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Here comes the second one...

Egyptian-Libyan War of 1977 - Part 2 - The Battle*
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Date: July 22, 1977*
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Battle Location: As Sallum & Halfaya Pass, close to border with Libya, Egypt*
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Battle Type: Egyptian counterattack (advance) vs. Libyan delay*
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Following the raid on As-Sallum by 9th Tank Battalion the previous day (and scenario), Anwar Sadat gave a green light for Egyptian Corps to advance. As it was mentioned, Kaddafi's commanders were not aware that Egypt managed to mass much greater force around Sollum, namely 2 armoured and 1 mechanized divisions to 3 libyan brigades of various equipment. It is easy to calcualte that that Egyptians had in fact advantage way over 3:1 compared to their enemies.
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Egyptian counterattack started when massive air attacks strafed Libyan airfields in border region and around Tobruk, destroying about 20 aircraft. Right after a wave of two divisions assaulted Sollum area with third one flanking through the desert to the south.
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In just one day battle Libyan force was literally obliterated, lost hundreds of vehicles of all sorts and was diminished into poor disarray of ragtag refugees.
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In the following days, Egyptians will capture entire border region and stop - only after requests from fellow Arab states - not far from Tobruk. After that, it will take weeks for them to evacuate and territorial control will return to status quo.
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Libya will not allow itself any open hostilities towards Egypt again.
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You are a commander of armoured brigade from one of Republican Guard divisions secretly deployed in the area. You have at your disposal top quality Egyptian equipment of that time grouped in 3 battalions: 2 armoured and 1 mechanized (split between the two). Use your force as first wave shock troops. Avoid unnecessary losses, but its not your key problem as other brigades will take over if you are exhausted. Libyan force just near Sollum is made of armoured brigade of mixed quality. Beware of anti-air defences.
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the Egyptian side.*
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Sources: Various internet sources*
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Design by: Marcin "SaS TrooP" Kaluza
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