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Road to Dunkirk

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Leonard, Rouleau, Ward
Game Type	Standalone
Format	Boxed
Release Date	2019-02
Availability	In Print
Scenarios	47
Counters	517
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	8

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Overall Rating, 151 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.71
Standalone Rank: 11 of 39

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 13%	Played by 9%	AAR'd by 6%	Medaled by 0%
Rank	61st of 168	29th of 156	43rd of 153	TBD

Overall balance chart for Road to Dunkirk

	Total
Side 1	61
Draw	41
Side 2	57

	Total
Side 1	55
Draw	36
Side 2	51

	Total
Side 1	6
Draw	5
Side 2	6

	Dispatched to France in September 1939, the ten infantry divisions of the British Expeditionary Force pressed forward into Belgium eight months later to meet the onrushing German panzer divisions. Faced with overwhelming odds, the British gave ground slowly as they fell back toward the English Channel, finally exiting the Continent through the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk. Road to Dunkirk is a complete *Panzer Grenadier* game based on the epic battles waged by the British Expeditionary Force against the Germans in the spring and early summer of 1940. There are 47 scenarios based on these battles, organized into six "battle games" that allow you to play the scenarios in sequence toward your army's operational goals.

Dispatched to France in September 1939, the ten infantry divisions of the British Expeditionary Force pressed forward into Belgium eight months later to meet the onrushing German panzer divisions. Faced with overwhelming odds, the British gave ground slowly as they fell back toward the English Channel, finally exiting the Continent through the miraculous evacuation at Dunkirk.

Road to Dunkirk is a complete Panzer Grenadier game based on the epic battles waged by the British Expeditionary Force against the Germans in the spring and early summer of 1940. There are 47 scenarios based on these battles, organized into six "battle games" that allow you to play the scenarios in sequence toward your army's operational goals.

Display Scenario List (47)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. Boche Patrols	17	4	3.2
02. First Casualties	12	4	3.7
03. Armored Encounter	12	4	4.1
04. The First Victoria Cross	7	3	4.1
05. Taking Opportunity	4	1	3.3
06. Back in Waterloo	3	0	4
07. Surrounded	4	0	3.7
08. Poplar Ridge	3	0	4.3
09. The Wattrelos Counter Attack	2	0	4
10. Piper to the End	4	0	3.5
11. The Station Rifles	3	0	4
12. Retreat from Beaurains	2	0	3.5
13. Parallel Wars	2	0	4
14. The Baker’s Glory	5	2	3.6
15. Disappointment	2	0	4
16. Steel Horses	2	0	3.5
17. Dangerous Liaison	2	0	3.5
18. Into Trouble	4	1	4
19. Boulogne Must be Held	3	0	3.3
20. Fresh off the Boat	4	1	4.3
21. Calais Perimeter	2	0	4
22. The Hell of Boulogne	3	0	3.5
23. Bitter End at Calais	3	1	4.3
24. Futile Sacrifice	2	0	4
25. Prelude to Dunkirk	4	0	4.3
26. Reliable Friends	5	0	3.5
27. 350,000 Rations	4	0	3
28. Royal Horse Artillery	3	0	3.3
29. They Wore Skirts	3	1	3.7
30. Your Generals are Gone	1	0	4
31. Squeezed Like Sardines	2	0	3.5
32. Extra Protection	3	1	3.3
33. Yser Line	1	0	4
34. Costly Rearguard	3	1	4
35. Most Unpleasant	3	0	3.3
36. The Final Stretch	2	0	3.5
37. Saigneville	2	0	3
38. In Vain	3	1	3.7
39. Scottish Hedgehogs	3	0	4
40. Obstinate Scots	1	0	4
41. A Grim Affair	1	0	4
42. Always Blame the French	2	1	4
43. Shot Noise	2	1	4
44. Race to the Seine	2	2	3
45. With Great Gallantry	1	0	4
46. How Many Sailors	0	0	---
47. A Gallant Battalion	0	0	---

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Misc Motorized Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Misc

Motorized

Towed

Royal Marines
Foot

France Order of Battle

Armée de Terre
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Armée de Terre

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Fusiliers Marins
Foot

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Luftwaffe
Towed

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game'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). Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present. 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 Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB) Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB) Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14). APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier. 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) Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB) Portees: Trucks with mounted Anti-Tank guns, Anti-Aircraft weapons, or artillery. Stack as combat units. Move like trucks, but fire like guns. Do not limber or unlimber. Have the truck's -1 armor value. Truck and gun are treated as a single unit, and do not transport other units. (SB)

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game'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).
Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
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
Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14).
APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
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)
Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)
Portees: Trucks with mounted Anti-Tank guns, Anti-Aircraft weapons, or artillery. Stack as combat units. Move like trucks, but fire like guns. Do not limber or unlimber. Have the truck's -1 armor value. Truck and gun are treated as a single unit, and do not transport other units. (SB)

Display Errata (20)

20 Errata Items
	The Mk VIb in Road to Dunkirk were printed with a movement factor of 5. The piece should have a movement of 9. (plloyd1010 on 2024 Aug 15)
Scen 1	Rotate map config 180° clockwise (leonard on 2019 May 19)
Scen 2	Rotate map config 180° clockwise (leonard on 2019 May 19)
Scen 26	Rotate map config 90° clockwise (leonard on 2019 May 19)
Scen 27	Rotate map config 90° counterclockwise (leonard on 2019 May 19)
Scen 37	Rotate map config 90° counterclockwise. The German unit is 2.Pi 57, not 6th Pz Div. (leonard on 2019 May 19)
Scen 41	Rotate map config 90° counterclokwise. (leonard on 2019 May 19)
Scen 44	The two bridges in 0509 (map 125) and 0706 (map 121) are the only ones that matter regarding victory conditions. (plloyd1010 on 2022 Apr 30)
	All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The Mk VIb in Road to Dunkirk were printed with a movement factor of 5. The piece should have a movement of 9. (plloyd1010 on 2024 Aug 15)
	Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	In 1940: Fall of France, the units show Direct Fire. All units are Indirect Fire. (rerathbun on 2015 Jun 06)
	This is actually another ½track vehicle, simiar to the AMR33 & AMR35. It used the mechanized movement rate. (plloyd1010 on 2013 Apr 20)
	Two 105mms (ID#s 1204, 1205) have "16-31" fire values in black (direct fire), when they should be in white (indirect fire). (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	Two German PzJr. 1 counters have their full strengths printed on the back, and reduced strengths on the front. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)

Display Nations (3)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Germany	100%	Germany
Britain	100%	Britain
France	45%	France

Display Battle Types (15)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Inflict Enemy Casualties	83%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault	60%	Urban Assault
Road Control	36%	Road Control
River Crossing	28%	River Crossing
Exit the Battle Area	28%	Exit the Battle Area
Delaying Action	23%	Delaying Action
Bridge Control	21%	Bridge Control
Rear Guard	11%	Rear Guard
Prisoner Capture	6%	Prisoner Capture
Entrenchment Control	6%	Entrenchment Control
Rural Assault	4%	Rural Assault
Breakout	4%	Breakout
Hill Control	4%	Hill Control
River Control	2%	River Control
Meeting Engagement	2%	Meeting Engagement

Display Conditions (12)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Smoke	94%	Smoke
Off-board Artillery	70%	Off-board Artillery
Terrain Mods	64%	Terrain Mods
Reinforcements	36%	Reinforcements
Hidden Units	21%	Hidden Units
Entrenchments	17%	Entrenchments
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	17%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Minefields	15%	Minefields
Anti-infantry Wire	13%	Anti-infantry Wire
Severe Weather	11%	Severe Weather
Naval Bombardment	4%	Naval Bombardment
Illumination	2%	Illumination

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