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"Alternative 1930s Scenario" for solo play set in French Somaliland, 1935. Suggested scale 6-20mm. This is a battalion level attack-defense game, easily scaled down to company level for 20-25mm scale. Although written for solo play it is also suitable for multiple players [Either as two 'conventional teams or as an 'all against the umpire' scenario'].

SCENARIO: In October 1935 the Italians invaded Ethiopia, causing international outrage. Public opinion in America forced their government to try and persuade the Italians to halt the offensive. With reluctant French permission, a Marine Expeditionary force landed at Jibuti, and drove inland to set up forward bases for a larger further inland. By late November however French and local opinion became affronted by the US presence, and soon sporadic sniping and looting broke out. Gradually as the rains eased, local forces gathered to attack the USMC at the end of their long and vulnerable supply line. It has rained recently so a surprising amount of greenery brightens the rocky landscape, and streams flow through the wadis and ditches. The air is hot and dry, tempered slightly by onshore breezes from the east.

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Excerpted from Battlefields Volume 1 Issue 3 [Feb. 1996] EMAIL: dave@caliverbooks.demon.co.uk