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SGS Battle For: Shanghai is a turn-based wargame about the Battle of Shanghai, fought during the Second Sino-Japanese War. You command Chinese or Japanese forces in battles across Shanghai and its nearby towns and suburbs, from August 13 to November 26, 1937. Play against the AI or another player in PBEM or hot seat.

The battle for Shanghai

The campaign follows the fighting from its beginning to the Japanese capture of the city and the heavy destruction it brings. As the Chinese commander, you can try to seize the Japanese positions and hold them against reinforcements and a counter-offensive that begins in late August. As the Japanese commander, you can defend the city and counterattack against the Chinese assault. The fighting also reflects the Chinese retreat and the threat to their capital, Nanking, by the end of November.

The game includes a Shanghai Grand Campaign covering the full battle, as well as shorter or intermediate scenarios with different starting dates or focused on areas such as Shanghai city and the banks of the Yangze River. It also offers what-if options and historical events, which may follow the historical timeline or occur randomly depending on their nature and the game setting. Settings can explore changes such as more effective Chinese artillery, better-prepared defenders or greater naval involvement on either side, or keep external events on their historical schedule.

Units and turns

Units are mostly battalion-sized on the Japanese side and regimental or brigade-sized on the Chinese side, with some exceptions at battalion level. They fight in the city's urban areas and in the paddy fields on its outskirts; off-map boxes represent more distant locations, including nearby strategic points such as air bases. Each turn represents three days.

Ground forces make up most of the units, alongside some air units and a few naval units. Air and naval forces mainly appear as support markers rather than as units with detailed management. River units represent Japanese ships operating on the Huangpu and Yangze, as well as the main carrier ships in Hangzhou Bay. The forces and battlefield features include armored vehicles, infantry, engineers, artillery, block houses, trenches and fortified ruins.

Scenarios

• Operation Iron Fist: A Chinese offensive launched in mid-August 1937 to destroy Japanese troops entrenched near Shanghai.
• Combat around Lo-tien: Fighting between Chinese and Japanese forces around Luodian, a key strategic point near Shanghai, from mid to late September.
• Shanghai Grand Campaign: The complete campaign, covering the battle from August 13 to the end of November 1937.

The favored side and difficulty vary by scenario and over the course of the campaign. Playtime ranges from about an hour to many hours, with replayability across the different scenarios and settings.