Retreat From Hannut ETO (id:#61304)
(Schwerpunkt #17 ID: SP195)   [next]   [previous]
Hannut, Belgium 1940-05-12 ()
Designer: Evan E. Sherry
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
50%

Overview:

General Stever’s 4th Panzer Division was attacking to seize Hannut in what was to become the largest tank battle of the war to date. 3è Division Légère Mécanique held the line around Hannut and Crehen, defending it with the 1st Battalion, 11è Regiment de 11e Dragoons Portés. 2è Regiment de Cuirassiers was covering this first line with two S-35 Somua squadrons and two H-39 Hotchkiss tank squadrons. The 4th Panzer Division’s spearhead, comprised of Colonel Eberbach’s 35th Panzer Regiment with supporting infantry battalion, was the first to attack the French troops.
Attacker: German (Panzergrueppe Eberbach, Panzer Regiment 35, Panzer Division 4)
Defender: French (2e Regiment de Cuirassiers, 5e Brigade Légère Mécanique, and 1st Battalion, 11e Regiment de Dragoons Portés, 3e Division Légère Mécanique)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:8
PzKpfw IVD x 3
PzKpfw IIIF x 4
PSW 231(8 rad)

D:7
H39 x 2
H39(L)
S35 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:1
Mortier de 81 mle 27/31

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Plowed ground. Kindling and Bore Sighting NA. AFV crews may not voluntarily abandon.
Map Board(s): 53 59 62 63
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-02-09(D) X von Marwitz vs David Wallace French winThis looked like an interesting Westfront early-war scenario with plenty of tanks on each side, so I gave it a go as the defending French.

A full AAR can be found at GameSquad forum at the following link:

http://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/sp195-retreat-from-hannut-aar.160236/
2012-10-06(D) Kevin Killeen vs Dave Deresinski French winASLOK XXVII.
2012-06-20(A) Kevin Killeen vs Damon Norko French winTough Scenario for German. Lost last turn.
2011-11-17(D) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker German winGermans crushed me - the unapposed tanks against the infantry was horrible!
2011-10-08(A) Andy Beaton vs Rob Balmaseda German winASLOK 2011 - FtF
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von Marwitz Added a playing2021-02-09 13:15:36
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hoxson1 Modified the overview2019-06-25 14:11:33
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Panzers spread out at Hannut
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.75Votes: 8
Views: 4031
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.7 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
German2
French5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Retreat from Hannut [Confirmed]
[A] French 12
[D] German 9
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