It's a Long Way to Tipperary Tournament - Round 3 - S43 DIME Beach

Dog Soldier · 10-25-2025, 11:36 AM,

Turn 5 10:00 AM 10 July 1943 Day Normal Conditions Visibility 2km

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Italian Mobile Groups E&H and the 4th Livorno Division were released this tun. Mobile Group E moves immediately to the Airfield VP location SW of their starting position. With a company of the Italian 33rd Infantry Regiment an American 82 AB company is surrounded in an IP in the nearby village. Unless there are additional AB units nearby, I should be able to eliminate this enemy unit next turn. Then I will continue to fortify the village and surrounding area.

4th Livorno Division takes advantage of the cloud cover to move fast down the road to the bridges on the Gela River near that northern airfield.

Panzers of the two KG proceeded south PzII units leading as scouts. Armored cars moving south on the left flank of the KG to sniff out any additional American paratroops.
The PzG 104 (detachment at Comiso moved out to pursue the AB units restricting their supply point to the east. They destroyed the AB unit that moved north. The Italian Blackshirt battalion is keeping contact with the AB unit that moved south.
Italian armor engaged the AB engineers across the river blocking the bridge. PzGr infantry drove up the main road to engage the AB engineers if they stay next turn.
Another AB unit was detected by a German engineer unit as it moved south. With artillery barrages the engineers finished off the 3X men unit.
Italian Coastal Defense Units are no match for the American infantry moving up from the beaches. They continue to delay where they can. They will not last the day. Many will be prisoners by nightfall.

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Victory Results stands at a Draw at 579 VP. I intend to change that soon with 175 VP in objectives alone I can take. Maybe that will put a little pressure on Steel God who is usually very methodical. Maybe... it is still early and this visibility is making a game of blind man's bluff.

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