1914_1020_01s: The Unglamorous Struggle - FWWC 01 France '14
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| Rating: | 9.1 (1) |
| Games Played: | 1 |
| SM: | 6 |
| Turns: | 109 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Central Powers |
| Second Side: | Allied Powers |
La Bassee-Armentieres, France, 20th October 1914: The vicinity of La Bassee and Armentieres was the scene of heavy fighting in mid October as the British II Corps attempted to envelope the German northern flank in that area. But as the BEF II Corps' advance ground to a halt, Sir John French abandoned the attempt and issued another order. II Corps was to hold fast and I Corps, to the north at Ypres, was to carry out a turning movement that so many corps from Soissons to this place had already failed to do. Unfortunately, the Germans had different plans and on October 20th, the entire area from La Bassee to Armentieres erupted as they launched a mighty counter offensive aimed at undermining the salient forming at Ypres. A slow and unglamorous struggle ensued as the exhausted British and French troops gave their lives to hold this forgotten sector. [Size: medium] *See the notes document for information on scenario design decisions and historical notes.
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 von Nev |
Well Balanced | 7 |
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von Nev | vs. | burroughs |  |
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Allied Powers Major Loss | 12 | 108 |
We enjoyed the scenario but stopped early. Not sure if this was an issue, but on the Allied side through around 30 turns they did not receive any (meaning zero supply) scheduled supply even through it was on the reinforcement list since the first turn. The entire Allied army was in low supply status and did not have the ability to fire any artillery.
Two clicks to Armenticres and those were almost two clicks too far - the supply was really low, but I made a point it was quite historical on the scenario's part - in October every participant had to realize that nobody's going home before the leaves would fall and everything was going to be much costlier than anyone had expected before. The stocks were depleted and there were frantic actions to get whole countries on war footing, but the troops in the field were thrown against each other in consecutive bayonet attacks - the old guards in the command still falsely believed that cold steel and fighting spirit would prevail the harsh reality of emerging trench warfare.
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