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Kokoda Trail

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Bennighof, McNair, Murray, Cheever
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Book
Release Date	2009-04
Availability	Out of Print
Scenarios	30
Counters	0
Maps	2

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dricher on 2015-11-11

Overall Rating, 144 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.24
Expansion Rank: 87 of 117

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 20%	Played by 8%	AAR'd by 9%	Medaled by 1%
Rank	28th of 168	33rd of 156	26th of 153	32nd of 94

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
30/30	Kokoda Trail
30/30	Afrika Korps
29/30	Guadalcanal
1/30	Battle of the Bulge
1/30	Hammer & Sickle

	Total
Side 1	32
Draw	15
Side 2	101

	Total
Side 1	31
Draw	15
Side 2	86

	Total
Side 1	1
Draw	0
Side 2	15

	Following their defeat in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese attempted to capture the strategic Port Moresby on New Guinea's southern coast with an assault across the Owen Stanley Mountains. For five months Australian and Japanese troops battled along the narrow Kokoda Trail, across appalling terrain of high mountains and through thick jungles. Both sides suffered over 6,000 casualties, and the campaign became known as "Australia's Thermopylae."

Following their defeat in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese attempted to capture the strategic Port Moresby on New Guinea's southern coast with an assault across the Owen Stanley Mountains. For five months Australian and Japanese troops battled along the narrow Kokoda Trail, across appalling terrain of high mountains and through thick jungles. Both sides suffered over 6,000 casualties, and the campaign became known as "Australia's Thermopylae."

Display Scenario List (30)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Escape from Oivi	22	13	2.6
02. Defense of Kokoda	14	9	2.5
03. Counterattack	10	4	3.1
04. Pursuit	8	3	3.3
05. Milne Bay — The Landing	12	8	2.8
06. Milne Bay — Second Night	6	5	3.5
07. Milne Bay — The Breakout	5	4	3.2
08. Isurava, Day One	6	3	3.4
09. Isurava, Day Two	6	3	3.8
10. Assault on No. 3 Airstrip	5	3	3.8
11. Isurava, Day Three	4	3	4.3
12. Isurava — The Retreat	4	3	3.8
13. Delaying Tactics, Part One	5	4	3.6
14. Australian Pursuit	2	2	3.5
15. Delaying Tactics, Part Two	2	2	3
16. Missionary Ridge, Day One	2	2	4.5
17. Missionary Ridge, Day Two	1	1	3
18. Ioribaiwa, Day One	7	3	4.2
19. Ioribaiwa, Day Two	1	1	3
20. Ioribaiwa, Day Three	2	2	2
21. The Trail Back	2	1	3.5
22. Templeton's Crossing, Day One	1	1	3
23. Templeton's Crossing, The Last Day	2	2	3.5
24. Clearing Goodenough Island	2	1	3
25. Eora Creek, Day One	3	1	3.7
26. Eora Creek, Day Two	2	1	3.5
27. Return to Oivi, Day One	2	1	3.5
28. Return to Oivi, Day Two	2	1	4
29. The Trail to Gorari, Day One	5	3	3.8
30. The Trail to Gorari, Day Two	3	2	4

Display Order of Battle

Australia Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader

Army

Foot

Leader

Japan Order of Battle

Imperial Japanese Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Towed

Imperial Japanese Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Towed

Imperial Japanese Navy
Foot Leader

Imperial Japanese Navy

Foot

Leader

United States Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Towed

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle
Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0). AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement. AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1). Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2). Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3) Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0). Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3). Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3). AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42). AFV's may Dig In (16.2). Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC) Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle

Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable

Display Errata (6)

6 Errata Items
	With the role playing leaders, replace "you can only substitute your leaders for those of equivalent or lower rank in a scenario" with "you can only substitute your leaders for those of ANY rank in a scenario". (PG-Tank Dude on 2010 Apr 30)
	One of the medals the Australians can earn in KoTr requires that a unit the leader activates in an assault destroys a tank step. However, there are no tanks in any of the KoTr campaign scenarios. Since the next deadliest thing in Kokoda Trail is HMGs, the medal can be earned for destroying an HMG step. (Shad on 2010 Apr 30)
Scen 3	The Australian OB calls for a total of four Sergeants, but there are only three in Afrika Korps. I played the scenario assuming C Company (4 INF) needed only one SGT, and not two. (willdeworde on 2014 Dec 02)
Scen 4	The order of battle in the scenario calls for 2 Japanese Army Sergeants. There is only 1 Sergeant counter in the Guadalcanal mix. As it seems there are plenty of leaders in this scenario, I left out that last leader. Alternatively you could add another Lieutenant. (thomaso827 on 2014 Aug 29)
Scen 7	Scenario 7 calls for 10 SER platoons. There are only 9 in the Guadalcanal mix. As many platoons and leaders as are present in this scenario, I didn't see it as a problem and recommend just using the 9 platoons. (thomaso827 on 2014 Aug 31)
Scen 20	Ignore the "no units in hexes adjacent to any other unit" condition for the Australian 2/33rd Battalion. (rerathbun on 2016 Jan 16)

Display Nations (3)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Australia	100%	Australia
Japan	100%	Japan
United States	3%	United States

Display Battle Types (12)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Urban Assault	70%	Urban Assault
Road Control	50%	Road Control
Ambush	23%	Ambush
Surprise Attack	20%	Surprise Attack
Hill Control	20%	Hill Control
Rural Assault	17%	Rural Assault
Rear Guard	10%	Rear Guard
Airfield Control	10%	Airfield Control
Delaying Action	10%	Delaying Action
Exit the Battle Area	7%	Exit the Battle Area
Meeting Engagement	3%	Meeting Engagement
Patrol	3%	Patrol

Display Conditions (5)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Terrain Mods	77%	Terrain Mods
Hidden Units	47%	Hidden Units
Reinforcements	13%	Reinforcements
Off-board Artillery	3%	Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	3%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft

Kokoda Campaign

La Campagne de Tunisie

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