Across the Wire DTO (id:#56312)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `93b ID: A 61)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: ASL News #15: News30, CH: Euro-Pack #4 News30
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Designer: Pedro Ramis / Philippe Léonard
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishItalian
33.333333333333%

Overview:

On the afternoon of June 10th, Italy declared war upon France and England. At a single stroke, the fight had leapt beyond the confines of Europe to become a "world" conflict. On the 16th, two troops of B Squadron, 11th Hussars, were patrolling the frontier when one of the drivers spotted an Italian column of tanks and trucks, loaded with infantry, moving north along the track on the Libyan side toward Fort Capuzzo. This was reported by radio to the Squadron HQ, even as the leader of the second troop spotted another column eastbound on a converging course. Altogether, the British now had 29 Italian tanks and 70 trucks in view. The Squadron CO ordered an immediate withdrawal. But the first troop had already moved through a gap in the frontier wire and opened fire on the Italians.
Attacker: British (B Squadron, 11th Hussars)
Defender: Italian (1° Divisione Libica and IX Battglione Carri L)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:0.0 D:0.0
AFVs: A:5
Morris CS9 x 2
Rolls Royce AC x 3

AFVs: D:12
L3 aa x 4
L3 cc x 2
L3/35 x 6
Autocarro Leggero x 6
Autocarro Medio x 6

Guns: A:0 D:1
Cannone da 65/17

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Heat Haze (F11.621), Dust (F11.71). Plat Mv (D14.2) N/A.
Overlays: H2
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-04-13(D) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett Italian winTense moments throughout the entire scenario, but the British eventually lost out thanks to never making their rate of fire and having as tough a time getting their TK rolls to be low enough to get kills. The vast number of Trucks is certainly an odd choice as, unless I played incorrectly, they don't have much difficulty piling up and leaving the board unaffected by it all. Nonetheless, its a small, short, fun scenario for those looking to wet their whistle with some desert action!
2023-05-31(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin DuvalA Italian win
2023-05-21(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalA Italian winBritish MA's Malfunctioning was devastating. Italians took the cowards way to win by running around leaving the British to fire through the dust.
2021-10-20(A) John Garlic vs Gerry Proudfoot Italian win
2020-06-27(A) Shane Pask vs British winEven though the result went down to the last turn and I just won 17-10 VP, this is not one of my favourites. It probably didn't help that my 2 starting AC were wiped out turn 2. However, Italians could do nothing after that. In fact on the last turn all four of their malfed weapons were disabled.
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Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2026-04-21 03:18:24
Guru Bob Added a playing2026-04-02 00:20:36
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-06-16 11:17:44
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-06-16 11:15:54
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-09-11 17:58:22
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.00Votes: 15
Views: 8503
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 4.2 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
British3
Italian6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
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[A] Italian 3
[D] British 2
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