Tightening the Noose
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“Listen up! In August ‘39, the Red Army under that tough son of a gun, Zhukov, went to work along the Khalkhin-Gol River—right on the border of Mongolia and Manchuria. The Japanese wanted to push their luck and bite off a chunk of land, but Zhukov wasn’t about to let that happen.
He took tanks, infantry, artillery, and air power, and he tightened that noose like a hangman on payday! Those Japanese 23rd Division boys didn’t know what hit ‘em—no way out, no way to retreat, just the iron hammer of the Soviets crushing them from every side.
The result? A total victory for Zhukov and his Red Army, driving the Japanese back and showing the world that these Russians could fight, surround, and destroy like nobody’s business. That’s the kind of operation I like, boys—surround ‘em, cut ‘em down, and don’t stop until the job’s done!”
~~ General Howitzer
8 VP’s
Card Balance:
Allies – 7
Axis – 4
Complexity:
4
Conditions:
Countryside
Context:
Historical
Location:
Mongolia
Year:
1939
Theater:
Eastern
Campaign:
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Summary:
Objectives:
8 VP’s, plus Territorial Objective Medals for each side
Battlefield:
Countrsyide with a road and a river stretching up and down the battlefield
Troops:
Allies (Soviet Union) – 9 Infantry, 9 Armor, 3 Artillery
Axis (Japanese ) – 10 Infantry, 2 Armor, 1 Artillery
Allied Strategy:
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Axis Strategy
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Battle Reports
Author:
Days of Wonder
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