My first ever game of British v Italians.



Report and pictures here

Good game!

Good report and piccies

Nice looking game and later on (ie tomorrow), I'll try and jot down some force ideas as a guide for you.

Quote from: Steve J on 04 June 2024, 07:09:36 PMNice looking game and later on (ie tomorrow), I'll try and jot down some force ideas as a guide for you.

Thank you, that'd be much appreciated.

Good stuff !

   

I see the Italians brought the good^* tanks

^* Well for them anyway

Your comments about your needing high Command rolls for the Italians, can be negated (to some extent) by buying some Recce units, which will add a +1 (potentially - if they spot anything) to the nearest Italian command unit.

But a great report and not unrealistic, if the British tanks get stuck out in the open and picked on individually 

Quote from: paulr on 05 June 2024, 06:22:59 AM   

I see the Italians brought the good^* tanks

^* Well for them anyway

We brought the best Italian armour (M13/40)! They weren't exactly mobile but the weight of numbers saw them win out against the cruisers on that flank.

Hi TWD,
as promised, my thoughts on a basic Italian Infantry Battalion to get you started. Note I tend to play with an HQ per Company these days, as I find this gives me a better game, as each Company acts as a tactical unit.

1 x C) (CV8)
1 x HQ (CV8)
2 x HQ (CV7)
1 x FAO (CV6)
1 x Infantry Recce Unit
9 x Regular Infantry (3 with ATR upgrades)
2 x MG Support Units
1 x 81mm Mortar
1 x 47mm ATG
3 x 75mm Artillery (off table for the FAO to call in support)

You could buy some scheduled Artillery as well, given the low CV of the FAO.

If you want some armour, then either up the points total or drop say an Infantry Company, using those points to buy the armour. If you did this you could buy 3 x M11/39 tanks for example.

I hope this helps and feel free to keep asking questions, as it took my a while to get my head around things when I first started playing BKCII many years ago!