The battlefield of Medjez el Bab, as seen from the Italian side of the table. The blue lines represent river and wadi terrain. Note the spacious accomodations for our battle. I'll fight again in Fremont any day!	The town of Medjez el Bab. Numbered markers represent the locations of real and dummy Allied units.	Looking from the far right of the Allied line to the north. French and American infantry straddle the imposing hills to prevent an Italian breakthrough on one of the flanks. The Allied weakness in the center was to be telling.	An Italian headquarters unit is spotted and mortared by the still-hidden enemy.	Italian 20mm AA guns (actually Soviet MMG's, but we are using lots of substitutions in this battle) emplace in a farm on the front line.
An Italian reconnaissance platoon moves up to scout the center; motorized units follow close behind as soon as the coast seems clear.	Another battery of Italian 20mm AA guns sets up peeking over a crestline.	A battery of Italian 47mm AT guns is towed into another town.	Italian motorcyclists probe the Allied left flank. They draw no fire, and head into the wadi.	Italian artillery smoke drops in front of suspected enemy positions on a crestline in front of Medjez el Bab. Motorized infantry in trucks move up behind the screen.
The silence is broken by a french 75mm field gun firing from a farm on the Allied right flank. It shells the road, but causes only consternation rather than serious casualties.	Motorized Bersaglieri infantry dismount and rush the crestline in the center. The enemy is elusive: the numbered markers all represented dummy units.	The Italians now suspect that the town might be ripe fruit for the picking. As the Bersaglieri march onto the crestline, an elite raiding unit in Sahariana vehicles (seen on the road, directly in front of the town) barrels up to find the enemy. A machine-gun unit (bottom) supports the infantry.	Again, the relative silence is cut by a staccato of small arms fire from a French infantry company firing from inside the town.	The Allies have sensed that the enemy intends to assault the town with an all-out frontal attack. These American Rangers move out of their flanking defensive positions to try to get to Medjez el Bab in time.
Avanti! The Bersaglieri infantry rush the town and get a foothold. They discover another French unit, and the firefights begin. Note the Saharana vehicles (actually Soviet BA-20 armored cars) deployed to cover the flanks with their 20mm AA and AT rifles. The nearest Sahariana has taken hits from the French 75mm gun, but was not destroyed, only suppressed.	A flurry of small arms and autocannon fire slams into the French 75 battery. The soft vehicles are mostly destroyed, the gun is silenced.	The crestline in front of Medjez el Bab is reinforced with more Italian 47mm AT guns and additional Bersaglieri infantry.	Meanwhile, the Rangers try to make a break across open ground to the town, but are raked with autocannon fire from the Saharianas and machine-gun fire from the infantry support.	A French infantry company breaks from the right flank to threaten the Italian attack. For its trouble it gets a noseful of 20mm autocannon fire from an AB-41 armored car (top right).
An overall view of the Italian attack. The lone AB-41 platoon (actually a Soviet BA-10 heavy armored car) covers the left flank.	Now two Bersaglieri companies are forcing their way into the town. The French fight valiantly, but are forced to gradually give ground as they take casualties.	The special Sahariana unit takes up a position on the right flank of the Italian attack to blast anything that moves towards the town: in this case, the Ranger infantry.	At just after high Noon, a squadron of American B-26A medium bombers blasts the road leading to Tebourba. Fortunately for the Italians, few friendly troops are using the road at the time.	We fought a full-sized engagement with two players to conclusion! The Allied tactical commander--also wearing the hat of the French strategic CO--at left, decides that Medjez el Bab is lost. The Allies quickly pull back as the Italians celebrate their lightning victory. Good game, and a fine playing space to be sure.