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A Bridgehead Too Wet Scenario#: 26     Date: March 22, 1943     Location: Wadi Zigzaou, Tunisia When the British 8th Army began crossing the Mareth Line, one of the obstacles encountered was the wide, steep-sided Wadi Zigzaou. The first units to make their way across the wadi were accompanied by some 40 Valentine tanks, used because … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Blazin’ Chariots Scenario#: 19     Date: November 19, 1941     Location: Gabr Saleh, Libya On the second day of Operation Crusader, Kampfgruppe Stephan had been formed from units of the 21st Panzer Division in response to reports of incursions of British tanks. Kampfgruppe Stephan encountered elements of the 4th Armoured Brigade alone in… Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Camp Nibeiwa Scenario#: 29     Date: December 9, 1940     Location: Bir Enba, Egypt Operation Compass, the codename for Wavell’s offensive against Italian-held Libya, was kicked off with several assaults on Italian frontier camps. These camps were built to cover the approaches to the coastal road between Sidi Barrani and Bardia, and… Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Ci Arrendiamo (“We Surrender”) Scenario#: 27     Date: February 7, 1941     Location: Sidi Saleh, Libya In an attempt to halt the Italian 1oth Army which was retreating south from Benghazi, Combeforce - a motor infantry battalion reinforced with artillery and armored cars - was dispatched ahead of the pursuing British 7th Armoured Division. On 5 … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Escape From Derna Scenario#: 25     Date: April 7, 1941     Location: Derna, Libya As Rommel’s first offensive pushed across Cyrenaica, the British fighting withdrawal turned into a rout. Those forces falling back along the northern and southern edges of the Djebel Akhdar gravitated to the seaside town of Derna, where the coast… Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Half A Chance Scenario#: 21     Date: November 19, 1941     Location: Bir El Gubi, Libya On the second day of Operation Crusader, the southwest flank of the Axis front was occupied by the Italian Ariete Armored Division. Alerted that a British attack was imminent, they had prepared defenses behind areas of low-lying ground turned boggy … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Khamsin Scenario#: 20     Date: June 13, 1942     Location: Tobruk, Libya The Gazala battles had been raging for days with Panzerarmee Afrika driving for the great prize of Tobruk. Several British strongpoints still lay in its path, one of which was the Knightsbridge box held by the 201st Guards Motor Brigade … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
New Kid On The Block Scenario#: 22     Date: November 28, 1942     Location: Djedeida, Tunisia On November 27 the Allied spearhead of the TORCH landings ran into heavy opposition near Tebourba. The 1st Surrey’s scout vehicles contacted 15 German tanks, some of which were from the 501st Schwere Tank Abteilung, some 13 Pz III and … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
Sunday of the Dead Scenario#: 28     Date: November 23, 1941     Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya Day 6 of Operation Crusader found the 6th South African Brigade deployed in anticipation of a German attack near Point 178. The attack commenced around 1500 hours and drew intense artillery and AT fire from the defenders, causing the German … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
The Clash of Armor Scenario#: 23     Date: May 27, 1942     Location: Point 171, Libya The first full-scale encounter between British and German armor in the Battle of Gazala began at approximately 7:15 am in the morning of the 27th of May, 1942 when the British 4th Armoured Brigade was assaulted by the entire armored … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
The Panzer Thrust Is Slowed Scenario#: 24     Date: May 27, 1942     Location: Bir el Harmat, Libya The first day of the Gazala Battles. After slamming into the 4th Armoured Brigade and overrunning the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions of the Afrika Korps continued to run due north literally looking for a … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942