As the Belgians counterattacked on both flanks, they managed to ...
As the Belgians counterattacked on both flanks, they managed to stall our advance, but only just.
(The same turn I got enough allies killed to bring up my tank reinforcements he managed to kill just enough of my units)
FALL GELB - GRANDE CAMPAGNE
Campagne 1 - Scénario 2
L'unité supplémentaire d'infanterie des Alliés s'ajoute au centre. Le jets de réserve donnent une unité de blindés à chaque camp, toutes deux au centre.
Un premier assaut des Alliés sur leur flanc droit se continuera au ralenti sur toute la partie, alors que l'infanterie allemande fuit sa position exposée pour s'installer à Léglise, où elle consolidera ses positions.
Une première grosse escarmouche au centre voit l'unité supplémentaire d'infanterie alliée se faire annihiler, alors qu'une offensive blindée alliée ne fait que se replier dans la forêt les troupes allemandes. L'unité de Panzer téméraire profite de l'incompétence du haut commandement allié pour se faufiler entre toutes les troupes alliées, en terrain découvert, et fuir comme si de rien n'était.
Lassés par leurs options limitées, les alliés lancent une offensive sur leurs flancs et abandonnent le centre pour le reste de la partie. Ils prennent position dans les villages sur le flanc droit, où s'ensuit un échange de tirs lointains. Sur le flanc gauche, les blindés français, dans une forêt, éliminent la première défense, puis lancent un assaut sur Nives qui leur coûtera la vie.
Voyant leurs flancs succomber, les allemands lancent une fusillade, puis une action héroïque qui les laissent exposés et ne tue que les tanks français. Les Alliés récoltent donc les médailles de Léglise, Nives et achèvent le flanc droit allemand pour gagner la partie.
Attaque alliée au centre (2 cartes assaut d'infanterie), pendan...
Attaque alliée au centre (2 cartes assaut d'infanterie), pendant que l'axe rase son secteur gauche. Mais les belges au centre tiennent bon et prennent Witry. Grâce à un artillerie obtenue au jet de réserve et à "tir d'artillerie" (avancée de 3 cases), les canons déciment peu à peu les allemands dont les 2 unités blindées arrivées en cours de jeu se trouvent assez coincées dans ces passages étroits.
Dans le cadre d’une campagne, pas de soutien.
Les allemands o...
Dans le cadre d’une campagne, pas de soutien.
Les allemands ont reçu des blindés une fois que 3 unités alliées aient été tuées.
Les 3 unités incomplètes ont été tuées ainsi que les tanks français.
2 unités d’infanterie mortes chez les allemands.
Aucune ville de prise par les belges.
Fall Gelb Grand Campaign. Game 2 of Airborne Operation. After th...
Fall Gelb Grand Campaign. Game 2 of Airborne Operation. After the shocking losses at Bodange and Eben-Emael, the Allies served notice that the battle for the West was far from over. Two frontline German units were eliminated before a steady series of advances on the right flank led to the capture of Leglise by the Belgian army. The collapse of their left flank compelled the Germans to beat a retreat to Witry and Nives, but without the anticipated breakthrough by the armor, the German paratroopers could not hold on. The path to France would not be easy. Victory Point totals (including Objective Points): Germany 8, Allies 5.
rematch, was more or less similar to the first game.
Only one G...
rematch, was more or less similar to the first game.
Only one German airstrike, the German tanks came late and made no medals. Most fighting an the Left and the game was won by TFH and BEL.
single play
The Belgian troops advanced very methodically using...
single play
The Belgian troops advanced very methodically using
terrain and the tanks for fire support.
The German paratroopers retreated. Some clashes on the left got some German success, but the Germans lacked
air strikes, barrage, ambush, M&M and the game was cleared by the allies with TFH and BEL.
Les alliés gagne un char en soutien ce qui permet de faire le m...
Les alliés gagne un char en soutien ce qui permet de faire le ménage et de prendre l'église et Nives malgrès une bonne poussée sur la section gauche du camp allemand
Very much one way, the Germans lost two infantry on the left fla...
Very much one way, the Germans lost two infantry on the left flank, and one on the left, plus nives and witry, with leglise being defenceless as well. It was all over in 4 moves with the Allies having two armour assaults!
Wow, what a difference the blitz rule / air power / recon card m...
Wow, what a difference the blitz rule / air power / recon card made this time. The allies lost 8!! Units in ten first two turns. Because they can\\\'t retreat they are sitting ducks for the German planes. This softened the Belgians up enough so that when they advanced the German infantry were able to take apart the units. I made some tactical retreats to get better massing of my fire power and this helped. When the armor came in it was all but over. They were able to quickly mop up some allied infantry in the open. This time the allied left flank was used extensively due to the cards they drew. The Germans need to get out of the poorly placed sandbags and take better cover.
German losses: 11 infantry figs, 1 tank, no objectives lost
Allied losses: 21 infantry figs, 5 tanks (2 depleted)
Allies captured 2 objectives. Allied right and center were again...
Allies captured 2 objectives. Allied right and center were again strong for them, systematically moving up. I took armor with a reserve roll which was able to take out an infantry but they had too many units distributed across the board and could make use of most cards. At the end I realized that I had forgotten about the blitz rules allowing the Germans to air strike the allied massed units in the back with a recon card. That might make a difference with the depleted units. Still can't get the armor into play.
German losses: 16 infantry figs and 1 yank (from reserves)
Allied losses: 9 infantry, 1 depleted tank, 4(!) infantry removed in victory rolls
Belgians seem to be able to take care of themselves just fine. M...
Belgians seem to be able to take care of themselves just fine. Most of the action happened on the right flank and center. The Belgians methodically moved units forward and concentrated fire on individual German units until they broke or were eliminated. For the Germans it was difficult to form good fire groups because there are not that many units. The did not take advantage of their numbers on their right flank and when the Allies had units lose figures it was easy for them to pull back with the terrain. The key for the Axis I think is to group units based on cards and then get the three Allied units killed to bring in the armor. Unfortunately for the Germans they were nowhere near doing that. The Allies concentrated on the right flank and the one objective they won was Leglise.
J ai utilisé 2 jetons de réserve pour jeter dans la bataille d...
J ai utilisé 2 jetons de réserve pour jeter dans la bataille deux unités blindées de plus.
Bien m y a pris, car la bataille devait être rude.
Au fur et à mesure que j avançais, l adversaire repliait ses troupes en bon ordre, tout en m infligeant des pertes sensibles. Je veillais bien à replier mes unités affaiblies à l arrière du front, afin de limiter mes pertes à moins de trois unités. Mais celles ci n étaient pas protégées des raids aériens.
Et alors que les pertes s accumulaient des deux cotés et le score très serré, les blindés allemands firent leur apparition à la lisière du champ de bataille.
Je réussis néanmoins à conclure la bataille en éliminant une unité ennemie affaiblie retranchée dans un village et sur laquelle je m acharnais depuis plusieurs tour.
Il s en est fallu de peu !
Bataille réalisée dans le cadre de la grande campagne Unterneh...
Bataille réalisée dans le cadre de la grande campagne Unternehmen fall gelb ,après des jais de dés plutôt chanceux pour moi et malchanceux pour mon adversaire .
Je lance un assaut combiné avec mes français et les belges sur le flanc droit ou j'arrive a prendre l'objectif de Nives avant l'arrivée des chars allemands ,et en détruisant les trois unités d'infanterie sans en perdre une ,mais étant quand même bien entamé .
Par la suite je résiste plutôt bien contre les chars allemands en les détruisant toutes les deux ,mais en perdant deux unités d'infanterie ,en même temps j'attaque au centre avec toutes mes forces centrale ,ou je ne perd qu’une unité de char a un et voila victoire allié avec en plus un objectif ,la campagne s'annonce serrait .
The Belgians made a strong attack up the right flank and contest...
The Belgians made a strong attack up the right flank and contested with the two defending Germans plus a reserve elite infantry, with both sides digging in for a protracted seige. However, those units, plus the medal from the town and one other lead to a conclusive allied win.
Les Allemands ont été pris au dépourvus et n'ont pas réussi ...
Les Allemands ont été pris au dépourvus et n'ont pas réussi à éliminer trois unités alliées. Le soutien blindé n'est jamais arrivé, ce qui a donné une orientation particulière à la bataille.
Partie très serrée.
Il enfonce et ruine mon flanc droit. Je f...
Partie très serrée.
Il enfonce et ruine mon flanc droit. Je fait une percée sur le centre. Mais il m'élimine mes trois unités incomplètes du coup ses chars arrivent. La ville au centre que j'avais prise est rapidement perdu. nous sommes à 4/4. Sur son assaut de blindés il ne peux aller chercher la victoire. Je contre attaque au centre ou je lui élimines ses blindés proches du pion exit !!!
La chance a choisi son camp victorieux.
Game 3 of a live Vassal FALL GELB GRAND CAMPAIGN - AIRBORNE OPE...
Game 3 of a live Vassal FALL GELB GRAND CAMPAIGN - AIRBORNE OPERATIONS - Game # 2
Johan lost 1 infantry figure for my victory in the last scenario and another for my VE rolls -- along with a tank figure while I lose an infantry fig. Johan rolls two INF for his Reserve Rolls but opts not to take any reserves. I use two RTs to bring on a panzer and infantry and place them on my left.
On my first turn I bring on a plane on my right and hit the French infantry and tank there. The Allies advance in the center and do some damage but my FIREFIGHT picks off the two Belgium tank units that came forward.
I then use M & M to recover 3 hits to my forward center sandbag infantry.
A few turns later a plane picks off the French armor and my panzer advances to the center woods while I pull back a 1 fig infantry to the woods behind Leglise.
I then bring on a plane on my left and kill off the last Belgium tank but forgot killing all 3 gives me a medal -- so the game would go no longer than it should have.
The battle then shifts to the center with me using AMBUSH and then a panzer attack killing off a 1 fig infantry.
The Allies occupy Legilse but my three infantry attack wipes it out and I lead 3 to 0. My two panzers also come on in the passes.
An Allied INFANTRY ASSAULT cuts off my center forward panzer and eliminates it. I also lose my center sandbag infantry.
My ARMOR ASSAULT sees both panzer rushing forward -- getting 1 hit on an infantry in a town hex and killing off a 1 fig center infantry and getting 2 hits with its OR attack vs another.
A turn later my BARRAGE would kill off the 2 fig infantry giving me the 5 to 2 win. O
nce again the planes would prove to be useful and my two Reserve units helped me to take back Leglise and repulse the allied center attack. Without them my reinforcing panzers may have come on a turn or two late.
Game 3 of a live Vassal FALL GELB GRAND CAMPAIGN - AIRBORNE OPE...
Game 3 of a live Vassal FALL GELB GRAND CAMPAIGN - AIRBORNE OPERATIONS - Game # 2
As I won the FORT EBEN EMAEL scenario I get a free infantry unit and place it in the woods next to the Neufchateau exit hex. My 3 VE rolls are FLG STR INF so Johan draws one less card to start the game and loses an infantry fig and retreats his center infantry out of the town into woods. Johan rolls two INF so I lose 2 infantry figs.
Johan then spends one RT on his ARM GRE roll and places a panzer on the center hill next to the Bodange hex. My FLG GRE Reserve rolls see me get a free sandbag and I place it on the Arty unit that I place on the Neufchateau exit hex after spending 1 RT.
I wipe out the center sandbag infantry on Turn 1 with an Inf -- Arty -- Tank attack. A German BEL ordered infantry never gets to attack my right Belgium 1 fig tank as I play AMBUSH and get 2 hits and a flag on the infantry.
A few turns later a German plane hits on three strafing shot on my right -- one attack wiping out the Belgium tank. But I then finish off the 1 fig Ger Inf on my right and lead 2 to 0.
A few turns later the German ME-109 -- which had been flying Interdiction the last 2 turns -- is downed by a 1 die AC and I get my third medal. The now 2 fig panzer then charges forward from a center town hex into the center -- right hex but misses the center Belgium tank with a shot.
My CENTER ASSAULT see my move an infantry next to Whitry and advance other units. The panzer is killed with but 2 shots. A German infantry moves into Whirty to protect it. Two other German infantry move from the German right into the center - one leaveing Nives.
I COUNTER-ATTACK the German MOVE OUT and move infantry to within 2 hexes of Nives and Leglise. Johan must now try and protect two towns and a 2 fig infantry near Nives. He cannot do all this and I march into Leglise for the 5 to 0 win.
The keys here was me wiping out the panzer with 3 shots and my arty which blocked the exit hex and posed an added threat to the German infantry.
Game # 2 of a PBEM Vassal Match which I lost 5 (22 figs) to 6 (2...
Game # 2 of a PBEM Vassal Match which I lost 5 (22 figs) to 6 (24) figs.
The early game saw the Germans kill off my French tank after it had moved into the center -- on 1 hit off a Recon airstrike - 1 hit on a BEL and then the last on another BEL (a CA from my CA of the first BEL). I had secured Witry in the center and killed a German infantry to lead 2 to 1.
The battle stayed in the center and my CLOSE ASSAULT killed off a 2 fig infantry there. A German INF ASSAULT saw three German infantry move and a 2d attack flagged my infantry out of Witry to make it a 2 to 1 game. The 1 fig Ger infantry that had attacked wisely choose not the take ground into the town. I then used BARRAGE to pick off a center 2 fig infantry. A German Recon Air Strike on my right went 4 for 4 and killed off one of the Beligum depleted tank units. But my followup INF ASSAULT saw two center infantry move into two medal towns - Witry and Leglise for the 5 to 1 win.
Despite decent cards the Germans still had trouble defending the three medal towns as they could not kill units.
Well this one was over in short order.
After I made an offens...
Well this one was over in short order.
After I made an offensive move on my right with 2 infantry -- getting 2 hits vs the French tank -- these two units were wiped out on a Allied 3 unit TFH. It took but 12 shots to wipe out both my infantry and give the Allies a 2 to 0 lead.
This all but ensured my defeat. A few turns later I would lose another infantry in the center -- a 2 fig to a BEL attack. My CA only got one hit vs an infantry with no retreat on my right.
Now I was heavily outnumbered in the center and my right. I had little choice but to move my lone right infantry into the center and all but concede the medal town there.
My one shining moment came from the Luftwaffe off the play of a Recon Center card as my Air Strike hit two infantry and killed off both 1 fig depleted tank units in the center.
No matter as a 2 Allied infantry attack in the center then wiped out my 3 fig infantry in the medal town.
The Allies shot 16 for 20 vs my infantry -- 80% - ouch!!
I suspect that the panzers do not appear to often in this scenario.
As this gets played more often I suspect the Allied win ratio in this will climb well past its present 60% mark.
This was a reverse of our previous battle at Fort Eben-Emael. Th...
This was a reverse of our previous battle at Fort Eben-Emael. This time, Adam's Belgians and French meant business.
The first medal of the game was earned when I destroyed a 2-fig armor unit with TFH.
Then Adam counter-attacked and destroyed 2 of my infantry units. 2 to 1.
I was drawing almost all section cards for 2, 3, or All units. That helped very little with my arrangement. I needed Recon 1 cards and Tactics cards. I got a few tactics cards, which helped a little. I had multiple failed rolls against his 1-fig armor on the ARF and he made some good withdrawals with his 1-fig units.
Next, he captured one of the cities, earning an objective medal. 3 to 1.
I finished off another of his infantry units next. 3 to 2.
He destroyed one of my infantry units in a city. I had moved down to attack his 1-fig units, but his rolls against my unit there came out excellent, and I never finished any of those units. At the end, he had three 1-fig infantry units there. Grrr.
Then, before I ever managed to get a 3rd medal, he took out another of my infantry units that was stuck in the open. 5 to 2.
En campagne
Avec 4 cartes disparates, les alliés doivent atten...
En campagne
Avec 4 cartes disparates, les alliés doivent attendre avant de lancer une offensive!
Ils subissent des attaques de Stukas qui les affaiblissent tandis que les allemands se recentrent.
Une artillerie allemande de renfort s'installent dans les forêt au centre.
Les alliés attaquent à gauche, enfoncent le front en subissant de lourdes pertes mais faute de carte ne peuvent prendre l'un des carrefours.
Les panzers arrivent et terminent des unités alliés au centre.
Les alliers ont tentés de prendre l'église, mais les allemands...
Les alliers ont tentés de prendre l'église, mais les allemands les ont éliminés facilement aissi que les trois unités blindés incomplets. Par la suite les renforts blindés ont terminés le travaille.
PBEM Grand Campaign
Axis 3 rsv, rolled FLG,FLG, and put two s...
PBEM Grand Campaign
Axis 3 rsv, rolled FLG,FLG, and put two sandbags
Allies 1 rsv, rolled GRE,FLG, and called out an artillery
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German started with a quite strong hands - Attack Right, TFH, 1-1-1, and BEL, but without early reinforcement and with Allies brought an additional infantry and artillery, the battle was almost impossible to win for them.
Even though the BEL was able to destroy a 1-fig tank, but with great cards in hand still nothing much they can do to watch an outnumbered enemies started closing them in and crippled them one by one.
In the later turn, a brave attack on the left side by the German was ambushed and two units quickly were killed. By the time German have the chance to brought out a panzer reinforcement, it was all too late as the center infantry finally occupied an objective and won them the game in a fast-paced-8-turns game.
Kills Ratio
Axis 12 : Allies 20
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Campaign score for AIRBORNE OPERATION
Axis 6(0) : Allies 10(-1)
Axis get an elite infantry unit and hammer the Allies with air s...
Axis get an elite infantry unit and hammer the Allies with air strikes. Allies nearly put it away twice, but each time the Axis cuts them back down. The armor finally shows and mops the Allies up for a win.
Grande campagne avec Airpack.
Les belges placent un obstacle a...
Grande campagne avec Airpack.
Les belges placent un obstacle antichars avec le jet de réserve sur le pion Exit ! Les allemands obtiennent une unité de Panzers et une unité d'infanterie à faire entrer en cours de partie.
La bataille est rude, les adversaires prudents. Les belges réussissent à balayer les défenses allemandes jusqu'à Nives. Les ardennais éliminent les premières positions au centre et à droite. Dans l'action, les panzers de réserve sont détruits. Les alliés gagnent avant l'arrivée des renforts mais aucun objectif n'est atteint.
les allemands ont bien resisté au centre malgré des attaques à répétition infligeant des pertes permettant d'avoir recours au deux unités de blindés qui ont permises de faire basculer tout juste la partie.
Air pack utilisé
2 jetons utilisé côté alliés
Le joueur...
Air pack utilisé
2 jetons utilisé côté alliés
Le joueur alliés à perdu beaucoup de troupes à causes de retraites impossibles, trop nombreux au même endroits c' est belges et français!!!
alors que le joueur alliés menait 4-3, la destruction de la dernière figurine d' une unité à échouer...puis en un tour, reprise de la médaille objectif temporaire puis destruction de 2 unités alliés qui avaient déjà bien soufferte...
bilan 5-3 pour l' axe avec de la chance au dé tous de même...
Les alliés attaquent violemment au centre, investissent les boi...
Les alliés attaquent violemment au centre, investissent les bois mais ne prennent pas les villes-objectifs, les panzers arrivent en toute fin. Victoire partagée: les allemands ont tenu les villes mais ils ont consommé 2 réserves de campagne pour y parvenir!
Even though the Germans managed to get their Armor reinforcement...
Even though the Germans managed to get their Armor reinforcements, they were already far enough behind in the medal count that it didn't matter, they were doomed.
This was a really fun battle and was really close!
This scenario is good - tense and exciting - but should be playe...
This scenario is good - tense and exciting - but should be played to 5 flags.
Very tactical initially - the Germans withdrew to the line of towns and the Allies crept up in all sections. Then it all kicked off at once! The Axis could have won with some excellent cards.
Balance may be closer if the Allies lose a flag for losing all 3 of their 1 figure armoured units?
The Germans again attempted to flee off the board, using the ter...
The Germans again attempted to flee off the board, using the terrain for cover. While a good tactic, they were thwarted by bad card draws and a particularly obnoxious string of "Ground Interdiction" by Allied air craft.
The Germans tried something entirely different, they used a coll...
The Germans tried something entirely different, they used a collection of good cards (Infantry Assault, Behind Enemy Lines, etc.) to run off the board through the center exit point. They managed to inflict enough damage that they were able pull off a win.
Assuming my French is correct, "- Les unités blindées à une f...
Assuming my French is correct, "- Les unités blindées à une figurine représentent les blindés belges T-13 ou T-15 qui accompagnaient les chasseurs ardennais. Leur destruction ne compte pas pour une médaille." means that the Axis do not get medals for the units labeled "1."
The only advantage the Axis seem to have in this scenario is the dense terrain, which offsets the armor advantage the Allies have, especially if three of the units do not count for medals.
