In playtesting this one I used a very compact French defense and the Italians had some lost halftracks and numerous morale failures. This time I tried a forward French defense with the guns up front with the idea of causing significant morale issues and hopefully some fun shots at the halftracks. All I can say is that if you roll like I did, don't use that approach. Pack in your defense and make the Italian player come to you.

I went back to this one because it is a nice compact scenario and forces the Italian player to make some tough choices since he has 26 units (13 ground and 13 halftracks) and only 5 leaders. Any leader losses will be a significant issue for the Italians.

In any event, I had no bad luck whatsoever for the Italians. There were only a few step losses (3) and the leaders were high quality and generally made their morale checks. The units themselves. On the other side of the hill the French were having a very tough time of it.

By the time I hit turn 15 the Italians had already cleared their sixth 40m hill hex and were dominating the French completely. At that point the French commander signaled to abandon the heights and make for the west. They would have to fight another day.

This is still a fun little scenario and the Blackshirt pieces are just fun to play with. The scenario itself is probably tilted towards the Italians so if you are playing with a newer player give the newer player the Italians. If you are playing solo try to gain the 6th 40m hill hex by turn 15 for a major victory. All in all, though, a pleasant and short little scenario and a great excuse to use the Blackshirt pieces.