The Long Road E AFR (id:#56352)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `96 ID: A 95)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: The General #18-4 SL L, Atlanticon `93 Scenario ATL 93.3
Anjiajia, Madagascar 1942-09-16 ()
Designer: Adapted by Jim Stahler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
British (East African)Vichy French
71.428571428571%

Overview:

The Nyasalanders of the King’s African Rifles, with a detachment of South African armored cars, had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the Madagascan capital, Tananarive. The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited means at their disposal and the mixed emotions of many of their men. The Commonwealth troops simultaneously represented both the best hope for a revived France and the invaders of French soil. After a number of false starts and a series of minor demolitions, the Vichy decided to block the major road to the capital as a matter of honor. In the face of substantial from Vichy positions to the left and to the right, the Commonwealth troops attacked “with gusto”.
Attacker: British (East African) (Company C, 1/1 King's African Rifles Battalion, 22nd (East Africa) Brigade Group and Squadron A, 1st Armoured Car Commando)
Defender: Vichy French (Les forces de l'Afrique Orientale Francaise)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:2
Marmon-Herr. III ME x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: No bridges exist. D: AS
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-09-17(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalA British (East African) winFrench gave up on Turn 2 with all but one unit broken.
2023-09-17(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin DuvalD British (East African) win
2018-06-02(A) Scott Sherer vs Ron Kyle British (East African) winPlayed at June CAASL meeting. As the Brits, came in on the west road, working my way through the woods. Ron had a wire set up in the woods-road hex that bogged an armored car for a turn, but the infantry bypassed it. The French only had one MMG in the OOB due to a misread of the scenario card, which essentially gave the British a leg up. However, good IFT rolls by me and poor MC rolls by Ron soon lead to all the Vichy units eliminated or broken and he conceded. Interesting scenario with a pretty basic exit VC feel.
2017-01-07(A) James Lowry vs Patch Bunny British (East African) win
2013-03-07(A) Simon Staniforth vs British (East African) win
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CloseAssaultPete Added a playing2025-02-05 07:50:51
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Kydder Added a playing2023-09-18 22:29:23
Kydder Rated the scenario2023-09-18 22:27:33
Hutch Modified the Theatre2022-01-13 12:11:26
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Avg Rating: 4.70Votes: 10
Views: 6488
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 3.4 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
British (East African)5
Vichy French2
Drawn:0

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The Long Road
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[A] British 38
[D] Vichy 15
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