Initial Skirmish ETO (id:#62712)
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Hannut, France 1940-05-12 ()
Designer: Stephen Johns
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
60%

Overview:

On the first day of the eventual five day battle of the Gembloux Gap, the French screening force holding Hannut was scheduled to fall back at 0800 hours. At that same time the lead elements of Panzer Regiment 35 led by Leutnant Rauschbanch approached the hamlet. The Germans were surprised to be counterattacked by two Pan-hard armored cars led by Sous-Lieutenant Paumé of the 12th Cuirassiers.
Attacker: German (Elements II/35th Panzer Regiment, 4th Panzer Division)
Defender: French (Screening elements of 11ème Régiment de Dragons Portés &12ème Cuirassiers, 3ème Division Légère Mécanique)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw IIA x 2
PzKpfw IB x 3

AFVs: D:2
AMD 35 x 2

Guns: A:0
ATR 7.92 PzB 39
D:0
Canon de 37 mle 16 TR
ATR Fusil Antichar Boys

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain is in Season. Voluntary AFV Abandonment (D5.4) is NA.
Map Board(s): 70
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-03-25(D) Michael Rodgers vs Ron Duenskie German winGermans didn't need all the turns.
2021-10-24(D) Simon Staniforth vs German winNot helped by malfing the 37mm and AMD MA / CMG Germans proved too strong with zero AFV casualties which the French really need to help swing the CVP in their favour
2021-01-30(D) Stephen dedier vs Andrew Shuck French winAndrew attempted to push hard through the grain field on the French Left while positioning his PzIIAs and some infantry along the road to guard against the oncoming French AC's
This presented a rear shot on a PzII to the 37* which took it out and one of the IIAs and one of the IIBs malfed its MA. This let the French AC's do a charge on the IIBs risking frontal shots with their 2AF. At the end of Turn 1 the Germans had lost 1x IIA, 1x IIB and both other IIB had malfed MA. This stalled the German assault for a critical turn and at the end of turn 2, the Germans only had one operational IIA and it had malfed MA. This let the French basically harass with the ACs and absorb the attack with a smaller number of units while the rest held concealment. My dummies also did their job much better than expected stalling Germans in 2 areas (well because Andrew's IFT rolls were terrible).
French were significantly aided by a large # of 4s on IFT, TH and TK rolls.
2021-01-26(D) Jeff Waldon vs Rich Jenulis German winVASL- Atlanta ASL
2021-01-26(A) Richard Jenulis vs Jeff Waldon German winThe Germans suffered three AFV kills and another under recall, but took all the buildings and 18VP of French prisoners for the win. At the end game the only French unit still in play was an immobilized armored car. The French 37* INF broke on its first shot and never repair for a bit of luck for the Germans.
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mtrodgers99 Added a playing2022-06-23 21:29:14
Simonstan Added a playing2021-10-28 17:20:21
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-05-19 23:11:03
hoxson1 Modified the overview2021-05-19 23:10:06
sdedier Added a playing2021-01-31 21:29:45
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Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
Recorded Games: 12
Archive recorded plays:
German8
French3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Initial Skirmish [Confirmed]
[A] German 16
[D] French 13
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