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Road Block on Highway 120 - sort of...

Date Played: Mid May 2007

Kieran and I lined up yet another "Hit The Dirt" scenario, Highway 120 looked interesting, but my US & Italian forces were either still waiting to be base dup or only part painted. So to get round the issue we transplanted the scenario to a later period - Summer 1944 in Italy after the fall of Rome... The Americans would be replaced by British Infantry with Churchills from a supporting Tank Brigade, and the Italians replaced with Germans. Otherwise the OOB was pretty close to what was in Hit the Dirt. Kieran would command the German Defenders, and I the British Attackers.

Road Block on Highway 120
Highway 120 - from the British start line looking North.

The game started with a general advance on a broad front - the leading British Infantry Company advanced with a 2 up 1 back formation with the Churchills supporting the centre & left of the advance. Initially no enemy were encountered and the advance moved swiftly covering half the distance to the stream.

Road Block on Highway 120
The initial British advance - with a Troop of Churchills in support.

Kieran was obviously up to his old tricks again and deploying his entire force in the last 1/4 or so of the table - the advance continued with no contact.

Road Block on Highway 120
Same shot as above from a different angle, from this perspective 1 & 3 Platoons are advancing on the right (1 Platoon has a Squad detached into the copse on the right), and 2 Platoon is on the left escorting the Churchills.

And still no contact...

Road Block on Highway 120
A 3" Mortar Section goes into action supporting the advance.

And still none...

Road Block on Highway 120
Another view at the same early stage - the MOP & CC are actually in the Yellow Farmhouse in the centre - they have been placed in front of it to denote this but so we don't also forget they are there (and as this is one of Kieran's scratch built houses the roof doesn't come off anyway)!

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