015 Operation Crusader
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By November of 1941, the British had heavily reinforced the 8th Army and launched attacks with their new Crusader tanks. Confusing, see-saw armor battles raged between the 7th Armored Division ("Desert Rats') and Rommel s Panzetgruppe Afrika. Although badly battered, the British attacks forced Rommel to abandon his siege of Tobruk and retreat.
"In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine."
General Erwin Rommel
| British | German | |
| Division 1 |
2 Crusader Mk. II Tanks |
2 Panzer IV Tanks |
| Division 2 |
2 Matilda Mk. II Tanks |
2 Panzer III Tanks |
| Strategy Decks | Command 1 (remove the "Heroic Leadership" card from the deck) Desert Tactics 1 (Shared, remove the "Fill Sandbags" and "Sniper Attack" cards from the deck) |
Disruption 1 (remove the "Disrupt Food Supplies" and "Disrupt Medical Supplies" cards from the deck) Desert Tactics 1 (Shared, remove the "Fill Sandbags" and "Sniper Attack" cards from the deck) |
| Starting Strategy Cards | 2 | 2 |
| Operations Cards | - | 019 Panzer IV Ausf. E Ausf. E |
| Deployment Zone | Any hex with an orange border. | Any hex with an gray border. |
| Starting Initiative |  |
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| Objective |
The nation with the most VPs at the end of game round 8 wins. Each nation receives 2 VPs for each enemy tank destroyed. The nation with the most tanks on the board that are not heavily damaged at the end of game round 8 receives 3 VPs. |
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| Rounds | 8 | |
| Actions per turn | 2 | 2 |
| Reinforcements | Status Phase 1 (British D1): • 1 Matilda Mk. II Tank Status Phase 1 (British D2): • 1 Crusader Mk II Tank Status Phase 2 (British D1): • 1 Matilda Mk. II Tank Status Phase 2 (British D2): • 1 Crusader Mk. II Tank |
Status Phase 1 (German D1): Status Phase 2 (German D2): |
| Special Rules | - | - |
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www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/43255/tid...layer-comments-balan
- This one seemed balanced. With balanced dice results the win goes to the side having fewer heavily damaged tanks.
- A straightforward tank-only slugfest. Much lighter and quicker than most scenarios, this one is decided by dice.
- Good scenario, pretty balanced. The outcome depends on thr right tactic, good timing of the cards played and the dice.
Quote added just below scenario intro text.Rommel said following in this scenario:
"In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine."
-General Erwin Rommel
Thank you!
The Russian Colossus...has been underestimated by us...whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen. (Commenting on the might of the Soviet Army following the invasion of the Soviet Union) 
