In Front of the Storm ETO (id:#56361)
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See Also: In Front of the Storm by Multi-Man Publishing
Aessan, France 1940-05-10 ()
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
J39: Indeed! (ASL Journal # 3)
G07: Bring up the Guns (AH:The General # 25.3)
NEWS22: Tricks of War (ASL News # 14)
NEWS68: Art Nouveau (ASL News # 32)
CH133: Group Iron (Critical Hit # 6.2)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Critical Hit # 7.1)
FE 15: Contested Landing (Fanatic Pack 2)
FE 36: Wings of War (Fanatic Enterprises: Internet)
FE 87: Lightning War (Blitzkrieg Pack)
FF14: The Hunted (FireFights! #2)
NFNH 3: The Hatert Bridge (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
: Eben-Emael (Journal du Stratège # 39)
GD 1: La Guerre Finie!! (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
GD 2: Operation NIWI (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
O88.2: The Cupola Smashers of Eben Emael (On All Fronts # 88)
TAC21: L'Infanterie Attaque (Tactiques # 3)
VV27: Pas Savoir (Vae Victis # 37)
SL 25: Resistance at Chabrehez (ASL Digest # 6.10)
: Taking the Bridge (Gamex `91)
GD 1: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Gun Duel 2001)
SFS 9: Appointment With Royalty (Origins `93)
#7: Cracking Fortress Holland (To Battle By Air 2)
FE 152: Millwork (Dutch Pack)
FE 153: Battalion for Special Missions (Dutch Pack)
FE 154: The Hero Maduro (Dutch Pack)
FE 155: Moerdijk Massacre (Dutch Pack)
FE 156: Ypenburg Airfield (Dutch Pack)
FrF28: Luftlandekommando Hedderich (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
U17: Resistance at Chabrehez (Turning the Tide)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OA26: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Out of the Attic #2)
FrF46: Dutch Courage (Friendly Fire Pack 6)
VHN3: End of Command (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN4: Tentative (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz)
VHN3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz)
VHN4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz)
VHN6: Battling for Belgium (Facing the Blitz)
CH133: Group Iron (A Few Rare Men)
VHN 1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz II)
DB120: Start Fall Gelb (Dispatches from the Bunker #40)
BWN 1: Their Baptism of Fire (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
S60: Operation NIWI (Special Ops # 7)
FrF85: Junkers Junkyard (Friendly Fire Pack 11)
RP 131: Boot's Scoot and Boogie (Rally Point #14)
RP 132: Probe Toward The Hague (Rally Point #14)
RP 133: The Recapture of Ockenburg (Rally Point #14)
RP 134: Von Sponeck's Woods (Rally Point #14)
PJ3.7: The Unexpected Ambush (OAF Playtester's Journal # 3)
RM-1: Wisembach Roadblock (Race For The Meuse)
RM-2: Prelude to Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-3: Forcing The Sure (Race For The Meuse)
RM-4: The Final Stand (Race For The Meuse)
RM-5: Battle For Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
#1: The Enemy's Behind Us (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#2: Bridge Blown! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#3: Clearing A Flank (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#4: Snafu! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#5: Enlarging The Bridgehead (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#6: "Resistance Great" (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#7: Group Eisen (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
231: In Front of the Storm (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
BP1 BONUS #1: Code Name "Iron" (Battle of the Bulge I)
RM-TM: Race to the Meuse Tactical Mission (Race For The Meuse)
FRASL: Rebuff at the Paint Factory (Internet)
FRASL: Retaking Ypenburg Airfield (Internet)
CB4SL: Attaque à l'aube (tr: Dawn Attack) (Casus Belli #11)
BC33: Final Destination (Break Contact #3)
ASLN22: Tricks Of War (Critical Hit #8.1)
ASLN68: Art Nouveau (Critical Hit #8.2)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
311: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
Designer: Curt Schilling
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
47.183098591549%

Overview:

The blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th Infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles installed on the bridges had been removed. One such bridge lay on the outskirts of the French town of Aessan. The job of holding this key objective was given to specially trained and equipped glider troops. As they arrived, they were joined by Vorausabteilung A which had brought up a 37mm anti-tank gun. At midday the 4th Spahis Regiment, supported by Hotchkiss H-35 tanks, counterattacked the bridge at Aessan.
Attacker: French (4ème Régiment de Spahis with Armor support)
Defender: German (Luftlande Kommando Hedderich and Voraus Abteilung A, Infanterie Division 34)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:3
H35 x 3

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
3.7cm PaK 35/36
PzB 39 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: CiviIian Interrogation (E2.4), D: mines may not be setup in road hexes
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-12-01(A) Mark Thompson vs Kedge German winAlbany 2023 Round 2. German 9-2/548/LMG in F3 and 548/LMG in J3 significantly delayed French armor assault down West edge road and flanking infantry force entering on North edge. French eventually flushed out/eliminated AT gun and made modest progress using VBM freeze, but attritted forces were not enough to make final thrust at Bridge, and the French conceded on Turn 6. In retrospect, the flanking force from the North edge must be more aggressive, possibly including the tanks.
2023-10-23(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalA French winFrench managed to line up AFV platoon onto bridge & approach while the Germans malfunctioned their AT Gun before eliminating it with repair attempt. This allowed for slow & steady progress against the defenses for eventual win with luck snakes from AFV at critical time in Turn 6.
2023-10-23(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin DuvalA French win
2023-10-07(D) Andy Hershey vs Neil Dennis French win[Imported from ROAR]
2023-06-02(D) Marc Grad vs Eric Zagdan-Gross German winFrench entered map from the center of the West edge and made an aggressive thrust with their armor which cutoff a fourth of the German infantry from the bridge. The French infantry following up were tormented for several turns by the German MMG which was placed in a foxhole on the large hill north of the bridge.

The French were making steady progress early in the game, assisted by a successful civilian interrogation role which revealed the HIP German Pak36.

Also early on several German squads were routed by small arms fire.

The H35’s southwest of the bridge pushed towards the river but were stopped when the lead tank was immobilized by AT mines.

To the East of the bridge several French squads made a flanking move but were held up by a German squad in a foxhole.

Probably what saved the Germans was the poor French IFT rolls throughout the game which really hindered the otherwise well planned French attack.

The French knocked out the MMG across the river with a critical and though they got close to the bridge the AT gun took out another H35 and the Germans made most of their morale rolls. French conceded at the end of turn 6.
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-28 11:14:25
Hutch Modified the overview2024-09-28 11:13:08
aokigaryou Linked the scenario to ROAR2024-09-28 09:58:18
7-0 duval Added a playing2023-12-18 22:12:25
Thompsonmg(MGT) Added a playing2023-12-10 15:22:52
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Estimated Play time: 3.9 hours
Recorded Games: 47
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In Front of the Storm [Confirmed]
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[D] German 123
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