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, l : ....C h i a n g f K a i s h ~ k mobilised his Chinese

the Japanese Marines in Shanghai on 13,

.escalated into the Battle ofShanghai, i n ~ ~Japinese troops commi tt ed to the capru:

more than three months of intense figh

Japanese, bu t casuaJties far exceedea

By the end of 1937 the Japanese had ci

J ~ ~ u : o m i p t a n g g o v e r n m ~ n t ~ citpital city 0f

,ahd northern: S h i a ~ ? : ro p

Road River Marsh Sand

SovietPositions

SovietAttacks

JapaneseAttacks

SOV T FOR S

WMotorised Cavalry Sapper Machine gunCompany Regiment Company Battalion

:{ . ; ~ i W a r a

wi,th t h ~ · u p p i e c e d e n t e d defeat of the

and ~ n ~ l p f ( ) v ~ , n c e . These outcom

,Chinese to launch their fi{st l a r g e - s c ~ lagainst the Japanese in early 1940, tho,ug

and limited offensive experience le4: t

Afterwards Chiang Kai-shek could no t ris.

du e to the disorganised state of his

qpposition to ,his leadership.



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. : g ti:ng. 1 . ' ,: : ,,)ithe I ~ r e r i a l Japanese

-(fconstant .tension with: ~ t h e Soviet Union on th e

:>.d-M·ongolian b6rders ~ i t h ; M a 1 ) . c h u r i a . By taking> l ( ~ ~ : . , \ '

of Manchuria the.Japanese now had a 3,000 mile

~ w i t h S O V ~ ; ~ Uniol} and between 1932 and 1939:

her , ,of claspe:s . occurred <up and d o ~ n the bQFder'

n the two n a t i o n s . ~ particularly bloody c o n f r o n t ~ t i o n 4 < } j ~ , 1 ~ ~ 8 ' t \=hangkufengLLake K h a s ~ n . ~ : F ~ , ~ u l t i n g

f , ' 2 ~ ; : 5 0 0 ~ o ~ ' a s u ' a r t i e s on: both sides'. The resulli';df this

filet s ~ e m e d to strengthen' the Soviets resolve to meet any

' e s s i o n ~ on' its bo'rders' with a, massive counter-strike. So

l ~ ~ l d no t - h a ~ e ' come as a surprise to the J a p a n e s ~ , / that aI

@, o n g o l i a a n c ~ u r i a border skirmish, between local

i forces, was significantly escalated by the Soviets into

rconfrontation.

ONH N IN IDENT (See Mape,Page 6)

c,ident started when a Mopgolian cavahryo p ~ t l i ~ l . i. :.<i into the, disputed border area on t?e H a l l i i ~ R i v e r ~ ,

a l ~ i p . Gol to the Soviets) near the tiny village of

r i h ~ H t ' . :The Japanese argued tha t the border was on the

, h ~ , R i v e ~ while the S o v i e ~ ; claimed that the border ran

Ug ~ h ( : > high ground jU,st past Nomorihan. On 11 May*

'9';Manchukuoan cavalry (allies of the J a p a n e s ~ ) drove the

ongolian' forces out. Two days later the MongoJians

~ : ~ d ; ~ 13ut ,this time the,Mongolians could not be evicted. '

J a p a n e s ~ 1 Kwantung Army, as the Japanese forces in

: : ~ h u r i a ~ e r ~ called, stepped in. The 23 rdInfantry

i ; ~ 9 n , - which was responsible for border security' in

region, mobil ised its 6 th Infantry Regiment and its

, . : n a i s ~ ~ n c e unit, the Azuma Detachment, and sent them

~ ~ ~ the Mon ?olians.

~ ~ o l 1 g R l i a n s · refused to take the bait and withdrew

the Halha River, where Soviet and Mongolian troops

begun to build-up in increasing numbers. A week later

tAzuma Detachment, so named for its commander

enant Colon,el Azuma Yaozo: returned to push ou t

o ~ g o l i a n s . Unfortunatelyl the Japanese commander

nderestimated the bnild-up and Azuma's force was

.l nded apd destroyed. The command of the Japanese

; ~ l ' r i t u n g : A ~ i n y was wil ling to concede the territory, bu t

Soviets continued to pour more and more troops into

area and the Japanese decided to launch a division-sized

ack to clear the incursion once and for all.

the OUi',,' :, t Y 7 \ ~ t t h ; ; . t J i d 2 '71 St and 7 2 ~ d 'Infantry ~ R e g i ~ e n t s ; ~ i z i r i g the, high grou

overloo»ing:tl;te Halha JUver. The, following day tHey push

acrdss th e t i ~ e r c l ~ ~ r e d the Soviets from the B ~ i n t s a g 'Heights overlooking the opposite bank. the same , t i ~ e r ,force cQnsisting of the Japanese 3 rd and :rinM R e , g i r P i ~ n ,6 th Infahtiy Regiment apd the veteran 7tl;, Infantry b i v i s i ~28

thInfantry , R e g i m e n ~ > a t t a c k e d ~ ~ § ~ v i ~ t ' p ~ s i t i Q n s ,

Manchurian side of the Halha, R i v ~ r . , The Japanes'e at <t .

were initially successful, bu t by dusk on 3 July .the a t ~ athrol}gh' the 'Baintsagan' Heights had stalled a n ~ ~ ~ e s i S ~ f l '

s t i f f e n ~ d as they approached the positions cif ' t h ~artillery. The Soviet c;ommander, GeQrgy, Konstanti,novi

Zhlikov, risked committl'ngihis armour despite the fact,r

the bulk of his i n f ~ n t r y h a d ' . , y e ~ to arrive at the front.

bold m o v e , ~ . b l u n t e d the Japanese offens'ive,' bu,t th e Sqy

tanks suffered high casualties without their i J f f a n ~ r y supp

J a p a n ~ s ~ ~ : l o s s e s were also high, bu t the bravery ofthe. H t i ' ~ 'Bullet ikuh ku anti-tank teams and t h . ~ small nu

of 37mm guns available to the Japanese managed to d e ~ ~around 120 Soviet tanks and armoured cars.

With onJy one pontoon bridge available across the

River, Japanese had just the one c r o s ~ r n g pnint,p

supplies and ammunition. With this limitation in mind

Japanese decided to withdraw back across, the Halha Ri

on 5 July.

Meanwhile, an attack by the J ~ p a n e s e tflhks'had failed

break through the Soviet,positions 'despite th'e'loss ofhal£t

Japanese tanks. The 23 rd Division's 6 th Infantry. Regime

and the 7 th Division) Batt;lion/28th Infantry RegitIJe

were also unable to penetrate the Soviet lines.' ''Jhe b ~ t t l ~ : ,the eastern side of the Halha centred around the attempts

retake Hill 733 from the Soviets.

Between 7 and 22 July heavy fighting focused on a fo'

kilometre area betw<zenHill 733 and the <Holsten liiver

tributary of the Halha. More Soviet troops ~ , p o u r e q into

area, raising the forces facing the Japanese tP,twp'apw,q .

brigades, a motorise'd rifle division, ,a ; i f l e ' ~ d i ~ i s , i b r

motorised brigades and two Mongolian cavalry' C l i : v ~ i i 9Both sides also escalate4 their artillery p r e ~ e n c i ~ ~ ; Y i ~ h ~ ~ ~ ;Soviets fielded up to 100 guns of all types; while · d ~ e J ~ p a h , .shipped artillery to Manchuria from Japan so that they

82 guns facing the Soviets by 23 July. ' , ' \







































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MG team

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Standard Tank 1 1 1 MC

Standard Tank 1 1 1 Japanese TurretMC Hull MC

24 /60cm 2 4 One man turret

Slow Tank 1 1 1 Japanese Turret MC Hull MC

16 /40cm 2 4

Standard Tank 2 2 1 Japanese Turret MC Hull MC

16 740crfJ ;; 4

16 /40cm 3 2 6 ROF other weapons fire

irepower otes

Man-packed 24 /60cm 6 2 6

Light 24 /60cm 3 6 4 Curl shield.

Light 24 /60cm 3 7 4

Man-packed 16 /40cm 2 3 3

40 /100cm 2 6

Light 16 /40cm 264 /160cm

Heavy

Immobile 40 /100cm 14 2 Cun shield.

96 /240cm 4 4

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Immobile 24 /60cm 12 1 Cun shield, Bunker u s t ~ r80 /200cm 5 2















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11oad River Marsh Sand Japanese

Positions

Soviet JapaneseDeployment Deployment

Soviet JapaneseAttacks Attacks

Motorised Armoured Armoured Regiment

Regiment

Infantry Brigade Infantry Regiment Manchurian

Cavalry Regiment

J P NESE FORCES~ ~

SOVIET FORCES le Japanese' c o t n ~ a n d e r s on the ground took the matter

k x o ~ recommending t:hat a formal protest be sent to the USS

~ · , t J a p a n e s · ~ a t t ~ c h e Moscow d<zmanded the removal of Sov,

rq ec t ~ P Q . e ~ from the h e i g h t ~ , claiming this ,territory J

v i e t - K o r e ~ b o r ~ d e r was Korean s by default'Japanese):

:flndWas rejected by th'e Soviets. f,

: e ; l ~ p ? a n e s e ,launched tlieir first' attack on 29 July 1938. it

elied, bu t Japanese: ke'pt up the pressure on 3 July t

yi'et ttoop:sl;>were,forced to retreat. The Japanese t 19th

i Divisi

'with s O I I l ~ Manchukuo (the renamed Japanese, controlJ.

h c 4 u r i a d ~ ~ s t ~ t e ) units engaged the Soviets. The Japan'ese 7

i).tr¥ Regiment expelled. Soviet troops from th e hill i

sortie, the execution which became a Japanese mo d

' ; ' P l ; ~ s a u l t s . o n f o r t i f i e d p o ~ i t i 6 n s . Fighting fqr the high grou

ntinueg ba<;:kwards an d forwards.

Jl 3 Jtily the Soviets moBilised the 1st Coastal Army an d t

acifjc.Fleet. Additional Soviet fortes were moved to the L

, asan a r e a ~ ~ Fighting heated up between 2 an d 9 August an d t

anese f ~ r c e s were decisively defeated an d throw'n ou f of tterritory., ~ negotiations hostilities halted on Augus

CavalryRegiment

Rifle Machine-gun

Brigade

Motor RifleRegiment

rRifle

Regiment

-THE TTLES FOR KH LKHIN GOL. .,e , B ~ t t l e s of Khalkhin Gol (known as Nomonhan Incident

e apanese, after a n e ~ f b y village) were caHsed by yeti anot

' \ r 4 ~ r d ~ m a r c a t i o n ;dispute,: }his time the areq unde,r d i § p , i ~as' between 'Mongolia and Manchuria along river Khal

of (Halha' the Japanese) in the northwest of Manchuf

j ',e JapaQese believed the. border ran along th e river, while t

, , o n g o l ~ a h s an d Soviets believed the b o ~ d e r was along the hi

9und ~ a s t of th e river near the village of Nomonhan.

ter th e battles at Lake. Khasan the Soviets ha d decided

, d e ~ any border e n c r o a c h ~ ~ n t s with a heavy hand. Init ially t

'ispute ha d begun with:':ligR;t skirmishing between M9ngolt,

nd l0anchurian cava ry' on' 1i May. The J a p a n e s e ~ s c a l a ihe 'dispute by sending 'troops,to clear the eastern bank of

a lkhin Gol. The Japanese troops were quickly surroun

nd destroyed on 21 May. The Soviets an d Mongolians built

err troops in the area an d held of f two more Japanese; offensi

uring July. In August they launched an offensive of their 0

J ~ , h ; h overwhelmed two Japanese divisions an d seized the hi

r ~ u around Nomonhan (see page 9 for more detail) .

e Nomonhan incident was officially concluded by the Molotd

. gp agreement, which was signed on 15 September 1939, taki

es:t ~ n . 1 6 S e p t e 1 p b ~ r .1939. 1 } 1 ~ pext daY-,Stali,J1.,ordered.t . i a s i o n 1 O f P ~ : ; t : < : · · . , . ~ Y . ~ tf.





























































































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939 Attacks Attacks

SUPREME OMM ND

M NNERHEIM

SEVENTH RMY

8 Infantry divisions nd

5 Armoured Brigades

EIGHTH RMY

9 nf ntrydivisions nd Armoured Brigade

































FORTIFIC TION

Minefields

Minefield

9 Trench Lines

Trench Lines

3 Trench Lines

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FORTIFI TION

FORTIFI TION

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J K RI NTI T NKPL TOON

PL TOON

• Replace Command Rifle team with a Command

Close defence Rifle team for 5 points.

HQ Section with:

2 37 Pstk 6

45 Pstkl37

OPTION

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- - A i l ~ ~ - - A i l ~ ~Anti tank gun Anti tank gun

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J K RI T NK HUNTER PL TOON

PL TOON

HQ Section with:

2 Boys anti tank rifle teams

2 Lahti anti tank rifles

OPTIONS

LUUTNANTTI

ommand Close defence ifle team

• •

• Replace anti tank rifle teams with Close defence

Rifle teams at no cost.

• Add Close defence Rifle teams for 25 points per

team.

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~ ~Anti tank ifle

t

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Wheeled

Wagon

Wagon

ront Side Top

I6 40cm

4 /10cm

I6 40cm

4 /10cm

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A n t i t ? ~ i ; F F i r e p o w e r2 6

1 6

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6

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ITION L TR INING N Q U I P M ~ N TClose-defence and Pioneer teams are rated as TankAssault 4.

Range ROF

24 /60cm 6 2 6

24 /60cm 6 2 6

rmour

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Range R nti t ank Firepower

1 0

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