Franc-Tireur #12
Published by: Le Franc Tireur. December 2009
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Introduction:
This issue focuses on the PTO, mostly on the war between China and Japan as well as on seaborne assaults. As usual 10 scenarios printed on hard paper and featuring actions with Japanese, Chinese but also US units are included. Moreover, this issue includes 2 SASL missions (on hard paper as well) plus a new map (SK style).
The main topics deal with Seaborne assaults, PTO specificities and some other articles in order to allow any ASL player to enjoy the Pacific Theatre of Operations.
The main topics deal with Seaborne assaults, PTO specificities and some other articles in order to allow any ASL player to enjoy the Pacific Theatre of Operations.
Map board(s):
Board: LFT2
Articles and Resources:
| Title | Author | Description | Page/url |
|---|---|---|---|
| HexDraw and ASL: A voyage into "Kibbling" | Don Lazov | Review | 5-8 |
| Destroy All Monsters! | Alex, Fred, Manu and Xavier! | After Action Report | 9-11 |
| Friendly Fire Pack 4 & 5 Review | Philippe Briaux | Review | 12-13 |
| 10 Questions to Klas Malmström | Xavier Vitry | Reference Material | 14-15 |
| Grenadier! | Alexandre Rousse-Lacordaire | Review | 16 |
| Saumur 2009 | Alexandre Rousse-Lacordaire | Review | 17 |
| ASL Ring | Alexandre Rousse-Lacordaire | Review | 17 |
| Japanese Island Defenses | Guillaume Lasconjarias | Reference Material | 18-23 |
| Armies of the Middle Earth Empire: The Chinese Infantry Battalion | Philippe Naud | Reference Material | 24-25 |
| Iloilo Museum | Reference Material | 26 | |
| Chronology of the Japanese & Chinese War | Philippe Naud | Reference Material | 27-28 |
| Chronology of the Chinese Civil War | Philippe Naud | Reference Material | 29 |
| Time Issue!... | Emmanuel Batisse | Humour | 30-31 |
| Sims Ridge | Laurent Closier & Roger Cook | After Action Report | 32-37, 79 |
| PTO Basics | Laurent Forest | Rules and Strategy | 38-48 |
| Sons of Beaches | Jean Pascal Paoli | Rules and Strategy | 49-55 |
| Seaborne Assaults | Laurent Closier | After Action Report | 56-69 |
| Seaborne Assault/Evacuation Scenarios/CG | Reference Material | 70 | |
| Gavutu-Tanambogo | Scott E. Thompson | After Action Report | 71-77 |
| Bibliography | Reference Material | 78 |
Reviews:
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Scenarios:
| Scenario | Played | Total | Rating | Location | Theatre | Attacker | Defender | Length | Balance | Popularity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT136: Shanghai by Sea | 0 | 4 | 6.00 | Wusong, south of Shanghai, China | CBI | Japanese | GMD | 6.4 hrs | 63% Japanese | 3% |
| FT137: 300 | 0 | 25 | 6.86 | Shanghai, China | CBI | Japanese | GMD | 3.8 hrs | 64% Japanese | 21% |
| FT138: Meeting Up at Matan | 0 | 2 | 5.50 | Matan on the Yangtse River, China | CBI | Japanese | GMD | 4.2 hrs | 57% GMD | 2% |
| FT139: Ride of the 200th | 0 | 8 | 7.71 | Kunlun Pass, North Guangxi, China | CBI | Chinese | Japanese | 4.1 hrs | 65% Chinese | 7% |
| FT140: Chinese Raiders | 0 | 4 | 5.50 | IIIrd Military District, Tonkin Area, Indochina | CBI | Chinese | Vichy French / Partisans | 3.4 hrs | 57% Chinese | 3% |
| FT141: Easy Day at Volupai | 0 | 13 | 5.69 | Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain | PTO | American (USMC) | Japanese | 2.6 hrs | Balanced | 11% |
| FT142: Cut, Slash and Mow Down | 0 | 0 | Vicinity of Torokina Airbase, Bougainville | PTO | Japanese | American | 7.8 hrs | 100% Japanese | 0% | |
| FT143: Red Scare | 0 | 0 | Near Jiagou, China | CBI | Red Chinese | GMD | 5.4 hrs | 100% Red Chinese | 0% | |
| FT144: Tigers of Pantang | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | Near Pantang, China | CBI | Red Chinese | GMD | 6.6 hrs | 80% Red Chinese | 1% |
| FT145: Bears of Kinmen | 0 | 2 | 6.50 | Kinmen Island, Taiwan Straight | CBI | Red Chinese | GMD | 13.8 hrs | 80% GMD | 2% |
| SASL Mission FT 1: Hit Them Hard | 0 | 0 | Shanghai, China | CBI | Chinese GMD | Japanese | 1 hrs | Unknown | 0% | |
| SASL Mission FT 2: Against Ill Advice | 0 | 0 | Telok Ansol, Malaya | PTO | Japanese | British | Unknown | 0% |
* 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: 4.2hrs
Average rating of scenarios: 6.35
Total playing time: 59.1hrs