Fresh Grist CBI (id:#65456)
Luodian (Shanghai), China 1937-09-11 ()
Designer: Chuck Hammond
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Balance:
JapaneseChinese
34.782608695652%

Overview:

A small town outside of Shanghai, Luodian, was a transportation hub connecting Baoshan, downtown Shanghai, Jiading and numerous other towns with highways. The defense of Luodian was critical to the defense of Shanghai, among other population centers -- so critical, in fact, that the German military advisor, Generalleutnant Alexander von Falkenhausen, made unequivocally clear to Chiang Kai Shek that the town had to be held at all costs. The Chinese concentrated more than a quarter million men there, while the Japanese attacked with 100,000, reinforced by armor and air assets.
Attacker: Japanese (11th Infantry Division)
Defender: Chinese (15th Army Group)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:2
Type 89B CHI-RO x 2

AFVs: D:1
Vickers 6-Ton Mk E(b)

Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 2
D:3
Oerlikon 20mm
Obice da 75/13
37mm PP obr. 15R
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Single Hex Bldgs are Wooden. A: Air Support (E7) D: FB (B23.9)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-12-30(A) Will Willow vs Roy Connelly Chinese win
2025-08-05(D) Will Fleming vs Aaron Cleavin Chinese win[Imported from ROAR]
2024-10-07(A) David Garvin vs Nick Faryna Chinese winWho needs an AT Gun with some pretty good ATR shots? :)

Fun little scenario: I need to learn how to fight Japanese better. I did do one Banzai Charge that was moderately successful.
2023-07-16(D) Jobbo Fett vs RootinPutin Chinese winA difficult loss for the Japanese who banzai'd early and never found an advantage in CC, due in large part to very good rolls that always managed to reduce or kill Japanese soldiers. Tanks on both sides barely provided anything to the battle, and most of the Chinese guns either missed or broke. The reinforcing mechanic for the Chinese meant that I could nearly instantly send troops into my heavily fortified location (the 3-hex rowhouse/building south of the church). With the steam in Japan's fighting engine drastically low, there simply wasn't any way for the attacker to make any further gains by Turn 3. I think the Chinese shouldn't get reinforcements until later in the scenario, certainly not Turn 1/2, the air support might be better as an automatic thing rather than choosing between it and reinforcements, and a note promoting WP from the mortars as a helpful reminder would be better. As it was, the Japanese player got diced a little,
2023-03-24(D) David Garvin vs Charlie Willmer Japanese winFor round 1 of the Nor Easter
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.42Votes: 12
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 5.9 hours
Recorded Games: 17
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese4
Chinese13
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Fresh Grist [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 12
[D] Chinese 17
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