The garrison alerted, Sgt Markov orders the west wall to fire at the oncoming Arab tribesmen at medium range and the French drop 4 enemy! But the return fire is deadly even with the protection of the wall (+2) as 2 Legionares go down! Not a good trade off to start.
Turns 2/3:
The Arab charge is supported by rifles on the far ridge (16 in fact) and they gain another kill on the west wall. Additional Legionaires are ordered up to the West wall, and their fire gets 4 more tribesmen. With the high odds, the French must do better. Markoff screams encouragement from the courtyard (?)
Turn 4:
The French on the West wall score 2 Kills and 1 Shaken with 5 shots, and the men on the south wall and in the Tower add their firepower and get 2 more. But disaster strikes. As the unfortunate Legionaire at the West wall just recovers from his earlier Shaken, he is Shaken yet again. Those shots are too damn close! Then 2 of his compatriots on that wall go down. Even worse...despite a +3 in the Tower, 1 of the Legionaires goes down with a head shot! 3 Legionaires in one round versus 4 Arabs. At this rate the Fort will fall.
Turn 5:
The support fire from the ridges finally draws blanks as the wall protects the Legionaires from any casualties this round! Viva la France! The tribesment up close however score 1 Kill and an additional Shaken. French return fire (inc Legionaire Geste/Cooper) score the identical result. Markoff is not pleased! They have their ladders up Sergeant!! *Note, that is Geste to the left of the Frenchmen who is Shaken (yellow pin) on the south wall.
Turn 6:
The Legionaires reinforce the West wall again, and French fire accounts for 4 Kills and a Shaken. Things get tense however as the Arabs bring 29 shots on the walls. Amazingly there are no hits! One courageous tribesmen makes it to the top of the wall and scores a Shaken on the Legionaire next to him. Score so far: 16 Arabs and 7 FFL
Turn 7:
The FFL get 3 Kills (inc Markoff himself taking down the man on the wall. He can be seen in the courtyard, with the red kepi) and a Shaken. The Arab support fire however returns to form as 2 of the men on the West wall are Killed and another is Shaken. The tribesmen begin to pour over the parapet. Fortunately for the garrison, their shots upon reaching the top go wild, and the FFL suffer no additional losses. But the West wall is being overrun!
Turn 8/9/10:
Fighting is hand-hand now on the West Wall and tribesmen are getting over the South wall as well. Rifle fire accounts for 4 Kills (another in the Tower) and 2 Shaken and melee counts for 1 more. Markoff orders the survivors to the Tower. Geste is cut off by a tribesmen he will have to take care of. Total losses are: 30 Arab and 15 FFL
Turns 11:
Geste makes short work of the tribesmen barring his access to the Tower, while Markov and others get two Arabs on the wall. A Legionaire is Killed in Melee but Geste drops him. Shots aimed at Markoff Shake the sergeant.
Turns 12/13:
Geste and the 2 other Legioaires drop two additional tribesmen on round 12 and they move into the tower and slam the heavy doors. Markov recovers and is able to back into the Tower as well. The tribesmen try one turn to take the Tower, but protected fire scores heavily on them and 4 go down. It is too much, and they retire from the fort. Zinderneuf holds...for now. Total casaulties for the fight: 36 out of 61 tribesmen, while 16 Legionaries/21 serve France with their lives. Now Geste will have to deal with Markoff, but as said before...that is another story.
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