Prelude to Dunkirk Road to Dunkirk #25 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs |
Britain
(Defender)
France (Defender) |
Formations Involved |
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Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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4.33
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Road to Dunkirk |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1940-05-23 |
Start Time | 08:00 |
Turn Count | 16 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 64 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 2: 119, 121 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 28 cm 34 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 157 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 4 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Bridge Control |
Delaying Action |
Exit the Battle Area |
River Crossing |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Reinforcements |
Smoke |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Road to Dunkirk | Base Game |
Introduction |
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Across Flanders, terrorized refugees choked every road and the bridges over the Aa River became awful bottlenecks. As a countermeasure, the best the Allies could do was to concentrate on the bridges and to erect barricades. In St. Omer, the rumor of approaching panzers had grown since the capture of the full headquarters of the French 1/35e Régiment d’Artillerie in Lumbres. No reinforcements were to be seen and the forward elements of 6th Panzer Division were indeed approaching. Here British and French reports diverge as usual, each accusing the other of abandoning the battle or failing to reinforce. |
Conclusion |
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In the early morning hours a German patrol infiltrated across the canal and seized the vital railroad bridge at Arques. When six German tanks tried to exploit the situation, some French and British artillery destroyed several before the survivors surrounded the guns. Meanwhile in St. Omer, more German tanks attacked the railway station. Continuous German artillery fire supported the attackers and the weak Allied detachments gave way all along the Aa River line. Sixth Panzer Division was only 15 kilometers away from Dunkirk. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 Errata Items | |
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Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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In 1940: Fall of France, the units show Direct Fire. All units are Indirect Fire. (rerathbun
on 2015 Jun 06)
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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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All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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