Today we played scenario two from the Too Fat Lardies Gembloux Gap pint sized campaign book. In this scenario the French are defending but have to blow up two culverts; a tricky proposition in the face of an aggressive German force.
Lt. D. Bukkanarn surveys the smaller of the two culvert objectives, while Lt. Malcolm Bowen discusses the demolition of the small culvert with the British demolition team.
The Germans deployed two sections hoping to rush the nearest culvert but the French managed to deploy a section there in defence.
The Germans rushed a section forward under covering fire to secure the farm. However the French brought on a second section and poured fire into the building causing casualties.
The firepower the French brought onto the occupants of the farm was devastating and soon they retired in disarray.
This however opened the way for the Germans to bring down a mortar barrage, with a 5th columnist sowing misinformation as to where the French were to go.
The French found a tank from somewhere and in response the Germans deployed their last section and an infantry gun to hopefully take and hold the centre of the table.
The French finally set the charges on the culvert by the farm but the mortar barrage had been particulary bad, especially for the engineers who decided to scarper. With the mortar barrage now lifted and a double turn the Germans launched an attack on the culvert, wiping out the French and riping out the charges.
At this point the French morale had dropped to zero so the survivours bugged out leaving the way open for the German armour.
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