The Lawless Roads ETO (id:#56469)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 4 ID: J67)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: The Lawless Roads by Sydney Adventure Gaming Awards
Designer: David Longworth
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Balance:
BritishGerman
52.459016393443%

Overview:

As the British troops in Calais were preparing to defend the town, the Rifle Brigade received orders to escort a column of ten-ton lorries loaded with rations for the British at Dunkirk. A composite force of infantry and tanks was made up to handle this task. Unfortunately, by the time the convoy moved out at 0400 hours, units of the 1st Panzer Division were already present in strength in the area. Halfway between le Beau Marais and Marck, three miles outside of Calais, the column met a strong German blocking position, with infantry and anti-tank guns positioned in the houses and allotments.
Attacker: British (B Company, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade/3rd Royal Tank Regiment)
Defender: German (1st Panzer Division)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:7.5
AFVs: A:6
A10 Mk IA x 2
Mk VIC
Mk VIB
Carrier A x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
D:2
3.7cm PaK 35/36 x 2
5cm leGrW 36
PzB 39 ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bocage (B9.5). Bog Check required for any AFV crossing a Hedge/Wall hexside
Overlays: Hd2 Hd5 Hd10 X11
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-02-23(D) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett British winThe British managed to weather the storm and steadily pushed the Germans out of good defensible terrain with minor losses. It did come down to the last turn's CC phase to remove Good Order status from the remaining German MMC. Of note, the German Guns both broke themselves on 12s and never managed to repair them, despite multiple turns. The British AFVs were relatively untouched save for 1 turned into a burning wreck and a second lost in CC after about 5 attempts.
2025-04-06(A) John Garlic vs Bob Zinselmeyer British winVery good scenario, Rough on light tanks, but my HS swarm greatly helped infiltrate Germans and pull out victory.

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2025-02-21(A) Jim Thompson vs Fabio Mazzucchelli German win
2023-06-27(D) Jack Wilson vs Lex L. German winLex was new to using AFVs which gave me an unfair advantage.
2023-06-26(A) Shaun Andrews vs Tim Osborne British winThis one came down to the last turn. I didn't think I had enough manpower to take the three remaining buildings but when I saw Tim fail to rally a broken unit in one of the three buildings I realized all he had securing it was a concealed leader. I took advantage of this and was able to pull off a win.
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Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2026-03-03 03:08:25
asloser Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-04-07 19:49:22
jgarlic79@gmail.com Added a playing2025-04-07 11:25:02
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-02-24 13:14:55
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-02-24 13:09:31
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.83Votes: 30
Views: 9761
To-Play list count: 8
Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 25
Archive recorded plays:
British16
German9
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Lawless Roads [Confirmed]
[A] German 48
[D] British 49
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