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The Road from Derna
Afrika Korps #26
(Attacker) Germany vs Britain (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Britain 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps
Britain 9th Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Germany 5th Light Panzer Division
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Balance:


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Total
Side 1 6
Draw 0
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 8 votes
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Scenario Rank: 722 of 913
Parent Game Afrika Korps
Historicity Historical
Date 1941-04-07
Start Time 13:00
Turn Count 15
Visibility Day
Counters 54
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: AK1, AK3
Layout Dimensions 116 x 104 cm
46 x 41 in
Play Bounty 133
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 6
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Exit the Battle Area
Meeting Engagement
Conditions
Reinforcements
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Afrika Korps Base Game
Introduction

Withdrawing along the coast, elements of the British 3rd Armored Brigade and 1st and 9th KRRC Motorized Battalions fell back to serve as rearguard. The British did not know that Rommel had ordered Lt. Col. Ponath to cut across the desert and cut the coastal highway. Ponath's force had already captured the Western Desert Force's commander, Gen. Philip Neame, and his predecessor, Gen. Rochard O'Connor. The Tommies no more expected the Germans than had their leaders
Conclusion

Fortunately for the British, the German column did not include tanks. The surprised British held up Ponath's force long enough to safely withdraw the forward company. The unarmored trucks of the British motorized infantry clearly did not compare to the German armored personnel carriers.
Display Relevant AFV Rules
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Display Order of Battle
Britain Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
  • Towed
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
  • Towed
Display Errata (5)
5 Errata Items
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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Ignore the direct fire values.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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