After General Patton's "end run" across the Island of Sicily, taking the western half and the old city of Palermo on the run, his II Corps headed eastward entering the mountainous northern half of the island. Quickly the pace of advance was reduced to a slow ridge line, or river line, or old hilltop town clearing process. Skillful German rearguard actions, holding the key terrain features, maximized German-Italian efforts to delay both the American and British advancing armies as preparations continued for the cross strait Messina final evacuation to mainland Italy.
The Battle for Troina was a week-long bitter struggle to seize control of the old Sicilian hilltop town and nearby "mountain" terrain. Being somewhat central on the endgame Allied frontal map lines of Sicily, with the Americans battling along the northern coastal road at San Fratello, and the British around the flanks of volcanic Mt. Enta to the southeast, the town of Troina was seen by both sides as a linchpin, or hinge to stall, or finish the Sicilian island campaign.
Battle of Troina 1943 background and scenario link: link
Battle of Troina 1943 AAR link: link
The Troina scenario tabletop at start.
Germans crossing the Troina dry riverbed below Hill Basilio.
Nebelwerfers send their rockets skyward.
American rifle platoon counter-attack down the slope.
Fun scenario using WR's 20mm collection and FOW V3.0 MRB.
Michael aka Wargamerabbit
is excited to paint something new.
