A Qualified Success Battle Report 4

My buddy Greg and I have started to play through A Qualified Success, a "Pint Sized Campaign" written for the WWII game Chain of Command. The campaign focuses on Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, specifically the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry pushing north toward Syracuse while the Italian Coastal defenders and Napoli Infantry Regiment try to slow them down.

Counterattack!

July 14, 1943

After pushing through Cassibile, the British face resistance as they advance Northwest. The Italian coastal defense force has taken a beating in the previous engagement and the British hope to carry forward with momentum. British patrols encounter a small pocket of riflemen in the fields off the main road. 

Two infantry squads and a mortar from the Kings Own take up positions behind a hedgerow and begin a prolonged firefight. Unfortunately for them, the Italians represent just a minor scouting party. And rather than the poorly equipped coastal defenders, the British face a counterattack from the Napoli Infantry Regiment!

The bulk of the Italian platoon present themselves in force on the British right and advance unopposed around the flank. It becomes clear that the Italians will soon have open firing lines to the bulk of the British forces. The British commander issues an order to fall back to a safer position at the edge of Cassibile and regroup.

Tenente Bartolo Saracco of the Napoli division knows that Sicily will be lost for a time. If he can hold up the allies just a little longer though, the Italians may have a chance to regroup and recover their lost territory...