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Valorous French Tanks
Author scrane
Method Solo
Victor Draw
Play Date 2012-06-03
Language English
Scenario FaoF009

These France 1940 scenarios are very interesting to me. The French always appear to be outmatched by the Germans, but they somehow manage to wear the attackers down and get more draws and victories than I would expect. Their infantry have pitifully low firepower, but terrain often works to their advantage, as does their almost entirely defensive stance (in the scenarios I've played thus far). In this scenario they do have a genuine firepower advantage though, in the form of their tanks.

The French forces held a number of small defensive positions all along the line, with a few infantry and ATGs interspersed among tank companies. The German plan was to demonstrate against the southern and central portions of the French line, while trying to break through in the North. Unfortunately, their big northern tank push of PzIII and PzIV tanks was smashed by the French tanks and ATGs lurking behind hedges. German infantry clawed their way forward, picking up ground slowly, battling mobile tank companies here, there and everywhere.

In the south, a scratch force of German infantry and infantry guns found some seams in the French line and infiltrated deep into French territory. As the final turns played out, the exhausted French pulled back and the equally exhausted Germans consolidated their control of half the town hexes on the board.

The French had inflicted grievous losses on German tanks and a fair number of infantry, but their inability to cover the large towns meant they just lost a minor victory and had to settle for a draw.

1 Comment
2012-06-04 21:01

scrane, Thanks for a fine review of that scenario. I am very new to this forum and I am looking for some good examples of AAR's. Thanks for this one.

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