War for Lebanon . . .*
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Date: June 6, 1982*
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Battle Location: Rachidye Refugee Camp outside Tyre, Lebanon*
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Battle Type: Israeli assault vs PLO defend*
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. . . Peace for Galilee.*
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Number of Turns: 20*
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On June 6th, 1982 Israel invaded Lebanon in order to force the PLO to withdraw from that country.*
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The Israeli 211th Armored Brigade, Task Force A, was assigned the mission to thrust up the coast through the PLO defenses and into the city of Tyre. The overwhelming Israeli armor, artillery and airpower made the initial gains easy.  But the PLO were fighting for their lives and decided to make a stand near the Palestinian refugee camp of Rachidye.  It was here that the Israeli casualty rates started to climb alarmingly, and throughout the rest of the war the casualties rate in the urban areas remained very high.*
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The Israeli thrust through Southern Lebanon was focused on Beirut and beyond -- the vanguard forces were concerned with moving as fast as possible through Southern Lebanon in order to isolate Beirut from Damascus and prevent Syrian intervention. 20 Turns may seem like a lot, but when there is a determined defender it suddenly becomes very short.*
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Design: Ed Mortimer