RobW (It) vs Retkit (Aust) - Deleay vs Advance

[RobW]

June, 1941. Italy (delay) vs Austarlia (Advance). 3000pts, no air but other than that no limits.....

Map is Beda Fomm by Wild Bill...

Will post more later.....

[RobW]

The scene is set. Italian forces aroudn Beda Fomm are expecting an assault. The early dawn is shattered by a mass barrage that couses some of our less prepared units to run away.

The Barrage lifts and we wait......Italian smoke arrives, trying to control the Allies view of the field.

A few tentative probes. In the North I encounter some cavalry and a lost Greek truck with infantry in it. Take out 1 Greek cavalry unit (for the loss of a jeep) but manage to destroy the truck and force the crew & infantry to retreat

[RobW]

Massed Allied forces in the north - crusaders, armoured cars and cavalry. Manage to take out 1 armoured car and 2 crusaders. Elsewhere Allied artillery continues to pound the village in the center and mine is targeted at artillery smoke from his opening barrage - hope he didn'r move those 3" mortars

[RobW]

The Greek forces in the North, stengthend by Armoured cars and crusaders are pushing forwrd. Nothing I can get to them seems to last more than 5 minutes. IN the center a Matilda dispatches a gun limber and a flame tank but IO manage to retake the VH's.

Things do not look good for the Italians at the moment

[retkit]

Battle ends quickly, when the axis realizes that his efforts are doomed. Greek 17th motorize infantry bn. with Anzac Armor punches a hole wide enough in the south.

Northern flank : the Arab village is overrun by a company of Anzacs and a pair of Crusader I CS tanks.

It was a classical example of what allenby did to turks in 1917, when one flank pinned the opposing side while the mobile arm punched a hole and then moved to encircle the other side.

Of distinguished service were the AC of the recce. co of the RTR. They valiantly attacked the AT positions and destroyed a pair of flame tanks.

For King and Country !

[RobW]

I admit, I messed this up from the start - buying too many ATGs without checking the range......you live and learn