If you want to move quickly have the other armour and the mots as follow ups not the infantry.
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3. Chapter: Countering the pincers
15.4. - 21.4. 1941
A little bit of history:
Beside the tanks, the Ariete also posesed some armored cars, mostly for reconnaissance AB 41 and some self propelled guns in the form of semovente 75/18 which proved to be more than useful, especialy when firing HEAT (penetrating up to 80mm at 500m) at taking out the M3, M4 but this tank was in even shorter supply than the already scarce Italian supply chain (260 in total).15.4. - 21.4. 1941
A little bit of history:
The 75/18 was the only Italian tank that was feared by the Allies in Africa.
On the 10th of June 1942, during the battle of Gazala, the British launched an counterattack against the Ariete, M3 Stuart and M3 Grants were used against the M13/40 and the semovente 75/18. The Brits lost 5 M3 Stuarts and 15 M3 Grants, while the Ariete only 2 M13/40. This show how effective the semovente really was.
The Ariete on the move
To the game:
15th of April, at 10:00 our artillery opened fire and we started our attack for Ra´s at Tin in the evening
We are forcing the 7th armored division, we are just pocking at their defense, to see if there are any weak spots, non have been discovered in the first couple of hours. The next morning we were awaken by the roar of our bombers flying ahead. They were carpeting the British. Just a couple of hours later "Brescia" division joined us in the attack.
The 2nd Armored are heading towards east, through the gap, while some units are coming in from the west
17th of April marked the end of the battle
Both us and them lost some tanks, but the battle was not that costly
On the 18th, we finally reached the sea in late afternoon, the pincers are closed!
On the 19th as we dug up defensive lines, we could see the explosions in the distance, it was the Pavia and 5th light division, who were pushing back the 9th Australian division.
The next day Brescia joined us just for lunch, but we couldn´t finish it
as we got attacked by the Australians trying to break out
At 4 AM on the 21st we saw flashes from the west, we were being attacked on both sides!
the 8th Bersaglieri regiment volunteered to counter the threat from the east by the 2nd Armoured Division
Can we hold them back?
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Hopefully the FIATs in this game will perform better than in real lifeWell actually I was very angry because the 2nd Armoured Division managed to break out, as you can see there are already consequences to this
Thank you mate, actually I plan to do such a thing on a wider level one day
I know, but I want them to be as they are, also the HQs are a mess, but this way it at least represents a little bit more challenge, let´s say that this is to compensate lack of supplies in the real campaign in Northern Africa
Looks like you will hold out for now. The British will be in big trouble if they lose all the pocketed troops.
Looks like the rest of the Italians are preparing to count-flanking-attack the surrounded troups.
Now the Ariete should show that it also knows how to defend
Indeed but they managed to rescue the 2nd Armoured, though they sent it the 6th Infantry Division, AI logic
They are but very slowly as the infrastructure is pretty bad.
The sea has been reached, and a nice pocket of troops, but I imagine the the supply lines are strained and the infrastructure horrible. Perhaps hold Ra's at Tin and build a port?
I am sorry that there are no new updates but I have to take a study break, but hopefully in less than one month I will be able to bring back updates and even start a new proper AAR!
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No worries. One presumes there are likely exams at the end of this period of study, or something similar. Presuming that is the case, good fortune in those.I am sorry that there are no new updates but I have to take a study break, but hopefully in less than one month I will be able to bring back updates and even start a new proper AAR!
STUDY BREAK IS ACTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!
Regular service will be resumed ASAP!
A common requirement for our student authAARs - good luck with it all.I am sorry that there are no new updates but I have to take a study break, but hopefully in less than one month I will be able to bring back updates and even start a new proper AAR!
STUDY BREAK IS ACTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!
Regular service will be resumed ASAP!
Well I still have very vivid memories from the previous weeks, but it is over now fortunately, so I can continue my AAR
Indeed it is and now it is time for it to go onThat's one nicely detailed tactical AAR
For everybody else, I am back, the exam period run out of exams! Let´s get on with this, shall we?
Since you mentioned it, here is a video that explains how it came to that, also the whole video is worth watching if you like ww2 history/military.
The picture of the 75/18...reveals waiting on Fuel but with the cooking-pots on top...they still have rations?
A bit late to this AAR. But really nice work and a very interesting setting. My question would be (as I don't know this scenarion), do the british receive any additional reinforcements and new divisions, when they perform as poorly as they do currently?
Otherwise, nice tactical manoeuvre! Congrats on that.
Otherwise, nice tactical manoeuvre! Congrats on that.
Due to me finally buying HoI4 and getting a job during the summer I totally forgot about this little AAR of my, also I was not active on the forums. Since my motherboard died and I had to change it and reainstall the windows the game files are lost, I am sorry for that, but I can tell you that it was a quite easy game after making a pocket at Ra´s at Tin there were only 2 or 3 british divisions left which I forced over the Suez Canal. I will most likely start a HoI4 AAR so if you are interested in that keep an eye there. I am once again sorry for not delivering this to the end but I think that 2 completed out of 3 AARs is not bad, but it could be better.
I will most likely start a HoI4 AAR so if you are interested in that keep an eye there. I am once again sorry for not delivering this to the end but I think that 2 completed out of 3 AARs is not bad, but it could be better.