The main line of the gap at Tug Argan was manned by Rhodesian infantry. They sat upon a line of rocky knolls, named from north to south Black, Knobbly, Mill, Observation, and Castle Hills, positioned in a ragged diagonal echelon with 2,000–2,500 yard gaps between them across the mouth of the gap. On their left the Punjabis have been over run.
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Each was a miniature fortress, housing machine-gun nests surrounded by concentric rings of barbed wire. The linear pattern of the mounds however denied the British position meaningful depth, thereby increasing its vulnerability to individual Italian breakthroughs.
Breakthrough against the Rhodesians
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| The Rhodesian's supporting Anti tank gun |
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| The Italians move on, outflanking |
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| And a second column drives towards the post |
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| The bren group has a shot I didnt see when I deployed the Italians. Four hits and four kills. |
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| The breda gunner and binos guy is an Early wars miniature. Really nice figure! The others are cheap plastic... |
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| The column turns in on the post |
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| The Anti tank gun brews the lead Italian tank. |
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| The tankette shoots it out with the bren crew. |
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| With yet another tank brewed the Italians still forge uphill towards the post |
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| The Rhodesian bren crew are wiped out |
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| Once again the static position of the post and its defences cannot deal with the attack |
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| the Italians break into the post through the wire. |
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| The Rhodesian Captain uses his webley revolver against the tankette |
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| But the Rhodesians do no better than the Punjabis did in Post three. |
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| The Vickers gets turned around and scours the inside of the camp |
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| But the breda machine guns in the tankettes are too much. |
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| The Rhodesian's surrender. |
The Black Watch Rearguard.
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| The Black Watch counter attack on the lost post five. |
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| The Italians hold the ground and for once move first. A column appears. |
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| The Bren carriers of the Black Watch pass the still burning Italian tank from the previous scenario. |
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| The Italian attack develops |
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| Using the road wadi the Black Watch start to deploy |
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| The Boyes in the lead carrier takes out a tankette |
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| The Scots take cover in rough ground as the Italians advance. Wee Jock McGurk gives the regimental cat a good squeeze to play a rendition of Scrotland the Broove. |
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| The Black Watch get a Vickers down |
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| The Italians are flanked by the carriers |
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| Its a carve up |
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| The Italians anti tank rifle fails to get the nearest carrier |
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| The carriers take an Italian JOP |
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| Game over as Italian morale crashes |
A good game. First outing for the 20mm carriers. From here the Black Watch must withdraw to Berbera, and Major Pyles must attempt a last rearguard in the hills at Lafaruuc.
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