Capuzzo

15/6/41

V1.1

As part of the Battleaxe offensive the 4th Brigade Group was tasked with attacking past fort Capuzzo to the airstrip beyond. The 8th Panzer Regiment subjected them to increasing counter attacks during the day

Map and Order of Battle

British Deployment

7 RTR stats on table. A Squadron must be within 12cm of the Fort and must start west of it, B Squadron must start within 12" of the cross roads and must start east of the road BDC. C Squadron starts on the road DC, and must be over 12cm from either A or B squadrons. RHQ may be located with any of the squadrons (within 6cm)

105/119 Battery enters the table turn 1 within 6cm of point C

A Coy 2nd RB enters the table turn 2 within 6cm of point C

Brigade HQ and the Hussars enter the table turn 4 within 6cm of point C

German Deployment

Only I/33 Flak starts on the table. Its elements must be within 12cm of ridge GF

1 Kp 8 Pz Regt enters turn 3 within 12cm of point E. It is followed the next turn by 2 Kp 8 Pz Regt

II Abt 8 Pz Regt enters the table on turn 8, between points A & B. It is followed by the remainder of I Abt on turn 9 and the Regt Stab on Turn 10

Terrain

The table is 4ft x 4ft if playing 1cm = 50m

For the most part the terrain is dead flat open desert

The red lines are roads

Fort Capuzzo is a BUA, it gives -4 cover to its occupants. Although AFV's and towed guns may enter it they may not fire out

The brown dotted lines are ridgelines. They break LOS to stands over 6" away from the ridgeline. Any AFV stand within 6" gets hull down (-2 cover) vs fire which crosses the ridge and which is fired by stands over 6" from the ridge. Always measure to the nearest point on the ridge for both target and shooter not along the line of fire.

The orange area is the airstrip. It has no game effects

Special Rules

The game is 12 turns long

Victory Conditions

To win the British must have at least one tank in good morale within the area of the airstrip. Any other result is a German victory. Good morale means not shaken and not demoralised

References

31st Field Regiment RA, A Record, Owen Roberts

British Armies in WW2, and Organisational History, Supplement One, Orders of Battle 39-41, D Hughs & J Broshot

Fort Capuzzo, Luftwaffe Map: http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Libya/slides/Fort%20Capuzzo%20Bahnhof%201.jpg

Tank Combat in North Africa, T Jentz