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Title
Jungle Fighters
Description
The Malayan Campaign was nearly complete with the goal of Singapore just a few short miles away from the Japanese lines. Knowing that further resistance on the mainland could result in troops being cut off, the commander of the British force in Malaya ordered a withdrawal across the causeway …
Publisher
Date
1942-01-31
Scenario#
J012
Scenario Description
The Malayan Campaign was nearly complete with the goal of Singapore just a few short miles away from the Japanese lines. Knowing that further resistance on the mainland could result in troops being cut off, the commander of the British force in Malaya ordered a withdrawal across the causeway crossing the Singapore Straights from Jahore to Singapore Island. Elements of the 8th Australian Infantry Division and the remainder of the tattered Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders formed a rearguard while troops filed across the causeway.. .Board 45 was designed for this action! Australian and British troops, desperate to get back to Singapore, face waves of Japanese troops determined to cut them off. With all of those straight roads, firelanes will come in to play, but will that be enough to stop the Banzai charges?
Location
Jahore Bahru, Malaya
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Malayan Campaign was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 - 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units, and the Imperial Japanese Army with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between British Commonwealth and Royal Thai Armed Forces. The Japanese had air and naval supremacy from the opening days of the campaign. For the British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces defending the colony, the campaign was a total disaster. The operation is notable for the Japanese use of bicycle infantry, which allowed troops to carry more equipment and swiftly move through thick jungle terrain. Royal Engineers, equipped with demolition charges, destroyed over a hundred bridges during the retreat, yet this did little to delay the Japanese. By the time the Japanese had captured Singapore, they had suffered 9,657 casualties; Allied losses totaled 145,703, including 15,703 casualties and 130,000 captured.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Japanese
British / Australian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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