White Horses DTO (id:#63008)
Keru Gorge, Eritrea
1941-01-21 (9 others)
CH124: The Fall of Tobruk (Operation Compass & Wavell)
CH125: Down the Throat (Operation Compass & Wavell)
O102.1: Push to Pilastrino (On All Fronts #102)
SP32: Over Open Sights (Schwerpunkt # 3)
AK 72: The Tobruk Perimeter (Afrikakorps - AK009 Reluctant Offensive)
AK 83: On to Solaro and Pilastrino (Afrikakorps - AK010 Along the Via Balbia)
VV 75: Les Taxis de Tobrouk (Vae Victis # 100)
#5: Keru Gorge (Gallabat: The War in East Africa 1940)
DB189: Push to Pilastrino (Dispatches from the Bunker #58)
CH125: Down the Throat (Operation Compass & Wavell)
O102.1: Push to Pilastrino (On All Fronts #102)
SP32: Over Open Sights (Schwerpunkt # 3)
AK 72: The Tobruk Perimeter (Afrikakorps - AK009 Reluctant Offensive)
AK 83: On to Solaro and Pilastrino (Afrikakorps - AK010 Along the Via Balbia)
VV 75: Les Taxis de Tobrouk (Vae Victis # 100)
#5: Keru Gorge (Gallabat: The War in East Africa 1940)
DB189: Push to Pilastrino (Dispatches from the Bunker #58)
Designer: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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Overview:
The sudden Italian retreat from Kasala had pushed the British prematurely on the offensive in Eritrea. As the Italians slipped away to Keru, the 4th Indian Division, spearheaded by Brigadier F. W. Messervy's motorised 'Gazelle Force' pursued. At Keru Gorge, Messervy found the road blocked by mines, demolitions, and the whole of General Fongoli's 41st Colonial Brigade. Under-estimating the enemy's strength, Messervy immediately launched an attack with the 4/11 Sikhs, supported by his field artillery. As the Sikhs became pinned down by the Italian defenders, a threat to the British gunners began to appear from behind. While the gunner's attention was fixed to the front,they were charged by a squadron of Ethiopian cavalry, led by two Italian officers on white horses.Attacker: Italian (41st Colonial Brigade)
Defender: British (25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 5th Indian Division and Sudan Defence Force, and Skinner's Horse, 5th Indian Division)
5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:12.0 D:4.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 Horse x 12 |
| AFVs: D:1 Morris CS9 |
| Guns: A:0 D:3 OQF 25-Pounder Gun-How. x 3 Boys ATR |
| Misc Rules: | D: CS9 represents adaptation of 30 cwt truck with 4FP CMG |
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| Overlays: | H2 | H6 |
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| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2024-08-05 19:08:14 |
| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2024-07-26 18:22:37 |
| Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2024-07-26 18:20:00 |
| Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs | 2024-07-26 18:20:00 |
| hoxson1 Modified the Theatre | 2018-10-09 13:29:49 |
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| Sudan Defence Force Morris 30 cwt truck and machine gun (sudan 30 cwt truck MG.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 874 |
| (white horses leader.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 869 |
| (white horse map.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 824 |
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Sudan Defence Force Morris 30 cwt truck and machine gun
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| To-Play list count: | 1 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 2.3 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 0 | |
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| Italian | 0 | |
| British | 0 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) White Horses [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] Indian (British) | 0 |
| [D] Italian | 0 |