Poorly Trained Troops
Britain was stretched on many fronts during 1941, fighting an air war over Europe with Germany, a naval war in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and a ground war in North Africa. The most trained and experienced troops were sent to North Africa, where a fierce battle was raging to prevent the Afrika Corps from capturing Egypt and the Suez Canal. As a result, only poorly trained recruits could be spared to garrison Malaya and Singapore. Troops were hastily sent from India and Australia once war with Japan broke out, but they were not properly trained and they fared poorly in battle against the motivated and experienced Japanese infantry.
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.