Failure to Communicate ETO (id:#60683)
See Also: A Failure to Communicate by Bounding Fire Productions Failure to Communicate by Multi-Man Publishing
Onhaye, Belgium 1940-05-14 ()
Designer: Chas Argent
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
58.415841584158%

Overview:

In the early hours of May 13, Rommel pushed units of his Panzer-Division 7 across the Meuse River in the vicinity of Dinant, where they clung to a shaky foothold. While infantry were able to cross on boats, Rommel's tanks would have to cross on a ferry until a bridge could be built. That evening, under cover of darkness, Schutzen-Regiment 7 succeeded in reaching Onhaye where it overran several French positions. The next morning Rommel received a wireless transmission which proclaimed Schutzen-Regiment 7 was "encircled". Rommel, fearing for the safety of his tenuous foothold, ordered Panzer-Regiment 25 to take every available tank and race to their aid.
Attacker: German (Schutzen-Regiment 7, Panzer-Division 7, and Panzer-Regiment 25)
Defender: French (4e Division d'Infanterie Nord-Africaine and Iere Division Legere de Cavalerie)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw 38(t) A x 3
PzKpfw IIF x 2

D:3
AMR 33 x 2
AMD 35

Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36
7.92 PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:1
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
Mortier de 60 mle 35
Fusil Antichar Boys

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules:
Map Board(s): 42 59
Overlays: ST1
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-01-16(D) Andrew Young vs Derek Ritter French winTight game, Derek played very well with putting pressure on my defenses. He used his panzers effectively as well but for one mistake. Came down to essentially a CC roll. French went over the the 24CVP and won.
2020-10-31(D) Rob MacGinley vs Rodney Ding German winThe Germans Sliced thru the French defence with little to slow them
Lots of bad rolls for the French in depth
2020-08-11(A) Alberto González Ramírez vs Jake German winVery interesting scenario. Decided in the last turn.
2020-07-10(D) Eric Topp vs Darryl Lundy French winA furious German attack met a stout French resistance east of the stream. With the aid of the tanks, the German infantry eventually grabbed three VC buildings and headed west. The French counterattacked with their 10-2 leader and knocked out one tank in CC but failed against a second. The German tank reversed out of the melee then charged back to OVR rolling a 2KIA. "Merde!" However, all was not lost. A long running melee ended in boxcars by the Germans allowing the French to withdraw and recapture a VC building. The Germans had run out of time...
2020-03-27(D) Stephen dedier vs Holt, Jim German winFrench took out a couple German tanks but couldn't hold back the onslaught.
If I played again, I would take the 2nd AT gun and setup forward in 2nd story locations to try for more German casualties.
This time we played the newer version where the Germans get armor on the 2nd turn instead of 3rd and it makes a big difference (in my opinion).
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Avg Rating: 6.69Votes: 32
Views: 17149
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 24
Archive recorded plays:
German14
French10
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Failure to Communicate [Confirmed]
[A] French 45
[D] German 32
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