Author	treadasaurusrex (France)
Method	VASSAL
Victor	France
Participants	CavDo
Play Date	2023-02-14
Language	English
Scenario	LCDT001

This was a fast-paced, 2-session play-through with the undaunted, CavDo, ably leading the American invaders. I led the under-equipped Vichy French defenders in this introductory scenario. We used the excess initiative and extended assault optional rules, and experimented with these 2 house rules, which made for much smoother unit movement: 1) Road Movement for Mechanized & Foot Units All FOOT & MECHANIZED units may move on roads at the rate of 1/2 a Movement Point (MP) per road hex, just like MOTORIZED units, and 2) Standard Movement for Mechanized Units All mechanized units may move through clear hexes at a movement cost of only 1 movement point (MP) per hex, instead of 1 1/2. Add one to this cost if moving up or down slopes hexes. Unexpectedly, the French drew a better set of leaders than the Americans. Together, we threw only 9 combat 7-die rolls.

As others have reported, French armor established itself in the town. The Americans came on in two groups from the north edges of the battle map and were able to push out the French garrison by the end of game turn 4 in a series of costly close range firefights & close assaults. This effort was characterized by multiple US morale failures and the elimination of a platoon of Stuarts. With the onset of limited visibility, and the arrival of reinforcements, the French mounted a spirited counter attack and regained the town in the penultimate game turn after fierce fighting. The result was a hard-fought, French victory.

This was a fun-to-play, introductory scenario that is suitable for both SHARED and SOLO play. I give it a 4.