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Keren 1941, East Africa KEREN 1941, EAST AFRICA AAR of World at War 25 Keren, 1941: East Africa Orders to Sudan Based Forces January 30, 1941 From: Commander in Chief, Middle East Command, General Archibald Wavell To: Commander of the Northern Front, Lieutenant-General William Platt Lieutenant-General, Your orders are to pursue the enemy down the road to Keren employing both 4th and 5th Indian Divisions. Upon capturing Keren, await further orders from the Middle East Command. Good Luck and Godspeed. The Battle of Keren has the Savoia Grenadiers defending against a Commonwealth assault aimed at the capture of the town of Keren, of the Italian colony in Eritrea. Keren is of strategic importance as the railroad and road junctions are keys to the access of Amara and the Red Sea port of Massawa. February 5, 1941. Turn One Administration Phase. Both players check the supply status of their units. All of the troops by E.R. Bickford of both sides begin in supply. Production: Commonwealth Bombardment. The Lise’ Patterson British player wants to suppress enemy units before bringing them to battle, © 2012 Decision Games so he uses his artillery to bombard the Italian positions. The 4th Indian Bakersfield, CA. Division has three artillery units which are fired at the position near Mount Sanchil. As a result, one Italian colonial battalion is eliminated and two artillery batteries are suppressed. The artillery with 5th Indian Division has no line of sight to an enemy posi- tion so there is no fire from them. WW 25 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | AUG–SEP 2012 A1 KEREN 1941 Italian Bombardment. The two batteries on Mount Sanchil are suppressed and therefore cannot fire. The rest of the Savoia artillery batteries are unable to sight the British units so there is no return fire. Commonwealth Movement Phase. This allows all of the player’s unsup- pressed units to move. The 5th Indian Division advances forward from Happy Valley toward the objective peaks, the Pimple and the Pinnacle. The terrain hinders the advance somewhat, but some progress is made. Then two bri- gades march around the Pinnacle along the road to the west. The Italians have created an avalanche on the western side of the Pinnacle to inhibit move- ment. Part of the 4th Indian Division marches toward Mt. Sanchil while the railroad is secured on the flank. One brigade protects the peaks on the western end of the Cameron Ridge. A2 WW 25 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | AUG–SEP 2012 EAST AFRICA Italian Ranged Fire. The Italians to launch an assault against the The Italian artillery also fires. The ranged fire on the Commonwealth suppressed unit on the Pinnacle. battery on Brig’s Peak targets the Brigade on the main road near This results in the complete destruc- Commonwealth Brigade heading to the Pinnacle. Some of the tion of the African Battalion. The the main position on Mt. Sanchil. This artillery is also employed and Commonwealth captures the objective. fire has no effect. The Italian artillery this yields positive results; the also fires at the Commonwealth Commonwealth troops retreat. Turn Two forces advancing along the main roadway and this forces a retreat. Italian Movement. One of the powerful Administrative Phase African battalions advances to take Both sides check supplies and Movement & Ranged Fire control of the Pinnacle. The cavalry are okay. The two suppressed During the Commonwealth Movement from the east also advances to cover the Italian units fail to rally. Phase, the 5th Division advances Italian Army’s left flank. Other forces up the center. One brigade occupies move forward to protect the Dongolaas Bombardment Phase the Pimple, while the Brigade on the Gorge. Italian reinforcements are Major-General Heath orders the Pinnacle presses on northward. A colo- rushed forward to the front lines. 5th Indian Division’s artillery to nial battalion occupies the Pinnacle bombard the Italian cavalry units on in the former unit’s place. Then along Commonwealth Ranged Fire. the eastern side of Mount Falestoh. the road, two more of the 5th Division’s Commonwealth fire suppresses the As a result, suppressing both bat- brigade units move into contact with African battalion on The Pinnacle. talions. Then the 4th Indian Division’s the Savoia Division. Likewise, the 4th artillery fires at the Italian infantry Indian Division marches on toward Assault Phase. The Italians can- on the southern side of Mt. Sanchil, the suppressed units on Mt. Sanchil. not conduct any assaults. The also resulting in suppression. Both peaks on Cameron Ridge are Commonwealth, however, decides secured by a Commonwealth Brigade. WW 25 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | AUG–SEP 2012 A3 KEREN 1941 Colonial battalions due south of for a Commonwealth Victory. The Most of the Italian ranged fire is the peak of Mount Sanchil. The battle is only one quarter of the way ineffective, but one Commonwealth enemy units are both suppressed. The through. The Italians are receiving unit is suppressed on the Pimple. Commonwealth has overwhelming a steady flow of reinforcements. strength in this firefight and both of Now the Italian forces in the south the Italian units are eliminated. February 6, 1941 fall back toward Fort Dologorodoc, while more reinforcements are The end of the day arrives. February Turn Three pushed toward the center. 5, 1941 has seen the Commonwealth forces attack the Italian positions Administrative Assault south of Keren. At this point the Both sides check for supply and are The 4th Indian Division launches Commonwealth has collected a net found within their respective supply an assault against the two Italian of 19 VP. A total of 40 VP are required radii. It should be noted that the 4th Indian Division is deployed on their Carrying Supply sides, effectively lengthening their supply capabilities. The Commonwealth player man- ages to rally its lone suppressed unit, but the Italians fail miserably, leaving several units suppressed. Bombardment Phases The Commonwealth artillery unleashes a barrage against the Italian positions on both Mount Sanchil and Mt. Falestoh. Some of the Italian infantry is suppressed as a result. Some of the fire has no effect. One of the advantages of suppressing a unit is that it will be unable to use defensive fire as the attacking units move into contact. The Italians respond with artillery bombardment. The Italian guns at Fort Dologorodoc and on the road from Keren both manage to hit battalions from the 5th Indian Division, leaving them suppressed. Suppressed units cannot move in that state. This will likely hamper the attack from the south. Then the guns on the other side of the Italian position fire at the 4th Indian Division. One of this forma- tion’s battalions is also suppressed. Commonwealth Movement and Italian Defensive Fire Next, the Commonwealth forces conduct movement. These are still intent on bringing the Italian army to battle. Consequently, the Italian forces near Fort Dologorodoc issue defensive fire and this manages to suppress several of the 5th Indian Divisions battalions. Also one of the 4th Indian Division’s units is driven back in the Dongolaas Gorge. The Italian units on Mount Sanchil employ defensive fire against the 4th A4 WW 25 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | AUG–SEP 2012 EAST AFRICA Indian Division. This forces one of the Commonwealth battalions to fall back. Italian Movement and Commonwealth Defensive Fire The Italian commander re-deploys his lines near Fort Dologorodoc. This takes them out of the line of assault. Slowly, Italian reinforcements are showing up. The Commonwealth army orders defensive fire. This leaves a colonial battalion suppressed. Assault Phase The 4th Indian Division launches an attack against the Italian position on the peak of Mount Sanchil. This posi- tion is defended by two Italian artillery battalions. One is destroyed during the assault while the second battalion Turn Four easier for the Italian forces as their becomes suppressed. The objective supply depots are more toward the remains in Italian hands though. Administrative Phase center of the map rather than the map Both sides return their artillery units edge, where the Commonwealth supply to the unfired sides. The Italian player depots are. The Commonwealth is checks his supply status. Supply is also fully supplied, but the 4th Indian WW 25 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | AUG–SEP 2012 A5 KEREN 1941 Division’s battalions are still flipped talions. It is suppressed as a result. Commonwealth Movement to their carrying supply modes. The Then the artillery on Brig’s Peak and Italian Defensive Fire combat ratings are reduced to simulate fires and damages one of the 4th The 5th Indian Division pushes a detachment of troops from each bat- Indian Division’s battalions. ahead with its advance toward Fort talion being used in hauling supplies, Dologorodoc. The Italian defenders ammunition and provisions forward. issue defensive fire. Only one of Most of the Commonwealth Army’s the artillery units manages a hit, troops recover from suppression. The suppressed Italian units do not recover. Bombardment Phase The 4th Indian Division’s artillery fires at the Italian position on Mount Sanchil. This causes a couple of enemy battalions to become suppressed. The 5th Indian Division fires one artillery battalion and suppresses another Italian unit near Fort Dologorodoc. The other artillery battalions do not fire as they prepare to move to the road to gain a better position. The Italian artillery is now fired. The guns at Fort Dologorodoc targets one of the 5th Indian Division’s bat- A6 WW 25 | AFTER ACTION REPORT | AUG–SEP 2012 EAST AFRICA but this one is in the Dongolaas time. The 4th Indian Division rallies units east of the fort in retreat. Gorge, not against the main both of its suppressed units. Now Commonwealth reinforcements attack on Fort Dologorodoc.
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