The French Perimeter ETO (id:#64786)
Prior Publication: Turning the Tide
See Also: The French Perimeter by Multi-Man Publishing
Spyckar, France 1940-06-02 ()
Designer: Adapted by Jim Stahler
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Balance:
GermanFrench
52.777777777778%

Overview:

As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland Regiment, supported by ranks of the 9th Panzer Division hurled themselves at the defenses of the 68th Division near the town of Spycker in an effort to breakthrough to the evacuation beaches on the channel. The determined German attack steadily pushed the defenders back until finally the French resistance stiffened as the Germans entered the outskirts of Spycker.
Attacker: German (Infanterie-Regiment "Grossdeutschland" and Panzer-Regiment 33, Panzer-Division 9)
Defender: French (341ème Régiment d'Infanterie, 68ème Division d'Infanterie)  
11 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw IVD x 2

AFVs: D:3
R35 x 2

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:4
Canon de 105 L mle 13 S
Canon de 75 mle 1897 x 2
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: Treat Grain as Orchard hexes. D: Mines
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-10-22(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalA German winGreat deal of ebb & flow. I thought I was losing, then thought I was winning, then finally lost in last Turn CC by rolling a 12 ... great fun!
2024-07-27(D) fabio aliprandi vs Sergio Tonini French win
2023-01-29(A) Louis Langdeau vs Lee M German winI started out my game with Lee assuming that there were too many things that could blow my tanks to kingdom come. Because of that, I planned to feel my way forwards with the infantry, and then follow up behind with the tanks to support and clear out hard points, or drop smoke as needed. Lee set up with all of his squads and heavy gear on level 2 building hexes overlooking the other map, and managed to kill off a 9-2 and a squad or two on the way in. He dropped down once I got close, and I started pushing through the center with my troops, supported by my tanks periodically lobbing shells and getting a pin or break. I had a couple fortunate melees go my way, and we called it around Turn 7 when it was clear I had what I needed to win, and there weren't any obvious pushes Lee could make to dislodge me.

Solidly entertaining scenario, though it felt like a hard go for the French. Unless they manage to take out a lot of the Germans on the way in, it feels like there's a relatively easy crawl through buildings to get the win for the Germans. 11 turns feels a bit too long. Still very entertaining with a nice mix of hardware. Would play again, but would add the balance to the French.
2023-01-14(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins French win
2023-01-14(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best French winDan's Germans ran into a French buzzsaw of good rolls and a ton of rate of fire from the HMG at level 3. By the middle of Turn 1, the Germans had lost a panzer, the 9-2, 9-1 and 7 squads. The French had lost a crew and had two squads broken. Dan's Germans conceded at the mid-point of Turn 2 as the Germans had been mauled too severely as the French began to close in on the German Schwerpunkt.
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Kydder Added a playing2024-10-23 22:25:04
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von Garvin Modified the gps location2023-06-02 09:59:30
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Avg Rating: 6.09Votes: 11
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Estimated Play time: 10.5 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
German2
French6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The French Perimeter [Confirmed]
[A] German 17
[D] French 11
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