In Front of the Storm ETO (id:#64839)
See Also: In Front of the Storm by Avalon Hill
Aessan, France 1940-05-10 ()
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
A 104: In Front of the Storm (AH:ASL Annual `96)
J 39: Indeed! (ASL Journal # 3)
G 7: Bring up the Guns (AH:The General # 25.3)
NEWS22: Tricks of War (ASL News # 14)
NEWS68: Art Nouveau (ASL News # 32)
FRASL: Rebuff at the Paint Factory (Internet)
FRASL: Retaking Ypenburg Airfield (Internet)
CH133: Group Iron (Critical Hit # 6.2)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN3: End of Command (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN4: Tentative (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Critical Hit # 7.1)
FE15: Contested Landing (Fanatic Pack 2)
FE36: Wings of War (Fanatic Enterprises: Internet)
FE87: Lightning War (Blitzkrieg Pack)
NFNH 3: The Hatert Bridge (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
: Eben-Emael (Journal du Stratège # 39)
GD 1: La Guerre Finie!! (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
GD 2: Operation NIWI (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
O88.2: The Cupola Smashers of Eben Emael (On All Fronts # 88)
PJ3.7: The Unexpected Ambush (OAF Playtester's Journal # 3)
TAC21: L'Infanterie Attaque (Tactiques # 3)
VV27: Pas Savoir (Vae Victis # 37)
SL 25: Resistance at Chabrehez (ASL Digest # 6.10)
: Taking the Bridge (Gamex `91)
GD 1: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Gun Duel 2001)
SFS 9: Appointment With Royalty (Origins `93)
#7: Cracking Fortress Holland (To Battle By Air 2)
FE 152: Millwork (The Dutch Pack)
FE 153: Battalion for Special Missions (The Dutch Pack)
FE 154: The Hero Maduro (The Dutch Pack)
FE 155: Moerdijk Massacre (The Dutch Pack)
FE 156: Ypenburg Airfield (The Dutch Pack)
FrF28: Luftlandekommando Hedderich (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
FF14: The Hunted (FireFights! #2)
U17: Resistance at Chabrehez (Turning the Tide)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OA26: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Out of the Attic #2)
FrF46: Dutch Courage (Friendly Fire Pack 6)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz)
VHN3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz)
VHN4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz)
VHN6: Battling for Belgium (Facing the Blitz)
CH133: Group Iron (A Few Rare Men)
BP1 BONUS #1: Code Name "Iron" (Battle of the Bulge I)
RM-1: Wisembach Roadblock (Race For The Meuse)
RM-2: Prelude to Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-3: Forcing The Sure (Race For The Meuse)
RM-4: The Final Stand (Race For The Meuse)
RM-5: Battle For Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-TM: Race to the Meuse Tactical Mission (Race For The Meuse)
VHN 1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz II)
DB120: Start Fall Gelb (Dispatches from the Bunker #40)
BWN 1: Their Baptism of Fire (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
#1: The Enemy's Behind Us (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#2: Bridge Blown! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#3: Clearing A Flank (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#4: Snafu! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#5: Enlarging The Bridgehead (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#6: "Resistance Great" (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#7: Group Eisen (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
S60: Operation NIWI (Special Ops 7)
FrF85: Junkers Junkyard (Friendly Fire Pack 11)
RP 131: Boot's Scoot and Boogie (Rally Point #14)
RP 132: Probe Toward The Hague (Rally Point #14)
RP 133: The Recapture of Ockenburg (Rally Point #14)
RP 134: Von Sponeck's Woods (Rally Point #14)
Designer: Curt Schilling
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
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Overview:

The blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles installed on the bridges had been removed. One such bridge lay on the outskirts of the French town of Aessan. The job of holding this key objective was given to specially trained and equipped glider troops. As they arrived, they were joined by Vorausabteilung A which had brought up a 37mm anti-tank gun. At midday the 4th Spahis Regiment, supported by Hotchkiss H-35 tanks, counterattacked the bridge at Aessan.
Attacker: French (4ème Régiment de Spahis)
Defender: German (Luftlandekommando Hedderich and Vorausabteilung A, Infanterie-Division 34)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.5
AFVs: A:3
H35 x 3

D:0
Guns: A:0 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: CiviIian Interrogation w D: mines may not be setup in road hexes
Map Board(s): 40 42
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-04-19(A) James Forrest vs French win
2021-03-26(A) nathan wegener vs Rob Schmitt French winAttack started poorly as I lost a tank to a sniper as the tank commander was trying to impress the ladies in the village. The German picket squad pinned and broke 2.5 squads on his own. Elsewhere the attack went smoothly and except for an 8-1 who got picked off, I got safely in the stone buildings to trade shots with the Krauts. From there things went smoothly and I cut off the village and broke the Germans almost as systematically as their weapons broke... I was pushing across the bridge in Turn 5 where the 9-2 looked at me angrily but could not shoot back due to the breakage of the squad in his care. MM2021
2021-03-26(D) Rob Schmitt vs Nathan Wegener French winI played German Defender. I set up main forward defense of west of river, keep AT gun on the hill and MMG with Squad and 9-1 leader east of river in a foxhole for final defense. Turn 5 U conceded. All French tanks were either immobilized or destroyed, 1 by sniper stun on CE tank, one by Critical Hit by AT 37L, one immobilized by French Start movement dice roll. On turn 4/5 German MMG and the AT Gun both MALFed by rolling 12s. These were final line of defense. French ran across the river unopposed at that point. All Germans west of river had been removed. Infantry swarmed across on turn 5 taking all Victory hexes. Conceded at that point.
2021-03-22(D) Andy Bagley vs Josh Kalman German winEver had one of those games when an MG goes on a tear and just mows down the enemy? That's what happened here when my MMG, perched on the hill on Board 40, got RoF on six consecutive shots, each causing major damage to the French infantry. With half his infantry gone, one tank already destroyed and another on a minefield, the French threw in the towel at the end of their 4th turn. This should be a really good scenario, but luck was overwhelmingly on my side here.
2021-02-26(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best French winQuick and sharp fight. The French were able to close with the Germans early in the game and take many prisoners. The 9-2 was killed by a critical hit and the gun crew was broken by the French MMG's. After that, the French had a clear path to take the bridge.
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GrumpyGamer Added a playing2021-04-19 12:17:14
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Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 14
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