Loosening the Noose ETO (id:#65659)
Notre Dame des Neiges, South of Dunkerque, France
1940-06-03 (2 others)
Designer: Lionel Colin
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
FrenchGerman
Overview:
The Halt Befelh at the end of May didn’t stop the attacks on the Dunkerque pocket by German infantry. At the beginning of June, the pocket was still defended by several French divisions that, despite the losses, were still holding firm against German attacks. On the 2nd of June, a first counter attack was launched by one battalion supported by six Somuas. The attack managed to gain two kilometers but was stopped thereafter. Another attack was decided for the following day with all the troops available, namely only two exhausted infantry battalions and the last tanks of the 1ère Brigade Légère Mécanique. With the lack of coordination typical of French attacks in May, the attack was launched at the end of the night. The objective was to take the Basse-Colme bridge and so gain some space for the last ships.Attacker: French (3ème Bataillon, 122ème Régiment, 32ème Division d'Infanterie, with armor from 4ème Cuirassiers, 1ère Brigade Légère Mécaniqu)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Regiment.51, 18.Infanterie-Division)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:13.0 D:8.5 |
| AFVs: A:2 S35 x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 Mortier de 60 mle 35 D:1 3.7cm PaK 35/36 5cm leGrW 36 PzB 39 ATR |
| Misc Rules: | Soft Ground (D8.21), +1 LV Mist (E3.32) Turns 1 and 2 |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
| Clarification: SSR1 Only the shellhole exists in hex B7, not the building | Lionel Colin (designer) on Gamesquad forum |
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| Dispang12 Added a playing | 2025-12-23 21:38:12 |
| Dispang12 Rated the scenario | 2025-12-23 21:37:29 |
| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2025-09-22 13:57:35 |
| Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2025-09-22 13:56:39 |
| Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns | 2025-09-22 13:56:39 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.75 | Votes: 12 | Views: | 0 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 3.9 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 10 | |
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| French | 5 | |
| German | 5 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Loosening the Noose [Confirmed] |
| [A] German | 11 |
| [D] French | 9 |