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Scottish Hedgehogs
Road to Dunkirk #39
(Attacker) Germany vs Britain (Defender)
Formations Involved
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Side 2 1
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Road to Dunkirk
Historicity Historical
Date 1940-06-05
Start Time 04:00
Turn Count 26
Visibility Day
Counters 78
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 3
Maps 4: 121, 123, 124, 125
Layout Dimensions 86 x 56 cm
34 x 22 in
Play Bounty 175
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 3
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Breakout
Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Rear Guard
River Crossing
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Smoke
Terrain Mods
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Road to Dunkirk Base Game
Introduction

The day dawned to the accompaniment of a thunderous barrage of shell and mortar fire falling on the Scottish 154th Brigade. Its two scattered battalions were in no position to conduct a coordinated fight. The resulting battle developed into a series of isolated actions, with each company holding its own stronghold and fighting gallantly to the last.

Conclusion

The British arrayed themselves in company-sized packets along the front and in the towns to the immediate rear. While this approach had worked well in the Flanders countryside with its waterlogged terrain, here south of the Somme the going was easier and the Germans isolated and crushed the British strongpoints one by one. Bren carriers were the only mobile reserves, and proved unable to stop the German advance.


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.
  • 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.

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
  • Towed
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized

Display Errata (4)

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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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 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 movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."

(rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
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