I’m playing the French in the early campaign: The French 3rd Colonial Division is one of the best in my French Army; “B” rated, 12,727 men with 24 guns. They begin the game with their 1st Brigade having walked right into the cauldron, surrounded by the German 12th Infantry Division on the right and the impassible Semois River on the left. They take heavy hits right from the get-go. “Ardennes Start” (attached) shows the situation and a typical German pop, this one for 192 men on the 1st Brigade. You’ll lose over 1000 men on the 1st turn and the hits just keep on coming. The question is: Do you rescue them or bid those fellows adieu? I felt honor bound to attempt a rescue with the 3nd Brigade of the 3rd Division and a sharp fight ensued which lasted the whole of Day 1. "Ardennes@1400” shows this action. This is the French and Germans toe to toe! The French 3nd Brigade was able to take the high ground and dish out some good punishment to German forces (note the broken German units). However the French 1st Brigade's perimeter is closing rapidly (see 1400 map). French engineers are rushed to the front to build a bridge and escape route. The bridge is finally built on the morning of Day 2 (see “Rescued”) and the remnants of the 3rd Brigade are extracted with a loss of 3,247 men in the 1st Brigade and all 24 guns, and 1,122 men in the 3rd Brigade. Total divisional losses are 4,530 men, with the Division down to 8,191 men and we ain’t out of the woods yet. I’ll keep you posted.
jonny :cool2:
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