Initial Skirmish ETO (id:#62712)
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Hannut, Belgium 1940-05-12 ()
Designer: Stephen Johns
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
46.969696969697%

Overview:

On the first day of the eventual five day battle of the Gembloux Gap, the French screening force holding Hannut was scheduled to fall back at 0800 hours. At that same time the lead elements of Panzer Regiment 35 led by Leutnant Rauschbanch approached the hamlet. The Germans were surprised to be counterattacked by two Pan-hard armored cars led by Sous-Lieutenant Paumé of the 12th Cuirassiers.
Attacker: German (II/35th Panzer Regiment, 4th Panzer Division)
Defender: French (11ème Régiment de Dragons Portés &12ème Cuirassiers, 3ème Division Légère Mécanique)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw IIA x 2
PzKpfw IB x 3
Motorcycle w/Sidecar x 3
Motorcycle x 5

AFVs: D:2
AMD 35 x 2

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR
D:0
Canon de 37 mle 16 TR
Fusil Antichar Boys ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain is in Season. Voluntary AFV Abandonment (D5.4) is NA.
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-11-24(A) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett French winSome smooth shooting by the 37mm INF gun led to an early lead by the French that they never let go of. They seemed to have the advantage on dice rolls, and the Germans simply lost too many units and were unable to rally units when they needed it most.

An interesting, fast scenario, but one plagued by the same issue as many other small scenarios - units dying too fast can close the door quickly on a hopeful player.
2025-03-21(A) Len Kay vs Chuck Tewksbury French winVery tight, lots of fun. I lost by 1 VP. Motorcycles!
2024-11-14(A) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker French winThe French armoured cars sat in the middle of the town and held off the German tanks which when killed left too many CVP to chase.
2024-11-14(A) Ian Morris vs Neil Brunger German winI managed to get up to the village without much harm, just a broken squad, and two Malf'ed Pz IBs on back-to-back rolls of 11 for bounding fire - both repaired in the French rally phase. Everybody was dismounted, the motorbikes played no further part. I kept the panzers in motion throughout the game - Neil rarely hit them, and all survived. Neil drove his armoured cars into the centre of the village, where eventually I was able to knock one out. Having got into his rear and with little left to stop me, Neil conceded.
2024-07-02(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso French winNice little scenario with some options for both players.
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Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2025-11-25 03:24:39
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-03-22 06:36:30
waaayback Added a playing2025-03-22 01:04:19
Gamer72 Added a playing2024-11-18 14:41:51
Dave Added a playing2024-11-15 13:18:16
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Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 24
Views: 6740
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Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
Recorded Games: 23
Archive recorded plays:
German10
French13
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Initial Skirmish [Confirmed]
[A] French 21
[D] German 22
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