Editing Battle of Maychew (section)

===Switch to the left flank===
The Ethiopians switched the focus of their attack and fifteen thousand men under ''Ras'' Kassa<ref name="Mockler, p. 117">Mockler, p. 117</ref> advanced against the Eritreans holding Mekan Pass on the Italian left flank. Haile Selassie hoped to face less resistance from the Eritreans.{{#tag:ref|Barker states this.<ref>Barker, p. 97</ref>|group=nb}} From 0700 to 0800 hours, the Ethiopians kept up a steady onslaught and, despite taking heavy casualties, were beginning to make gains. But at 0800 Badoglio unleashed the bombers of the Italian Royal Air Force (''[[Regia Aeronautica]]'') and the Ethiopians could hear the ominous engine roar as they closed in with poison gas.<ref name=Barker97/>