| Battle of Abyssinia | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Date | 1935-1936 |
| Theatre | North Africa |
| Belligerents |  Italy vs Ethiopia 
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The battle of Abyssinia erupted in October 1935 with an Italian advance into the country from Italian Somalia without an declaration of war and lasted to February 1937. It was one of the preluding conflicts to the Second World War. It was the succesful campaign by the Italians to finally occupy Ethiopia, the previous invasion attempt in the 19th century had failed and left the country independent.
Curiously, Ethiopia recieved aid from Germany secretly. At the time it was beneficial to keep Italy occupied in the war to put them in a weaker position to contest the German annexation of Austria. The British and French didn't intervene in Ethiopia, merely banning export of arms and proclaiming neutrality in the conflict.
Ethiopia[]
This map is the only map featuring Ethiopian forces, they use a plethora of equipment from various European powers, mostly French, but German and British aswell. Many 3.7 cm Pak 36 guns are stationed in various defensive positions, aswell as French 75 and 155 mm 1917 Schneider guns. They have little armour support with variations of the Renault FT-17 and Light Tank Mk VI. Due to lack of suitable voice sets they have the Canadian one.
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| Slot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | Knife | Ruby | MP 18 | Mills Bomb | Binoculars | |
| 2 | Knife | Mauser 98K | Mills Bomb | |||
| 3 | Knife | Mle 1886 Lebel | Mills Bomb | |||
| 4 | Mle 1930 FN | Mle 1930 FN | ||||
| 5 | Knife | Lee Enfield No.4 Mk 1 | Satchel | Satchel | Wrench |
Italy[]
The italian army in comparison have more equipment. The Breda 30 machine gun makes an appearance and soldiers can equip themselves with an Flammenwerfer 35, scoped rifle or Breda 37 machine gun. An artillery battery of Obice da 155/14 PB is at their base for artillery suppport. The L3/33 tankette including its flamethrower variant forms the bulwark of the Italian tank force but L/6 Light tanks are also available. They also have much more in the means of transportation, with many Fiat-SPA 38R trucks, Camels and some Sahariana cars.
Italian Duce Mussolini himself is commanding the Italian army. His model as an Easter egg can be found in a house north-west of Italian base.
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