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RobW (It) vs Retkit (Aust) - Deleay vs Advance
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:29 pm
by 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.....
Italian Turn 1
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:11 pm
by 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
Italian Turn 2
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:42 am
by 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
Italian Turn 3
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 12:35 pm
by 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
End of the road
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:02 pm
by 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 !
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 1:49 pm
by RobW
I admit, I messed this up from the start - buying too many ATGs without checking the range......you live and learn