Opportunité Fugace ETO (id:#65388)
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Montcornet, France 1940-05-17 ()
Designer: Evan E. Sherry
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
42.857142857143%

Overview:

Elements of Generalleutnant Friedrich Kichner's 1st Panzer Division were defending Montcornet with a Pioneer company and a battery of FlaK 18 anti-aircraft guns. Colonel Charles De Gaulle's 4e Division Cuirassée attacked shortly after dawn with the 24e Bataillon de Chars de Combat. The Battalion's R35 tanks attacked without infantry support, and wer quickly stopped by the Germans. After refuelling, the 46e Bataillon de Chars de Combat tanks resumed the attack on Montcornet at 1500 hours. By this time the Germans had repositioned their 88mm Guns to the perimeter outside of Montcornet and were waiting for the 46e BCC.
Attacker: French (4e Bataillon de Chasseurs Portés and 2e Compagnie, 46e Bataillon de Chars de Combat, 4e Division Cuirassée)
Defender: German (Pioneer Bataillon 37, Panzer Division 1 and Ad Hoc Luftwaffe FlaK Battery)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:17.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:10
B1-bis x 8
D2(L) x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:3
8.8cm FlaK 18 x 3

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Stuka Air Support (E7.403)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2021-07-18(D) Stephen dedier vs Dave Reenstra French winThis one seems tough on the Germans. The French can see where the 88's are and no dummies to hide SW well. Germans only get the points on the 88 if it is functional and manned by a good order crew so the 10 French tanks can bum rush.
My Germans fought hard. Dave pushed everything up through the village avoiding my 88's forcing me to reinforce that area. It was a tough slog through the buildings with the Germans getting some good CC rolls enabling them to withdraw and win some fights. Also killed a tank with the FT and one with AE's when tank tried to freeze.
French were able to loop around the back with infantry for the victory buildings on the German right flank. The Stuka provided a good boost managing to pin a stack of infantry and then hit them with the 200 KIA one unit and freeing some prisoners.
In the end the French tanks were too much. On the last turn the French had 3 buildings and rushed one 88 which malfed during intensive fire.
I think this one could use a French CVP cap. Dave lost 37 points and with the 10 tanks you can be very bold without concern at the end. Still a fun scenario.
2021-06-22(D) Will Willow vs G. Bartlett French winWent to the last turn.
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Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 2
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Estimated Play time: 7.2 hours
Recorded Games: 2
Archive recorded plays:
French2
German0
Drawn:0

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[D] French 4
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