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Afrika 1944 #1 - Beaches of Radazul Dragon Rampant #3 - Hilltop Village at Takrouna
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Blackshirt Division #7 - On the Attack Dragon Rampant #5 - On the Djebel el Srafi
The Last Horse Soldier #1 - Horses in Tunisia Grossdeutschland 1946 #5 - Over the River
The Last Horse Soldier #2 - Rough Country Hopeless, But Not Serious #14 - Defenders of the Republic
Divisione Corazzata #6 - Roll Over Togliatti River Battleships #1 - Admiral Horthy’s Navy
DAK '44 #1 - Opening Moves River Battleships #2 - A Hungarian River Fleet
DAK '44 #2 - Armored Thrust River Battleships #3 - Iron Gates
DAK '44 #3 - Piecestrike Secret Weapons #1 - Flight of the Valkyries
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Renewed Attack
Blackshirt Division #9
(Attacker) Italy vs United States (Defender)
Formations Involved
Italy 1ª Divisione Corazzata "Mussolino"
United States 1st "Old Ironsides" Armored Division
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Side 1 1
Draw 0
Side 2 1
Overall Rating, 2 votes
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Scenario Rank: --- of 958
Parent Game Blackshirt Division
Historicity Alt-History
Date 1943-04-05
Start Time 06:00
Turn Count 36
Visibility Day
Counters 101
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 77, 78
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 176
AAR Bounty 222
Total Plays 2
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Scenario Requirements & Playability
An Army at Dawn Maps + Counters
Blackshirt Division Base Game
Introduction

The reinforced Americans had made major gains, and Panzer Army Afrika ordered the Blackshirts to take them back. While many German and Italian soldiers in the Tunisian bridgehead questioned the purpose of their deployment and despaired of any better outcome than an Allied prisoner of war camp, Mussolini’s hand-picked Fascist fanatics continued to show high morale, the result of either delusion or dedication.

Conclusion

While the Blackshirt M Armored Division would have been a favored unit among the Italian forces, that attitude wouldn’t have necessarily held true for the Axis as a whole. This scenario set is predicated on the idea that not only was the M Division ready for action some months earlier than it was in reality, but that the Germans continued to supply it with spare parts and replacement vehicles, even at the expense of their own formations’ needs. That runs counter to the arrogance shown toward the needs of Germany’s allies in every other instance, but the top German political leadership strongly wished to support Mussolini.


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