Bridge of the Seven Planets ETO (id:#56044)
Avalon Hill (ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ID: 79)
See Also: Bridge of the Seven Planets by Multi-Man Publishing
Les Sept-Planètes, France 1940-06-03 ()
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
52.727272727273%

Overview:

The defense of the bridges along the stretch of the Bergues canal south of Dunkirk was entrusted to the heavy weapons company of the French 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, supported by miscellaneous troops including several mobile 155mm coast-defense guns manned by naval crews. . .two days later, in the early morning, the position at the Seven-Planets bridge three miles south of Dunkirk was probed by the Germans. . .
Attacker: German (Infanterie Division 18)
Defender: French (224ème Régiment d'Infanterie. 68ème Division d'Infanterie)  
8.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.5 D:14.5
AFVs: A:6
PzKpfw IIA
Opel Blitz x 5

D:0
Guns: A:2
7.5cm leIG 18
8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
D:3
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34 x 2
Canon de 155 GPF

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Ov8 w A: Tr5 w D: AS
Map Board(s): 16 40
Overlays: St1 OG4 OG5 X7 X11 X12 X16 X18
Errata (source)
In SSR 1, change "Hill 486" to "Hill 520". Regarding SSR 3, if the leader in building 40oD1 undergoes Heat of Battle, the result is always treated as Battle Hardening.MMP
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-06-09(D) Simon Staniforth vs German win
2019-11-06(D) Scott Sherer vs Jeff Buser German winWay too many malfunctioned weapons to stand much of a chance against Jeff. Had a nice ROF run early in the game that broken many German squads but soon they rallied and the French equipment let them down and the Germans got across the bridge on Turn 6 for an early victory.
2019-11-06(A) Jeff B vs Scott Sherer German winGermans chose to come right up the gut, with only a MMG and the 9-2 in the north to try and suppress the MMG nest. My truck and HS passenger were flamed by one of the AT guns while trying to make too deep of a push. That insolent crew would not be much longer for this world. Germans suffered a lot of breaks early, but were able to rally back in the grain. Turn 3 was probably the tipping point, with the French breaking the MMG up in the castle (to be gone for good the next turn) and one of the HMGs along the canal. The other HMG and MMG manning infantry were busted. The Germans for there part did break (and ultimately lose the next turn) their MMG in the north. It probably would've been over shortly after this if the Germans could find some smoke, but the radio operator could not maintain contact for at least 3-4 successive rolls. The French HMG looking down the bridge was subsequently re-manned, holding the Germans to a crawl for a couple turns. But, once they were broke (and even without smoke), the Germans were able to cross the bridge in force on Turn 6 and dispatch the green guards in CC in the victory building for the win.
2018-07-30(A) patrick palma vs Chuck Dye German win
2018-03-20(A) David Garvin vs Lionel Colin German win
2018-03-17(D) Shane Pask vs French winGermans did not get onto the bridge until turn 8 but could still have won if they had not panicked and raced across the bridge in trucks which were easy targets.
2015-09-10(A) David Yllanes vs James R German winAn interesting scenario, but I think the balance is fragile and too dependent on the dice. James had really poor shots and malfunctions at the beginning, which let me get too fast to the bridge.
2010-05-03(A) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker German winNice scenario - lots of German toys, sneaking over a bridge.
2010-01-28(D) Richard Jenulis vs Russell Harley French win
2009-09-27(D) Aaron Sibley vs Pete Phillipps French win
2008-01-08(A) Martin Sabais vs French win
2007-08-19(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Longworth German win
2006-10-04(A) James Lowry vs Patch Bunny French winAn expensive lesson in Fire Lanes took the heart out of my attack before it got going.
http://www.rindis.com/blog/922
1999-10-01(D) David Ramsey vs Burnie Fox German win
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RJenulis Added a playing2019-12-06 14:44:04
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.83Votes: 18
Views: 3520
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 10.3 hours
Recorded Games: 14
Archive recorded plays:
German9
French5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Bridge of the Seven Planets [Confirmed]
[A] German 49
[D] French 47
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