First Sting WW1 (id:#59256)
Tanga, German East Africa
1914-11-04 (2 others)
Designer: David Haasl
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
BritishGerman
Overview:
Often referred to as 'The Battle of the Bees', the Battle of Tanga, an amphibious attack launched by British and Indian forces, established the burgeoning reputation of Colonel (later General) Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck by the manner in which he successfully beat off the British-led attempt to capture German East Africa. Some 80km from the border of British East Africa, Tanga was sited on a high plateau in German East Africa, and was its busiest sea port as well as being the site of the crucial Usambara railway. Already the subject of gunboat diplomacy resulting from a British warship on 17 August, Tanga had been spared from bombardment by an agreement extracted from the town's population to refrain from initiating local aggression. However the British subsequently changed their minds and ordered General Aitken to capture the German colony via a landing at Tanga in November 1914; it was to be the first major action of the war in German East Africa.Attacker: British (2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment)
Defender: German (German East African Schutztruppen)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:14.0 D:11.0 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 D:0 |
Misc Rules: | PTO (G.1), LJ (G2.1) (Exc: Brush remains Brush, roads exist). Walls are Hedges. |
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Publication | Board |
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ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition) | 40 |
ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre | 42 |
ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned | 42 |
Overlays: | NONE |
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(ww1 brit-germ new.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 233 |
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Native troops of the German Colonial Army in action at Tanga
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Avg Rating: 6.00 | Votes: 3 | Views: | 6037 |
To-Play list count: | 0 | |
Estimated Play time: | 3.2 hours | |
Recorded Games: | 3 |
Archive recorded plays: | ||
British | 1 | |
German | 1 | |
Drawn: | 0 |
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[A] German | 2 |
[D] British | 1 |