Brasche Encounter ETO (id:#58933)
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See Also: Brasche Encounter by Multi-Man Publishing
Designer: Ralph McDonald
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Balance:
GermanFrench
25%

Overview:

As the drive through France continued, the crossing of the Seine River was a major objective to accomplish. Four squads of the Pionier detachment of the 93rd Motorized Infantry Regiment's II. Bataillon were ordered to take the bridge at Homyly. They were driven to and through the village under enemy fire, disembarking next to the woods leading to the bridge. They quickly moved through the woods and came upon the bridge where they spied four French soldiers standing guard at the beginning of the span. In a bold maneuver the 1st, 2nd and 3rd squads rushed the guard detachment, hoping to overwhelm them and grab control of the bridge before it was blown up underneath them. Successful, they occupied the bridge fortifications to await the French reinforcements that were sure to come. . .
Attacker: German (Bataillon II, Infanterie Regiment (mot) 93)
Defender: French (Homyly Bridge Guard Detachment and 6ème Armée)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:4.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:2
AMD 35 x 2

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Ov6 w D: French concealment counters may set up in non-concealment terrain
Overlays: St3 B3 Wd2 Wd4 X8 X9
Errata (source)
Add to SSR3 “Contrary to A12.12 the 4 OB designated ? may set up in a foxholes.”DftB2
In SSR 2 the “steel” span bridge should be a stone bridge.DftB2
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-11-20(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best French winGerman attack came straight at the bridge. Glass jawed 5-4-8's would pin and then the French Sniper would KIA the German 9-1 and break two squads with LMG's that were with him. One 5-4-8 managed to get across the river with a DC but was then KIA'd with a snakes on a 2 down 2 shot. Then the 5-4-8 would roll a 12 on a morale check. Then on Turn 3, one 5-4-8 with an LMG attempted to move to the stone building as was broken. With only a single good order squad, Dan gave the concession. The French has captured the German DC and everyone was at the bridge. Snakes and Boxcars did their thing is this small scenario.
2023-11-19(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins French win
2023-11-03(A) Mark Thompson vs Tony Gibson French winThe Germans were sitting pretty at the end of Turn 2 as follows: Y7: 9-1/5-4-8/LMG; Y6 Bridge: 2-4-8/DC; X5 Foxhole: Hero/captured LMG/5-4-8/LMG; Z5 Foxhole: 8-0/5-4-8/ATR; BB4 Woods: 5-4-8/LMG. Things went South quickly thereafter, and the Germans conceded during DFPh of German Turn 5. The French Green squads proved remarkably resilient, but the ACs won the day. The Germans ATR’s were proficient only at chipping their paint, and the Acs proceeded to break the German 9-1 stack with a 2 flat shot, eliminate their Z5 units in CC, and break the German units in X5 with a 4+2 shot. Definitely a mistake to place the 5-4-8/ATR in BB4 - this unit never got the side shot it was looking for, and was quickly swarmed and overwhelmed. The 2-4-8 declined to throw its DC from Y6 against the AC in Y5 the 9-1/5-4-8 had routed to Y6. Perhaps a mistake - who knows. The 2-4-8 was subsequently broken. The Germans forgot that AEs get +1 in CCV, which would have destroyed one AC and left the units in the Z5 foxhole guarding the Bridge entrance - which possibly affected the outcome, but the French combined arms counterattack was a skillful display. Fun game!
2023-06-29(D) Shaun Andrews vs Edgar Degiovanni French winA German passive approach to the bridge assault enabled the French to reinforce and gain the upper hand. German repeated attacks were repulsed and the French were victorious.
2023-04-27(D) Mark Thompson vs Marc Grad (Germans) French winFrench prospects looked grim at the onset of German Player Turn 1 when the French HS in F7 muffed a PBF 4-2 shot at a charging HS in Y8, the LMG malf'd laying down a left alt hex grain FL at units entering W10, and the HS again muffed a PBF SFF 2-2 against a Squad in X7. A ray of hope then emerged with a PBF FPF 2-2 shot which broke the 8-0 and a squad in Z7. However, the path to the bridge was then opened when Advancing Fire broke the French HS, and it fell to NQ. The French punched back at bit in their Player Turn 1, breaking the 8-1 and a squad in Z7 with a 3DR on a 2 flat shot from the HS in Z5. The Germans met disaster when trying to force the bridge in their Player Turn 2, when the French LMG-less HS in Z5 broke a squad crossing the bridge and the hero perished running successive hexes of 1-1 and 1-2 residual. With one GO squad left, the Germans conceded.
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