Panzer Grenadier Headquarters - Library: Desert Rats #40

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Agedabia: The South Flank Desert Rats #40
(Attacker) Germany	vs	Britain (Defender)

Formations Involved
Britain		1st Armoured Division
Britain		22nd Armoured Brigade
Germany		15th Panzer Division

	Total
Side 1	1
Draw	0
Side 2	0

Overall Rating, 1 vote
5 4 3 2 1 3
Scenario Rank: --- of 940

Parent Game	Desert Rats
Historicity	Historical
Date	1941-12-28
Start Time	10:00
Turn Count	36
Visibility	Day
Counters	81
Net Morale	0
Net Initiative	2
Maps	2: DR4, DR5
Layout Dimensions	116 x 88 cm 46 x 35 in
Play Bounty	148
AAR Bounty	171
Total Plays	1
Total AARs	1

Battle Types
Rear Guard
Rural Assault

Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Terrain Mods

Scenario Requirements & Playability
Desert Rats	Base Game

Introduction
Thinking the Afrika Korps beaten after its retreat across Cyrenaica, the British set up a two-pronged attack against the Germans near Agedabia. Seeing their opportunity, the Germans prepared attacks of their own against the separated British formations.

Conclusion
The German attack caught the British in the midst of their own preparations, and the Afrika Korps had by far the best of the confused close-range tank battle that developed. The British left 37 smoking machines on the battlefield, to just three lost by the Germans.

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). 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

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).
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

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle

Army
Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Display Errata (5)

5 Errata Items
Scen 40	Add the following to the German victory conditions "or no British units remain on the map". (PG-Tank Dude on 2010 Apr 30)
	Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	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. (plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 25)
	The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

Display AARs (1)

With Covid in the Desert

Author	treadasaurusrex
Method	Solo
Victor	Germany
Play Date	2022-10-05
Language	English
Scenario	DeRa040

This was a fun, 3-session, solo effort while in homebound isolation with Covid. This scenario is best played in solo mode, as the defending British side has very little chance of attaining a victory as the 22nd Armored Brigade is cursed with only flimsy Crusader I and Honey (M3 Stuart) tanks. Unusually for me, I played with the FOW rule in hopes of shortening this massacre in a fashion that would favor the Allied cause. As it turned out there were only 4 FOW-shortned turns in this solo play-through.

The action came in the form of a wonderful, swirling tank vs tank battle that was a blast to play as the Germans, but there was no joy for the Tommies in thier fast-but-fatally-flawed tanks. By the end of turn 26, there were no longer any British units for the Afrika Korps to fight, proving that, as written, the scenario is overlong at 36 turns. Only 4 steps of Germans light tanks were lost (all the Pz-IIs) while all 36 steps of British armor were eliminated in combat. The Tommies' artillery was effective as 4 steps of German INF, some trucks, and a pair of 50mm AT guns were eliminated by bombardment fire.

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