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gain control of the flag for the final two
scoring periods of the hour. As the battle
continued to push towards the front of the
field, the Battle of Anzio was the site of the
remaining hour of the morning session.
As the Allies continued to put up a tough
fight, this time the Axis forces were able to
hold their ground and secured the final flag
of the morning for the entire hour.
After a break for lunch, it was time for
the afternoon session – another 3 hours
of play. As in the morning session, there
were three different flags that needed to
be controlled. Each flag was active for only
an hour and was scored every 15 minutes.
The flags were located in different areas of
the field, again forcing play to move from
one area to the next. In order to get to the
action, players had the option of taking an
approximately one mile hike, or they could
ride the buses the field had out to the drop
point.
The afternoon session started at the top of
a ridge for the Axis forces. The Allied forces
started at the bottom of the ridge, across
a large, flat field. The game began, and
about half of the Axis team slid down the
almost perpendicular ridge, to the nearby
flag. They quickly raised it and were able
to easily hold it for the entire first hour of
the afternoon. As it became apparent that
the Allies were not going to be able to take
the flag from the Axis, they employed a
different strategy, working their way around
the lower end of the ridge, and trying to
take as much ground as possible before
the second flag of the afternoon became
active. Their strategy was successful, and
they were able to hold the second flag for
the entire hour. The final hour of play on
Saturday featured a battle at the Abby. The
Abby was well behind Axis lines when the
flag became active.
Photo By Billy Jack Mefford
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