Fleeting Success
Swallows of Death #22
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(Defender)
Germany
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France
(Attacker)
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Total |
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0 |
| Draw |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Scenario Rank:
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| Parent Game |
Swallows of Death |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1940-05-19 |
| Start Time |
13:30 |
| Turn Count |
22 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
61 |
| Net Morale |
0 |
| Net Initiative |
1 |
| Maps |
2: 126, 28 |
| Layout Dimensions |
56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty |
229 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
0 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
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Introduction
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North-west of Maubeuge, France. The 19th Century Fort de Leveau, just north-west of Maubeuge and part of the city's old system of ring forts, fell to the Germans despite the small garrison calling down artillery fire directly on their position. French fortress infantry had managed to sweep the Germans off the top of the concrete fort, but couldn't dig them out of the fighting positions. In the early afternoon, a battalion of the 3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs and some French tanks joined an effort to take it back.
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Conclusion
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By 1530, the tanks had once again swept the Germans off the top of the fort, losing two Somuas in the process. The Moroccan infantry accompanying them ejected the Germans from the fort's interior, capturing two machine-gun positions. But the fort had become an easy target for German artillery, and at 1800 the Moroccans abandoned their prize.
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Additional Notes
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Swallows of Death may be played with the 1st edition pieces and maps from 1940: Fall of France. |
Display Relevant AFV Rules
| AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
- Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
- AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8).
They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank
leader in order to carry out combat movement.
- AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
- Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn
(either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more
(11.2).
- Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its
printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
- Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire
(7.44, 7.64).
Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire,
but not both (7.22, 13.0).
Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
- Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
- Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
- AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
- AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
- Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
- Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
- Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
- Prime Movers: Transports which only transport towed units and/or leaders (May not carry personnel units). May or may not be armored (armored models are open-top). All are mechanized. (SB)
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| 5 Errata Items |
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In 1940: Fall of France, the units show Direct Fire. All units are Indirect Fire.
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Two 105mms (ID#s 1204, 1205) have "16-31" fire values in black (direct fire), when they should be in white (indirect fire).
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.
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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8".
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."
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