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Tanks Against Tank
Blackshirt Division #6
(Attacker) Italy vs United States (Defender)
Formations Involved
Italy 1ª Divisione Corazzata "Mussolino"
United States 1st "Old Ironsides" Armored Division
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Balance:



Overall balance chart for BlDi006
Total
Side 1 1
Draw 1
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 2 votes
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3.5
Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Blackshirt Division
Historicity Alt-History
Date 1943-03-18
Start Time 10:00
Turn Count 30
Visibility Day
Counters 63
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 78, 79
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 171
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 2
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Meeting Engagement
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Scenario Requirements & Playability
An Army at Dawn Maps + Counters
Blackshirt Division Base Game
Introduction

As the Allies steadily pressed tighter around the Axis bridgehead in Tunisia, German and Italian mobile formations launched repeated counter-attacks to push them back. The Blackshirt M Division set out to meet the American armored Combat Command pressing toward the vital Gulf of Gabés in an effort to cut off Axis forces retreating from Tunisia’s southern border.

Conclusion

The Panzer IVF2 with its long-barreled 75mm gun was adequate against the Soviet T-34, but a devastating weapon when matched with the less-capable tanks of the Western Allies. In the hands of Blackshirt tankers, it would not have been as effective as it proved for the German, but the Americans would still have had to respect its abilities.


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).
  • 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).
  • Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

Display Order of Battle

Italy Order of Battle
Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale
  • Mechanized
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Motorized
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