Aiding the Local Constabulary (3 player) E AFR (id:#62614)
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
1941-03-29 (1 other)
Designer: Martin Hubley and Peter Struijf
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
Italian / South African Italian (Mutineers)
Overview:
The days of Africa Orientale Italiana were finally coming to a close in Abyssinia, as South African and Nigerian forces continued a now largely-unopposed advance to Addis Ababa. Italian colonial forces were deserting and surrendering en masse, in embarrassing numbers. On the evening of 28 March, elements of two battalions of the XVII Colonial Brigade began to mutiny.Attacker: Italian / South African (Dire Dawa Colonial police Garrison with Assistant Governor and Escorting Police and 1st Battalion, Transvaal Scottish, 1st South African Infantry Brigade Group)
Defender: Italian (Mutineers) (XL Battaglione Fanteria Coloniale, XVII Brigata Coloniale, Africa Orientale Italiana)
5 turns
Players: 3 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:21.0 D:17.0 |
| AFVs: A:6 Fiat 611B x 2 Marmon-Herr. II ME Carrier A Carrier C Carrier 2" MTR Fiat 508 MC Autocarro Leggero 15-cwt Truck x 3 30-cwt Lorry x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 OML 2-in. Mortar D:0 LG de 50 mle 37(f) Fucile-cc 35(P) |
| Misc Rules: | Treat river as Level -1 OG. Grain is in Season. Three player |
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| Overlays: | O2 | X8 | X13 | X15 |
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| VASL Scenario Setup (J 164 aiding-the-local-constabulary v667.vsav) | VASL Setup | Turuk | 450 |
| (constab_3way.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1079 |
| (dire dawa ethiopia map.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1090 |
| (VASLMap.png) | Map Image | JFFortin | 1221 |
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| An illustrated AAR of J164 by M. Rodgers (opens in new window) | mtrodgers99 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.63 | Votes: 32 | Views: | 5688 |
| To-Play list count: | 1 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 5.6 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 21 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| Italian / South African | 13 | |
| Italian (Mutineers) | 6 | |
| Drawn: | 2 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Aiding the Local Constabulary (3-player version) [Confirmed] |
| [A] Italian | 4 |
| [D] S.African | 8 |