Loosening the Noose ETO (id:#65659)
Notre Dame des Neiges, South of Dunkerque, France
1940-06-03 (2 others)
Designer: Lionel Colin
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
FrenchGerman
Overview:
The Halt Befelh at the end of May didn’t stop the attacks on the Dunkerque pocket by German infantry. At the beginning of June, the pocket was still defended by several French divisions that, despite the losses, were still holding firm against German attacks. On the 2nd of June, a first counter attack was launched by one battalion supported by six Somuas. The attack managed to gain two kilometers but was stopped thereafter. Another attack was decided for the following day with all the troops available, namely only two exhausted infantry battalions and the last tanks of the 1ère Brigade Légère Mécanique. With the lack of coordination typical of French attacks in May, the attack was launched at the end of the night. The objective was to take the Basse-Colme bridge and so gain some space for the last ships.Attacker: French (1ère Brigade Légère Mécaniqu)
Defender: German (No more details)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:13.0 D:8.5 |
| AFVs: A:2 S35 x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 Mortier de 60 mle 35 D:1 3.7cm PaK 35/36 5cm leGrW 36 |
| Misc Rules: | Soft Ground, +1 LV Hindrance Turns 1 and 2 |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
| Clarification: SSR1 Only the shellhole exists in hex B7, not the building | Lionel Colin (designer) on Gamesquad forum |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2025-03-18 | (A) Pascal Boileau | vs | Jean-Philippe Rigaud | French win | Very nice scenario. Despite a good defense in order to slow the French, the Germans were finally overwhelmed in the last turn. The issue of the game was undecided until the two last CC. | ||
| 2025-03-05 | (A) Ian Morris | vs | Ian Ainsworth | French win | |||
| 2024-09-01 | (D) Dave Mareske | vs | Paul Works | German win | A well timed withdrawal from the initial positions gave the Germans the win. The French tanks bogged once and failed to move a couple of times. There was one Melee that lasted six game turns. Slowing down the French attack is key. The French made a dash for the last two buildings needed, but were denied with defensive fire. | ||
| 2024-09-01 | (A) Paul Works | vs | Dave Mareske | German win | |||
| 2023-10-14 | (A) Richard Jenulis | vs | Will Fleming | German win | This game the dice frustrated me. A German 8-0, squad and MMG survived numerous encircled 16 firepower shots, then 1:1 CC, 2:1 CC, and even 3:1 CC finally to be eliminated by the end of the game. Another German Squad did the same. In the end the French were 1 point shy of a victory with the Germans rolling DR2 on -2 shots. Sure they cowered, but the KIA were worth it. |
| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the Unit Elements | 2025-03-20 12:34:02 |
| lechiquier94 Added a playing | 2025-03-20 07:19:35 |
| Gamer72 Added a playing | 2025-03-15 16:51:52 |
| worksp2018 Added a playing | 2024-09-14 18:51:25 |
| dmareske Added a playing | 2024-09-10 16:54:05 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.80 | Votes: 10 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 3.9 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 9 |
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| French | 5 | |
| German | 4 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) [Confirmed] |
| [A] Mutineer | 10 |
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