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Piper to the End Road to Dunkirk #10
(Attacker) Germany	vs	Britain (Defender)

Formations Involved

	Total
Side 1	3
Draw	2
Side 2	0

Overall Rating, 6 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.17
Scenario Rank: 762 of 1093

Parent Game	Road to Dunkirk
Historicity	Historical
Date	1940-05-20
Start Time	07:30
Turn Count	22
Visibility	Day
Counters	82
Net Morale	1
Net Initiative	3
Maps	2: 120, 122
Layout Dimensions	86 x 28 cm 34 x 11 in
Play Bounty	155
AAR Bounty	168
Total Plays	5
Total AARs	1

Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Rear Guard
Urban Assault

Conditions
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Smoke
Terrain Mods

Scenario Requirements & Playability
Road to Dunkirk	Base Game

Introduction
First Battalion, Tyneside-Scottish/Black Watch formed the right flank of 23rd Infantry Division’s 70th Brigade. Abandoning the Canal du Nord line on the 19th, they marched westwards to defend the Arras-Doullens road. They reached Saulty, on foot and exhausted. The battalion regrouped with 660 men along with 75 new recruits having just completed seven weeks of training. They took up their positions during the night and at 0730 the panzers attacked.

Introduction

First Battalion, Tyneside-Scottish/Black Watch formed the right flank of 23rd Infantry Division’s 70th Brigade. Abandoning the Canal du Nord line on the 19th, they marched westwards to defend the Arras-Doullens road. They reached Saulty, on foot and exhausted. The battalion regrouped with 660 men along with 75 new recruits having just completed seven weeks of training. They took up their positions during the night and at 0730 the panzers attacked.

Conclusion
Only days before the Tyneside Scottish had been assigned to airfield building; they now faced German tanks with only their rifles and bayonets. Over the same ground where Tyneside Scottish pipers had led the troops over the top in July 1916, the pipes again skirled and the Scots again died. Within hours the battalion had ceased to exist, having delayed the German advance at the cost of entire companies dead or captured.

Conclusion

Only days before the Tyneside Scottish had been assigned to airfield building; they now faced German tanks with only their rifles and bayonets. Over the same ground where Tyneside Scottish pipers had led the troops over the top in July 1916, the pipes again skirled and the Scots again died. Within hours the battalion had ceased to exist, having delayed the German advance at the cost of entire companies dead or captured.

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0). AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement. AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1). Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2). Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3) Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0). Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3). Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3). AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42). AFV's may Dig In (16.2). Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present. Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC) Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle

Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Display Errata (4)

4 Errata Items
	All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

Display AARs (1)

Heroic Scots Crushed Again.

Author	treadasaurusrex (Germany)
Method	VASSAL
Victor	Germany
Participants	Miguelibal
Play Date	2025-06-04
Language	English
Scenario	RtDk010

Another unbalanced RTD scenario with precious little chance of the Scots coming away with anything better than a draw. This was a 4-session play through with the able, clever & considerate, Miguelibal as the brave British commander of the doomed Scots, in this case - the 1st BN of the Tyneside-Scottish/Black Watch troops - a portion of the 23rd Infantry Division’s 70th Brigade. I led that attacking Teutonic Horde. Both sides drew middling leaders.

As is typical of RTD scenarios, the Germans held all the cards in this one. Tanks in combined arms attacks vs bayonets on SMLE rifles was the order of the day. A surprisingly, hard-fought battle with an almost inevitable German win on the 19th game turn. Very few Scots survived this one, and losing there senior leader during game turn 11 was the straw that broke the camel's back, and led to the start of a rout.

I can see what this one has not had benefit of a written AAR filing. The Germans simply lurched along after crushing one British stronghold after another with combined arms attacks, that led to lots of die rolling before the higher morale Jerries eventually pushed on. The only hope for the Allied side in this one the solace of 8 FOW-shortened, game turns.

Not play tested properly and too one-sided in my humble opinion for SHARED play. Save this one for SOLO play, only.

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