Metal at Mechili DTO (id:#57076)
07:00 hours, west of the Fort of El Mechili, Libya
1941-01-24 (1 other)
Designer: Fred Hair / Patrick Hair
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
BritishItalian
Overview:
The Italians occupied the small Beaue Geste-style Turkish fort at Mechili with water, four white watchtowers and a flag staff over the main gate, which was firmly shut. Behind the fort and to the west were more Italian positions which included medium tanks, artillery, and anti-tank guns. Italian intelligence, in one of its rare coups of the campaign, discovered that the British 4th Armoured Brigade was to attack El Mechili on the 24th. An ambush was prepared.Attacker: British (B Sqdn, 7th Hussars, 2RTR, 4th Armoured Brigade)
Defender: Italian (Elements Babini Armored Bde & Raggrupamento Celere)
10 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:0.0 D:0.0 |
| AFVs: A:22 A9 x 4 A10 Mk IA x 6 A13 Mk I x 2 A13 Mk II x 6 A13 Mk II CS Mk VIC x 3 |
| AFVs: D:22 M13/40 x 12 M11/39 x 6 L3 cc x 2 L3 Lf x 2 Autocannone da 75/27 CK x 2 TL.37 Artillery Tractor x 4 |
| Guns: A:0 D:6 Cannone da 47/32 x 2 Cannone da 75/27 Cannone-mitr. da 20/65 x 2 Cannone da 105/28 |
| Misc Rules: | DLV (F11.6), D: FTV (D3.6) |
| Overlays: | D6 | H2 | H3 | H6 | S5 | S6 | S8 | SD1 | SD2 | SD3 | SD4 | SD6 | SD7 | SD8 | W1 | W3 | W4 |
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| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the gps location | 2025-01-24 13:36:06 |
| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2025-01-24 13:34:56 |
| hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2022-04-26 16:47:55 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2021-06-28 21:37:11 |
| Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2020-11-27 11:44:51 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 18.8 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 0 | |
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| British | 0 | |
| Italian | 0 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
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| [A] Italian | 1 |
| [D] British | 1 |