Absorbing The Thrust ETO (id:#65312)
Furnes, France
1940-05-28 (24 others)
BB13: Triumph Atop Taraldsvikfjell (Backblast # 2)
J44: Audacity! (ASL Journal # 3)
J45: The Last Roadblock (ASL Journal # 3)
G46: Triumph Atop Taraldsvikfjell (AH:The General # 32.3)
FE 92: Loveluck (Blitzkrieg Pack)
O117.3: Back to the Beach (On All Fronts #117)
DB005: The Marketplace at Wormhoudt (Dispatches from the Bunker # 3)
TH AP 2: Achtung! Panzer!: With Pick and Shovel (Achtung! Panzer!)
CH 176: Touchdown! (Critical Hit # 7.3)
FrF9: The Abbeville Bridgehead (Friendly Fire Pack 2)
U20: Fighting at World's Edge (Turning the Tide)
J114: The Marketplace at Wormhoudt (ASL Journal # 8)
J126: Ugly Faces (ASL Journal # 9)
BoF03: The Abbeville Bridgehead (Best of Friends)
GJ018: "Tell Brigade I'm not going a foot back!" (Grumble Jones)
CA!6: Defiance Before Infamy (Counter-Attacks! 1)
RP 140: Warwickshire at Wormhouldt (Rally Point #14)
238: Audacity! (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
239: Fighting at World's Edge (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
240: The Last Roadblock (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
241: Triumph atop Taraldsvikfjell (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
BF#3: French Courage (Battle for France)
VS #6: Protecting Dynamo (Vikings Of The Steppe)
NEV6: Duriez Farm (New England Volunteers Play Pack 2)
J44: Audacity! (ASL Journal # 3)
J45: The Last Roadblock (ASL Journal # 3)
G46: Triumph Atop Taraldsvikfjell (AH:The General # 32.3)
FE 92: Loveluck (Blitzkrieg Pack)
O117.3: Back to the Beach (On All Fronts #117)
DB005: The Marketplace at Wormhoudt (Dispatches from the Bunker # 3)
TH AP 2: Achtung! Panzer!: With Pick and Shovel (Achtung! Panzer!)
CH 176: Touchdown! (Critical Hit # 7.3)
FrF9: The Abbeville Bridgehead (Friendly Fire Pack 2)
U20: Fighting at World's Edge (Turning the Tide)
J114: The Marketplace at Wormhoudt (ASL Journal # 8)
J126: Ugly Faces (ASL Journal # 9)
BoF03: The Abbeville Bridgehead (Best of Friends)
GJ018: "Tell Brigade I'm not going a foot back!" (Grumble Jones)
CA!6: Defiance Before Infamy (Counter-Attacks! 1)
RP 140: Warwickshire at Wormhouldt (Rally Point #14)
238: Audacity! (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
239: Fighting at World's Edge (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
240: The Last Roadblock (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
241: Triumph atop Taraldsvikfjell (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
BF#3: French Courage (Battle for France)
VS #6: Protecting Dynamo (Vikings Of The Steppe)
NEV6: Duriez Farm (New England Volunteers Play Pack 2)
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
FrenchGerman
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: NoUnit 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 |
Misc Rules: | Grain is in Season. (B15) |
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Publication | Board |
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Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015 | 10z |
Overlays: | NONE |
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Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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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 Dionne | A | French win | 4 hrs | |
2023-11-18 | (A) Rob Schmitt | vs | James Treu | German win | I 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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Action | Date |
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Paul Legg Added a playing | 2025-10-19 19:48:56 |
Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2025-10-18 07:42:19 |
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2025-06-17 22:38:12 |
Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2025-05-26 13:34:25 |
mtrodgers99 Added a playing | 2025-05-19 00:12:27 |
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VASL Log file (Q17 Play.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Paul Legg | 0 |
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