1100 – German engineers make to move across the river. French forces scramble eastward from Etalle to intercept.

1115 – Germans begin to cross the river as the German HMGs provide covering fire from the village of Sirvy. French reinforcements advance their armoured cars and motorcycles from the west

1130 – Germans in trouble as their AT Gun is stuck at the river. The trucks are hit by the P178 armoured car’s 25mm guns and are lost in the river along with the AT Guns! German Leichter Panzerspähwagen SdKfZ 221 reduced by the P178 reinforcements.

Note: Germans are already in trouble with their only AT weapony knocked out. The French armoured cars will be very hard to eliminate now. Hindsight suggests that they should have left the AT Gun in village if they proceed with a plan of fording the river.

1145 – French 25mm Portee hit by HMG and mortars and routs. French reinforcements proceed to Sirvy.

1200 – German motorcycles assault the French (assault columns 13 to 9) but the attack goes terribly wrong! (German roll 1, French roll 6) Motorcycles reduced

1215 – French armoured cars and motorcycles retreat back toward the bridges after demoralizing the German forces in Sirvy. German motorcycle flees the assault south of the river

1230 - 1300 – German assaults south of the river make little progress. Eventually, the German HMGs make their way across the open to the northern bridge.

1315 – German HMGs make a dash for the bridge and lose half a platoon.

1330 – Germans infantry assaults the armoured cars which are hit by anti-tank weapony and further reduced. The surviving armoured cars attempt to flee and eliminated!

German HMG platoon sees the success of the GD Infantry and has a miraculous rally.

1345 – German troops assault the roadblock. The French HMG panics and is disrupted. German PzI enters from the north and German offboard artillery is available.

Half the German HMG platoon on the road is eliminated.

1400 – PzI hit by Anti-tank fire. No effect. French abandon the roadblock and are eliminated.

The fight east of the town continues and finally the French are overrun, demoralized and flee. The French DGN is reduced by the German engineers

1415 – French forces in Etalle fire on the advancing Germans causing casualties and killing the German Lieutenant. The German forces are out of command and cannot combat move (advance)!

1430 – Demoralized DRG eliminated by German artillery

FRENCH MAJOR VICTORY (18 - 10 VPs)

An interesting fluid battle makes me look forward to delving more into France 1940.

Original pictoral report at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/526266/