Encounter at Cornimont ETO (id:#64726)
Prior Publication: ASL 10 Croix de Guerre
See Also: Encounter at Cornimont by Avalon Hill
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
GermanFrench
40%

Overview:

In the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A battery of three truck-mounted 75mm AA guns and two sections of pioneers stationed themselves in the village while others occupied the slopes of nearby hills. . .
Attacker: German (Kampfgruppe Krüger, Panzer Division 1)
Defender: French (418ème Régiment de Pionniers, 158ème Bataillon du Génie and 5ème Groupe du 403ème Régiment d'Artillerie de Défense Contre Avions)  
9 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:15.5
AFVs: A:5
PSW 221 x 2
PSW 222 x 3
Kfz 1
Opel Blitz x 4
Motorcycle w/Sidecar x 9

AFVs: D:0
Ac de 75 mle 13/34 x 3
Renault AGR2 x 3

Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Hill 538 is Wooded. D: Renaults are Ammo Vehicles (E10)
Overlays: St1
Errata (source)
The nine cycle counters in the German OB should be sidecars.DftB#50
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-09-13(A) Jeff B vs Joe Arthur German win4 hrsThe original scenario was strongly pro-German. The revised version seems strongly pro-French. We went for a tweener VC of 15 buildings/32CVP cap. In the end I don't think it mattered, as the Germans rolled to an easy victory. It was all predicated on knocking out the three French trucks early with infantry, but this plan could easily backfire with a few lucky French rolls. German entry allowed the French no targets to shoot as their infantry moved into position in the southern woods, both hilly and non. Vehicles parked safely behind the wooded hill waiting. Turn 2 saw the next batch of reinforcements position themselves in the woods and small hill north of the wooded hill. All troops advanced into firing positions to hopefully blast the French trucks in DFPh. One truck was flamed and the other destroyed. The last truck was flamed at the start of Turn 3, and the French lost their HMG for good. This was as good of a start as I could've hoped for. From there it was just a matter of bulling their way forward, as the French had almost literally nothing to stop the ACs. Once the east bank was cleared, which took a few turns, it was easy enough for the Germans to bulldoze their way over and take the first 11 buildings in and around the small hills on the west bank. With 3 turns left to take the remainder, the French called it quits at the end of Turn 6.
2021-05-09(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace German winWhile I recalled an armoured car and took out another in CC in the first game turn at the same time all three AA trucks were neutralised (one overrun and the other two abandoned by their broken or snipered crews). Game turn 2 broke and then X'ed out the HMG at which stage I felt I could have conceded as the writing was on the wall, but played on until turn 6 by which stage it was a mopping up exercise for the Germans and any coordinated French defence was impossible.
2020-07-25(D) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best French winGermans took some early losses that prevented fast advancement. The French wore down the German troops and there were many broken. Called the game on Turn 5 with no buildings taken as of that time.
2020-06-04(D) patrick palma vs Jack Boyle French win
2020-05-23(D) Chuck Dye vs DD French win
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Hutch Modified the gps location2024-08-07 11:47:15
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-08-07 11:46:09
Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-08-07 11:46:09
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-08-07 11:45:01
buser333 Added a playing2022-09-13 20:08:53
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Estimated Play time: 8.4 hours
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