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Africa Orientale Italiana

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designers	Bennighof, Ward
Game Type	Standalone
Format	Boxed
Release Date	2019-01
Availability	In Print
Scenarios	43
Counters	660
Counter Type	Die-cut
Maps	8

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Overall Rating, 91 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.56
Standalone Rank: 17 of 39

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 8%	Played by 4%	AAR'd by 3%	Medaled by 1%
Rank	93rd of 168	72nd of 156	83rd of 153	77th of 94

Overall balance chart for Africa Orientale Italiana

	Total
Side 1	34
Draw	9
Side 2	49

	Total
Side 1	33
Draw	9
Side 2	49

	Total
Side 1	1
Draw	0
Side 2	0

	War in East Africa In January 1941, British Empire forces began a two-pronged invasion of Italian East Africa, the fascist-ruled colonies on the Horn of Africa. Britain had known only defeat up until this moment, but after a grueling 11-month campaign the Empire had its first victory. Africa Orientale Italiana is a complete Panzer Grenadier game based on these battles: the Italian conquest of Somaliland and British re-conquest, the campaign in Eritrea including the bloody Battle of Keren, the South Africa invasion of Somaliland and much more. There are 43 scenarios based on these battles, organized into six "battle games" that allow you to play the scenarios in sequence toward your army's operational goals.

War in East Africa

In January 1941, British Empire forces began a two-pronged invasion of Italian East Africa, the fascist-ruled colonies on the Horn of Africa. Britain had known only defeat up until this moment, but after a grueling 11-month campaign the Empire had its first victory.

Africa Orientale Italiana is a complete Panzer Grenadier game based on these battles: the Italian conquest of Somaliland and British re-conquest, the campaign in Eritrea including the bloody Battle of Keren, the South Africa invasion of Somaliland and much more. There are 43 scenarios based on these battles, organized into six "battle games" that allow you to play the scenarios in sequence toward your army's operational goals.

Display Scenario List (43)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
01. First Incursion	9	4	3.6
02. Return Engagement	6	3	3.3
03. KAR Counter Attack	4	2	3.8
04. The El Wak Job	3	1	3.7
05. Blind Ambition	2	0	4.5
06. The Wells of El Yibo	2	0	3.5
07. Carri Veloci	2	0	3
08. Mega Battle	2	0	3.5
09. Ghana Forever	2	0	4
10. South African Armour	1	0	4
11. The Bridge at Yonte	1	0	4
12. War on the Equator	2	1	3.5
13. Squeezing Jelib	1	0	4
14. Mabungo Bridgehead	1	0	3
15. Road to Mogadishu	2	0	4
16. On to Hargeisa	4	0	3.5
17. Observation Hill	3	0	4
18. Punjab Ridge	3	1	3.3
19. Mill Hill	3	1	3.3
20. Mirgo Pass	3	0	2.7
21. Jerato Pass	3	0	3.3
22. Final Assault	2	0	3.5
23. Scottish Bayonets	2	0	3.5
24. Gateway to Nowhere	1	0	3
25. The First Offensive	1	0	3
26. Big Hill	1	0	4
27. Amhara Cavalleria	1	0	3
28. Cheru Pass	3	0	3.7
29. Flight from Cheru	1	0	2
30. Road to Barentu	2	0	4
31. Point 1892	2	0	3
32. The Defense of Gogni	3	0	4
33. North of Barentu	2	0	4
34. Tanks at Barentu	2	0	4
35. Rocks of Gibraltar	1	0	4
36. Tanks on Gibraltar	1	0	4
37. Tank Battle at Agordat	1	0	3
38. Roadblock in Dongolaas Gorge	2	1	3.5
39. Cameron Ridge	1	0	3
40. Granatieri	1	0	4
41. Dologorodoc	1	0	3
42. Corsi’s Counter-Charge	1	0	4
43. Acqua Gap	1	0	4

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Gurkha Order of Battle

Army
Foot

India Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Motorized Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Motorized

Towed

Italy Order of Battle

Regio Corpo di Truppe Coloniali
Foot

Regio Esercito
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Regio Esercito

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

South Africa Order of Battle

Army
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game'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). AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement. AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1). Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2). Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3) Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0). Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3). Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3). AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42). AFV's may Dig In (16.2). Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present. Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC) Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game'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).
AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.

Display Errata (9)

9 Errata Items
	Scenario #38, shouldn't North be to the right in the board set up? (dxdavieau on 2019 Oct 02)
Scen 3	The victory conditions talk about town hexes on Board 88. There are no town hexes on this board, only villages and presumably those are the hexes to which the victory conditions apply. (J6A on 2022 Aug 15)
Scen 12	Setup calls for an IT 77mm; not included in AII counter mix (TFGA73 on 2019 Sep 05)
	All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The Mk VIb in Road to Dunkirk were printed with a movement factor of 5. The piece should have a movement of 9. (plloyd1010 on 2024 Aug 15)
	This is an armored car. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The L3/35 with ID# 1505 has the incorrect movement factor printed on it. The movement factor should be 7, not 8. (plloyd1010 on 2014 Nov 24)

Display Nations (5)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Italy	100%	Italy
Britain	93%	Britain
India	53%	India
South Africa	21%	South Africa
Gurkha	2%	Gurkha

Display Battle Types (15)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Inflict Enemy Casualties	84%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control	42%	Road Control
Urban Assault	35%	Urban Assault
Hill Control	21%	Hill Control
Entrenchment Control	19%	Entrenchment Control
Delaying Action	16%	Delaying Action
Exit the Battle Area	16%	Exit the Battle Area
Airfield Control	5%	Airfield Control
Bridge Control	5%	Bridge Control
River Crossing	5%	River Crossing
Breakout	2%	Breakout
River Control	2%	River Control
Rural Assault	2%	Rural Assault
Rear Guard	2%	Rear Guard
Ambush	2%	Ambush

Display Conditions (11)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Smoke	88%	Smoke
Off-board Artillery	60%	Off-board Artillery
Entrenchments	40%	Entrenchments
Reinforcements	33%	Reinforcements
Terrain Mods	30%	Terrain Mods
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	23%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Anti-infantry Wire	19%	Anti-infantry Wire
Minefields	9%	Minefields
Severe Weather	9%	Severe Weather
Hidden Units	7%	Hidden Units
Naval Bombardment	2%	Naval Bombardment

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