Up Against the Wal Wal |
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Poor tactics crush the Italian chances in this one. A medium-size force of Dubats with copious amounts of 1934-era air support and the chance of some light armor arriving late are trying to hold a four-hex fort against a large force of Ethiopian regulars with some Provincial Irregular help. Half of the Italian garrison marches out of the fort to delay the Ethiopian advance, but are hindered by their own short range weapons (1 hex)and an ammunition shortage. The Ethiopian forces swarm the Dubats; they have enough leaders to recover any disrupted or demoralized assault troops and plenty of fresh troops to keep feeding into the assaults on the advance guard, and in half an hour the Italian advance guard is eliminated. The Italians can cause disruptions, but don't have the firepower or the range to kill anything. Armor reinforcements show up too late to help defend against the final assault on the fort. All in all, a nice lesson on how to handle a force with inferior morale in an offensive. |
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