Author	plloyd1010 (Italy)
Method	VASSAL
Victor	Italy
Participants	NBGB
Play Date	2019-10-09
Language	English
Scenario	AfKo015

I don't think this scenario was completely baked out. The tank leaders for the 11th Hussars and the reinforcement instructions seem to indicate that. The real flaws lie in that neither side has an offensive objective and victory is based on not taking losses.

The British start with an armored car squadron an the edge sight for a small group of Italians. The Italian main group is about 3 turns march away to the north. I quickly pulled into a defensive knot and started digging while my L3's interposed themselves between my motor column and the British. My tankettes got an opportunity when they were able to assault a lone Rolls Royce. The result was one step loss for my opponent and a demoralized tankette for me. Combat was broken off. I was left trying to recover the L3, my opponent waiting for reinforcements.

The L3 never does recover. On turn 13 the British reinforcements arrive. The demoralized L3 runs from the A9. The other L3's abandon it as they maneuver in support of the central position. The A9 does eventually kill the demoralized L3. The British chase of the L3 and surrounding of the hedgehog has brought British armor in range of my 77mm gun, but before I get my first shot off, FoW ends the turn. Next turn I take a chunk out of another armored car and British armor starts to close in.

The British attack leads to some Italian morale problems, including the loss of 20mm portee gun. (It panics and falls victim to the A9.) By now the the British have run out of time and the Italian position has survived. The British have lost a couple more steps, bring their total to 4, while Italy has lost 3.

I used to note in various books and articles how the Italians were often derided deploying in defensive infantry formations in the desert. It is poor tactic of course, but there seemed to be no other option in this case. At least I got to put a new flag on my map.