3rd RTR in the Rain ETO (id:#56442)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 3 ID: J 43)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: Dispatches from the Bunker #10: DB020
See Also: West Front Series #1: 3rd RTR in the Rain by The Bunker
Guines, France 1940-05-23 ()
Designer: Steven Johns
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishGerman
48.218527315914%

Overview:

In their attempts to stem the German advance to Calais and other port cities, the British dispatched the 3rd Royal Tank Brigade, composed of the 2nd king's Royal Rifles and the 1st Queen's Victoria Rifles. On 23 May, these units sallied aggressively out of Calais, attempting to breach the German line and, under a heavy rain, hit the 10th Panzer Division in the flank. In Guines, elements of a recon unit had already taken up positions with the support of an anti-tank gun. The British attempted to clear this force and continue their drive east.
Attacker: British (1st Queen's Victoria Rifles/3rd Royal Tank Regiment)
Defender: German (Panzer Auflärung Abteilung 5, Panzer Division 10/Panzer Regiment 4)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:5
A13 Mk II x 2
A9 x 2
Mk VIC

AFVs: D:3
PzKpfw IVD
PzKpfw IIIF x 2

Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
Boys ATR
D:1
3.7cm PaK 35/36
ATR 7.92 PzB 39

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Heavy (E3.51) is falling and will not stop! All Hedges are Walls. Wood Buildings.
Map Board(s): 17
Overlays: Wd2
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-11-30(A) Mark Thompson vs Germans (Marc Grad) British winThe British cruiser tanks reached HD positions along the wall to the South of the village by Turn 2, knocked out the Pzkfw IV, and hemmed in the Pzkfw IIIs. Meanwhile, the MkII VBM-froze the German 9-1/4-6-8/LMG in R1 and a HS locked the 37AT in U1 in Melee, which allowed the British infantry to take 4 of 6 VC buildings by Turn 3. The Germans conceded in Turn 4 when their units in the remaining buildings broke under AFPH. The British were definitely blessed here, with one cruiser and the MKII surviving ATR-induced SHOCK/UK and poor German rolls on Street Fighting and CC Reaction DRs. Great scenario that forces both sides to attack and defend with combined arms.
2022-10-29(A) Owen Edwards vs wayne baumber German winA close game, but the British infantry got too thin on the ground to hold what they had captured, so a German counterattack on T6 won back several buildings. The British tankers had a good day, though, destroying two German tanks and immobilizing the other.
2022-05-22(D) Vic Lauterbach vs JM British winThe mark of a great scenario is that both players think their force is too weak to win! My 37L got two tanks before being overrun but Jim won the HD tank duel and got infantry around my left flank. I hoped to keep enough Tommies busy taking R5 and S6 that too few would get past the firelane along the R4-Q6 road and into S4, U5 and W4, but MCs didn't stop them. Both Melees went Jim's way and my last ditch attempts to retake W4 and R5 failed leaving him with six buildings. This one lived up to its classic status.
2022-04-19(D) Chris Brooks vs Allen Martin German winWe did a rematch and switched sides. Things were dire for me as the defending Germans on turn 5 when the Brits took their 6th building. Thankfully I still had my ATR and two AFVs to place fire on two of the buildings and a nearby cruiser. 3 consecutive critical hits (!) turned the tide back in my favor and was able to retake the buildings.
2022-04-13(A) Chris Brooks vs Allen Martin British winReally enjoy this scenario - small footprint and a chance to explore combined arms. Made quite a few rules mistakes in this one, most notably using the LV hindrance to deny FFMO. At least it cut both ways! Germans made the mistake of having the gun too far forward. Still, came down to the very end and Brits needed some good shots to take the final building.
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British A13 Cruiser tank as used by 3RTR
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.48Votes: 101
Views: 11934
To-Play list count: 17
Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 80
Archive recorded plays:
British38
German41
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
3rd RTR in the Rain [Confirmed]
[A] British 165
[D] German 177
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