Milking
The Indian Army played a major role in providing troops and support for Britain's war with Germany, and was expanded greatly in 1940 and 1941. In 1940 alone, India raised five new infantry divisions and one armoured division, for use in the Middle East and Far East. These forces were achieved by "milking", where experienced officers were drawn from existing combat units and sent to train newly created formations, with inexperienced officers taking their place in the combat units. This process, repeated several times, led to weak and poorly-led frontline formations.
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
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: Japanese
Supply cost: 3
Game effect: After an attack is declared and both units are revealed, the Japanese player may choose to use this card. If the Commonwealth unit involved in the attack is an Infantry Battalion (strength 8), Infantry Company (strength 7) or Conscript Platoon (strength 6), that unit suffers -1 to its strength. So an Infantry Battalion becomes strength 7, a Infantry Company becomes strength 6 and a Conscript Platoon becomes strength 5. For one attack only.
Supply cost: 3
Game effect: After an attack is declared and both units are revealed, the Japanese player may choose to use this card. If the Commonwealth unit involved in the attack is an Infantry Battalion (strength 8), Infantry Company (strength 7) or Conscript Platoon (strength 6), that unit suffers -1 to its strength. So an Infantry Battalion becomes strength 7, a Infantry Company becomes strength 6 and a Conscript Platoon becomes strength 5. For one attack only.