Intel Coup at Mechili DTO (id:#61032)
West of Fort El Mechili, Libya
1941-01-24 (1 other)
Designer: Fred Hair / Patrick Hair
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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Overview:
Reworking of CH126 "Metal at Mechili". . . The Italians occupied the small Beaue Geste-style Turkish fort at Mechili with water, four white watchtowers and a flag staff over the main gate, which was firmly shut. Behind the fort and to the west were more Italian positions which included medium tanks, artillery, and anti-tank guns. Italian intelligence, in one of its rare coups of the campaign, discovered that the British 4th Armoured Brigade was to attack El Mechili on the 24th. An ambush was prepared.Attacker: British ('B' Squadron, 7th Hussars with loan of 6th Royal Tank Regiment tanks from 'A' Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, 4th Armoured Brigade)
Defender: Italian (Babini's Special Armored Brigade / Artillery Support Group 1 / Raggruppamento Celere, and Fort El Mechili Garrison)
7.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:0.0 D:4.0 |
| AFVs: A:12 A9 x 2 A13 Mk I x 2 A13 Mk II x 3 Mk VIB x 3 A13 Mk II CS A9 CS |
| AFVs: D:11 M11/39 x 4 M13/40 x 5 L3 Lf L3 cc Autocannone da 75/27 CK x 2 Autocannone da 65/17(b) |
| Guns: A:0 D:3 Cannone da 75/27 x 3 |
| Misc Rules: | A: if 3 British AFVs north of track = fort Morale check, might surrender on fail |
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| Overlays: | S4 | R3 | S10 | D4 | H3 | F11 | Tr1 | Tr1 | Tr1 | T4 |
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| Action | Date |
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| hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules | 2022-04-11 21:15:31 |
| hoxson1 Set the designer field | 2021-06-28 21:38:05 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2021-06-28 21:37:53 |
| hoxson1 Uploaded the Board image | 2020-04-06 23:29:43 |
| hoxson1 Modified the Defender's AFVs | 2020-04-01 03:22:16 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 8 hours | |
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