Jobbo_Fett posted:

So just like Theatre of War?

JcDent posted:

So what game doesn't have lovely infantry modeling?

Triple A posted:

Close Combat?

JcDent posted:

Well, in all fairness, I picked up Gravitieam for the Cold War DlCs, so I'm kind of hosed, anyways.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Mission 03: The Outskirts of Maknassy


http://youtu.be/c0lUWmtpCF0

Nuramor posted:

Not available in Germany

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In the morning of 20 February, the Afrika Korps performed a major strike in the direction of the Kasserine pass. The 5th Bersagliery Regiment was assigned to the right flank. The Italians were supported by German guns. The units of the 15th Tank Division and the Centauro tank battalion remained in reserve.

The Bersaglieri were advancing under heavy artillery and mortar fire; nevertheless, they successfully captured Djebel Semama after a hard-fought battle.

JcDent posted:

Which mission didn't end with 70-90% casualties?

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On 21 February, Rommel sent a reconnaissance unit, including a small M14 tank unit from the Centauro Division, to the north-west of the Kasserine Pass. The Italians spotted the positions of the 1st American Tank Division that was preparing to counter-attack.

At 14:00 hours, the units of the 15th Tank Division and Centauro Division occupied Djebel el Hamra and prepared to repel the enemy attack. The fighting went deep into the night. In the evening, a group of Semovente SPG arrived to support the infantry and eventually the American attacks were repelled.

Heavy resistance occurred on 23 February, too.

JcDent posted:

A Quora effortpost on why Jobbo is having so little fun.

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After a final breach of the Mareth Line, the units of the 2nd American Corps attempted to cut off the Italian and German forces that were withdrawing along the coastline. The Americans were met by the defending 10th German Tank Division near Djebel el Mhaylat and Centauro units with the Imperial Special Brigade near Djebel Berda.

Due to the lack of forces, the defending party used an interconnected chain of fortified strong points, armed with anti-tank weapons and located favorably, than a single line of defense. Behind the fortified points, mobile armoured groups were operating, with a task to eliminate all possible breaches by the enemy.

JcDent posted:

But this game doesn't let you do joke lists, now does it?

Iceshade posted:

I applaud you for keeping this going. I'm sure you love torturing yourself like this for the entertainment of others. I would have burned this thing off my hard drive quite a while ago!

Maybe Kursk will be better? Maybe you'll get to fight Ferdinands with T34/76 '41 models.

Also holy poo poo these Italian missions. They almost remind me of the Polish missions. Almost.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Honestly, Africa 1943's biggest downside is that its not Kursk 1943. And it could've used polishing. At least the Polish campaign was short, so any lack of offensive or defensive capabilities was hardly felt; the Italians on the other hand have the longest campaign we've seen to date and a deceptively small selection of equipment to choose from.

As for Kursk, it has so many quality of life improvements that I could be getting swamped by legions of KV-2's and still have a better time than what I'm going through with the Italians. That being said, I believe there will be one glaring issue with Kursk but I don't want to spoil it for myself until we see that game in action.

JcDent posted:

EDIT: I only recently realized that Wargame doesn't have infantry mortars either, but that game doesn't have much in the way of support weapons in general (the USSR somehow get Grenade MG squad for some reason). Of course, if you want tiny manz with all the support option, you play Men of War Combat Mission

Jobbo_Fett posted:

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On 3 April, the units of the Italian Centauro Tank Division and Superga Infantry Division performed a local offensive operation to the east of El Guettar, in an attempt to draw the attention of the Allied forces away from the coastal frontline.

After intense battles, they successfully forced the Americans back around 10km to the west. The Axis forces successfully repelled poorly coordinated attacks of the British and American forces up to 6 April 1943.

JcDent posted:

Can you even complete missions if you're not taking the most expensive, top of the line stuff?

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Hill 141 was a critical position in the Djebel Srafi sector, in the line of defense near Enfidaville. The high ground positions were held by an infantry battalion, support by several anti-tank guns and machine guns, and hill 141 itself was protected by the 2nd Company under command of captain Raumi.

On 25 April, the British Commonwealth forces suddenly attacked the positions. The attack was repelled, then after a hellish 45 minute artillery strike the enemy troops attacked again, supported by heavy mortar fire. The high ground changed hands a few times, but the Italians managed to drive the British out with a bayonet assault.

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After performing an offensive operation in the El Guettar area, the Axis forces were successfully repelling poorly coordinated attacks of the English and American forces up to 6 April 1943. However, on 12 April, the tank units of the Centauro Division were united with the 15th German Tank Division. The united divisional battle group, supported by the Bersaglieri, took positions near Takruna. On April 26, the last 10 M14/41 tanks were assigned to the 10th German Tank Division and the Centauro Division was officially disbanded. But the history of Centauro was not over, as later in Italy the 136th Tank Division was formed, receiving its name - the 136th Legionary Armored Division Centauro (136 Divisione Corazzata Legionaria Centauro) - right before the capitulation of Italy in September 1943. In September, the division trained near Rome and fought Germans that occupied Italy as part of the motorized corps (Corpo d'Armata Motocorazzato (CAM)).