The Jurong Line
The Jurong Line, denoted on a map.
The Jurong line was a natural defensive position running from the Kranji river in the north to the Jurong river in the south. The ridgeline was ideal for defensive works, and fortifications were planned for construction here, including trenches, barbed wire, and anti-tank ditches. These were never completed at the time that war occurred.
This card postulates an alternative history scenario, where the planned defensive works along the Jurong line were completed in time for Commonwealth troops to benefit from them in fighting the Japanese invaders.
References:
Sinister Twilight, Noel Barber, 1968
The War Against Japan Vol.1, Maj-General S Woodburn Kirby, 1957
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, Norman Dixon, 1976
History of the Second World War, B.H. Liddell Hart, 1971
The Fall of Singapore, Justin Corfield and Robin Corfield, 2012
This card postulates an alternative history scenario, where the planned defensive works along the Jurong line were completed in time for Commonwealth troops to benefit from them in fighting the Japanese invaders.
References:
Sinister Twilight, Noel Barber, 1968
The War Against Japan Vol.1, Maj-General S Woodburn Kirby, 1957
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, Norman Dixon, 1976
History of the Second World War, B.H. Liddell Hart, 1971
The Fall of Singapore, Justin Corfield and Robin Corfield, 2012
Card: Commonwealth
Supply cost: 3
Game effect: Can be played when a Japanese attack takes place against a Commonwealth unit inside one of the hexes labelled "Jurong Line". The Commonwealth unit gains +2 strength just for this attack. The card can be played after the Japanese unit is revealed. In other words, the Commonwealth player can compare the strengths of the attacker and defender before deciding whether to use this card.
Supply cost: 3
Game effect: Can be played when a Japanese attack takes place against a Commonwealth unit inside one of the hexes labelled "Jurong Line". The Commonwealth unit gains +2 strength just for this attack. The card can be played after the Japanese unit is revealed. In other words, the Commonwealth player can compare the strengths of the attacker and defender before deciding whether to use this card.