British and Burmese troops were cut off with their backs against a river with Japanese forces to the south and the northeast, where they held the only river crossing. Chinese troops had been called on to launch a counterattack to allow the division to escape, but the time of the attack kept being put back. The British forces needed to hold on as long as possible, but due to pressure from the Japanese were finally forced to make a break out.
| The 2nd Burma brigade | |
|---|---|
| HQ unit | 4 figures |
| Burma Frontier Force and BMP | 7 figures |
| Weak battalion | 20 figures MMG |
| Weak battalion | 18 figures MMG |
| Weak battalion | 18 figures MMG |
| Weak battalion | 16 figures MMG |
| Bofors AA gun | 4 figures |
| 83 figures |
38 Division of the Chinse army Sun Li-jen. Strength equal to a British brigade 2-3,000 men. 130-200 figures. This unit is not expected to take the field, but if it does two companies of infantry arrive each turn while British and Indian units pull off the table. Victory points only score against British and Indian troops. (For Chinese troops use British WWI infantry, Japanese or troops that use British or American equipment.)
Historically the Chinese forces drove the Japanese back out of Yenang, but were then ordered to withdraw.
Japanese forces at Yenang
Sakuma with 214 regiment and mountain artillery set up on the Pin Chaung.
Harad 215 regiment
Japanese regiments about 5,000 men each
Japnanese forces had several approaches to attack Yenang, and not all the available forces were committed to the attack.
See also Japanese World War II Scenarios
December 1941-August 1942
by A. Michael Sayce.
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