Tag: Gurkha

An unboxing of the St. Louis ASL Club's HASL Magazine covering PTO action in Burma.

Outnumbered Gurkhas absorbed a rapid Japanese advance, then turned the tide...

In March 1944 the Imperial Japanese Army invaded India from neighboring Burma. The small village of Sangshak was a northwest crossroad that led to the more significant target of Imphal only miles to the southwest, where Commonwealth forces had established defenses and supplies. British and Indian Gurkha moved in to hold back the Japanese invasion in this tiny corner of India.

In March 1944 the Imperial Japanese Army invaded India from neighboring Burma. The small village of Sangshak was a northwest crossroad that led to the more significant target of Imphal only miles to the southwest, where Commonwealth forces had established defenses and supplies.

Rising Sun puts the Japanese, Chinese and US Marines in one huge box, with seven jungle boards, 32 scenarios from Shanghai to Guam, and the Gavutu-Tanambogo and Hell's Corner maps as a bonus.