Ambon - The Matrix Games version of Rising Sun

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Ambon

By Curt Cabbage

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Rating:	4.83 (4)
Games Played:	5
SM:	5
Turns:	60
Type:	Custom
First Side:	Japan
Second Side:	Allies
Downloads:	526

Ambon Island, Molucca Islands. On 30 January, 1942 the Japanese landed on Ambon Is. The Kure 1st SNLF and attatched army troops landed on the north coast of Hitu-lama and the 228/58 Inf. Reg. on the SE coast of Hutamori. Dutch Lt. Col. J.R.L. Kapitz's Moluccan garrison troops assisted by the Australian Gull Force could not prevent the landings. The few Dutch detatchments in position to oppose the landings were quickly overwhelmed and the Japanese proceeded to advance toward Ambon Bay where all of the molitary objectives were located. The Japanese needed the airfields and needed to destroy the allied resistance. 3 days of fighting has been condenced into this scenario. The situation begins as deployed on the morning of 30 January.

Player Voting Stats
Member	Balance	Enjoyment
Mike Abberton	Moderately Pro Japan	7
keif149	Moderately Pro Japan	7
Kool Kat	Moderately Pro Japan	7
Herr Straße Laufer	Totally Pro Japan	5

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Moderately Pro Japan

Moderately Pro Japan

Moderately Pro Japan

Totally Pro Japan

Gaming Records
1st Side Player	2nd Side Player	Result	Score
	Ashcloud	vs.	Herr Straße Laufer	Japan Minor Victory	45	20
	Kool Kat	vs.	Ashcloud	Allies Major Victory	60	10
	keif149	vs.	awazel	Allies Minor Loss	20	45
	Tank Killer	vs.	Hughen Tanken de Tote	Japan Major Victory	60	10
	Mike Abberton	vs.	Hawk Kriegsman	Japan Major Victory	60	10

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Kool Kat Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:12 pm

My Japanese opponent had an OOB with a 3-1 advantage in troops that included armor, naval gun support, and air strikes. Allied forces had a handful of good combat units and lacked armor, adequate artillery support, and no air power. Only Allied advantage was huge amounts of terrain and spread out objectives that forced the Japanese to launch separate offensive drives that were not mutually supportive of each other. Allied forces were able to entrench on key objective hexes and wear down the Japanese troops over time with direct fire and use of their limited heavy artillery. Also, there were several opportunities to use Allied hit-and-run tactics that kept the Japanese player off balance and forced him to garrison multiple areas, siphoning combat units from the front lines.

It was a hard fought battle that resulted in an Allied Major Victory. It just goes to show that RS scenarios (especially Curt Cabbage ones) are not always as one-sided as they first appear.

Surprisingly exciting and entertaining scenario!

Regards, Mike / "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton /