0703_01: The Charge of the Ariete - PzC 11 El Alamein '42

South of the Ruweisat Ridge, July 3rd 1942: The Afrika Korps' chances of snatching a victory at the First Battle of Alamein were rapidly dwindling. Although the 8th Army was fighting as individual units, the Axis forces were thoroughly exhausted with their supplies and reinforcements lying hundreds of miles to their rear. Rommel was roaming far and wide trying to get his troops to give their all in one last, final push, but with the DAK down to a tenth of its strength, it was not to be. The Italian part, on this last day, was the Ariete Division to advance to the south of the Ruweisat Ridge aiming at the Alam Nayil ridge. Little did they know that this would take them right into part of the well rested, although a little below strength, 2nd New Zealand Division. [Size, small]