The British strategy was to move in quickly and force the Italians to surrender. The Italians planned on getting some accurate anti-tank fire from the guns scattered along their defensive line. They also expected to be able to move back as the tanks approached.

The four armored British squadrons approached quickly resulting in a lot of Italian surrenders, but very accurate AT fire soon took a serious toll on the British. By 1500, the British had lost 10 steps. The best they could do now was force a draw. They needed to eliminate 40 steps; they already had 34 with a couple of hours remaining. Now they had Italians scattering to the north and the chase was on.

By 1530, the British had met their victory conditions, eliminating 40 steps. The Italians were in disarray and scattered. The British had broken the line, but sustained too many step losses in the process. They had achieved a draw.

It appears that the primary reason that the British did not achieve victory was that they took too much risk. The armored cars and MkIVbs were vulnerable to the Italian guns. They should have stayed out of range until the 25-lbr could disrupt the 75mm AT guns.