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Rebaa Oulad Yahia An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed #3
(Defender) Italy	vs	France (Attacker)

Formations Involved
France		7e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains
Italy		1ª Divisone Fanteria "Superga"

	Total
Side 1	0
Draw	0
Side 2	0

Overall Rating, 0 votes
5 4 3 2 1 0
Scenario Rank: --- of 936

Parent Game	An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed
Historicity	Historical
Date	1942-12-16
Start Time	08:00
Turn Count	18
Visibility	Day
Counters	40
Net Morale	0
Net Initiative	1
Maps	2: 77, 79
Layout Dimensions	56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in
Play Bounty	220
AAR Bounty	222
Total Plays	0
Total AARs	0

Battle Types
Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault

Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Smoke

Scenario Requirements & Playability
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed	Base Game

Introduction
The Dorsal Mountains - the eastern extension of the Atlas Mountains of northern Algeria - dominate northern Tunisia as well. The Germans controlled the high ground where the Dorsals' Eastern and Western branches met, giving them an excellent observation point overlooking any Allied drive on Tunis. To prepare for the main effort scheduled for Christmas Day, the Allies needed to clear and seize the heights. The 7th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment drew the honor of occupying Rebaa Oulad Yahia to provide the base of operations to tackle the heights themselves.

Introduction

The Dorsal Mountains - the eastern extension of the Atlas Mountains of northern Algeria - dominate northern Tunisia as well. The Germans controlled the high ground where the Dorsals' Eastern and Western branches met, giving them an excellent observation point overlooking any Allied drive on Tunis. To prepare for the main effort scheduled for Christmas Day, the Allies needed to clear and seize the heights. The 7th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment drew the honor of occupying Rebaa Oulad Yahia to provide the base of operations to tackle the heights themselves.

Conclusion
The Moroccans secured Rebaa Oulad Yahia as a base for further operations, but the push deeper into the hills bogged down due to tough Italian resistance. On the 22nd, Gen. Louis Koeltz, commanding the French XIX Corps called off the offensive without the heights having been secured. A stronger attempt a few days later also failed.

Additional Notes
Revision of scenario 11 from the first edition. May be played with Moroccan counters from Swallows of Death instead of French counters from this game.

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).