Escape from Derna DTO (id:#56003)
Avalon Hill (ASL 5 - West of Alamein ID: 38)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Escape From Derna by Multi-Man Publishing
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
BritishGerman
15.151515151515%

Overview:

As Rommel’s first offensive pushed across Cyrenaica, the British fighting withdrawal became 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 road climbed the escarpment and went east to Tobruk. Advance elements of the German 5th Light Division, comprising a MG battalion and the recon battalion, arrived in the Derna area to block this escape route. . .
Attacker: British (5th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 2nd Armoured Division)
Defender: German (MG Bataillon 8)  
8.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:12
Marmon-Herr. II ME
A13 Mk II x 5
A13 Mk II CS
Mk VIB
Carrier A x 2
Carrier B
Carrier 2" MTR
2pdr Portee
30-cwt Lorry x 3
15-cwt Truck x 6
Quad FAT x 2

AFVs: D:7
PSW 231(8 rad) x 2
PSW 222 x 4
PSW 221

Guns: A:2
OQF 25-Pounder Gun-How. x 2
OML 2-in. Mortar
Boys ATR
D:3
3.7cm PaK 35/36 x 3
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
PzB 39 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: DLV (F11.6)
Overlays: E1 H2 H3 D1 S8
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-06-22(A) Don Berg vs Solo British winGerman used set-up found in on-line AAR, consisting of an arc of defenders in the forward hexes of their set-up zone. The guns were HIP in scrub. The British led with the tanks, which laid down smoke and dust, so that the following 88's could set-up near the board edge. Several vehicles bogged in the shellhole hex, but none immobilized thanks to one tank that held back to push. The German AC came in groups of 2 or 3, spread out across the front. The Germans decided to head east behind the hillock, the tanks taking HD positions behind. All of the AC were destroyed over the next few turns, to one destroyed British tank and two immobilized. The 88's neutralized the two western AT guns, and the third, to the east, was overrun by a flanking carrier. The infantry unloaded as soon as they reached the top of the escarpment, and none were lost throughout the scenario. The British smoked the remaining positions with luck, and exited the 50 VP by turn 8.
2020-02-08(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German winMy British got crushed early and often as I tried running straight down the blacktop road. I bogged lots of boys in the shell hole hex and had to send my armor a different route that took way too much time. By the end of 3 turns, I gave the concession.
2020-02-08(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win
2018-03-29(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winUsed British balance.
2018-03-29(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German win
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Guru Bob Added a playing2026-06-22 14:58:16
Guru Bob Rated the scenario2026-06-22 14:48:04
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-12 13:28:15
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2022-04-20 18:49:17
7-0 duval Added a playing2020-07-26 04:06:07
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.22Votes: 9
Views: 8506
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 10.6 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
British1
German5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Escape from Derna [Confirmed]
[A] British 4
[D] German 23
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