Scenario 5: Battalion Level Opposing Sides French Under Gen. de Gaulle Germans Under Lt. Col. Dittman Situation French attacks against the flank of the German advance have been ordered with little conideration for coordination. Gen. de Gaulle's 4th DCM (Armored division) is to buy time for the French 6th Army to regroup and establish a defensive line to his rear. The town of Montcornet has been chosen as the goal for the attack. As morning breaks on May 17, de Gaulle's force rolls towards elements of the 1st Panzer division. Objective The French win a crushing victory if they take and hold both Lislet and Montcornet. If either the French or Germans only hold Lislet, it is a draw. The Germans win a crushing victory if they hold both Lislet and Montcornet at the game's conclusion. French OOB Gen. de Gaulle, CIC Elements Of 4 DCM 3 Char B Tank Platoons (regular) 6 R-35 Tank Platoons (regular) 1 25mm Anti-Tank gun Platoon (regular) Elements of 4th Chasseurs 6 Platoons Infantry (1 elite, 5 regular) 1 MG Platoon (elite) German OOB Lt. Col. Dittrnan, CIC Elements of 1st Panzer division 3 Motorcycle Platoons (regular) 1 PzKw II Platoon (elite) 2 37/45 Anti-Tank gun Platoons (regular) 3 Infantry Platoons (1 elite, 2 regular) 188/56 Anti-Tank/Aircraft Battery (elite) Reinforcements After appearance of Germans Additional Assets Arrive on Turn 2. 3 Infantry Platoons (1 elite, 2 regular) 2 PzKw IIIE Platoons Optional Cards French Remove Radio Contact Attempt. Add 1 Hunker Down/Snafu. Add 1 Brilliant Leader. German Add 1 Radio Contact Attempt. Add 1 Tactical Initiative. Special Rules German reinforcements arrive on the Additional Assets Arrive card on the north edge, west of Montcornet. Germans are Up 1 on any Radio Contact Attempt. Historical Background This is based on the actual engagement. General de Gaulle was unable to effectively threaten Guderian's left flank. In his diary, Guderian recorded the attack: "An enemy tank company, which tried to enter the town from the south-west was taken prisoner." Terrain: Hill: Type III, Lislet: Type II, Montcornet: Type III, Woods: Type III, River: Type III Germans set up first. 88/56 battery deploys on hill. No more than 1/3 of starting forces deploy between lines a-a and b-b. French set up second, enter on south edge. Related One-Drous Chapter: Piquet Master Rules: Designer's Notes Interview: Bob Jones, Piquet Designer For More Information www.piquet.com imac100@aol.com Back to List of One-Drous Chapters: Historical Rules Back to Master One-Drous Chapters List Magazine articles and contents are copyrighted property of the respective publication. All copyrights, trademarks, and other rights are held by the respective magazines, companies, and/or licensors, with all rights reserved. MagWeb, its contents, and HTML coding are © Copyright 1998 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com