Custom Scenario Name:                   Malaysia: Road To Singapur
Scenario Starting Date:                 December 8, 1941
Maximum Scenario Duration:              25 turns 

Scenario Author:                        Paul Bickford
Author's E-mail Address:                umbickfo@cc.umanitoba.ca
Last Scenario Revision Date:            April 10, 1999
Version 1.0

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		Malaysia: Road to Singapore 
Background


	 December 8 1941, the Japanese unleashed their plans to form
the East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere by attacking Pearl Harbour, the
Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, and other SE Asian areas such as
Lae and Rabul. With Malaya producing the vast majority of the worlds
rubber and tin, it was a very appealing target for the Japanese war
effort. In addition, control of Malaya would allow an attack on 
Singapore, the "Gibraltar of the East", according to the British. In
addition to being a valuable port for transfer of their newly acquired
resources, the capture of Singapore would be a severe blow to Allied
prestige in the Pacific, and to the British presence in general. 

	The attack begins with the Japanese landings at Singora and 
Patani in Northern Malaysia.

	This scenario is designed to be played from the Axis side, or as
a PBEM game. Current prestige and experience settings are set as '0', but
players with suggestions/settings to improve the scenario can submit
them to the Tortoise Page, c/o Paul Bickford: paulsbic@mb.sympatico.ca


Axis:	As the Japanese, you must fight your way down the lone road on 
the Western side of the island to reach your goal of occupying Jahore 
Baharu on the southern tip of the Malay peninsula. Once Jahore Baharu
has been captured, the causeway to the island fortress of Singapore will
be open for an attack on Singapore itself. Time is limited, and weather 
may turn wet before the attack is over. You have an overwhelming advan-
tage in the air, as the Japanese Zero's are superior to anything the 
Commonwealth Forces can field against you. Use this to your advantage.

Allies:	You are outnumbered and outclassed, with the bulk of your de-
fensive forces being untrained Anglo/Indian troops with little ex-
perience. With no armoured support to counter the Japanese tanks, 
and little power in the air, your position seems hopeless. Try and 
concentrate your defensive forces at one or two of the key defensive
positions offered by the terrain and dig in! It is a long road to Jahore
Baharu, so slowing the Japanese advance sufficiently will allow defenses
to be strengthened at Singapore, perhaps allowing them to hold.	

*DESIGNERS NOTE*

	-Players may note the starting month for the scenario is "6",
implying the scenario takes place in June. This modification was made
to eliminate "snow" falling in Malaysia in December, while trying to
retain the effect of the seasonal wet weather.


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