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Overall Rating, 4 votes |
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3.5
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Road to Dunkirk |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1940-05-20 |
Start Time | 07:30 |
Turn Count | 22 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 82 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 3 |
Maps | 2: 120, 122 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 28 cm 34 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 163 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 4 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Rear Guard |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Smoke |
Terrain Mods |
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Road to Dunkirk | Base Game |
Introduction |
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First Battalion, Tyneside-Scottish/Black Watch formed the right flank of 23rd Infantry Division’s 70th Brigade. Abandoning the Canal du Nord line on the 19th, they marched westwards to defend the Arras-Doullens road. They reached Saulty, on foot and exhausted. The battalion regrouped with 660 men along with 75 new recruits having just completed seven weeks of training. They took up their positions during the night and at 0730 the panzers attacked. |
Conclusion |
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Only days before the Tyneside Scottish had been assigned to airfield building; they now faced German tanks with only their rifles and bayonets. Over the same ground where Tyneside Scottish pipers had led the troops over the top in July 1916, the pipes again skirled and the Scots again died. Within hours the battalion had ceased to exist, having delayed the German advance at the cost of entire companies dead or captured. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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4 Errata Items | |
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 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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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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