In Front of the Storm ETO (id:#56361)
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See Also: In Front of the Storm by Multi-Man Publishing
Aessan, France 1940-05-10 ()
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
J 39: Indeed! (ASL Journal # 3)
G 7: Bring up the Guns (AH:The General # 25.3)
NEWS22: Tricks of War (ASL News # 14)
NEWS68: Art Nouveau (ASL News # 32)
CH133: Group Iron (Critical Hit # 6.2)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Critical Hit # 7.1)
FE15: Contested Landing (Fanatic Pack 2)
FE36: Wings of War (Fanatic Enterprises: Internet)
FE87: Lightning War (Blitzkrieg Pack)
FF14: The Hunted (FireFights! #2)
NFNH 3: The Hatert Bridge (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
: Eben-Emael (Journal du Stratège # 39)
GD 1: La Guerre Finie!! (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
GD 2: Operation NIWI (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
O88.2: The Cupola Smashers of Eben Emael (On All Fronts # 88)
TAC21: L'Infanterie Attaque (Tactiques # 3)
VV27: Pas Savoir (Vae Victis # 37)
SL 25: Resistance at Chabrehez (ASL Digest # 6.10)
: Taking the Bridge (Gamex `91)
GD 1: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Gun Duel 2001)
SFS 9: Appointment With Royalty (Origins `93)
#7: Cracking Fortress Holland (To Battle By Air 2)
FE 152: Millwork (The Dutch Pack)
FE 153: Battalion for Special Missions (The Dutch Pack)
FE 154: The Hero Maduro (The Dutch Pack)
FE 155: Moerdijk Massacre (The Dutch Pack)
FE 156: Ypenburg Airfield (The Dutch Pack)
FrF28: Luftlandekommando Hedderich (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
U17: Resistance at Chabrehez (Turning the Tide)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OA26: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Out of the Attic #2)
FrF46: Dutch Courage (Friendly Fire Pack 6)
VHN3: End of Command (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN4: Tentative (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz)
VHN3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz)
VHN4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz)
VHN6: Battling for Belgium (Facing the Blitz)
CH133: Group Iron (A Few Rare Men)
VHN 1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz II)
DB120: Start Fall Gelb (Dispatches from the Bunker #40)
BWN 1: Their Baptism of Fire (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
S60: Operation NIWI (Special Ops # 7)
FrF85: Junkers Junkyard (Friendly Fire Pack 11)
RP 131: Boot's Scoot and Boogie (Rally Point #14)
RP 132: Probe Toward The Hague (Rally Point #14)
RP 133: The Recapture of Ockenburg (Rally Point #14)
RP 134: Von Sponeck's Woods (Rally Point #14)
PJ3.7: The Unexpected Ambush (OAF Playtester's Journal # 3)
RM-1: Wisembach Roadblock (Race For The Meuse)
RM-2: Prelude to Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-3: Forcing The Sure (Race For The Meuse)
RM-4: The Final Stand (Race For The Meuse)
RM-5: Battle For Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
#1: The Enemy's Behind Us (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#2: Bridge Blown! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#3: Clearing A Flank (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#4: Snafu! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#5: Enlarging The Bridgehead (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#6: "Resistance Great" (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#7: Group Eisen (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
231: In Front of the Storm (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
BP1 BONUS #1: Code Name "Iron" (Battle of the Bulge I)
RM-TM: Race to the Meuse Tactical Mission (Race For The Meuse)
FRASL: Rebuff at the Paint Factory (Internet)
FRASL: Retaking Ypenburg Airfield (Internet)
CB4SL: Attaque à l'aube (Casus Belli #11)
Designer: Curt Schilling
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
50.190114068441%

Overview:

The blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles installed on the bridges had been removed. One such bridge lay on the outskirts of the French town of Aessan. The job of holding this key objective was given to specially trained and equipped glider troops. As they arrived, they were joined by Vorausabteilung A which had brought up a 37mm anti-tank gun. At midday the 4th Spahis Regiment, supported by Hotchkiss H-35 tanks, counterattacked the bridge at Aessan.
Attacker: French (4ème Régiment de Spahis with Armor support)
Defender: German (Luftlande Kommando Hedderich and Voraus Abteilung A, Infanterie Division 34)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:3
H35 x 3

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
3.7cm PaK 35/36
ATR 7.92 PzB 39

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: CiviIian Interrogation w D: mines may not be setup in road hexes
Map Board(s): 40 42
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-09-04(D) Dave Mareske vs Glen Taylor German winOmaha Tournament
2022-02-09(A) Craig Renier vs Dave Mareske German win
2022-02-09(D) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier German winThe French moved cautiously and the German MMG with 9-2 ldr up on the hill had a couple ROF rips that slowed down that cautious advance even further. The French never got onto the bridge, leaving many of their force dead and dying in the street.
2022-02-04(A) Craig Renier vs Jim Bishop German win

(VASL Log)		The French attacked the center of the German defense, moving cautiously using terrain and AFVs for cover. At the end of Turn 3, the French has crossed the North-South road in force with only one broken half squad, putting significant pressure on the German defense. However, the German force was still intact. On Turn 4, one French AFV was well out of position which necessitating using a full turn to reposition in order to continue the assault. While the French were able to break one German MMC under fire and one due to a sniper, the German attacks were finally able to have an effect, breaking three and a half squads. More troubling was a German snake eyes in the French CCPh eliminating a half squad and creating a 8-0 SMC followed by snake eyes in the German CCP eliminating the other half squad and creating a 8-1 SMC. On Turns 5, the French pressed forward using Armored OVR against a German half squad in the road and continuing onto the bridge, the column stopping in front of the roadblock on the I3/I4 hexside. The French sniper broke a MMC which was covering the left, giving the French an opening.The French were able to break a sizable number of German MMCs and the German 9-2 SMC. Both sides suffered losses with the decision still in the air. On Turn 6, the French had great success with PF and maneuvered to remove rout paths for the bulk of the German forces. Unfortunately, they stumbled into the German minefield breaking a SMC and pinning a MMC. The Germans rallied, to include a MMC self rally which created another 8-1 SMC, broke more French units, wrecked a French AFV and eliminated another AFV crew that was forced to abandon an AFV. With the road blocked by units in the road and a minimum of 16 FP with the 9-2 SMC covering the approach, the French saw no hope of attaining the VCs and conceded at the beginning of Turn 7.
2021-07-19(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German winUsed French balance. The French assault made early progress but the separated radioless AFV cost them two turns where both AFV could not move up to support the infantry, allowing the Germans to keep possession of the bridge for the win.
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mgtaylor Rated the scenario2022-09-04 02:12:28
dmareske Added a playing2022-09-04 01:35:35
dmareske Added a playing2022-02-09 17:18:58
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Hotchkiss H35
Murray's German setup on the 3D boards.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.95Votes: 41
Views: 8540
To-Play list count: 11
Estimated Play time: 3.9 hours
Recorded Games: 35
Archive recorded plays:
French15
German20
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
In Front of the Storm [Confirmed]
[A] German 117
[D] French 111
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