Things didn't go well for the 2nd Black Watch Regiment to begin with. Their advance was immediately stalled by well landed artillery rounds which began to disrupt and demoralize units as soon as they appeared in sight. With the King's Own Regiment things went a little better and they were able to reach the base of their hill objective sooner than the Scots and from a further distance.

It was assumed, due to British intelligence reports, that not much resistance could be anticipated from the German occupied hill while Italian intelligence reported that a lot could be expected from the Black Watch assault, so almost all fire support was concentrated on them.

The Germans did not immediately give up and stood their ground for quite some time while the 7th Royal Tank Regiment's Matildas seemed reluctant to provide assistance, perhaps over worries from the 37mm anti-tank units dug-in behind the trenches though they ultimately could not(and would not)do much or any damage even at point-blank range, even with the benefit of crossfire.

At about 08:15/turn 12 the tide seemed to turn in favor of the British as (thanks to random events)the Italians suffered from an ammunition shortage and lost their heavy artillery fire support. This was maybe the only reprieve the Black Watch would get until.... 10:30/turn 21 -the Scots were recovered enough for their first(and only)attempt of taking the Italian-held hill. Against orders from higher command the pipes began to sound and with the initiative gained the assault began.

A whole platoon of infanty perished right away charging the Western-most machine gun nest -no increase in morale could prevent that. But the second assaulting force were unscathed and remained so for quite some time.

On the other side of the battlefield, the King's Own had their own setbacks, that even with the aid of Matildas, the last of the German defenders refused to give up -perhaps they procured a crate of schnapps left behind by the senior officers and units which surrendered before them -who knows?

At about 12:30/turn 29 the English began to head West to support the Scottish effort but not as quickly as hoped or needed. At 13:30/turn 33 a few platoons of English infantry were in direct fire range of the Italians but the advance was halted from disruption results generated from opportunity fire.

The German occupied hill was finally secured at 13:45/turn 34 when the last infantry units surrendered but much, much later than anticipated. By 14:15 the attack was called off with the 25th "Bologna" Division retaining control of all their entrenchments. The end result -a staggering British loss.

In conclusion I rated this scenario a 5 because it was a great challenge for the British player but not impossible. It required a lot of coordination skills which I failed to utilize but also had very few boring moments, at least with my play. The bagpipes were an interesting novelty and I believe I chose to use them at the right time. However, my mistakes were with the Matildas: In the English camp I used them too late and relied on their presence alone to get results when I should of made INF combined assaults with them; in the Scottish camp I made the mistake of using them without infantry in assaults and lost a whole platoon's worth that way along with demoralized steps resulting afterwards. So, there may be a greater advantage for the axis player in this one but I believe also, with more coordination, I could have a better go second-time around and that a British victory, or at least a draw can be achieved. I suppose the key to a British victory would be to ignore step losses and keep rolling forward with everything that the fog of war will allow. There are no step-loss conditions for victory here, just hill control, pure and simple, at all costs.