The Raid On Limbang*
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Date: 12 December, 1962*
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Location: Limbang, Borneo*
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Type: U.K. Assault vs. Brunei Seperatists*
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Design: C. Berry*
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Shortly after the start of the Brunei rebellion began in December 1962 in the town of Bangar a number of government officials had been held hostage and then murdered. Following this the up-river town of Limbang was also seized  by the rebel forces led by Salleh bin Sambas. He ordered his men to arrest a British resident and his wife who lived in Limbang as well as other hostages. All the hostages were all soon to be hanged. The task of rescuing the hostages was given to Captain Jeremy Moore's L Company Royal Marines, 42 Commando. Moore would later command the British forces in the 1982 Falklands War. Brigadier Patterson gave Moore some simple orders " Release the hostages".*
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Info as to the enemy dispositions and strength was virtually, non-existent but it was believed that the enemy held the town at some strength. Estimates all eventually proved wrong and varied between thirty and a hundred. It was known that the rebels held the British resident (Mr R. H. Morris) and his wife and four other Europeans as hostages. This was also later found to be under-estimation. Their place of imprisonment was not known. The Company Commander was given the task of:*
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a. Rescuing the hostages, and*
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b. Recapturing the town.*
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 It was considered that the most likely place of captivity was the police station and that this was also likely to house the rebel headquarters. It was also thought likely that if there was protracted fighting before the hostages were freed that they would either be shot or used as a shield by the rebels. If on the other hand a very rapid assault could be made upon the place of captivity then the rebels would be too busy fighting, or running away, to think about them. The essence of the operation, if the rebels could not be persuaded to give themselves up, must therefore be speed, once surprise had been lost. Thus it was decided to land immediately opposite the police station with the assaulting force and surround it at once.*
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In order to minimise casualties in the initial assault the landing craft were to land Coy Tactical HQ and 5 Troop opposite the police station covered by the remainder of the Coy and the section of MMG's from the second. As soon as the police station had been captured the remainder of the Coy was to be landed, and operations would be conducted according to info obtained. In the event of no other information being available, it was intended to make for the Residency.*
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Special Rules: The chances for execution of the hostages begins on turn 10. If the British nationals are executed, the U.K. player loses the game regardless of final points totals.*
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Source: http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Borneo/index.html*