In the predawn hours of January 30, 1943, units from the 2nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment were dug in on the 40 and 60-meter hills west of Faid. A combined bombardment unit comprised of 75mm guns and a mortar unit was on the 40-meter hill, Djebel Ksaira. Other ground units were in the rocky ground east of the 60-meter hill, Djebel Lessouda, and in Faid. German units from the Kampfgruppe Pfieffer, 21st Panzer Division moved in from the north and east under cover of darkness. They exchanged fire with French pickets on the north flank at 0415 hours. By 0500, the pickets were overcome and the Germans hit the minefields at the base of Djebel Lessouda. An hour later, a large German force in the south center survived the minefields around Faid and assaulted the French units there, which were overcome as dawn broke. The Germans moved west from the town and suppressed the combined bombardment group on Djebel Ksaira, which opened the road around the minefield. With Faid garrisoned and the road opened, the Germans continued up the slope on Djebel Lessouda in an attempt to eliminate the final French resistance. By 0900, the Germans controlled the entire field and eliminated the remaining French infantry shortly thereafter, resulting in a major German victory. The Germans have three objectives in this scenario: to control the town (Faid), the 60-meter hilltop, and to exit at least 15 steps. They have a large, mobile force with OBA and a good chance for air power on every turn; however, the OBA is essentially unusable without risk for the first 10-11 turns in the dark. The French may select air support on any six consecutive turns, which is this playthrough were turns 12-17. With many leaders for guidance, the Germans can move westward fairly quickly with no risk of return fire during the night turns. The French have multiple options for defense of the objectives, with options to either try to defend all for a major victory, or cede one or two to the Germans and accept either a French or German minor victory. The former option was tried in this playthrough with little success, and it seems that the French have to settle for a minor victory at best in this scenario due to the overwhelming German OOB and the cover of night allowing a clear advance for almost half the game. The Germans took Faid early for one objective, and exited 17 steps while they eliminated the French from the high hill. This was completed in 22 of the 24 turns, with total French elimination (28 steps) compared to a German loss of only 4 steps.