Dyle Crossing 15 May 1940: the Flank attack

The moat and house of the Chateau de Laurensart provide the centrepiece of the British position in "Scenario I."  Although this actually provides very little cover for the British there is a blockhouse covering the route to the bridge road.
The British have added a few entrenchments facing the river, having been in position here since the 12th.  The Dyle is counted as a major Obstacle, the wooded hills as Broken ground and the marshy area as heavy going.   

The Germans have captured both Bois de Valee and Gastuche in the patrol phase, as well as the Paper Mill during infiltration.  They may therefore use the southern table edge as well as the eastern one.  The Scenario here is Attack and Defend.

Oberst von Wießmehr has elected to attack using a platoon of his 31st Division, supported by a tripod mounted MG42 and crew.  Using that weapon over the embankment may cause the British some problems.

Colonel Quilp has deployed a platoon of the 2nd Durhams here to block this route to the bridge.

Once again my battle board stands in for the terrain.  I`m using the stream across the centre as the railway line and embankment, the road north of the Chateau as the Dyle, and the field boundary around the Chateau as its moat.  The corn field on the southern edge is the marshy ground.

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Once again the Germans used their superior firepower to dominate the battlefield. whilst flanking the position at the Chateau.  Fought at Durham wargames group I neglected to take any pictures!

German losses 1 section.
British losses 2 sections and 14 men surrendered. 

The Germans have a dominant position going in to the battle for the bridge.