Gallic Counterpunch ETO (id:#67238)
Montcornet, France 1940-05-17 ()
Designer: Gary Fortenberry
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
50%

Overview:

On the morning of 17 May, Colonel Charles de Gaulle received orders to attack toward Montcornet with the hastily assembled 4e Division Cuirassée. De Gaulle gathered approximately 85 tanks for the operation and the French forces began moving toward Montcornet from their assembly positions. Around noon, French armored units reached the outskirts of Montcornet and began their advance into the town and surrounding areas. Initial progress was made as German anti-tank defenses were overwhelmed in some sectors.
Attacker: French (46e Bataillon de Chars de Combat, 6th Demi Brigade, 4e Division Cuirassée and 4e Bataillon de Chasseurs Portés, 6e Armée)
Defender: German (Schützen-Regiment 1, Pioneer-Bataillon 37, and Panzer-Regiment 2, Panzer-Division 1 and FlaK-Bataillon 59)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:21
B1-bis x 6
S35 x 3
D2(L) x 3
H39 x 6
AMD 35 x 3
Renault AGR2 x 4

AFVs: D:6
PzKpfw IIIF x 3
PzKpfw IIID x 3

Guns: A:0
Fusil Antichar Boys ATR x 2
D:5
8.8cm FlaK 18
3.7cm PaK 35/36 x 4
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: Hills: NA, Roads: Paved, Grain in season
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-08-17(A) Jeff B vs Jeff Roloff German win7 hrsJeff moved all his tanks in threes. Turn 1 saw one trio make for the north to secure the VC road there, a trifecta of platoons move straight up the middle (the area I was most concerned about his wave of infantry entering), with the last trifecta of platoons south along the road. I was fully expecting a sweeping move from the south, so I set up all but one of my guns along this route. One of my 37Ls shocked an AC, and then proceeded to bust on its next attempt. Turn 2 saw the shocked tank become a confirmed kill, another blown up in my second AT gun's bore sighted hex, and my 88 brew up a B1. But on the bottom of the turn, unable to hit on its first shot and thinking its last target ever would be driving off, it overheated for good on an IF shot. Well...this wasn't looking too good. Turn 3 saw him get a bit aggressive trying to pave the way for his trucks, smashing an H39 into my broken gun's hex and bogging. He was taken out in CC by my crew, who broke shortly after and was eliminated. My last remaining visible gun down there was blown to bits with a CH. OK...really not looking good. Turn 4 saw him make for the bridge and me bring on my last gun in the area. It proceeded to immobilize a truck, but did nothing to hurt the passengers. It then proceeded to follow suit and break on its next shot. Good thing my tanks rolled on that turn because that crew was soon broken and dispatched as well. They entered in the SE and formed a line. Lucky for me I turned a 9-1 berserk, who proceeded to convert 1.5 squads to his cause in charging my marvelously MG-laden row of metal. They were shot to bits on Turn 5. We proceeded to exchange tank-for-tank. Thankfully the one I lost had already managed to break its MA, soon to be joined by my 9-2 tank's gun. All those beautiful MGs broke up his infantry pretty well and he could only sneak enough men over the bridge to grab the first three buildings. Meanwhile I was wining the tank battle despite breaking yet another gun, and by the end of Turn 6 two more French tanks were scrap. So in the end he came up short in VP (19-29), and was blown out of the water in CVP (14-44). All this despite my horrific luck with my guns. I really didn't care for this scenario, as it's mostly all about guessing correctly with the gun placement vs the approach.
2026-08-16(A) Jeffrey Laird vs Jim Risher French winJeff Laird and Steve Newman (French) vs. Jim Risher (German)
2026-08-02(D) Diane Spangler vs Lawrence SpanglerD French win
2026-04-05(D) Camille Garek vs Jean-Pascal PAOLI German win3 hrs
2026-03-29(A) fabrizio da pra vs Sebastiano Caltabiano French win
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Estimated Play time: 9.6 hours
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