(NEW) Chokehold: Operation Meridian I

"Si vis pacem, pare bellum."

Chokehold is a solitaire play simulation game on the largest British carrier operation of WWII against the Japanese occupied oil refinery complex at Pladjoe in the Dutch East Indies.

The Japanese were taken somewhat by surprise by the British raid, as the British did not report sighting any enemy aircraft until they were just fifteen miles from the refinery.

Although plans called for the Avenger and Firefly bombers to attack from altitudes above the barrage balloons nearly all of those bombers conducted their bombing runs below the barrage balloons at heights that ranged from 500 to 900 feet! As a result, the British bombardiers scored numerous precise hits on their designated targets, and the Japanese anti-aircraft gunners had great difficulty in tracking and hitting their targets.

In the game the active player takes on the role of the British airstrike commanders of Task Force 63 who must defeat the Japanese air defenses and inflict as much damage on the oil complex as possible.

Each turn represents about 20 minutes of time. Each air unit represents 10-12 aircraft. A Japanese Anti-Aircraft (AA) unit represents 6-8 guns.

Chokehold: Operation Meridian I includes:

Map - One 8.5" x 11' playing map
Counters - 80 full color 1/2" die-cut pieces
Rules length - 4 pages
Historical Background Article - 3 pages
Complexity - Low
How challenging is it solitaire? - Excellent
Playing time - Up to 2 hours

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