Bolt Action - Soviet Invasion of Japan, 1951

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).

After getting home from the game, my ebay order of Cavalcade Ming Chinese had arrived in the mail - not a bad Saturday!

Here's a comparison shot with Perry figures. A good match in size and style, IMO.

I'm glad to have gotten these Ming figures as they are either OOP, or very hard to find.