Initial Skirmish ETO (id:#62712)
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Hannut, Belgium 1940-05-12 ()
Designer: Stephen Johns
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench
46.376811594203%

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
2026-05-28(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win1 hrs
2026-05-28(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German win1 hrsGame was over on Turn 1...French LMG went to lay the fire lane and rolled an 11...first roll of the game...gun malf'd no fire lane. Germans swarmed through and then the French Armored Car with the 8-1 Armor Leader MALF'd his MA and then in French Turn 1 Rally was RECALLED. Germans were in command and that was game. Dice rolls matter...
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!
2025-01-23(A) keith Spurlock vs Andy Hershey French win
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grumblejones Added a playing2026-05-28 23:30:01
Danno Added a playing2026-05-28 23:06:45
Majordad Added a playing2025-12-04 18:20:15
Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2025-11-25 03:24:39
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-03-22 06:36:30
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Avg Rating: 6.44Votes: 27
Views: 7516
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Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
Recorded Games: 25
Archive recorded plays:
German11
French14
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Initial Skirmish [Confirmed]
[A] French 21
[D] German 23
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