In Front of the Storm ETO (id:#64839)
See Also: In Front of the Storm by Avalon Hill
Aessan, France 1940-05-10 ()
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
A 104: In Front of the Storm (AH:ASL Annual `96)
J 39: Indeed! (ASL Journal # 3)
G 7: Bring up the Guns (AH:The General # 25.3)
NEWS22: Tricks of War (ASL News # 14)
NEWS68: Art Nouveau (ASL News # 32)
FRASL: Rebuff at the Paint Factory (Internet)
FRASL: Retaking Ypenburg Airfield (Internet)
CH133: Group Iron (Critical Hit # 6.2)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN3: End of Command (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN4: Tentative (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Critical Hit # 7.1)
FE15: Contested Landing (Fanatic Pack 2)
FE36: Wings of War (Fanatic Enterprises: Internet)
FE87: Lightning War (Blitzkrieg Pack)
NFNH 3: The Hatert Bridge (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
: Eben-Emael (Journal du Stratège # 39)
GD 1: La Guerre Finie!! (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
GD 2: Operation NIWI (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
O88.2: The Cupola Smashers of Eben Emael (On All Fronts # 88)
PJ3.7: The Unexpected Ambush (OAF Playtester's Journal # 3)
TAC21: L'Infanterie Attaque (Tactiques # 3)
VV27: Pas Savoir (Vae Victis # 37)
SL 25: Resistance at Chabrehez (ASL Digest # 6.10)
: Taking the Bridge (Gamex `91)
GD 1: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Gun Duel 2001)
SFS 9: Appointment With Royalty (Origins `93)
#7: Cracking Fortress Holland (To Battle By Air 2)
FE 152: Millwork (The Dutch Pack)
FE 153: Battalion for Special Missions (The Dutch Pack)
FE 154: The Hero Maduro (The Dutch Pack)
FE 155: Moerdijk Massacre (The Dutch Pack)
FE 156: Ypenburg Airfield (The Dutch Pack)
FrF28: Luftlandekommando Hedderich (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
FF14: The Hunted (FireFights! #2)
U17: Resistance at Chabrehez (Turning the Tide)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OA26: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Out of the Attic #2)
FrF46: Dutch Courage (Friendly Fire Pack 6)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz)
VHN3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz)
VHN4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz)
VHN6: Battling for Belgium (Facing the Blitz)
CH133: Group Iron (A Few Rare Men)
BP1 BONUS #1: Code Name "Iron" (Battle of the Bulge I)
RM-1: Wisembach Roadblock (Race For The Meuse)
RM-2: Prelude to Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-3: Forcing The Sure (Race For The Meuse)
RM-4: The Final Stand (Race For The Meuse)
RM-5: Battle For Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-TM: Race to the Meuse Tactical Mission (Race For The Meuse)
VHN 1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz II)
DB120: Start Fall Gelb (Dispatches from the Bunker #40)
BWN 1: Their Baptism of Fire (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
#1: The Enemy's Behind Us (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#2: Bridge Blown! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#3: Clearing A Flank (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#4: Snafu! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#5: Enlarging The Bridgehead (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#6: "Resistance Great" (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#7: Group Eisen (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
S60: Operation NIWI (Special Ops 7)
FrF85: Junkers Junkyard (Friendly Fire Pack 11)
RP 131: Boot's Scoot and Boogie (Rally Point #14)
RP 132: Probe Toward The Hague (Rally Point #14)
RP 133: The Recapture of Ockenburg (Rally Point #14)
RP 134: Von Sponeck's Woods (Rally Point #14)
Designer: Curt Schilling
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
47.826086956522%

Overview:

The blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles installed on the bridges had been removed. One such bridge lay on the outskirts of the French town of Aessan. The job of holding this key objective was given to specially trained and equipped glider troops. As they arrived, they were joined by Vorausabteilung A which had brought up a 37mm anti-tank gun. At midday the 4th Spahis Regiment, supported by Hotchkiss H-35 tanks, counterattacked the bridge at Aessan.
Attacker: French (4ème Régiment de Spahis)
Defender: German (Luftlandekommando Hedderich and Vorausabteilung A, Infanterie-Division 34)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.5
AFVs: A:3
H35 x 3

D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
3.7cm PaK 35/36
7.92 PzB 39 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: CiviIian Interrogation w D: mines may not be setup in road hexes
Map Board(s): 40 42
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-12-19(D) Chris Anthony vs Daniel Soukup German winGood game by both sides. Dice ran hot and cold just enough to keep the game from getting away from either player. The Platoon movement really hindered the French as did the AT mines, which immobilized one AFV. The French pushed hard, but were not lucky with morale checks at the end, leaving too many broken units with no time to rush the bridge.
2020-12-05(D) David Garvin vs Vilis Pavulans French winPlayed via Email. Great fun and in the end, wow. What a topsy-turvy game. Vilis (aka "Dr Dryg") was able to clear his side of the river; alas, I kept hitting his SAN and his "tireur d'élite" was able to reduce my MG and AT gun crew piecemeal. That said, that wounded leader firing on that MMG was enough to cause him trouble crossing that bridge. He may have won the battle, but with more Germans en route, I think that victory would have been short-lived.

Great fun!
2020-12-03(A) Vilis Pavulans vs David Garvin French winFirst game against David Garvin. A fantastic opponent who defended valiantly despite being diced. The french ( me ) had slight misfortunes with the AFVs but other than that, had a smooth running until the last two turns. Then the final crossing of the bridge remained, covered by a wounded leader manning a MMG. A true hero! His awesome firing, sadly didn´t distract the sniper from hitting the crew, manning the gun and the french pushed over the bridge and one squad got all the way and managed to clear the area of germans.
2020-08-11(D) Gordon Jupp vs Neil Brunger German winMadcap scenario, German shooting was patchy - BUT either very good or very bad which led to some KIA results for the French Infantry.. The AP Minefield claimed a KIA and to cap it one of the AT minefields took out an H35. One lone tank made it across but none of the French infantry did....
2020-07-22(A) rene cote vs mrosberg German winDown to the wire in the last French turn. A tank refused to move in non-platoon movement which handicapped the final rush across the bridge. Final squad got pinned one hex short of victory held back by a German hero and SMC...
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Eaglewso Added a playing2020-12-19 02:58:50
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Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 9
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In Front of the Storm
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[D] German 114
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