After failing to capture Tobruk in 1941. Erwin Rommel's German Afrika Korps tried again in 1942. in May and June the reinforced German forces, now named Panzer Army Afrika, broke through the British Gazala line defenses and captured this key Libyan port. Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal and moved his army into Egypt, towards El Alamein.
"Defeat is one thing, disgrace is another."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
| American | German | |
| Division 1 |
7 Squad Bases 1 QF 6-Pounder AT Gun 2x |
2 Panzer IV |
| Division 2 |
6 Squad Bases 1 QF 6-Pounder AT Gun 1x |
4 Squad Bases 1 Panzer III 1x |
| Strategy Decks | Artillery 1 Desert Tactics 1 (remove the "Dust Cloud" card from the deck) |
German Air Support 1 (remove the "Tactical Bombing" card from the deck) Artillery 2 |
| Starting Strategy Cards | 3 | 3 |
| Operations Cards | 013 Desperate Defenders | 019 Panzer IV Ausf. E Ausf. E |
| Deployment Zone | Any of the hexes on maps 16B, 21B, and 18B. | Division 1: Starting units and reinforcements may be placed on any hex with a grey border on map 14B. Division 2: Starting units and reinforcements may be placed on any hex with a grey border on map 19B. |
| Starting Initiative |  |
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| Objective | The British win if the Germans are unable to fulfill their objective by the end of round 8. | The Germans immediately win if they control the victory hex on map 21B at the end of a game round and have moved two or more tanks off the board from any of the blue shaded hexes. |
| Rounds | 8 | |
| Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
| Reinforcements | - |
Status Phase 1 (German D1): Status Phase 2 (German D2): |
| Special Rules | The blue shaded hexes represent exit points for the German tanks. A German tank on a blue shaded hex may spend 1 movement point to exit the board. | |
Concealed
Bravo Unit
Recon
Medic
Alpha Unit
Engineer
Flamethrower