Taking Heads PTO (id:#60821)
Along the Magalang Road south of Concepcion, Luzon, Philippine Islands
1942-01-01 (4 others)
Mision 4: Daring Dash (Jumping Cats)
SASL Mission FT 2: Against Ill Advice (Franc-Tireur #12)
BFP-38: Sugar Cane Shuffle (BFP 3: Blood and Jungle)
ESG93: Krushing Kampar (Dezign Pak 8)
SASL Mission FT 2: Against Ill Advice (Franc-Tireur #12)
BFP-38: Sugar Cane Shuffle (BFP 3: Blood and Jungle)
ESG93: Krushing Kampar (Dezign Pak 8)
Designer: Gary Fortenberry
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
JapaneseAmerican
Overview:
During the retreat of the North Luzon Force to Bataan in the last days of 1941, two recently mobilized reserve divisions of the Philippine Army took up temporary defensive positions astride the Concepcion-Magalang Road along the so-called D-5 Line. The 21st Infantry Division held the western flank, while the 11th Infantry Division held the road and the eastern flank. Their orders were to repel any attacks until the night of January 1st-2nd, then resume their withdrawal southward. In the afternoon of New Year’s Day, a Japanese force struck the 11th Division’s left flank along the road in an attempt to rout the defenders by a coup de main.Attacker: Japanese (Kanno Detachment of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Formosa Regiment and 9th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: American (2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment (PA), and 1st Field Artillery Group (Provisional))
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:16.0 D:12.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:2 M3 GMC x 2 |
| Guns: A:0 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 3 D:1 Type 97 20mm Automatic Gun M3A1 37mm AT Gun |
| Misc Rules: | PTO (G.1), LJ (G2.1) Exc: Bridge DOES exist on elevated road). Water obstacles: Dry |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
| Clarification: the bridge on the elevated road still exists. | G. Fortenberry via GameSquad. |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2025-03-15 | (D) Dave Mareske | vs | Jeff DeYoung | American win | March Madness 2025 | ||
| 2025-03-15 | (A) Rob Schmitt | vs | Kevin Bradshaw | American win | Round 3 of 2025 - KC March Madness Tournament. Very enjoyable game. I was Japanese attacker vs Philippine army defender. I was able to methodically work my way into the center of town and the victory location hexes, but taking causalities along the way. His MMG and HMG in multistory stone buildings were brutal on my advancing Japanese. I was able to eliminate one halftrack with the ATR and another by double stun to force a recall. I had 6 of the 13 victory locations at the end. I did not have enough troops left to press any further in Turn 7. Once done counting the CVPs at the end of the game, the Philippine army had just a couple more than the Japanese. | ||
| 2025-03-15 | (D) nathan wegener | vs | Kermit Mullins | American win | 4 hrs | HMG and 9-1 anchored the center and was able to thin the Jap forces before they reached the woods line. The M3 SPG got some nice hits and the Japanese attack did not quite have enough left to get enough buildings. . | |
| 2025-03-15 | (A) Kermit Mullins | vs | Nathan Wegener | American win | 3 hrs | Round 3 of 2025 - KC March Madness Tournament. | |
| 2024-10-06 | (A) S. Slunt | vs | Colin Jeschke | Japanese win | 4 hrs | The Americans set up a min board set up. The Japanese entered heavily on the on East side. The Japanese were able to Banzai on turn two. The Americans conceded at the point they only have 1 hip'd squad left. |
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| dmareske Added a playing | 2025-03-17 19:39:16 |
| Robert7721 Added a playing | 2025-03-17 14:00:37 |
| nebel Added a playing | 2025-03-16 20:10:04 |
| grumblejones Added a playing | 2025-03-16 02:17:38 |
| acfe Added a playing | 2025-01-19 22:09:15 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| (T3J4.jpg) | After Action Report | leozhu | 1525 |
| (Setup.jpg) | After Action Report | leozhu | 1463 |
| VASL Scenario Setup (AP-59 Taking Heads v667.vsav) | VASL Setup | Turuk | 244 |
| (!jap-usa.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1175 |
| (concepcion loc.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1124 |
| M3 GMC with five man crew (m3 gmc 75mm.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1103 |
| The correct map setup (AP59 Taking Heads.png) | Map Image | hipsu | 1377 |
| (AP059 Taking Heads Scenario Archive.jpg) | Map Image | von Marwitz | 1104 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.00 | Votes: 59 |
| Views: | 7028 |
| To-Play list count: | 7 |
| Estimated Play time: | 4.8 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 49 |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| Japanese | 26 | |
| American | 23 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Taking Heads [Confirmed] |
| [A] American | 63 |
| [D] Japanese | 60 |