Seven Days to the River Rhine (or should that be Nile), a meeting between two arch enemies

This game is a "Meeting Engagement" between the Egyptians and IDF with the objective to capture and hold three of the four objectives marked A to D.

The forces are as follows 

 

Egyptian:

Turn 1: 3x T55s + 6x BTR50 APCs with Infantry section, deployed up to one normal move from the East table edge (Column M).
Reserves – Enter Turn 3: 3x T55s, entering Eastern table edge. One T55 in the Reserves is nominated as being a “Command” element.

The Sagger Teams may be carried in any nominated BTR50, along with the Infantry section.

IDF:

Turn 1: 3x Magach 3s + 3 M3 halftracks with Infantry sections, deployed up to one normal move from Western table edge (Col A).
Reserves - Enter Turn 3: 3x Sho’t Centurians + 1 “Command” M3 half-track, entering on Western table edge.

 

Both the Egyptians and IDF deployed into tactical positions to allow them to advance onto objectives.

 

The IDF managed to seize the woods (objective A), the orchard in the centre (objective C) and the dunes in the south (objective B), however the Egyptian T55s moved into firing positions and brewed up two of the Magach 3s. Things were starting to look a bit sticky for the IDF. The Egyptians also seized the woods to the south of the mosque (objective D).

The Egyptian infantry tried to close assault the IDF in the orchard but were pushed back into the mosque.

The IDF tried to bring up some infantry to support the troops in the orchard but unfortunately they came under fire. Luckily the infantry managed to bail out of the burning M3.

 

The Egyptians now brought on a platoon of 3 T55s and in response the IDF deployed a platoon of 3 Centurians. A firefight ensued with both sides losing a tank. A BTR charged forward into the dunes to the south of the orchard and immediately came under bazooka fire but managed to somehow survive.

A Super Sherman deployed to the South to try and outflank the Egyptians but soon came under fire from a Sagger team in the far dunes. The firing was too accurate and armour not good enough so another IDF tank went up in flames.

Another Centurian brewed up...

 

although the last remaining Magach 3 put a sneaky shot into the northernmost T55. Another dead tank.

 

The Egyptians moved up more infantry hoping to push the IDF out of the orchard...

but the survivors of the burned out M3 moved into the orchard to support their buddies.

The last surviving Centurian headed for cover behind the northern woods...

and the infantry in the orchard finally put paid to the plucky BTR. 

The IDF in the orchard were hanging on by their fingernails with the Egyptians bringing up yet more infantry.

The Egyptians at last got some luck with a combined attack finishing off the IDF infantry and support M3 that were holding onto the dunes in the south. The Egyptians were now holding two objectives with an increasingly fierce fight going on in the orchard.

The IDF were holding off in the Egyptian infantry when they heard the rumble of an approaching T55. The Egyptians were getting desparate as they were running out of infantry.

 

 

However it was now the end of turn 7 with neither side managing to take and hold three objectives, so the game was called a draw. It was a tough fight with both sides finding the infantry difficult to beat.