Deep Into the French Front ETO (id:#65490)
(The Green Hell of Inor ID: FT INOR01)
Inor, France 1940-05-17 ()
Designer: Lionel Colin
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Balance:
GermanFrench
44.444444444444%

Overview:

VASL setup file under USER FILES . . .On 14th May, out of fear of an encirclement, a retreat was ordered from the fortified positions on the border with Belgium that were successfully resisting the German attack. The new positions had be reconnoitered but not prepared before the move and the Germans closely followed the French troops. Inor village was supposed to be on the rear of the front but the Germans managed to slip forces through a gap in the French line to reach it. The forward elements of the 6th Infanterie Division tried to take the village by a coup de main before the French had time to organize their defense.
Attacker: German (Reinforced elements of Infanterie-Regiment 196, 6th Infanterie-Division)
Defender: French (Retreating elements of the 246th and 134th Regiments d'Infanterie and elements of the 14th Regiment de Tirailleurs Algeriens)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:3
PSW 222
Kfz 13 x 2
Opel Blitz

D:0
Wagon

Guns: A:1
7.5cm leIG 18
D:2
Canon de 75 mle 1897
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Motorcycles8
Map Board(s): Inor
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Ignore the German cross on the 4th turn on the turn track. All Germans forces enter on turn 1.Designer / LFT site
The French Art starts the game in tow not limbered.
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-11-04(D) Andy Bagley vs Neil Brunger French winVery good scenario, challenging for both sides. The German forces are far superior to the French but the victory conditions are very tough, involving both building hex control and exit VPs.
Things began badly for me as the French. I set up mainly to defend the main north-south road, but the Germans drove a motorcycle HS and two Kfz13's (which look like motorised bathtubs) straight through a hail of fire completely unscathed, breaking my INF Gun crew in the process. As expected, they also captured the northern part of the village with ease. Perhaps they should have kept the KFz13's moving and just exited them straight away, completing that part of their VCs at once. As it was, they stopped and a long-range shot from my AT gun on the hill destroyed one of them, so only one got off.
This was the start of better luck for the French, as resistance stiffened in the village, aided by a hero who helped to take out the German PSW222 in CC, and some brave defence by a squad on my left flank which survived heavy enemy fire to hold that side of the village almost single-handed. In the end the French took heavy losses and the Germans just managed to capture the required number of stone building hexes, but they couldn't get enough troops back to their motorcycles soon enough to drive off for the exit VPs they needed.
That was just how we played it though. Lots of options for both sides, so a scenario with good replayability.
2021-11-03(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso German win
2021-10-24(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Duenskie, Ron French win
2021-10-14(A) Richard Jenulis vs Brent Morris French winThe Germans played too aggressive on turn 1. Ended on French player turn 5 with 16 building hexes controlled, but not enough EVP in reach of the board edge. The French played a solid defense.
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Prairial Rated the scenario2021-11-21 07:38:35
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2021-11-04 17:27:08
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VASL setup file (FTINOR 01 Deep into the French frontSetup file.vsav)VASL SetupLionelc6235
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(kfz 13s.png)Imagehoxson144
(deep in inor.png)Map Imagehoxson156
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Avg Rating: 7.17Votes: 6
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Estimated Play time: 3.1 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
German1
French3
Drawn:0

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Deep into the French Front
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[A] French 3
[D] German 2
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