Panzer Grenadier Battles on May 19th:
Conquest of Ethiopia #30 - Ras Destà Strikes Again Fall of France 2 #28 - Sidi Brahim Again
Fall of France 1 #30 - Sidi Brahim Again Fall of France 2 #29 - Route Charlemagne
Fall of France 1 #31 - Holding the Flank Swallows of Death #22 - Fleeting Success
Fall of France 2 #27 - Allez! De Gaulle! Swallows of Death #23 - Stuck on the Sambre
The scrappy French hang on
Author scrane
Method Solo
Victor France
Play Date 2023-08-27
Language English
Scenario FoF2040

This is the introductory scenario for Fall of France 2, but it was a tense, fast scenario that was a real challenge for the Germans. They had two infantry companies, reinforced by a platoon of StuGs and 2 platoons of Panzer IIs, and their objective was to capture one large and two small towns from the weak French defenders in 3 hours. A company of French infantry with a battery of infantry guns and some light mortars deployed relatively evenly across all the objectives. The German plan was to assault the first small town with a company of infantry supported by the StuGs, while the Panzer IIs and a platoon of motorcycle troops raced ahead to the far small town. Meanwhile, the balance of the Germans would deploy and advance toward the larger town, roughly in between the two small towns.

The battle played out as a struggle for the Germans to keep their forces in good order. The French got a number of morale results against the Germans that turned relatively favorable odds assaults into stalemates. A particular highlight was the French defense of the farthest town by a single platoon, that wiped out a large number of Panzer IIs and easily held out to the end of the battle. By the final turn, the Germans only controlled 2 or 3 town hexes so the French scored a victory.

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