"Western Desert 1940, after the Italian advance into Egypt. A British counter attack takes place. An Armoured thrust with Air Support on a Italian held ridge".
I would take the Brits & SPAV the Italians. This one took place a while back, I've nearly caught up with posting our Battle Reports.
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Heartbreak Pass, the Brits would attack from the east,
the Italians would defend the western road.
Italian reinforcements would arrive from 3 random spots (N, S & W). |
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| Infantry & Anti-Tank guns cover the ridge. |
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| Brit Recon. |
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| Also on the southern flank. |
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Straight down the middle....
TALLY HO!!!!! |
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| Vickers Light Tanks, Cruisers & Matildas. |
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| A Smoke Barrage blots the Big Italian 90mm Gun. |
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| Italian Anti-Tank guns are revealed. |
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| A Vickers Light Tank is destroyed. |
TURN TWO
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| I planned to wipe the Italians off the ridge... |
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| TALLY HO!! |
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| Ger into them..... |
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| The Brit A/C's try to outflank the ridge. |
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| It's looking good for the British attack. |
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| Strike an Italian Anti-Tank gun.... |
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| ...& another! |
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Italian reinforcements...
Oh No! The arrive from the northern pass.
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| There may be trouble ahead.... |
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| A Kill & a Bail Out. |
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| The Italian 90mmm is just as effective as a Jerry 88. |
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| Two more Brit Tanks brew up. |
TURN THREE
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| Come on the Brylcream Boys! |
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| Brit reinforcements arrive. |
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| Bren Carriers armed with Boys Anti-Tank Rifles... |
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| However the Air Strike is Pants.... |
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| ATTACK! |
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| More Bren Carriers bolster the southern flank. |
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| The A9 Cruiser has tons of MG's.. |
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Pile on the firepower!
However it's miss after miss for the Brits... |
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In Flames of War, Machine Guns mean lots of 6's have to be rolled...
It's another poor show for the Brits. |
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| I'm banking on the Matilda 3" Howitzer... |
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DISAPPOINTED.
More poor die rolls. |
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SPAV is puuuuriinnngg..
Another great reinforcement roll.
The Tankettes arrive from the southern pass. |
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| Hordes of Italian Tankettes arrive on the western edge. |
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YER JOKING AREN'T YER?????
Another cracking reinforcement roll.
Italian Tanks from the northern pass. |
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| Lets go hunting Tommies... |
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| There is DEFINITLY trouble ahead... |
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Satellite View....
A mighty scrap is in progress. |
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| The Italian Tankettes have a go... |
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| The Italian A/C's spy an opportunity... |
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| The Italian Tanks will make short work of the Bren Carriers. |
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Hits pour into the Vickers Light Tanks,
BUT there is British hope with some superb saving rolls. |
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| One of the Infantry Trucks brews up. |
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| These Italian Tanks are OK in 1940... |
TURN FOUR
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| COME ON THE ROYAL AIR FORCE... |
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Loads of hits for both sides, at this stage of the war though,
the FIREPOWER saves are easy to make for both sides.. |
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| The Matildas proved disappointing.. |
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| The Infantry dismount from the trucks... |
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The Plan is out of the window,
The Brits are reacting to the Italian moves now. |
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| The only thing attacking the ridge are the A/C's. |
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| The KILLER blow eludes the Brits again... |
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| Another poor British Airstrike, only two Infantry losses. |
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| The Vickers Light Tanks regroup & the attack is back on. |
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| TALLY HO!!!!!!! |
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| Despite a lot of Defensive fire, the Vickers overrun the Italian Guns... |
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| One more Italian casualty on the ridge. |
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| The Italian Infantry are going nowhere... |
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| RIGHT, the A9 Cruisers face off against the Italians... |
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| The Italians promptly line up &.... |
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| blow away all the A9's.... |
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| FIVE in one round. |
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PLUS the brave Vickers Light Tanks are finally stopped.
A KILL & three Bail Outs. |
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| The Company Commander issues new orders. |
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All HAIL SPAV...
The Battlefield is held by the Italians. |
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| The Italian troops break out into song... |
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| Raise the Banner High! |
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The DUCE is overjoyed.....lol!
At this rate Egypt will be Italian soon. |
