The Bersaglieri are not letting up and have "bitten" into the US Airborne, this time we chose Scenario Five: "The Flank Attack".
While the Bersaglieri platoon receives support from an MMG, Light Mortar and an AB41 armoured car, my Airborne are just able to lay a minefield to secure their right flank.
The lieutenant also manages to organise another Bazooka-Team, but that's all he can throw against the Italians ...
Under increasing pressure from the Italians and in the absence of reinforcements, my isolated US Airborne platoon had to retreat to a small village and set up defence there.
The first section of Bersaglieri appear at the edge of the forest, supported by a light mortar, but the combined fire of 60mm mortar, LMG and the Garands hold them down.
Close-up of the Bersaglieri
Another section of Bersaglieri advances on the village under cover through the date palm plantation.
he isolated, forward-positioned MMG of the Italians - easy prey for the covering fire of the Airborne.
Even though it is supported shortly afterwards by the AB41 armoured car, the losses add up and the team has to retreat, while the AB41 cannot decide on a more energetic advance for fear of an ambush by the bazooka teams - a clear case of "Bazooka Fear" 😎
Gradually, the Airborne's losses add up, especially as the Italians begin to deliver effective suppressive fire, effectively holding down the heads of my Airborne.
Conclusion
The Bersaglieri attacked too uncoordinated and too hesitantly, the AB41 froze like a rabbit in front of a snake out of fear of the two bazooka teams, the MMG was too isolated and thus too vulnerable as soon as the Airborne could concentrate a section's fire on it.
All of this ultimately led to the Bersaglieri's force morale dropping to below 3, forcing them to retreat (as per Scenario rules).
Nonetheless, it was an exciting and hard-fought game right to the end, in which Fortuna's pendulum could easily have swung in the other direction.
0 comments:
Post a Comment