Author	treadasaurusrex (France)
Method	VASSAL
Victor	Draw
Participants	unknown
Play Date	2022-03-01
Language	English
Scenario	FaoF041

This was a very close and fun-to-play, 3-session, play-through with a seasoned and resolute PG expert who led the German side. We used the dismal, Fog of War optional rule, as well as the Consolidation and Smoke rules. I played the counter attacking French 2nd Battalion of the 137th Infantry Regiment against a strong mobileforce from the German 1st Panzer Division that was supported by 3 turns of Luftwaffe combat air. The French objectives included: gaining control of all the bridges along the Minor River (the Aa River?), get a combat unit onto the RR embankment in the southern portion of Map 33, control more town hexes than the Germans, and not lose more than 5 steps in combat! A very tall order, indeed!

The Germans benefited from very accurate OBA fire and one amazing sortie by a flight of HE-111 bombers. They also had better morale recovery and combat die rolls throughout this play-through. An early, rather headlong, French dash to cross the river was soundly crushed by well-positioned German units, though the French were eventually able to secure a foothold in the town of St. Georges after a fiercely contested crossing.

In the end, this relatively balanced scenario resulted in a draw as both sides were able to claim minor victory status, but with significantly more step loses on the French side of the ledger. I gave this one a 4.