Desert Rats

The Bishop tank needs to be added to the British Order of Battle for Desert Rats. I does not appear in and scenarios but it is included in the game.

Add 4 British Tank Leaders.

The Indian off-board artillery value is probably a misprint. It should actually have a value of 13. Indian weaponry was largely of British design, especially with heavy weapons. Thus the off-board artillery would be 25-pounders, which makes the OBA value 13.

I propose the following Victory Conditions (Italian): "The Italian player wins if at the end of play he or she controls all upper level hexes of one hill OR six Indian steps have been eliminated".

Indian Reinforcements are told when to arrive, but not from where to arrive. I had them enter from the east edge, opposite side from Italian entry, but this is a guess. Contrary to the other errata posted here, the instructions do not contradict the VCs. The Italian win condition is not a sudden death win, so the reinforcements are entering to aid the Indians in forcing a draw.

Scenario doesn't explicitly say which board the Milmart guns set up on. I interpreted it as 4, but this is a guess.

This scenario has 2x10 OBA for the British side (18 lbrs) but no regular leaders for the purposes of spotting. One is left either to allow all hexes to be spotted/targeted or to include a regular leader as a forward artillery observer (my choice).

Another alternative to the British OBA issue is to allow Brit tank leaders to spot for OBA in this scenario.

British force is told where to enter but not when. Presumably this is turn one.

British units are told where to enter, but not when. Presumably this is turn 1.

The German Pz748e is a captured Matilda and should have an armor rating of 6, not 0.

The second hill complex is misprinted as being 2005::2006. It should in fact be 2005::2007, thereby matching up with the levels printed on the Desert Rats Map (No. 5).

The second hill complex is misprinted as being 2005::2006. It should in fact be 2005::2007, thereby matching up with the levels printed on the Desert Rats Map (No. 5).

The scenario calls for 6 Italian HMGs, however there are only 5 Italian HMGs in the Desert Rats counter mix.

Erratum – no one can throw a 1 or a 2 with 2 dice as published in the scenario special rules – only a 2 is possible with a 2d6 throw.

If one accepts the map set-up and orientation on page 41 as correct, then there are several problems.

British set-up in hexes xx25 or greater on maps 4 & 5 places them on the EAST side of the space. Thus the Victory Condition as written make no sense. Presumably, the British are to exit off the WEST edge of the boards (also consistent with history as UK forces were attacking from the EAST).

The Italian set-up instructions are either misprinted or broken. As written, Ariete forces must set up in hexes xx10 or less only on board 4. The E/W road on board 5 is 14 hexes away from the map 4/5 boundary. British tanks setting up on xx25-xx28 can exit the WEST edge in two turns whereas the best Italian tank, the Sem. 75/18 takes three turns even to get in range of the road!

Thus, all the British need do is run five Crusader I units (movement of 9) along the E/W road on board 5 and off (five units x two steps/unit x double/tank step = 20 "steps" for VC. Now all the British need do to win is kill 10 IT steps without losing 20. They can keep their armor out of it and let the infantry attempt to achieve this result. Totally a-historical.

My solution is to allow Ariete to set up on xx10 or lower on both boards 4&5, not just board 4 as given on page 41.

Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced.

Two 105mms (ID#s 1204, 1205) have "16-31" fire values in black (direct fire), when they should be in white (indirect fire).

The Pz IVe appearing in the original Panzer Grenadier game had an Anti tank value of 4-7. As of Afrika Korps (2002), continuing onward through the 3rd and 4th edition games, the anti tank value has been 4-4.

All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0.

Four counters (ID#s: 1502 to 1506) have the incorrect NATO symbol (infantry in lieu of armor).