Applying Ginger South Africa's War #15 |
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(Defender) Italy | vs |
Britain
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South Africa (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Britain | 22nd Armoured Brigade | |
Italy | 132ยช Divisone Corazzata "Ariete" | |
South Africa | 1st Infantry Brigade |
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Overall Rating, 2 votes |
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3
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | South Africa's War |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1941-11-30 |
Start Time | 12:00 |
Turn Count | 25 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 181 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 2: DR4, DR5 |
Layout Dimensions | 116 x 88 cm 46 x 35 in |
Play Bounty | 212 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 2 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Hill Control |
Rural Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Reinforcements |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Desert Rats | Maps + Counters |
South Africa's War | Base Game |
Introduction |
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Lt. Gen. C.W.M. Nome of XXX Corps was determined to use his mobile forces to take back the Axis gains of the previous day, and in particular to dislodge Ariete from the Sidi Rezegh escarpment. Two battered armored brigades would be amalgamated to spearhead the assault from the south, and after some discussion with Bernard Freyberg of the New Zealand Division, Norrie decided that the South Africans would swing round and follow up from the east. Norrie repeatedly ordered the brigade into action, and just as often Dan Pienaar found reasons to do nothing. Norrie finally handed over his corps command to Strafer Gott and drove to the South African headquarters to personally "apply ginger" to the Boer general. |
Conclusion |
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The Italians fought off repeated attacks by the British combined armoured brigade, which reported that it desperately needed infantry support. After confronting Pienaar and finding no satisfaction โ the South African agreed with everything his corps commander said to his face, yet issued his orders in Afrikaans (which Norrie did not speak) without telling his troops to move forward โ Norrie climbed into his command car and took over the lead South African battalion, attempting to bring them into the battle zone by sheer force of personal will. Even then he could not get them into place in time, and the British attack faltered. The intricate political nature of the war in North Africa prevented Norrie or his chiefs from simply firing Pienaar on the spot, which they clearly itched to do, and as so often happens in other walks of life the brigade commander kept his job and was even praised by his government. |
Additional Notes |
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There are not enough trucks in Desert Rats for this scenario. Use British and German trucks from DR, and supplement them with 10 trucks from other games. You can use Italian trucks from Afrika Korps. Use British and Indian trucks from Desert Rats and Cassino '44, or British and German trucks from Desert Rats and Afrika Korps for the South African trucks. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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4 Errata Items | |
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Four counters (ID#s: 1502 to 1506) have the incorrect NATO symbol (infantry in lieu of armor). (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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