Absorbing The Thrust ETO (id:#65312)
Furnes, France 1940-05-28 ()
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
FrenchGerman
44.444444444444%

Overview:

The appalling conditions in the northern end of the Dunkirk pocket made carrying out even the simplest of Allied operations particularly problematic. Nevertheless, local counter-attacks were staged to upset the German advance and to gain precious time for the evacuation efforts. Many of the German units involved in the fighting were worn down by the headlong drive across the Low Countries; both men and equipment were feeling the strain of the advance. Added to the strain was the stiffening of Allied resistance in the ever constricting Dunkirk pocket, forcing the Germans to only absorb the occasional Allied counter-attack, which during the final days of the Dunkirk evacuation, allowed more men to be rescued.
Attacker: French (No more details)
Defender: German (No more details)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:3
H35 x 3

D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
3.7cm PaK 35/36 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain is in Season. (B15)
Map Board(s): 10z
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-04-23(A) Doba Serge vs Samuel M French win
2021-12-27(A) Paul Works vs James True French winGreat, tight scenario. James had a good setup (surprising me with one of his AT guns). I threw a tread on one of my tanks during startup on Turn 2 that was not good, but was able to keep moving forward. He took out another tank with his 37L, but I passed my TCs to keep my last tank moving. I was also able to slip by on the board edge to get the victory. Well played by James.
2021-01-06(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German winMy French managed to exit two tanks, but my infantry couldn't cross the stream of death. Good win for Dan...but not a particularly fun scenario for me.
2021-01-06(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win
2020-12-28(D) Indy Lagu vs Alan Hildebrandt German win8 first line French squads supported by 3 H35 have to cross a stream and exit
through 5 Germans squads with 2 coming in as reinforcements.

Alan split his infantry evenly. The German 50* MTR and an AT gun ruled the day.

The French need to get off at least 3VP of infantry; only managed to exit 1VP.

Tough on the French. As the Germans, I felt I was always on the edge of disaster.
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Serge Added a playing2022-04-23 11:17:06
Prairial Rated the scenario2022-04-18 19:42:39
worksp2018 Added a playing2022-01-01 21:55:36
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2021-12-08 18:27:24
hoxson1 Updated the Victory Conditions2021-12-08 18:26:34
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Avg Rating: 7.17Votes: 6
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Estimated Play time: 2.6 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
French2
German2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Absorbing the Thrust
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[A] French 2
[D] German 3
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