TURN 19+
While a number of Algerian troops in The Fort, reatreat, it requires a full flung assault by the surviving vehicles of the Northern Wing to finally dislodge them from the objective. At close range the enemy soldiers absorb a dizzying array of destructive before falling where they stood.
A number of hidden HMG and RPG teams harass the Northern Wing forces, making it risky for them to charge forward to regroup at The Fort. One by one these groups are engaged and destroyed but not without loss...
As guerilla style fighting immobilises one BMP and disables another T62.
By this point Fatah receives radio communications that all strategic objectives have been secured including the freedom of his son. The large mass of detected Algerian infantry South of The Fort, has reportedly slipped away (and perhaps just as well.)
The number of Libyan casualties is approximately 52, (some 30 dead) with the loss of 3x T62 battle tanks and 4x BMPs and a truck.
The Algerian losses were placed at 150 men, most of them prisoners. 2 artillery (mortars) 2x T72 battle tanks and a St. Pantsir system were among there losses.
To be continued
The battle is a decisive victory for the Libyans.
