Brett & Vince's C&C Kings Officers 1940-41 Campaign Diary

[Brett Nicholson]

With 9 turns left to go the main attack on the larger hill is getting worn down and starting to dissolve but with some luck, if the smaller, southwestern hill can be taken quickly enough then those forces may be able to link up and reinforce the others further north. But time is running out. Colonel Blimpty is not faring so well attempting to hold the front lines together and the overall British commander has taken ill from a bad batch of battlefield grog but nonetheless satisfied with the results thus far; especially with losses being a lot lighter than expected.

The battle so far has been successful for the British but not quite a "shock and awe" rollover. There aren't too many "easy" targets left but I did notice that one platoon of L6/40s have edged in a little too close to the Rolls Royce and MkVIs, threatening to attempt relief of the smaller hill. But the A10 tanks have caught sight of that so there may be one final armored showdown before this one is finished. I think we will both be happy with the outcome of this one but the real trial will be with Bardia on the horizon; facing actual entrenchments rather than dug-in units.