This game was played over Skype with Brett in a 33 minute session !! I was looking for a quick evening game between work days and Brett picked out this small tank battle from Afrika Korps.

On turn 1 the German PzIII's advanced straight up the road towards the 3 x plns of British A13's deployed in line with each a hex apart. The British were set up on the hill ridge so really, the Panzers were forced to advance within 3 hexes in order to see them. In a 9 turn game, there is little time to flaff about so I had to display some boldness. The advance was done in segments so as to tempt the British to fire out of turn. The British held fire patiently and then, when their sights were settled, 2 platoons opened up on the Germans whilst one on the road started digging in. The German PzII's stayed out of range of this tank battle. The British fire whizzed by the PzIII's missing all shots.

Turn 2 and the Germans win initiative by 1 AS. Only the 2 x PzIIIG's open up and they succeed in hitting a step from the A13's on the British left flank. The remaining step demoralises. One A13 pln returns fire, missing again and the centre A13 completes digging in. The 2 x PzIIIF's so far unactivated, seize their chance with the remaining good order British already fired or digging-in and they rush up the road, past the British line and take position behind the enemy so as to set up crossfire. The 2 x PzII's start digging in, continuing to keep their weak armour out of range and safe.

Turn 3, the British win initiative by 1 AS and one A13 pln fires at the G's to their front. They miss again but only by a whisker with one shot. The PzIIIF's behind them return fire. They missed, but had set up the crossfire confusion for the IIIG's to follow up. Once again, British fire missed and the IIIG's eliminate another 2 steps of A13's, leaving just the dug-in A13 platoon on the road to resist.

Turn 4, the Germans get a 2 AS advantage and both the F's and G's open up from both sides. This finishes off the remaining A13 platoon. The reduced demoralised A!£ step continues to fail recovery and the PzII's finally advance up the road toward the board edge now that the 'coast' is clear.

Turn 5 - All 6 German tank platoons exit off the map safely to chase down those guns mentioned in the notes and claim a major victory

In 33 minutes the game ended. No German losses, 5 British A13 steps left in smoke.

This gets just a '2' from me. It was fun to win, but really comes down to dice rolling with the minimum of manouvre once the guns do open up. As results show, it is pretty close in balance, but today was the Germans day. The lack of depth in it for me is what warrants the 2 rating and that is all. My main surprise is given some of the biggie scenarios I get involved in, I am surprised this gets the same play notation of 1 play. Of course there is little other choice, but boy, it was a quick game :-)