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

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Turn 12 2:00 AM 11 July 1943 Night Normal Conditions Visibility 1km

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HQ HG Panzer Division and HQ KG Rechts commanding the strong German HG force west of the Acale River both went to bed and and slept through this turn. The HG PD HQ has been out of command both night turns. A sentry is reporting the arrival of an 82 AB unit trying to get to the supply source.  An expected move, just did not know when it would happen. I switched positions of the HQ and the engineers in Caltagirone for them to chase and pin the AB unit against the board edge. It is a small AB unit since it could only shoot one man wounded against the HQ entering travel mode.  Either way it goes, the engineers will track it down and finish it.

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KG Links and PzG.104 commands set their units to a picket line defense in anticipation of the next turn which will be a full daylight turn.  Sicily 43 does not have dawn and dusk turns (1/2 normal daylight visibility).  Sort of an all or nothing thing.  Also there is no night move disruption allowing for more movement at night off road and deployed for action.  Basically night turns are day turns with only higher fatigue and less visibility in this scenario version of the game.

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Disrupted units are highlighted in the attached image.  The destruction of five Shermans by my panzers is welcome.  If lucky they will be disrupted.  Since they did not return fire, they might be low ammo.  The rise in Axis men lost is due to the punishing direct fire by the Allied stack 2km NE of the second airfield noted in the image attached as stacks 1 & 2.  I retreated the Italian stack stack so it will have more support on its flanks and prevent an assault next turn by the American stack or others.
Over all the total VP is unchanged from last turn, three VP in my favor.  With a draw achieved in the first day I hope to make Steel God have to fight for a minor victory.  It will be getting very messy this second day of the battle.

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