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Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 10 [mediterranean-10-1]
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- ampaign in North mediterranean Theater (British) Royal Engineers German Combat Engineers M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 11
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Record 47904 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 11 [mediterranean-11-0]
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- 11 Africa, the SAS put small groups of highly-trained, specially-equipped commandos deep into enemy territory, using jeeps for maximum mobility. The SAS conducted devastating raids on German airfields and numerous other strategic targets. They went on to participate in many of the boldest and most daring operations of WWII. British Special Forces Apart from the famous SAS, there were many other Special Forces units in the British army. During the war years, Britain developed those highly trained units that would be put to good use in various theaters of operation and write some of the most glorious pages of WWII history. This badge is thus also used to designate some Elite Armor units. Italian Army While suffering from a dearth of equipment that also was never up to German or Allied standards, the Italian Army was much braver than British wartime propaganda led people to believe. Notwithstanding the almost complete destruction of Italian 10th Army during the early phase of the North African campaign, the Italian Army would prove to be one tough opponent, even when massively overrun, as troops landing in Sicily would soon discover. Italian Special Forces Formed in November 1939, the "Divisione Littorio d'Assalto" or Elite Assault Division was composed of the 33rd tank regiment, the 12th Bersaglieri regiment and the 133rd artillery "Littorio" regiment. First committed to combat in the Alps, it moved to North Africa in 1941 and fought up to the battle of El Alamein, where it was almost entirely wiped out and ultimately dissolved in November 1942. VI. Scenarios The eight scenarios on the pages that follow describe the events that occurred in and around Tobruk in 1941-1942, following the arrival of Erwin Rommel's Afrikakorps in Libya, from Operation Battleaxe and Crusader to the Battle of Gazala. As Churchill would later comment: "Before Alamein we never had a victory, after Alamein we never had a defeat. " The British player will be in for some tough challenges to keep his upper lip stiff! The Battle of Gazala itself is the subject of five of these scenarios; while these can be played individually, they form the perfect basis for using the Simplified Campaign Rules that came with the Winter/Desert Board expansion. While a visual treat, ownership of that board is not necessary to enjoy these as the rules can be downloaded directly from our web site at www.memoir44.com. TERMINOLOGY We use the same notation conventions and terminology first presented in the Air Pack. Where appropriate, special rules will refer to the corresponding summary card; and Victory conditions use the now standard terminology: Temporary Medal Objective - The Victory Medal in this objective hex is held and captured only as long as a unit of the appropriate side holds the hex. If the unit vacates the hex for any reason (movement, retreat or elimination), the medal is immediately lost and placed back in play in its original position on the objective hex. Temporary Majority Medal Obj
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Record 47905 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 11 [mediterranean-11-1]
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- 4.com. TERMINOLOGY We use the same notation conventions and terminology first presented in the Air Pack. Where appropriate, special rules will refer to the corresponding summary card; and Victory conditions use the now standard terminology: Temporary Medal Objective - The Victory Medal in this objective hex is held and captured only as long as a unit of the appropriate side holds the hex. If the unit vacates the hex for any reason (movement, retreat or elimination), the medal is immediately lost and placed back in play in its original position on the objective hex. Temporary Majority Medal Objective - The Victory Medal for this group of objective hexes goes to the side that has units in an absolute majority of these hexes. Permanent Medal Objective - The Victory Medal in this objective hex is captured and permanently gained the moment a unit of the appropriate side enters this hex. The medal is not returned or put back in play, even if the unit later vacates this hex. As always, a complete, up-to-date, database of all Summary cards can also be consulted online, on www.memoir44.com, at anytime. Enjoy! Air rules are not in effect in any of the scenarios that follow. The Air Sortiecards are set aside and not used in these missions. M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 12
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Record 47906 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 12 [mediterranean-12-0]
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- Hellfire Pass 1 x1 x15 2 3 x2 x12 4 x107 Setup order 4th Royal Tank Regiment x118 x25 6 x7 - June 15-17, 1941 - 01 4245 M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 13
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Record 47907 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 13 [mediterranean-13-0]
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- 13 Historical Background 2 miles inland, on the Egyptian-Libyan border, Halfaya Pass carves a natural route through the 600 foot high escarpment that extends southeast toward Sollum. In World War II, whoever controlled the pass held the main westward access into Libya and the key to any relief of the besieged garrison at Tobruk. Unfortunately for the British, since April 14, 1941, that key was firmly in the hands of Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel's Afrikakorps. On May 15, the Desert Rats of 7 th Armoured Division briefly capture the Pass, during Operation Brevity. But a mere 11 days later, Rommel strikes back. Operation Skorpion puts his three assault groups firmly back in control of the pass. With the Germans now also controlling the Airfields in Crete, time is running out on the British. Under pressure from Churchill himself, General Wavell launches Operation Battleaxe. At dawn on June 15 th, the 11th Indian Brigade, with support of the Matildas from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, advances on what will soon be known as "Hellfire Pass"... The stage is set, the battle lines drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history. Briefing Axis Player [Germany/Italy] N Take 6 Command cards. Allied Player [Great Britain] N Take 4 Command cards. N You move first. Conditions of Victory N 6 Medals. Exit markers are in effect on the portion of the Allied baseline in between the 2 Exit markers, for the Axis forces. Special Rules North African Desert Rules are in effect (Actions 9 - North African Desert Rules). In addition, Allied Armor units may only move 2 hexes and battle, not the normal 3 hexes. British Commonwealth Forces and Italian Royal Army command rules are in ef fect. All Allied tank units are Elite armor units (Troops 2 - Specialized Units). Badges are not required. Special W eapon Asset rules are in effect for the two German units equipped with Anti-Tank weapons. The German player lays out the Minefields (Terrain 29 - Minef ields). mediterranean Theater M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 14
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Record 47908 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 14 [mediterranean-14-0]
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- 1 x4 x1 2 3 x10 x74 5 x1 6 x2 7 x1 Setup order x110 8 x2 9 x1 - November 22, 1941 - 15th Panzer 7th Armoured Division Sidi Rezegh Airfield 02 4246 Sidi Rezegh Airfield 02 4246 M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 15
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Record 47909 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 15 [mediterranean-15-0]
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- 15 Historical Background Operation Crusader, the third and ultimately successful British attempt to try and break Rommel's stranglehold on Tobruk, began in a horrendous rainstorm on November 18, 1941. While one British corps was taking up position near Halfaya Pass, the others began moving across the desert in three columns. The central one headed for Tobruk to link up with a planned breakout of the besieged garrison troops. Racing forward, the 7 th Armoured Brigade and 7th Support Group took the airfield at Sidi Rezegh, almost coming within sight of Tobruk. Wedged between the city's garrison and the advancing British armor, and realizing the precariousness of his situation, Rommel reacted quickly. The airfield was soon back in German hands, with Major Kummel's 15th Panzer Division laying in wait... The British 7th Armoured Division advanced along the Trigh Capuzzo Road to take the airfield back. Upon reaching the 175 Gap in the escarpment, the British tankers began to move through. But Kummel's tanks waited in ambush, striking fast and hard. Cautiously, the British fell back rather than sending more of their tanks through the narrow gap. The Germans seized the initiative, moving through another gap a little further west and dealing the Desert Rats a resounding defeat! The stage is set, the battle lines drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history. Briefing Axis Player [Germany] N Take 5 Command cards. Allied Player [Great Britain] N Take 4 Command cards. N You move first. Conditions of Victory N 5 Medals. The Airfield is a Temporary Objective Medal for both sides, while Sidi Rezegh is a Temporary Objective Medal for the Allied forces only. Special Rules North African Desert Rules are in effect (Actions 9 - North African Desert Rules). In addition, Allied Armor units may only move 2 hexes and battle, not the normal 3 hexes. British Commonwealth Forces command rules are in ef fect. mediterranean Theater M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 16
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Record 47910 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 16 [mediterranean-16-0]
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- 1 x10 Setup order x73 - November 25, 1941 - 2 x2 21st Panzer 15th Panzer 7th Indian Brigade Dug in at Sidi Omar 03 1324 M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 17
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Record 47911 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 17 [mediterranean-17-0]
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- 17 Historical Background Having extricated himself from a very precarious position at Sidi Rezegh airfield, Rommel looked for ways to press his advantage. He sent his Afrikakorpstoward Sidi Omar, in the hope of re-establishing himself on the border and turning his victory of a couple of days earlier into a decisive rout of the British. But the Commonwealth forces, rather than flee back into Egypt, had regrouped and dug in. On November 25 th, the two forces faced off. 21st Panzer suddenly found itself looking down the guns of the 7th Indian Brigade's 25 pounder artillery, while 15th Panzer was battling the British Armoured Regiments to a draw. The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history. Briefing Axis Player [Germany] N Take 5 Command cards. N You move first. Allied Player [Great Britain] N Take 5 Command cards. Conditions of Victory N 6 Medals. Exit markers are in effect on the portion of the Allied baseline in between the 2 Exit markers, for the Axis forces. Special Rules North African Desert Rules are in effect (Actions 9 - North African Desert Rules). In addition, Allied Armor units may only move 2 hexes and battle, not the normal 3 hexes. British Commonwealth Forces command rules are in ef fect. Place a badge on the German elite tank unit. Badges are not required for the Allied tank units, which are all elite armor units (Troops 2 - Specialized Units). mediterranean Theater M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:16 Page 18
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Record 47912 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 18 [mediterranean-18-0]
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- 1 x8 x1 2 3 x2 4 x2 Setup order x57 x58 5 x2 6 x8 - May 27, 1942 - 21st Panzer Bir Hakeim Ariete Division 1st Free French Brigade 3rd Indian Motorized Brigade Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim 04 4230 M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:17 Page 19
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Record 47913 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 19 [mediterranean-19-0]
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- 19 Historical Background Following on the success of Operation Crusader, the British Eighth Army had driven Rommel's forces out of Cyrenaica before over-stretching its own supply lines again. Eighth Army had then settled along the "Gazala line" in the desert, west of Tobruk, in a series of brigade-strength occupied "boxes" protected by minefields and wire. The southernmost tip of the line was the fortified box at Bir Hakeim, held by the 1st Free French Brigade of General Pierre-Marie Koenig. At midday on May 26, Rommel launched a feint frontal attack on the central positions of the Gazala line, using small elements of the XX Motorized Corps and truck-mounted propellers to blow dust and reinforce the deception, before pulling all his armored elements back under cover of darkness. His real objective: a daring flanking maneuver to neutralize the Bir Hakeim box at the southern tip of the line, using the enemy's own minefields to protect his flank and rear! Unfortunately, elements of the 21 st Panzer were held up for more than three hours when they ran into the 7th Armoured Division's 3rd Indian Motorized Brigade, some four miles south east of Bir Hakeim. They took heavy losses from their guns before over-running them. Meanwhile the Italian Ariete division was failing to take the box at Bir Hakeim, suffering heavy losses from the 75 mm guns of the 1 st Free French Brigade. The stage is set, the battle lines drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history. Briefing Axis Player [Germany/Italy] N Take 6 Command cards. N You move first. Allied Player [Great Britain] N Take 5 Command cards. Conditions of Victory N 5 Medals. Each Field Bunker is a Temporary Medal Objective for the Axis forces. Exit markers are in effect on the portion of the Allied baseline in between the 2 Exit markers, for the Axis forces. Special Rules North African Desert Rules are in effect (Actions 9 - North African Desert Rules). In addition, Allied Armor units may only move 2 hexes and battle, not the normal 3 hexes. British Commonwealth Forces and Italian Royal Army command rules are in effect. Oasis Recovery rules are in effect (Actions 10 - Oasis Recovery). Place a badge on the German elite infantry units (Troops 2 - Specialized Units) and another badge on the German engineer unit (Troops 4 - Combat Engineers). Special Weapon Asset rules are in effect for the units equipped with AntiTank weapons. The British player lays out the Minefields (Terrain 29 - Minefields). mediterranean Theater M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:17 Page 20
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Record 47914 · official · Review: approved
Mediterranean Theater — PDF p. 19 [mediterranean-19-1]
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- weapons. The British player lays out the Minefields (Terrain 29 - Minefields). mediterranean Theater M44 BRIT expansion rules EN:Mise en page 1 24/06/08 16:17 Page 20
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Record 47915 · official · Review: approved