Background Using the excellent ne Battlegroup Torch book I began a new campaign pitting Column Bari - elements of 90th Light , Spezia and Trieste divisions against the elements of 51 Highland Division and 7th Armoured Division. It will follow events over 6th and 7th of March as the 8th Army approached the Mareth line. The newly created 1st Italian Army launched a spoiling attack against the British 8th Army concentrating around the desert outpost of Medenine. We use the scenario Clash of Reconnaissance to represent the first clashed. During the reconnaissance phase of the battle thick early morning mist was represented by using the special Night fighting rules. As the main forces arrive the mist burned off and normal spotting rules resumed. AAR I chose 600 pts from the British Infantry lists in Battlegroup Torch and my opponent chose 600pts from the Italian armoured division list. The Italians won the reconnaissance battle deploying there Bersaglieri on Motorcycle combinations ...

In our campaign themed around Column Bari's attack on the 8th Army position north of Medenine during Operation Capri. The winner of each scenario gets to choose the points and scenario for the next battle. So my Italian opponents beat off the Black Watch in the last battle  and chose to make a flanking attack at our next location Kef Abhdala  an important pass through the hills I chose 600pts from the Battlegroup torch British Armoured Division (with 1943 changes) my opponent chose 600pts from the Italian Infantry Division list. Google maps satellite image of the area today. The Italian army would win the reconnaissance battle and choose to attack from the \northeast. The British from the South west   Italian Reconnaissance troops . The truck contains a Bersaglieri patrol. The Spetzia Division   won the reconnaissance battle and took first turn with there main force.  British SAS jeep patrol seize the first objective using Behind enemy l...