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Surrounded
Road to Dunkirk #7
(Defender) Germany vs Britain (Attacker)
Formations Involved
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Total
Side 1 2
Draw 1
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 3 votes
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Road to Dunkirk
Historicity Historical
Date 1940-05-18
Start Time 08:45
Turn Count 20
Visibility Day
Counters 73
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 2
Maps 2: 120, 122
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 160
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 3
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Breakout
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Conditions
Reinforcements
Smoke
Terrain Mods
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Road to Dunkirk Base Game
Introduction

The 15th/19th King’s Royal Hussars had been ordered to take up position in the northern suburbs of Brussels with their left flank well forward to maintain contact with the Belgians. Despite extensive patrolling, no contact with the Belgian 5th Division could be made. At 0845 the regiment was ordered to withdraw to a north-south line through the town of Asse. Since time had to be bought for the 10th Infantry Brigade on the River Dendre to complete their retreat, the regiment should hold on this position until released. However no information was available on the enemy, the Belgians or the promised supporting machine-gun battalion and artillery observers.
Conclusion

The squadrons never had a chance to occupy the Asse line. By motoring straight down the main road on the open flank, the Germans had got between them and the river Dendre, cutting off the British. Unable to find a path to rejoin their division or to fight their way clear, the regiment began to disintegrate by late morning with the German capturing 22 Bren carriers and 28 Mk VIb tanks. Third Division waited intact behind the Dendre, watching impotently as its vital mobile armored cavalry screen was thrown away. After "the biggest disaster in the regiment's history", 15th/19th Hussars had ceased to exist as an independent unit.
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).
  • 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)
  • 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)
Display Order of Battle
Britain Order of Battle
Army
  • Leader
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
  • Towed
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Towed
Display Errata (7)
7 Errata Items
Overall balance chart for 869

All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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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)
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Ignore the direct fire values.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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Two German PzJr. 1 counters have their full strengths printed on the back, and reduced strengths on the front.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."

(rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
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