The Ethiopian plan includes holding the Italians away from Addis Ababa and preparing a secondary fallback line. Breaking contact has allowed the defenders to re-establish their positions and dig in. They retain both supply dumps while the Italians have advanced beyond their supply zones. Sending more Italian divisions into that position is expected to worsen the attackers' supply problem. These are operational choices in the Hearts of Iron IV campaign, where the value of the defensive position depends on supply access as well as the ground held.
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Ethiopian fallback positions and Italian supply limits
Ethiopia's defenders fall back, dig in and retain supply dumps while Italian forces advance beyond their supply zones.