In Pursuit of the French ETO (id:#62239)
(Special Ops # 5 ID: S56)   [next]   [previous]
Near Paris, France 1940-06-15 ()
Designer: Joe Gochinski
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
FrenchGerman
40.740740740741%

Overview:

At the start of the invasion of France and the Low Countries-FALL GELB (CASE YELLOW)-most of Infanterie Regiment “Grossdeutschland” was attached to Panzer-Division 10, where it fought at Stonne, and later was employed against the British counterattack at Arras. After Dunkirk, the Germans launched FALL ROT (CASE RED), and “Grossdeutschland” was transferred south, where it helped establish a crossing of the La Noye River at both Quiry-le-See and Paillart on 8 June. The French 2nd and 4th Armies were crumbling as “Grossdeutschland” led the pursuit.
Attacker: French (2nd Army)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:4
R35 x 4

AFVs: D:4
PzKpfw IVD x 2
PzKpfw IIIF x 2

Guns: A:0
Fusil Antichar Boys ATR
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: French AFVs may set up in Motion and have 1/2 MP in Turn 1
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-14(A) Herve Duval vs In progressI can’t see how the Germans can prevent the French from exiting. The R35 can exit in T2 (8vp) and the infantry double timing along the west road can be close to exiting by the end of T2
2022-01-14(D) Alberto Pomar vs César Moreno French win
2021-10-28(D) Craig Renier vs Eric Zagdan-Gross French winThe French rushed to the south with 2 AFVs, 4 MMCs, and 3 SMCs totaling 15 VPs and left a delaying force behind. The Germans attempted to maneuver around the French right flank to catch up. The Germans broke the French delaying force, but it had done its job by slowing the German advance. German reinforcements took some risks in order to get in front of the French, but lost an AFV in the process. On Turn 4, the French infantry exited with 1 VP shy of a win. With a German AFV in LOS, a French AFV moved to the south. The German AFV took 3 shots, attained 3 hits, but had no effect on every one. The French AFV exited for a win.

A savvy French player can make this nearly impossible for the Germans to win without the help of favorable dice rolls.
2021-10-21(A) Craig Renier vs Steve Boro French winThe French made a fast dash for the board edge leaving a small delaying force behind. The Germans split their pursuit forces and became bogged down in the stone buildings, unable to catch the French. Add to that a fortunate French MA shot wrecked a German AFV leaving the German forces on their heals. The French exited most of their forces earning a lopsided victory. Played again, I would use the German balance.
2021-10-11(A) Craig Renier vs Eric Z German winThe French made a desperate dash for the board edge leaving behind a few sacrificial units to slow the pursuing Germans. The French made some fundamental errors early on, like forgetting you can't fire an RST MA when CE, which were exploited by the Germans. With some careful maneuver and fortunate die rolls, the French, while still behind, kept the game close. On the final turn, the French had 11 of 13 VPs in position to exit. They failed to rally a DM'd MMC needed for the final 2 VPs. The Germans conceded after the Turn 6 RPh.
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strategos Added a playing2025-08-14 13:42:45
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-02-09 23:53:46
Grenzer Added a VASL Template file2025-02-09 21:44:55
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-10-10 17:05:46
Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-10-10 17:05:46
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PzKpfw IVD (pz IVD.jpg)Imagehoxson11437
A Renault R35 tank (S56-Renault R35.jpg)Imagelt_steiner1435
In Japan Chiba club is fine (IMG_0025.jpeg)Imagey.nakano549
(in pursuit french map.png)Map Imagehoxson11434
VASL TemplateVASL TemplateGrenzer136
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Excellent cat and mouse scenario. (view)Kwebec2015-09-18 13:36:58

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Avg Rating: 8.13Votes: 16
Views: 10794
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 4.1 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
French4
German5
Drawn:0

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In Pursuit of the French
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[A] French 7
[D] German 11
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