Tire second hank of El Alamein in October and November of 1942 was a slugfest that slowly ground down Erwin Rommers German Panzer Army Afrika (which included his original Afrika Korps). But the price paid for victory by the attacking British 8th Army was huge. The second assault on Kidney Ridge on October 30th, a key Axis defensive position near the coast, was typical of the ferocious fighting.
"Now [El Alamein] is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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| Division 1 |
8 Squad Bases 2 Bren Gun Carriers 1x |
6 Squad Bases 1 Flak 36 AT Gun 2x |
| Division 2 |
7 Squad Bases 2 Bren Gun Carriers 1x |
6 Squad Bases 1 Flak 36 AT Gun 2x |
| Strategy Decks | American Air Support 1 Artillery 1 British Reinforcements 1 |
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| Starting Strategy Cards | 3 The British start with the "Air Superiority" card from the American Air Support I deck and the "Increased Priority" card from the Artillery I deck in their play area. |
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| Operations Cards | 022 Barrel Modifications 005 Clear Mines |
013 Desperate Defenders 003 Shattered Morale |
| Deployment Zone | Division 1: Any hex with an orange border on maps 19B and 16B. Division 2: Any hex with an orange border on maps 18A and 13B. |
Any of the hill hexes on maps 20A, 17A, 14A and 21A. |
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| Objective | The British immediately win if they control the victory hex on map 17A at then end of a round and have moved four or more tanks off the blue hex on map 14A. | The Germans win if the British are unable to fulfill their objective by the end of round 7. |
| Rounds | 7 | |
| Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
| Reinforcements | Status Phase 2 (British D2): • 2 Sherman M4A I • 2 Crusader Mk II Status Phase 3 (British D2): • 2 Sherman M4A I • 2 Crusader Mk H |
Status Phase 3 (Germans): • 2 Panzer III |
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Medic
Engineer
Alpha Unit
Flamethrower
Concealed
