Freitag of Arabia

Peter (Grid Based Wargaming) returned to his WWI in Palestine campaign for another episode.  His battle account is available from the link above.  This time, Palestine is consumed in the Arab Revolt.  J.R. Freitag leads Arab forces in an attempt to thwart Turkish troop transports from reaching the front. 

Having mustered an armored car, two cavalry units, and three infantry units, Freitag must stop the train.  On the train are four units of Turkish infantry and an artillery piece.  The train is armed with a single machine gun.

Can Freitag and his Arab allies overpower the train and its cargo before 15 turns elapse?

Let's see...

As the train approaches, the Arabs barricade the track.
Poised in hiding on both sides of the track, the Arabs wait.
Arab AC emerges from the village to harass the enemy.

Arabs burst from their cover and move toward the train.
Arab machine gun provides cover from the hilltop.

Two Turkish infantry detrain as the train comes under fire.

The Arabs close in as their fire concentrates
onto the Turk in the open.

One Turk infantry destroyed!

Nearly surrounded,
 a second Turkish infantry unit is scattered.
The train lurches forward but is stopped at the barricade. 

Two more Turk infantry detrain along with an artillery piece.
The Arabs remain beyond the field of fire of the train's MG.

A coordinated attack by three Arab arms
destroys a third Turk infantry.
Jubilation is short-lived.
Taking fire from artillery,
the armored car is consumed in smoke as it stops, dead.

Freitag and his Arabs move in for the kill.

Turkish artillery scatters Arab infantry to its front.  

Overpowered, the Turk artillery is destroyed.

With the Game Clock tolling the 15th turn,
 the train's MG is taken out.
Freitag is Victorious! 

A fun and tense game that came down to a decision on the final turn. 

Early on, it appeared the Arabs would make easy work of the Turks.  Turks fell in rapid succession until casualties began to creep up for the Arabs.  Suddenly, Freitag's Arabs failed activation after activation only mustering enough strength to successfully attack the train's MG on the final turn.

I wonder if Freitag will be Knighted?