Death of an Army DTO (id:#57080)
07:30 hours, Sidi Saleh, near Beda Fomm, Libya
1941-02-07 (3 others)
Designer: Fred Hair / Patrick Hair
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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Overview:
In early February 1941, with the Italian 10th Army evacuating Cyrenaica, the Australian 6th Division pursued them along the coastal road through Benghazi while the 7th Armoured Division hooked south and cut them off at Sidi Saleh along the Benghazi-Tripoli road. Although some Italian medium tanks from the Special Armoured Brigade almost escaped the trap, they were destroyed by British anti-tank guns, and the Italians then surrendered.Attacker: Italian (Elements of 10th Bersaglieri Regiment and 20th Corps Artillery Regiment with Tonini Airborne Regiment, 60th Sabratha Division, and 5th and 6th Medium Tank Regiments, 62nd Light Armoured Battalion)
Defender: British (1st Section, 1st Anti-Tank Battalion, 106th Lancashire Yeomanry, RHA amd 2nd Section, Battery F, 4th RHA with 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, with C Battery, 4th RHAR, and 1st and 2nd RTR with 3rd and 7th Hussars)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: Both Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:56.0 D:16.0 |
| AFVs: A:30 Autocannone da 75/27 CK x 2 M13/40 x 12 L3 cc x 2 AB 40 x 4 M11/39 x 6 L3 Lf x 2 TL.37 Artillery Tractor x 2 Autocarror Pesante x 6 Autocarro Medio x 2 Autocarro Leggero x 10 |
| AFVs: D:18 A13 Mk I x 3 A10 Mk IA A9 A13 Mk II A13 Mk II CS Mk VIC x 3 Mk VIB x 3 2pdr Portee Carrier MMG A Carrier A x 2 Carrier C |
| Guns: A:9 Cannone da 105/28 x 2 D:11 Obice da 149/13 x 2 Cannone da 47/32 x 2 Cannone-mitr. da 20/65 x 2 Mortaio da 81/14 Mortaio da 45 Brixia x 4 Fucile-cc S x 2 OQF 2-Pounder x 4 OQF 25-Pounder Gun-How. x 4 OML 3-in. Mortar x 2 OML 2-in. Mortar x 3 Boys ATR x 2 OQF 40mm AA |
| Misc Rules: | DLV (F11.6) A: FTV, D: AS (A19.131) |
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| Overlays: | None |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2010-06-12 | (A) Paolo Cariolato | vs | FdPra Ramingo | Draw | |||
| 2010-06-12 | (D) fabrizio da pra | vs | Paolo Cariolato; Mario Mussini | Draw |
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| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2024-09-12 12:58:44 |
| SRenaudin Modified the Defender's Guns | 2022-08-03 10:35:06 |
| SRenaudin Modified the unit counts | 2022-08-03 10:35:06 |
| Hutch Modified the Unit Elements | 2020-11-29 11:52:35 |
| Hutch Modified the Defender's AFVs | 2020-11-29 11:47:41 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.50 | Votes: 2 | Views: | 4743 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 29 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 1 | |
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| Italian | 0 | |
| British | 0 | |
| Drawn: | 1 | |