Absorbing The Thrust ETO (id:#65312)
Furnes, France 1940-05-28 ()
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
46.875%

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

AFVs: 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)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-10-18(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Stuart Brant French win

(VASL Log)		FNF
2025-10-17(D) Paul Legg vs Paul Anderson French win

(VASL Log)		Friday Night Fight

This went to the last turn. I was lucky enough to get the full allotment of ? and so was able to get three stacks to obscure my mg and mtr placements. One ATG covered the length of the main road but would wait for a possible deliberate immobilization attempt. The other was in the northern brush just across the stream to get a rear shot as the H35s passed. Paul used platoon movement for the first turn, split off one tank in his second and thereafter all operated independently with only one if I recall correctly failing to move. When it became clear the attack was switching to the north edge I was able to easily relocate the ATG in W8 to X5 where it could cover the exit hexes. The other ATG had fallen in cc after a french hs advanced into its hidden location. In the end Paul got a tank and enough infantry off to seal the victory.
2025-05-16(D) rene cote vs Ctewksbury German win
2025-05-16(A) Michael Rodgers vs Jacques DionneA French win4 hrs
2023-11-18(A) Rob Schmitt vs James Treu German winI was French attacker vs German Defender. Had to get 10+ CVP off the west edge of the board to win, minimum 3 points needed to be Infantry. Initial French attack went well, and the Germans withdrew to his final defense line in stone buildings near the rear of the play area. I was unable to break and reduce his forces in the stone buildings mid game. I tried a flank dash by the 3 tanks to the left flank, one infantry group in the center, and one infantry group to the right flank. Center infantry was cut down quickly. Got two of three tanks off the board on the left flank, but my infantry dash on the right was cut down last game turn. German win. Close game.
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Paul Legg Added a playing2025-10-19 19:48:56
Bongiovanni Added a playing2025-10-18 07:42:19
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-06-17 22:38:12
Bongiovanni Added a playing2025-05-26 13:34:25
mtrodgers99 Added a playing2025-05-19 00:12:27
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Estimated Play time: 2.6 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
French5
German6
Drawn:0

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Absorbing the Thrust [Confirmed]
[A] French 10
[D] German 11
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