Campaign Series Middle East: Hot Knife Through Butter - AAR/PBEM

[Jason Petho]

Turn 13

Dahr El Ahmar

The T-72's continue their retreat, but the action at Dahr El Ahmar appears far from over. The Syrians are dug in like Alabma tics on that ridge. My reinforcement infantry has started to arrive and I am attempting to flank to the east of the town through the woods.

The infantry screen north of HILL 1036 is taking advantage of the Syrian retreat and advancing quickly over the open, hoping to avoid artillery and force the Syrians to continue to move back. I am taking shots with my Magach's and M150's as often as I can. So far, I'm not losing as much armour in this sector as he is.

You can see the last flight of Gazelles just northwest of Dahr El Ahmar.  My AAA is too far away to take it out, so I will have to wait to see if I can get a lucky shot in the next while.




Kfar Mechki

Kfar Mechki is having a bad day. The Syrians have captured it, so I pulled back out of Line of Sight on the other edge of the woods. I am hoping to draw him out so I can continue bleeding his troops.

I am shifting a few platoons to HILL 1212 and sending a tank company north of HILL 1023 to take on the roaming/retreating T-72's that are in that area.

The infantry company south of HILL 1187 is making good time as it advances towards Kfar Mechki.  I'll use these troops to hopefully recapture the town.

 




Southwest


My Cobra's are flying around taking some shots in the deep southwest flank. The TOW's they carry are extremely powerful and tend to take out an entire platoon at a time. Unfortunately, they will run out of ammo soon and I will be forced to fly back to the Headquarters (very bottom of the map) to resupply.

Typically I will be allowed 4 attacks before I have to fly for reload.

The southwest is vary scarcely defended. That being the case, I will have to move some additional reinforcements to fire across the valley on the hard surface road, as I suspect that is where the Syrians are heading.

A challenge indeed!