Belgian Blitzkrieg ETO (id:#62908)
(ASL Journal #12 ID: J182)   [next]   [previous]
Knesselare, Belgium 1940-05-27 ()
Designer: Lionel Colin
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Balance:
BelgianGerman
34.579439252336%

Overview:

On 27 May, the Germans renewed their offensive on the Lys River line. The Belgian 11ème division d’infanterie was unable to withstand the German attack, and a gap appeared in the Belgian lines. The only reserves available were the Groupement Morel de Westgaver consisting of two carabiniers cyclistes regiments and some AFV from the chasseurs d’cheval. This group was tasked to close the gap near the village of Knesselare to allow the 11ème DI to regroup. German Heinkel bombers had severely punished the village, destroying the church and rubbling or setting fire to much of the rest. Forward elements of the group pushed through the village just in time to delay the German advance guard, and heavy fighting quickly erupted.
Attacker: Belgian (5ème Compagnie, 4ème Carabiniers Cyclistes)
Defender: German (Kompanie 1, Infanterie-Regiment 338, Infanterie-Division 208)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:2
T-13 Type III(b)
T-15(b)

AFVs: D:0
Opel Blitz x 2

Guns: A:1
75mm FRC M27 AA
50mm DBT MTR
D:2
5cm leGrW 36
3.7cm PaK 35/36 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: pre-game Rubble creation, Grain in Season. A: Assault Fire
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-02-11(A) Shane Pask vs German winA delicate balancing act between protecting Z6 against the instant win and having enough remaining to defend the village. Once the Germans get into the village in strength, they will be hard to dislodge with the reinforcements.
I placed too many forward. They held up the initial Germans for 4 turns but the optional turn 3 flanking force got into the village before my reinforcements arrived.
2021-03-16(A) Rob MacGinley vs James Short German winThe Germans slipped quickly into the village and were impossible to dislodge
2020-08-23(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Erik Grande German winProbably difficult to win for the Belgians. Had a CC roll in turn two which would have brought the germans the win if an 8 was rolled. Of course, a 9 was rolled and the belgians countered with snakes and infiltrated away in the building. Managed to inflict heavy losses in the next turn and the belgians gave up.
2020-04-05(A) Stephen Stewart vs Steve Slunt German win
2020-04-05(D) S. Slunt vs Stephen Stewart German winWe gave the Belgians the balance (Germans lose a 8-1 ldr. ) Germans took the south route with 4 squads and a leader that came in on turn 3
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.24Votes: 38
Views: 5126
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 31
Archive recorded plays:
Belgian10
German21
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Belgian Blitzkrieg [Confirmed]
[A] Belgian 27
[D] German 49
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