The "Benghazi Handicap" DTO (id:#61046)
South of Mechili, Libya
1941-04-05 (1 other)
Designer: Ray Tapio
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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Overview:
The fort of El Agheila fell to Steich's 5th Leichte on 24 March 1941 and the Allies withdrew 30 miles to the Arab village of Mersa el Brega. A series of event that would come to be known as the "Benghazi Handicap" due to the speed at which events unfolded. On 5 April, retreating British elements of the Western Desert Force fell back on Mechili, unaware that enemy tanks were converging on the town from three sides.Attacker: British (Western Desert Force)
Defender: German (5th Leichte Division)
8.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:2.5 D:0.0 |
| AFVs: A:12 A13 Mk I x 4 A13 Mk II x 3 A9 x 3 Carrier B x 2 15-cwt Truck x 3 |
| AFVs: D:9 PzKpfw IIIF x 4 PzKpfw IIIG x 3 PzKpfw IVD PSW 221 |
| Guns: A:0 Boys ATR D:0 |
| Misc Rules: | Light Dust. A: no more than 5 AFV may enter per turn w D: A: no more than half may enter Turn 1 |
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| Overlays: | S5 | SH6 | D4 | S6 | SH8 | S10 |
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| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns | 2020-12-24 17:02:04 |
| Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2020-12-24 17:02:03 |
| hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2020-12-21 18:10:33 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2019-08-12 14:07:13 |
| hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2019-08-12 14:02:37 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.00 | Votes: 1 | Views: | 2339 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 7.6 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 0 | |
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| British | 0 | |
| German | 0 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |