The British strategy was to rush in and eliminate or force surrender of the Italians. The Italian approach was to use the AT guns and maneuver to avoid being adjacent. In the end, the British were able to eliminate 27 steps, but accurate Italian AT fire resulted in the loss of 4 steps during the process. The short engagement ended in a draw, with neither side achieving all victory conditions. The British should have spread out their forces as they approached the column while staying out of range of the AT guns.