Tag: 1940
The Green Hell of Inor Unboxing
The Green Hell of Inor is Le Franc Tireur's (LFT) attempt at bringing 2 weeks of epic fighting that took place in the Ardennes Forest during the very first days of Fall Gelb, the invasion of France.
ASL AAR: Last Defense Line (A94/235)
AAR by: John Knowles
Advanced Squad Leader AAR: Last Defense Line (A94/235)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: May 15, 1940
Location: Bouvellemont, France
Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiment 1, Panzer Division 1)
Defender: French (152ème Régiment d'Infanterie, 15ème Division d'Infanterie)
By dusk on the 14th, the Germans had established three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage: the breaking of the...
Stew’s Replays: Fighting at Worlds Edge (U20/239)
AAR by: Stephen “Stew” Stewart
Stew’s Replays: Fighting at Worlds Edge (U20/239)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: May 28, 1940
Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway
Attacker: Norwegian / French (1er Bataillon, 13ème Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère/6th Norwegian Division/342ème Compagnie Autonome de Chars de Combat)
Defender: German (Bataillon 2, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139, Gebirgsjäger-Division 3)
With the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command...
ASL AAR: Ad Hoc At Beaurains (91)
AAR by: John Knowles
Advanced Squad Leader AAR: Ad Hoc At Beaurains (91)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: May 21, 1940
Location: Beaurains, France
Attacker: British (4th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment)
Defender: German (Panzer Division 7)
Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans were able to stop the foot soldiers but the British armor...
ASL AAR: The Bridge At Verdalsora (J36)
AAR by: John Knowles
Advanced Squad Leader AAR: The Bridge At Verdalsora (J36)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: April 21, 1940
Location: Verdalsöra, Norway
Attacker: German (1st Battalion, 138th Gebirgsjäger Regiment)
Defender: Norwegian / British (Machine Gun Squadron, 2nd Dragoons/55th Field Company, Royal Engineers)
After landing at Namsos, the British goal was to make contact with the Norwegians at Verdalsöra where a strategic bridge crossed...
Advanced Squad Leader AAR – A Real Barn Burner (J183)
AAR by: Neal Ulen & Scott Rowland
Advanced Squad Leader AAR - A Real Barn Burner (J183)
Here's the historical situation:
Attacker: French (35ème Regiment d'Infanterie, 14ème Division d'Infanterie)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Regiment 184, Infanterie-Division 86)
In contrast to their comrades to the west, the French Aisne River front held firm against the German attacks in May. The 14éme division d’infanterie, one of the best...