Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Ozzies v. Italins in the desert again

I tweaked yesterday's armies & terrain a little for tonight's battle.
Australians: Jim, Mitch & Mark.
Italians: SteveJ, Mike & Chris.

There are 3 objectives: The village, the hill top with the Sidi & the crossing of the wadi.
The Italians are on the far side. 
The Italians have their armour & artillery on the far flank, Fucilieri in the centre & Bersagliaeri on the near flank.
The Australians have artillery on the near flank & centre, one platoon infantry platoon on each flank & one in the centre, bugs on the far flank & Matildas in the centre. 
Part of the Italian armour is advancing through the oasis, the rest enagaging the Matildas which have wheeled right to face them.  The bugs have been moved to the centre to support the diggers advancing up the hill.  Another digger platoon is digging in on the wadi crossing as artillery bomards the Bersaglieri advancing on them.
The diggers in the oasis are being decimated by the Carri.  The matildas are whitling away the Cari facing them.  The diggers in the centre have charged over the hill top & routed one Fucuilieri platoon.  The diggers on the wadi crossing are hanging on desoite high casualtie, but the bugs have arrived to protect their right & the artillery is pounding the Bersaglieri on the left.
On the far flank the Carri have taken the oasis & turned to attack the Matildas.  In the centre the diggers have charged & broken the second Fucilieri platoon.  On the near flank the Bersaglieri are pinend down under the fire of the bugs & artillery.

In the next turn, the Matildas take out one Carri platoon but are then decimated by the platoon coming out of the oasis throwing 6's. But both Bersgliaeri platoons are finished off.  So the Italians have lost 5 of 8 platoons & fail army morale, so cannot advance.  The Australians have lost 3 of 8 platoons & hold 2 of 3 objectives.

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