Last Defense Line ETO (id:#56351)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `96 ID: A 94)
Prior Publication: SL 205, Atlanticon `93 Scenario ATL 93.2
See Also: Last Defense Line by Multi-Man Publishing
Bouvellemont, France 1940-05-15 ()
A 66: Counterstroke at Stonne (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
A 113: Then Things Got Worse (AH:ASL Annual `97)
NEWS43: Salamanders Into the Flames (ASL News # 23)
ASL News 43: Salamanders Into the Flames (ASL News Pack #1)
Stonne CG 3: Inferno of Steel (Critical Hit # 6.2)
EP43: Salamanders Into the Flames (Euro-Pack I - Early War Actions)
GTF 7: Recapturing Ernage (Gembloux: The Feint)
GTF 8: Death on a Hollow Road (Gembloux: The Feint)
RPII 2: The Debt Repaid (Rout Pak II)
Stonne 1: Before Nightfall (Stonne 1940)
Stonne 4: Trial of Strength (Stonne 1940)
Stonne 6: A New Day Dawning (Stonne 1940)
Stonne CG 1: Stonne 1940 (Stonne 1940)
Z18: The Debt Repaid (Rout Report # 4.4)
FE91: Elan (Blitzkrieg Pack)
DCRB 02: When the Odds were Even (Red Banner 2017 Q2)
O122.2: Flames Over Flavion (On All Fronts #122)
PJ7.2: The Rising Tide (aka Time and Tide: Battle for Stonne) (OAF Playtester's Journal # 7)
TAC33: Carre D'As (Tactiques # 4)
TAC59: La Bataille Du Rail (Tactiques # 8)
VV40: Le Talon D'Achille (Vae Victis # 63)
GD4: "Il Sont La!" (Unknown)
FT 90: "Sans Esprit de Recul" (Franc-Tireur #11)
Stonne 9: Shooting Gallery (Stonne 1940 2nd Ed)
Stonne 10: Shot from Both Sides (Stonne 1940 2nd Ed)
Stonne 11: Clearing the Way (Stonne 1940 2nd Ed)
Stonne 12: Rescued (Stonne 1940 2nd Ed)
Stonne CG 3: Inferno of Steel (Stonne 1940 2nd Ed)
VVI1: The Achilles Heel (Command & Strategy #7)
FT148: La Horgne (From The Cellar Pack #5)
JUNOBear 2011 #2: Saga at Sart Farm (JUNOBear 2011)
GTF 7: Recapturing Ernage (Gembloux II)
GTF 8: Death on a Hollow Road (Gembloux II)
#8: Salamanders Into The Flames (Retro Pak III)
ESG116: Tornado of Souls (Dezign Pak 10)
RPT106: Balck By Example (Rally Point #11)
SP241: Esebeck's Pursuit (Schwerpunkt #21)
SB4: Dismantling 1st DCR (ASL Journal #11)
234: Counterstroke at Stonne (ASL 10a Croix de Guerre)
235: Last Defense Line (ASL 10a Croix de Guerre)
BWC-11: Bala-Tiger Post (Blitzkrieg in the West - Central Campaign)
BWC-12: The Jocks Are Here! (Blitzkrieg in the West - Central Campaign)
Designer: Adapted by Jim Stahler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
44.067796610169%

Overview:

By dusk on the 14th, the Germans had established three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage: the breaking of the last major elements which stood between them and the great plains of France. One point of the last line of defense was the village of Bouvellemont. Here, one regiment of the 15th Division proved too much for the German 1st Infantry Regiment and the attack soon bogged down. With more than half of their officers killed and many of the companies at half strength from fatigue as well as losses, the regimental commander, Colonel Balck, realized that for the attack to continue, he would have to lead the final assault himself.
Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiment 1, Panzer Division 1)
Defender: French (152ème Régiment d'Infanterie, 15ème Division d'Infanterie)  
8-10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
Canon de 65 M mle 06 x 2
Mortier de 60 mle 35

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Variable VC and Turns, Grain in Season. A: no Germans may declare Double Time
Map Board(s): 3 4
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-03-07(A) Mark McG vs Simon German winGermans comfortably overwhelmed a forward French defense. OBA observer taken out by sniper and never fired a concentration.
Germans overwhelm right flank and took the building objectives by Turn 6, and completely overrun the French force by Turn 7. Once broken, the French never recovered.
2017-04-20(A) James Lowry vs Tom Arnold French win
2015-01-01(D) BenJ Roth vs French winMortar on the Hill did a great job !!!
2014-10-12(D) Gordon Jupp vs Kurt Berger French winASLOK 2014. Sunday morning wrap up game! Kurt decided he wanted to attack with the Germans so off we went. He promptly drew 2 red cards for the OBA so we decided to play a variation and he put the 2 reds back into the OBA pack plus another...Unfortunately he didn't get radio contact for a couple of turns and then drew another red, at which point he gave up trying to use it, unsurprisingly! In the meantime I managed to malf both my 60mm mtr and one of the 65mm guns whose crew promptly got killed by the German 10-2 leader directed mmg fire! However..unbeknown to me at this point Kurt had drawn chit 4 for the EVP condition and my mmg and squad in a foxhole in the treeline survived everything thrown at them. This completely threw the attack on the German right. Then 2 half squads on the left managed to do some sterling work and even broke the 10-2 leader! By turn 8 Kurt was having to just rush stuff forward but it wasn't to be in spite of a valiant effort. Well worth a replay.
2014-03-27(D) Fred Ingram vs Chuck Dye French winChuck drew the CVP chit. Unfortunately the 1st OBA battery access draw was a red card. Then the 9-1 leader holding the radio got taken out with a sniper. AN 8-0 leader came over, got the radio, and pulled a 2nd red card. Without the OBA (smoke) and no CX by SSR, it made it very hard to close to get casualty points. The French guns never fired a shot



I think the exit chit would be even tougher to fulfill (although I am sure that is why the game is 10 turns long).
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Avg Rating: 6.40Votes: 10
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
German2
French5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Last Defense Line [Confirmed]
[A] French 24
[D] German 28
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