Securing Mitla Pass - Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 -1985

[Mitla Pass, Sinai Peninsula]:[H2H][HIS][CSL]: Operation Kadesh, the Israeli plan to seize the Sinai is underway. As part of their plan, Israel sought to control the mountain passes deeper into the Sinai for their plunge towards the Suez. To get to the Suez quickly, they need to control the choke points in the mountains. Mitla Pass is a long and narrow gap in the mountains 50 kilometers east of Suez which afforded such a path. Operation Steamroller is the Israeli plan to seize the Mitla Pass. As part of Operation Steamroller, the 890th Paratroop Battalion landed to the east of the pass and moved west to secure the objective. To support the airborne drop on Mitla Pass, the remaining elements of the 202nd Parachute Brigade are in a column of halftracks and recently acquired French 6x6 trucks racing past the remnants of the Egyptian border battalion to reinforce the attack. In response to reports of an Israeli invasion, the Egyptian 2nd Infantry Brigade sends its 5th Infantry Battalion to secure the pass. It’s a race to control the pass. For the Israelis it’s a path to the west. For the Egyptians, it’s a roadblock to Israeli invasion. [ALL][NONE][1.00]