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On the road to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1936-03-02 ()
Designer: Paddington Bears
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
ItalianEthiopian
33.333333333333%

Overview:

The most cowardly war in history was drawing to its inevitable close as Mussolini's legions closed in on the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abada. Despite the odds, many tribesmen were waging a heroic struggle behind the Italian lines, conducting daily attacks against the enemy rear. In one such skirmish, an Italian armored column was escorting several supply vehicles when partisans were spotted on a hill ahead, deployed for the attack.
Attacker: Italian (Elements of the Livorno Division)
Defender: Ethiopian (Elements of the Ethiopian Republican Guard and fanatical elements of Haillie Sallassi Camel Cavalry)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.0 D:16.0
AFVs: A:7
L3/35 x 2
L3 Lf
Lancia 1ZM x 2
Fiat 611B x 2
Autocarro Medio x 3

AFVs: D:0
Horse x 8

Guns: A:0
Mortaio da 45 Brixia
D:0
Fucile-cc S

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Early Morning Sun Blindness (F11.61) Cactus Patches and Hedges (F13.3)
Overlays: S2 S3 S6 SD6 SD8
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-06-11(A) Jobbo Fett vs Gary Bartlett Ethiopian winWhile the availability of a tankette with a big juicy flamethrower on it is nice, the lack of time and speed means you'll get to use it maybe twice, if you're lucky. The slowest ACs on the Italian side need 62MP (or all 6 turns) to get off-board, along with the tankettes, unless they choose to cut a corner somewhere - only having 10MP left over for any unexpected expenditures, like an overrun or a wreck crowding a road junction or turn. This one also punishes you for having the Italian infantry do anything other than immediately disembarking and advancing up the hill, which itself is a skulker's best friend.

The sun blindness should be remembered, as the +2 DRM is ready to bite the player in the ass at the worst of times. Special mention goes out to Gary's squad that took 5 NMC in open ground from a mortar, rolling 5 every time. Investigations have been started to find out how to modify my dice in VASL.
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-08-10 01:51:03
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-07-25 16:00:29
Hutch Modified the Defender's AFVs2024-07-25 15:59:50
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-07-25 15:59:49
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2023-10-09 16:29:08
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 4.00Votes: 1
Views: 4571
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 1
Archive recorded plays:
Italian0
Ethiopian1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Forgotten Years [Confirmed]
[A] Ethiopian (Partisan) 4
[D] Italian 7
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