Tank Battle Divisione Corazzata #7 |
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(Attacker) Italy | vs | Britain (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Britain | 4th "Black Rats" Armoured Brigade | |
Italy | 132ª Divisone Corazzata "Ariete" |
Total | |
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Side 1 | 0 |
Draw | 0 |
Side 2 | 2 |
Overall Rating, 2 votes |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 913 |
Parent Game | Divisione Corazzata |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1942-05-01 |
Start Time | 07:00 |
Turn Count | 30 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 131 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 1: 5 |
Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 175 |
AAR Bounty | 171 |
Total Plays | 2 |
Total AARs | 1 |
Battle Types |
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Rural Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Divisione Corazzata | Base Game |
Desert Rats | Maps + Counters |
Fronte Russo | Counters |
Introduction |
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The Ariete Division fought exceptionally well during the Gazala battles of May and June 1942, but its effectiveness was hampered by its Fiat-made tanks. With the promised heavy tanks in its order of battle, it might have been even more effective against the British tank brigades encountered west of Tobruk. |
Conclusion |
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The Grant tank came as a shock to both Axis partners, but it put the Italians at a particular disadvantage as none of their tanks had anything comparable to the Grant's 75mm gun. The Semovente 75 assault guns did carry a similar weapon, however, and like the Grant's it was mounted in the hull rather than a turret. With the P26, Ariete would have had a tank of similar fighting power though, like all Italian tanks, slower than the American-made machine. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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2 Errata Items | |
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Divisione Corazzta, Scenario # 7: Tank Battle | ||||||||||||
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I set this scenario up as I wanted a desert battle with Italian tanks and I wanted to play another unique battle and tryout the P26/40 Italian tanks against the British Grant tanks. Pretty equal when you figure that the British get to start dug-In to off-set the 1 point higher value of the P26/40’s compared to the Grants. The Semovente 90mm could hurt you any where on the board however but had to keep it’s distance with that weak armor factor. The main victory conditions were road control and enemy units eliminated. The Italians had more infantry units overall but all the British units were dug-In including their armor. In setup, I divided the British into two groups, the Northern or main body group and the Southern group which would be no pushover either. The idea was, that if the Italians did conquer the Northern half of the map that they would be too weak to get the job done in the south and lose more units trying to clear it. That is pretty much what took place and the British came away with a Minor Victory. The scenario setup said to place hill markers here and there but I just used the map as is, as there were already enough hills and this was kind of a hypothetical scenario anyway, so who cares where the hills are located, as long as there are hills. I doubt it made that big of a difference. I enjoyed playing this one. |
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