3rd RTR in the Rain ETO (id:#56442)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 3 ID: J 43)
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
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Balance:
BritishGerman
51.21359223301%

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

D:3
PzKpfw IVD
PzKpfw IIIF x 2

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

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:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-04-04(D) Tripp Killin vs Phil Watkins German winBritish advanced in good order, and took initial buildings without too much trouble. But they soon realized they hadn't brought enough ammo.
MAs started malf'ing, SW went quiet, and the British 9-1 took a sniper shot to the head.
Those losses combined with a resilient German defense made it too tough to take the last two buildings.
Very cool little scenario. I can see why it is so popular.
2021-02-13(A) Ric Hammond vs Jim Aikens German win
2020-08-04(A) Raoul Duke vs JA British winUnforgiving to the defense, I think. Quickly overran the PaK 36, then took up HD positions behind the walls and engaged the panzers. With positions under heavy fire and rout paths cut, Germans surrendered.
2020-06-26(A) Andy Goldin vs Rich Domovic German winHUMAN WAVE 2020. Good game against a challenging opponent. I had a tough loss early on of my 9-1 to his sniper and foolishly lost a squad by moving through residual FP. The placement of his ATG caught me by surprise but it malf'd on an intensive fire shot and was flushed out by my accompanying infantry. Rich cleverly maneuvered one of his tanks behind my infantry moving through the woods in the south. My attempt to flush him out with one of my tanks resulted in its loss. My desperate acts of going into CC against his tank and a couple of his front line half squads ended unsuccessfully. At that point I no longer had enough infantry and conceded.
2020-06-26(A) David Garvin vs Eric Groo British winFor HUMAN WAVE
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British A13 Cruiser tank as used by 3RTR
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.39Votes: 94
Views: 9013
To-Play list count: 16
Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 75
Archive recorded plays:
British35
German39
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of April 2021)
3rd RTR in the Rain [Confirmed]
[A] German 176
[D] British 162
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