The Mk VIb platoons open fire to no effect.

End of Command Pulse.

1st Commonwealth Command Pulse

A call goes out to the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment but the 2nd RTR refuses to respond.  They inform the 7th Hussars that Italian tanks do not attack!

End of Command Pulse

1st Italian Command Pulse

The first Italian reserves arrive and deploy.

The Reserves move up to press the attack.

But they are hit by machine gun fire from the Mk VIb platoons. The AB41 platoon is suppressed.

The light tank takes two Disruption Points and is forced back.

The next Italian reserves arrive but stall on the table edge.

End of Command Pulse

Neither side rolls a Command Failure! The Commonwealth has the First Command Pulse.

End of turn fire.

The A9 Cruisers open fire and Disperse an Italian light tank (-3 Morale).