WWII in the desert

 People away for lots of reasons, so just me & SteveJ tonight.  We had a desertrt on the table, so added some detail & found two ready made armies on the shelves.
Italians: SteveJ defending.
British: Jim attacking.
Rules: Camp Cromwell Mech War.

The Iralians are dug in around theb oasis.
The Brits are moving up under the cover of ridges. 

The Crusaders tally ho around to the left to take on the M14's.
The Brit inf move up onto the ridge & engage in a fire fight with the Fusileri with the supprt from their artillery & bugs. 

The 25pdrs range in before the Italian artillery & hep their Infantry get the upper hand on the right of their line. But the right of the Itakian line has an M14 for support & that part is indecisive.
In the tanld uel, the Italins gained an advantage when their first shot as the Crusaders moved up was blessed with hot dice & the Crusaders are not getting the luck they need to strike back. 

The brit tansk have been destroyed for small loss.
The Brit inf on the right make a desperate charge at the weakened Italians on that end of the line, but the dice gods favoured the Italians there too & the Hail Mary move failed.
With no armour left & heavy infantry losses, the Brits conceed the battle.

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