"Bolt Action - Soviet Invasion of Japan, 1951" Topic

"Of course, this was a fictional battle set up by a buddy. This is the second playtest of the game which he'll host at Enfilade in May. I was one of the Soviet players and ended up having most of my troops and armor destroyed by turn 4. The scenario is the Soviets invade Japan via sea – they've already landed and advancing inland. The Soviets' goal is to capture intel at the two radar/commo sites on opposing hills. Unfortunately, the forces already in Japan besides their own defense forces include US infantry and naval personnel – along with several Pershing tanks and Chaffee and M36. The Soviets had a few T-34/85s and BTR-40s. The Soviets' advance was slowed by rough terrain, as well as US forces waiting in ambush stalling their advance. Two Soviet armored vehicles were destroyed on the two roads inland, thereby blocking the rest of the vehicles. We called the game at the end of turn 5, calling it a clear US-JSDF win. My buddy will do a few tweaks, like not bringing on too much US armor on the table until later in the game. Otherwise, it's a great scenario and should be a success at the convention. Here are a few images of the game – played in my buddy's outdoor bunker full of his gaming collection and books on military history (mostly WW2 and US)…"

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Armand

So watching the old movie Invasion USA from 1952, there was more to it then?

Great scenario you got there.

What year was the JSDF reintroduced? '54(?)

Usually I associate ground war in Japan in the 1950s as involving a two hundred foot Godzilla, this will do for now, but make an interesting three way war.

Thanks

Armand