Failure to Communicate ETO (id:#64841)
See Also: A Failure to Communicate by Failure to Communicate by Multi-Man Publishing
Onhaye, Belgium 1940-05-14 ()
Designer: Chas Argent
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
38.297872340426%

Overview:

In the early hours of May 13, Rommel pushed units of his Panzer-Division 7 across the Meuse River in the vicinity of Dinant, where they clung to a shaky foothold. While infantry were able to cross on boats, Rommel's tanks would have to cross on a ferry until a bridge could be built. That evening, under cover of darkness, Schutzen-Regiment 7 succeeded in reaching Onhaye where it overran several French positions. The next morning Rommel received a wireless transmission which proclaimed Schutzen-Regiment 7 was "encircled". Rommel, fearing for the safety of his tenuous foothold, ordered Panzer-Regiment 25 to take every available tank and race to their aid.
Attacker: German (Schützen-Regiment 7, Panzer-Division 7, and Panzer-Regiment 25)
Defender: French (4ème Division d'Infanterie Nord-Africaine and 1ère Division Légère de Cavalerie)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw 38(t) A x 3
PzKpfw IIF x 2

AFVs: D:3
AMR 33 x 2
AMD 35

Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:1
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
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: Variable add-on OB
Overlays: St1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-11-13(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Pierre ProustA French winNeed the German balance.
2024-06-23(D) Daniel Soukup vs Patrick French win
2023-11-12(A) Shane Pask vs French winI managed to burn 2 of the French AFVs but nothing else went my way. I lost 2 cc to smaller defenders and when the 10-2 battle hardened to a 10-3, I conceded. All over by the end of French turn 4 with 0 buildings and 12 CVP against me (all infantry losses).
2022-12-15(D) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw French win5.75 hrsI was concerned about a northern push across the bridge with the vehicles and setup my defense with this in mind, as well as to protect my 10-2 MMG stack with a nice LOS down the road. I made a bit of a mistake not setting somebody up on 1st level to strip the German concealment during their approach, and their kill stack situated themselves in 59E8 to quickly scare me out of the front line of the village. I then made another mistake trying to push some men forward in the south to bolster the line, only to have the leader ELR and the LMG squad break. I did manage to keep him out of the southern woods with my mortar on watch there. John was very concerned about my gun(s), and initially quite cautious with his infantry crossing the road into the orchard. This turn delay would cost him the game in the end. Turn 3 I was still holding strong in the village, but Turn 4 saw him finally oust me with his superior force. as he got much bolder with his tanks. Turn 5 saw him clear all but the wooden building on the east bank, and this position was overrun on the following turn. He got lucky and knocked out my AC in CC, but prior to that I got lucky myself in breaking his 9-2 with an overrun on the bridge. John informed me of his devious plan of taking the board 42 building had this not happened, as he had more than enough vehicles to freeze my meager force. When one of his tanks fell into the cellar in one of the rowhouses he just didn't have enough left to prevent me from breaking and routing upstairs to preserve a victory. Not the most enjoyable game due to the overwhelming presence of German tanks with very little to stop them.
2022-08-17(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval French winUsed German balance. Germans suffered too many losses to win out in the end, French win by reaching CVP cap.
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Avg Rating: 6.63Votes: 19
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 6.1 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
German5
French10
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Failure to Communicate [Confirmed]
[A] German 13
[D] French 19
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