Tirailleurs and Antiques ETO (id:#65392)
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Designer: Evan E. Sherry
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Balance:
GermanFrench
40%

Overview:

A German infantry company of fifteen squads from Infanterie Regiment 124, Infanterie Division 72 is attacking to clear the French from the wooden buildings of board 71’s village. Here, nine squads of the 18e Régiment Tirailleurs Algériens, 87e Division d’ Infanterie Afrique are defending with the help of three World War One vintage FT-17 tanks from 36e Bataillon de Chars de Combat.
Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiment 124, Infanterie Division 72)
Defender: French (5e and 6e Compagnies, 2e Bataillon d'Infanterie, 18e Régiment Tirailleurs Algériens, 87e Division d’ Infanterie Afrique and 36e Bataillon de Chars de Combat)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:3
FT-17 75BS
FT-17C
FT-17M

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:0
Mortier de 60 mle 35
Mortier de 60 mle 35

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules:
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-03-11(D) X von Marwitz vs Jonas Björkqvist German winIn June 1940, a German Infantry force, 1/3 Elite, led by a 9-2, assaults a village in which they have to Control the majority of a certain type of buildings. A French 1st Line force 2/3 the size of the German's tries to prevent that. The French receive support in the form of one platoon of FT-17 variants of WW1 vintage to prevent that.

I had the defending French. Their setup area is limited in a way that feels just one hex-row "short", denying them some useful positions. Furthermore, there is not very much room for maneuver for the French, so their best bet is to mess up the approach of the Germans - which is easier said then done. The vintage FT-17s are radioless, have red MP's, and - worst of all - only 5 MP. Furthermore, the Germans are rewarded if they can take out the tin-cans.

The Germans attacked aggressively. In part, I might have set up too far forward, which basically meant that I wasted a squad and was lucky to pull back another. Of course, the key weapon for the French is the HMG. Before I could get off a shot, its manning Infantry was blasted by the German 9-2, HMG&friends. Eventually, in Turn 4, I would recapture it from the Germans but it did fire but a single ineffective shot throughout the game. In general, the performance of my SW and Guns was not exactly blessed: The MA of the 37* tank malfed on the first shot and the vehicle was Recalled thereafter. Both LMGs eventually malfed, one got repaired and malfed again. The 75* MA of the second FT-17 malfed, but I managed to repair it.

Needless to say, all this did not exactly help the French. By the end of Turn 3, I was merely holding on to 3 out of 8 victory buildings. On the bright side, my Sniper performed very well, neutralizing and reducing an important stack for a while giving me some respite. Later, it killed the 8-1 German Leader. In French Turn 4, I managed to counterattack with what little I had left to gain 5 out of 8 victory buildings. In doing so, I needed to have the tanks use non-Platoon Movement but both failed their TC to do so.

I had not enough unbroken troops to stem the German tide, especially with the tanks refusing to move. By the end of Turn 5, the Germans had pushed me out again from the buildings I had recaptured and on top of it contrived to kill a tank in CC.

At this time, my French were close to not having a theoretical chance to win, so I conceded.
2024-11-16(D) Herve Duval vs Georges T German winTough one for the French.
2021-07-16(D) patrick palma vs Fabio Mazzucchelli French win
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Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
German2
French1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Tirailleurs and Antiques [Confirmed]
[A] French 0
[D] German 2
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