Quiet Desperation ETO (id:#62289)
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Designer: Randy Thompson
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Balance:
GermanBritish
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Overview:

The Irish Guards were ordered to cover the western and southern approaches to Boulogne, with a platoon of #1 Company positioned in Outreau. Second Lieutenant Anthony Eardley-Wilmot had brought up two 37mm French guns to cover the main road into Boulogne and the coastal road. The German assault began after a short bombardment, led by two PzKs IIs with dismounted motorcycle infantry following. The lead tanks went up the main road where Lieutenant Eardley-Wilmot was waiting.
Attacker: German (2nd Kradschützen Btn, 2nd Panzer Division)
Defender: British (Forward Platoon No. 1 Company, 2nd Welsh Guards)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw IIA x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Canon de 37 mle 16 TR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: British use French INF SW without any usage penalties
Map Board(s): 56
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-02-22(D) Tom Rodwell vs Lee Hyde-Sellars British winA nice, straightforward little scenario which plays fast and fun. As others have already said, its small size makes it a little prone to being dicey though. The French 37s are surprisingly potent little AT guns, which combined with their ROF gives them the potential to dominate the battlefield. I was fortunate to take out one of the Pz IIs early on in the game and the luck continued to go against Lee when his remaining tank bogged and became immobile. Judicious skulking kept the British defenders largely intact, despite the early capture of a badly sited 4-5-8 and its LMG. This meant that Lee was forced into some relatively unfavourable CC and a penultimate turn rush forward by the Germans was necessary. DFF, SPF and three fortuitously successful FPF attempts by another 4-5-8 eviscerated the German attack and made a German victory all but impossible. On balance, luck rather than good tactics won the day for the British. Worth a play and good scenario for relative beginners to ASL.
2019-11-11(D) Doba Serge vs German win
2017-09-01(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Maurizio Coluccelli British win
2016-08-05(A) Jeff B vs Elmo Menon German winA very small, tight scenario which will obviously be subject to some potential dicing, but which was enjoyable nonetheless. I was lucky having both AFVs survive until the end to lay down smoke and use VBM freeze to allow my troops the chance to close in.
2015-11-16(D) Simon Staniforth vs British win
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-08-12 23:39:15
Conall Added a playing2022-02-23 22:08:04
Conall Rated the scenario2022-02-23 21:52:38
Gamer72 Added a playing2020-08-15 17:08:16
hoxson1 Modified the overview2020-07-13 21:33:01
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.00Votes: 12
Views: 2289
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 1.6 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
German4
British5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Quiet Desperation [Confirmed]
[A] German 11
[D] British 7
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