Chain of Command "30 Day's to Dunkirk" Flank Attack at Gorre

Another play test for Jerry's PSC set in 1940. This time I had the defending BEF while Jerry took the attacking Germans.

The 1939 BEF Platoon is rather small even at full strength with a mere 27 men in total. Here Lieutenant Sadlier leads his brave band forwards:

With 12 supports available I chose a Vickers VC tank, a 1pdr anti-tank gun, a pre-game barrage, an extra senior leader, some AA MG and a single section of barbed wire. Things started well for the Brits with an 11 force morale compared to the Germans mere 8. The British were defending the top left of the table with the Germans attacking from the right and bottom of the table:

A German section appears in the farm complex:

Another German section deployed from the fields and headed towards the town:

The Vickers VB arrives and opens upon the Germans as they attempt to cross the field. The Germans appear reluctant to advance:

A Panzer III takes a long range shot at the Vickers, hits it, but fails to do much damage:

The Vickers continues to mow down the advancing German squad:

The Germans make it to the town but the Vickers crosses the hedge and guns them down breaking the squad:

Unfortunately for the Vickers a Panzer 38t arrives and forces the Vickers crew to bail out:

Meanwhile a British section in the barn has been exchanging fire with the German squad in the farm, The Panzer III has advanced but well placed smoke has largely prevented it from firing:

The 1 pdr anti tank gun deploys and fires at the Panzer 38t. Despite hitting it several times the fire has little effect illustrating how poor the British AT capability is:

The British place more smoke to block the Panzer 38t as they will soon have the Panzer III to deal with:

A second British section deploys along the hedge behind the barn. Two German squads are moving up to engage them:

The British open fire on the German squad in the open. The results are disappointing and it is looking grim for the section:

The British mortar drops more smoke to block most of the Germans from firing:

The Germans launch a handgrenaten attack, the odds are heavily in favour of the British though especially after they interrupt the attack and fire on the Germans at point blank range:

Only one German survives and he flees leaving a wounded senior officer behind. The remaining two Brits and a wounded corporal hold the hedge but are pinned:

German force morale is now down to 2 but the British have taken heavy losses. Out of sight the Panzer III and Panzer 38t have pinned the 1 pdr anti tank gun leaving the British with no answer to the German armour. Despite the large force morale difference in their favour the British will have to hope to finish off the last German squad before the German tanks wipe them out:

The last British section and Lieutenant Sadlier deploy. Opening fire on the Germans opposite and with some help from the pinned section next to them they manage to kill the German senior leader breaking the German's morale:

The surviving Germans prepare to flee:

An interesting game with the British only just winning, even when Jerry was down to 2 force morale I wasn't confident of winning as I could do nothing to his tanks and I had very few men left. The Vickers VC did well to take down one German squad by itself, aided by their reluctance to move despite Jerry urging them forwards!

I think there is one more game in the campaign, if Dave and Jerry play it I'll be interested to hear how it went or perhaps I will play it.