The Last Roadblock ETO (id:#56444)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 3 ID: J45)   [next]   [previous]
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Near Orneset, Norway 1940-05-28 ()
Designer: Philippe Naud
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanFrench / Norwegian
49.54128440367%

Overview:

On 24 May, faced with the deteriorating situation in France, the Allies decided to evacuate Norway. However, before the evacuation, the Anglo-French commanders wanted to retake Narvik. For that operation, the main attack would come from the north and be conducted by Lt.-Col. Magrin-Vernerrey's 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion. The unit was landed on Orneset Beach shortly before midnight on 28 May, achieving total surprise, overwhelming initial German resistance. The Franco-Norwegian second wave, however, landed under enemy gunfire. This delayed until 0430 the deployment of the detachment ordered to take Hill 457. The Legionnaires were to cover the attack by their allies. A company of Gebirgsjager launched a violent counterattack against the 2nd Company of the 13th Demi Brigade.
Attacker: German (1st Kompanie, 137th Gerbirgsjäger Regiment/Marine Kompanie Diest)
Defender: French / Norwegian (2ème Company, 13ème Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère/ 11/15th Infantry Regiment/3ème Company, 13ème Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: French / Norwegian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:21.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:1
8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36
D:1
Mortier de 81 mle 27/31

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Alpine Hills, Mud, Building 9EE3-EE4 does not exist.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-07-31(D) Tony Fermendzin vs Mark Thompson German winI have to wonder if the designer did not get his dates mixed up. French charging straight up hill through open ground in the mud into the teeth of a German MG. I wonder if he really didn't mean 1916!?

Of course this is WWII, so the French brought some Norwegians to the party. It didn't really help. The allies got shot to pieces before they could bring their artillery to bear. It didn't help that they couldn't pass a morale check.

Mark was a great opponent. The scenario, however, was not my cup of tea. I just did not feel like there were many tactical options for the allies.
2023-06-27(D) Mark Thompson vs Peter Palmer (Germans) German winThe FFL were predictably nicked up in the first German PFPh and, in a bad omen for the Allies, the French 81mm malf'd on its first shot in the following Mph. The Allies did make solid progress to the crest of victory hill complex with acceptable losses and, with 2 movement phases left, faced the choice of rushing the German line 2 hexes away during the Mph (facing PBF/-1/-2 shots) before additional reinforcements arrived or advancing adjacent and facing PBF German PFPh and more hilltop foes. The Allies unwisely chose the former and were essentially annihilated. A good lesson reinforced the hard way (of course) - negative modifiers and a residual curtain will very likely be far worse than PBF PFPh. Somewhat unorthodox scenario (FFL set-up/initial exposure to PFPh) with a bit too much "middle" (e.g., uneventful traversing of terrain) - there are better ones of this type in my view.
2023-02-06(D) Dwayne Duval vs A French / Norwegian winThe attack was a total success, with the Germans conceding at the top of turn 4.
2021-09-24(A) manzoli andrea vs Galletto German win
2021-03-19(D) Stephen dedier vs Gene Patterson German winThis scenario could be fun but it can also be a blowout.
With the setup the way it is the Germans get to fire away with the 81mm and the HMG at pretty exposed French troops.
The first German prep fire laid smoke for the reinforcements and broke and/or reduced 6 French squads and 2 leaders. This effectively wiped out the 2 French detachments close to the victory hill and allowed the German reinforcements to come on and capture/eliminate a chunk of the French. By turn 2, the allies had lost 12 CVP and one of their MMG was in German hands. French were reduced to 3 squads and a wounded leader that were not broken and under constant DM from the Germans at height advantage.
Norwegians pressed the attack but with the mud and German height/firepower advantage there was not much they could do. Just to add insult, 4 times in a row the allies managed to put together a FG in d-fire they cowered with 8's, 10 and a 12 causing no damage but to themselves.
French artillery did some damage but with the Germans able to spread out across the hill and the limited options for attack it was hopeless and i conceded in turn 4.
I would have expected the French with 8 morale to hold up better but the turn 1 damage put the allies behind the 8-ball early and Gene took full advantage keeping them down.
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Prairial Linked the scenario to ROAR2024-09-21 07:34:41
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Avg Rating: 5.96Votes: 27
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To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
German10
French / Norwegian7
Drawn:1

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The Last Roadblock [Confirmed]
[A] French/Norwegian 44
[D] German 48
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