is possible as the Americans have 4 leaders and potentially 7 turns. The Japanese will lose in this footrace as they are tied to defending K6 (which counts as 2 LVP) and have only 3 leaders.

What can lose the scenario for the Americans is poor choices in objective and more importantly in which RG they choose and how early they reveal this to the Japanese player.

For example, if as the Japanese I see a FT on turn one I know you have chosen Option 1, this gives me a strategic intelligence advantage. So as the Americans keep your option secret as long as you can.

Good fun, good defensive choices for the Japanese, intricate LOS rewards careful positioning of SW. Well done LC.
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Avg Rating: 7.50Votes: 2
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Estimated Play time: 5.7 hours
Recorded Games: 2
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Zigzag Pass [Confirmed]
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[D] Japanese 1
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