Sound Retreat ETO (id:#56468)
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Designer: Ian Daglish
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Balance:
GermanBritish
53.488372093023%

Overview:

On the day that General Martel received orders to prepare for a counter-offensive around Arras, his 25th Brigade had already begun to fall back from its forward positions on the high ground overlooking the River Dendre. As the infantry regiments marched off, their rear and flanks were covered by a screen of their own Carriers and the light tanks of the cavalry regiment supporting the 50th Infantry Division. As was to happen many times in the days ahead, the mobile rearguard had to fight a spirited action in an exposed and difficult position.
Attacker: German (Lead Group 6th Army)
Defender: British (25th Brigade, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, and 2nd Essex with 50th Division's Cavalry Light Tanks)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:0.0
AFVs: A:4
PSW 231(6 rad) x 2
Kfz 13 x 2
Kfz 1
Motorcycle w/Sidecar x 4
Motorcycle x 6

AFVs: D:9
Mk VIB x 3
Carrier A x 3
Carrier B x 3

Guns: A:1
3.7cm PaK 35/36
5cm leGrW 36
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: Carrier A, BMG MA may not be repositioned as AAMG
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-11-10(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalA German win37L setup behind a hedge and turned three British AFV into burning wrecks. CVP cap eventually reached.
2025-04-27(D) Vic Lauterbach vs JM German winI drew the defending British in this retreat from the Dyle River scenario. This one is easy to lose, so I was aggressive. Abandoned, scrounged carriers are only worth 2 CVP, so I got the HS, ATRs and LMGs out of four. Stopping the motorcyclists and the German ACs is tough. I couldn't kill an AC, just one Kfz 13 and four motorcycle MMC, not enough, but had a lot of fun. The final tally was my 9 CVP to Jim's 13 (and his 30 exit VP). Jim: I drove the motorcyclists as far as possible expecting to lose some (and did) but gambled that enough would pass MCs to exit on foot. That worked because the British don't have much firepower (except the MkVIB's). The 37L only got off a few shots through the big 16C2 grain field but knocked out a MkVIB. Two very mobile forces make this one fun to play despite being unbalanced.
2025-04-21(D) Michael Rodgers vs Magnus Rimvall British win5 hrsUnique scenario. Entertaining for the British with all high MP AFV. The British attacked into the mounted motorcycle troops in the early game. Germans were trying for exit for most of the game. Two Mk6 broke MA; one repaired. One carrier recalled to double stun. Some low TK DR in turn 6 made it impossible for the Germans to win.
2023-04-10(D) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane SpanglerA British win
2023-04-10(A) Diane Spangler vs Lawrence SpanglerA British win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.47Votes: 17
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To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 5.4 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
German9
British4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Sound Retreat [Confirmed]
[A] British 14
[D] German 16
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