1967: Sword of Israel, scenario Twenty Four: Jebel Muksber and “The Sausage”

This scenario was a real chisel to rock, as the Jordanians were embedded in the terrain, entrenchments, minefields, AT Ditches and Barbwire, not to mention dug-in and the Israeli player only has 8 turns to clear them out.

The Israelis player decided to use a sweeping around from the north approach and trying to get to the rear of the Jordanian player’s forces but easier said than done. The Jordanians have a weak morale and the Israeli player fights tooth and nail eliminating most of the Jordanians from the entrenchments but one full strength Infantry unit at the far southern end of the line. The Israeli player needed maybe one more turn to clear the enemy but they still lost more than four steps, in fact 10 steps, as they have no off-board artillery support and only 8 turns to try and achieve a lot but not in this scenario, the Jordanians win a hollow major victory, as most of their forces are destroyed.