Kalpaki #2 (semi-historical battle)*
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Anzac vs Italy Alpini Meeting Engagement*

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October 1940*

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Scenario Design: Pyros Lambert*
Map Design: Pyros Lambert*
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Primary Objectives:*
You should deploy in the West road and you must very quickly advance to the Alpini base located in the village to the East and the you should make a carefully planned assault.*
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Secondary Objectives:*
1. You should defend the ammo depots located at the western cross-road.*
2. You should destroy the captured Greek bunkers that are located near the central cross-road.
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INTEL: You will face two Coy of Elite Italian Alpini troops.*
The village is well defended and several enemy patrols will eventually return to their base at the later during the battle.*
You should take advantage of the forest cover to make your movement because the road will be probably guarded.*
Try to surprise the defenders of the base by attacking them from the rear.*
The base has several artillery assets so be cautious at moment of your attack.*
Take advantage of the ammo containers.*
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Historical Background*
(text from www.army.gr)* 
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As it is known, the Epirus Division bore the complete burden of the defense; it was the one, which alone among the Great Powers had the lack and the honor to defend the integrity of the country, its main mission being "the coverage of central Greece, to the direction of Ioannina "Zigos Metsovou" and the secondary "the defense of national ground". This Division, carrying out Major General Haralambos Katsimitros’ decision, did not abandon the forward defense line and fought there, without ceding an inch of national ground. *
"Giulia", the selected Italian Division, launched an assault against Greece at the steep mountain peaks of Northern Pindos, to make a quick advance to Ioannina, as the Italian General Staff believed and facilitate "the convenient promenade" of the rest of the Italian divisions to Athens. The surprise, though, of Mussolini’s "brave" quickly changed into disappointment, when the entrenched Hellenic soldiers at the guard posts did not provide them the kind of receptions they wished, but heavy fires. *
