Death on the French Coast ETO (id:#66352)
(ASL Journal #13 ID: J197)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Lionel Colin
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Balance:
GermanFrench
50%

Overview:

The small garrison of Fusilier Marins of the Cap Gris-Nez coastal artillery battery were assigned the mission of interdicting the road from Calais to Boulogne. The garrison organized a small blockade next to a windmill at the village of Adinghern, one kilometer from the cape. They were reinforced by over 100 French stragglers and also by an AMD 35 armored car with gear problems. Early on the morning of 24 May, elements of Panzer-Division 10 appeared.
Attacker: German (Schützenbrigade 10 and Panzer-Abteilung 90)
Defender: French (Gris-Nez Battery Garrison and French Stragglers)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: French     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:12.5
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw IIA x 2
PSW 222
SPW 250/1 x 2
Opel Blitz x 3

AFVs: D:1
AMD 35

Guns: A:0
ATR 7.92 PzB 39
D:3
Canon de 75 CA mle 32
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
Mitrailleuse de 13.2 CAJ

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain is in Season. D: 75L gun is Offboard at Level 3 by SSR
Map Board(s): 69 71
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-11-07(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Holland, Donald French win
2023-04-14(D) Jonathan Plott vs Ed Fritz, Jr German winPlayed this at the Recent Bitter Ender 2023 Tournament in Raliegh. After a partially successful delaying action (that had play extend WAY past midnight), a German attack on one of the key VC buildings put the issue in doubt. An ineffective French counterattack sealed the victory for the Bosche, I conceded after 6 turns. Great game, Ed!
2023-04-06(A) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan German winVery good scenario, we both really enjoyed it. I struggled to figure out how to attack, and eventually decided to come from the East through the village, as the alternative western flank attack just looked too exposed. This meant I had to take the three easternmost victory buildings AND get at least 27 exit VPs off the board. However, it avoided early casualties as I can either occupy buildings or move out of LOS of the big gun.
That French off-board gun is crucial here, and despite the extra range it still gets decent TH numbers (it's an L gun). So much so that I eventually decided to exit two AFVs in order to silence it (part of the SSR). This failed however when one tank was immobilised by an LMG shot while my halftrack bogged trying to cross a hedge. However, my luck changed when the French gun malf'd, never to return. I was further aided by a lucky sniper shot that broke the defender in a victory building. This allowed me to swarm forward on the penultimate turn, and then exit just enough VPs to win on the final turn. In the end I was quite surprised that I won!
2023-02-28(D) Chuck Dye vs kevinkilleen German win
2023-01-15(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs German win
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igycrctl Added a playing2023-11-08 02:28:09
Ireneusz Rated the scenario2023-08-07 16:22:10
toffee Added a playing2023-06-29 13:29:25
Jplott94 Added a playing2023-04-21 11:14:55
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2023-04-06 14:16:48
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Avg Rating: 6.38Votes: 8
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Estimated Play time: 6.4 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
German4
French2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Death on the French Coast
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[A] German 6
[D] French 8
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