Panzer Grenadier Battles on May 19th:
Conquest of Ethiopia #30 - Ras Destà Strikes Again Fall of France 2 #28 - Sidi Brahim Again
Fall of France 1 #30 - Sidi Brahim Again Fall of France 2 #29 - Route Charlemagne
Fall of France 1 #31 - Holding the Flank Swallows of Death #22 - Fleeting Success
Fall of France 2 #27 - Allez! De Gaulle! Swallows of Death #23 - Stuck on the Sambre
#5 Fast Divisions
Author Juiceman
Method Solo
Victor Czechoslovakia
Play Date 2022-11-01
Language English
Scenario PiOT005

Buyer beware, this is a massive scenario, 8 maps, 453 counters, of which 134 are trucks, yes trucks (76 German, 58 Czech) and 74 total leaders on both sides all for a meeting engagement.

Two key victory conditions help concentrate the fighting, control of the lone N-S road (20vp) as well as control of each town hex (24vp), along with the usual steps eliminated and each side has exit victory points they can earn, which neither side was able to achieve since all of their units were engaged in trying to control the N-S road & all the town hexes they could capture.

The German infantry marched up the N-S road once again clashed with their Czech counterparts but could not advance deeper into map 25 once the Czech armor come into play, the Pak36s tried to redress the balance but once spotted they were pounded into twisted metal by Czech mortar and OBA fire. The supporting PzIIs tried to set up the crossfire bonus but were overwhelmed by the Czech LT35 light tanks.

On one flank the recon forces from both sides duked it out, the Czechs had a mixed force of cavalry and bicycle troops supported by two companies of LT34 light tanks along with a company of armored cars. The Germans met this force with a battalion of motorcycle troops, supported by an infantry company and armored cars. They fought for the town on map 1, with the Germans getting to the town first with fighting going back and forth before the Germans were pushed out of the town near the end of the game.

The remaining German forces, a battalion of PzIs supported by two infantry companies tried holding onto the town on map 3 against a determined Czech attack consisting of engineers, a motorcycle company supported by two companies of LT35 light tanks, needless to say the German infantry fought hard for the town but the PzIs were no match for the light tanks, even with supporting Pak36s.

Overall not a bad scenario, a number of different unit types which made play interesting, making the extra counters was a pain, unless you can play it on Vassal.

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