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

[Dog Soldier]

Turn 14 8:00 AM 11 July 1943 Day Normal Conditions Visibility 5km

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LOL. The Coastal Defense Battalion, or what is left of it withdraws in 24 hours. Really? There are only sic turns left in the scenario and that means 12 hours. Guess this is a left over of some sort, but was amusing to see in the command report this turn.

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Engineers in the north continue to chase the 82 AB unit. They were able to assault that unit causing disruption to paratroops and eliminating 10 men. The Paratroops retreated to a hex bounded by three hexes with two having a stream and one into rough terrain with a 220m elevation climb. They can move in their turn to any of these.  But no further. If my engineers could only get some fuel, they could easily run down the now disrupted paratroop unit.

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Heavy fighting south of the Axis held airfield.  An assault by 5XX infantry sized unit of the American 1st ID destroyed three Tigers. I am trying to burn up turns by absorbing casualties if I can hold ground in front of the airfield. I do not want Steel God to have any turns attacking the airfield VP position directly.  He seems to be driving in that direction with strong forces knowing the 100 VP is all he needs to change the draw to a minor victory.  With six turns left those four hexes will be hard to hold.  Still maintaining pressure on the pillbox area.  I will move some of those forces west next turn to face that advance of his.  Recon in force on the road southwest of Biscari.  The rest of the picket line moves up to determine American strength and protect each others flanks.  VP end the turn at 637.  Similar to turn twelve of 634 VP. Visibility is now at max of 5km.  The attacker can see most of the defense as I cannot spare units to be meat shields.

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Dog Soldier