The Lawless Roads ETO (id:#56469)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 4 ID: J67)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: The Lawless Roads by Sydney Adventure Gaming Awards
Designer: David Longworth
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Balance:
BritishGerman
52.892561983471%

Overview:

As the British troops in Calais were preparing to defend the town, the Rifle Brigade received orders to escort a column of ten-ton lorries loaded with rations for the British at Dunkirk. A composite force of infantry and tanks was made up to handle this task. Unfortunately, by the time the convoy moved out at 0400 hours, units of the 1st Panzer Division were already present in strength in the area. Halfway between le Beau Marais and Marck, three miles outside of Calais, the column met a strong German blocking position, with infantry and anti-tank guns positioned in the houses and allotments.
Attacker: British (B Company, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade/3rd Royal Tank Regiment)
Defender: German (1st Panzer Division)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:7.5
AFVs: A:6
A10 Mk IA x 2
Mk VIC
Mk VIB
Carrier A x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
D:2
3.7cm PaK 35/36 x 2
5cm leGrW 36
PzB 39 ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bocage (B9.5). Bog Check required for any AFV crossing a Hedge/Wall hexside
Overlays: Hd2 Hd5 Hd10 X11
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-06(A) John Garlic vs Bob Zinselmeyer British winVery good scenario, Rough on light tanks, but my HS swarm greatly helped infiltrate Germans and pull out victory.
2025-02-21(A) Jim Thompson vs Fabio Mazzucchelli German win
2023-06-27(D) Jack Wilson vs Lex L. German winLex was new to using AFVs which gave me an unfair advantage.
2023-06-26(A) Shaun Andrews vs Tim Osborne British winThis one came down to the last turn. I didn't think I had enough manpower to take the three remaining buildings but when I saw Tim fail to rally a broken unit in one of the three buildings I realized all he had securing it was a concealed leader. I took advantage of this and was able to pull off a win.
2023-06-11(A) Mark Thompson vs Gary Bartlett (German) British winThe German defense presented minimal forward skirmishers in favor of a strong center/rear and the British made swift progress in penetrating the village, with all AFVs remaining mobile. Turns 3 and 4 witnessed sharp exchanges which the British got the better of due to successful VBM freezes, which allowed their infantry to penetrate to the rear and capture or FTR the bulk of their foes. Then two events, one decisive, one "that's ASL" occurred: (1) the first un-HIP'd German 37L boxcar'd its first shot; and (2) two British HS with two HS of German prisoners were struck down crossing a street on 2 down 1 shot, and the re-armed German HSs firmly blocked the British line of advance, only to be VBM frozen and eliminated a turn later by PB AFPh shots. The Germans conceded in turn 5 after the second 37L fell in CC and 1.5 squads remained to face nearly the entire British OB, minus one Mk VI, one Carrier, and a few HS. A consistent theme: unlucky German IFT/TH/TK DRs.
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asloser Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-04-07 19:49:22
jgarlic79@gmail.com Added a playing2025-04-07 11:25:02
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-02-24 13:14:55
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-02-24 13:09:31
JimT1277 Added a playing2025-02-23 20:18:29
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.86Votes: 29
Views: 8567
To-Play list count: 7
Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 24
Archive recorded plays:
British15
German9
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Lawless Roads [Confirmed]
[A] British 49
[D] German 48
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