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Graziani's War: Olol Dinle Strikes Again Conquest of Ethiopia #13 |
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| (Defender) Italy | vs | Ethiopia (Attacker) |
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| Overall Rating, 4 votes |
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2.75
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 967 |
| Parent Game | Conquest of Ethiopia |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1935-12-25 |
| Start Time | 03:00 |
| Turn Count | 24 |
| Visibility | Day & Night |
| Counters | 103 |
| Net Morale | 1 |
| Net Initiative | 1 |
| Maps | 1: 87 |
| Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
| Play Bounty | 158 |
| AAR Bounty | 161 |
| Total Plays | 4 |
| Total AARs | 2 |
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| Conquest of Ethiopia | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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During preparations for his impending offensive, General Graziani ordered his ally Sultan Olol Dinle to conduct a daring reconnaissance-in-force into the Uebi Scebeli area. The Italians reinforced Dinle with a machine gun platoon and a handful of Italian officers and NCOs (to coordinate radio and air support). Dinle’s 1,000 troops carried out political influence operations among clans and ethnic groups of the area, in addition to a number of scattered guerrilla operations. After several weeks of harassing actions, Dinle settled his troops into an old fort in Gabbà, about 350 km inside enemy territory. He had collected sufficient information about his opponent Degiac Beienè Merid and his imminent counterattack plans that he felt confident holding his position. Graziani had granted Dinle leeway to stand or retreat at his discretion. About 300 of Dinle’s men deserted rather than fight, but they were of low caste and he remained confident with his Sciaveli noblemen along with the promised Italian air support. |
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Olol Dinle’s tough Somali horsemen fought with exceptionally high morale, knowing that a slow, painful death faced any captured man, and repelled all the Ethiopian attacks during the night and the following day. On the morning of 26th, the daring Sultan and his men received aerial resupply from Italian aircraft dropping parachuted material with great precision into the fort. Meanwhile, other aircraft bombed and strafed the Ethiopians without mercy, disrupting their force. Eventually Degiac Beienè Merid, himself wounded, withdrew his forces with heavy losses. Olol Dinle’s depleted army marched toward the Italian lines having accomplished his mission of securing the Uebi Scebeli valley and weakening the left flank of Ras Destà deployment. |
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Eliminating the Italian MGEN factors into victory conditions, but assassination is not a "Battle Type" in PG-HQ! |
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