The Pastor's Punch DTO (id:#61044)
Halfaya Pass, south of Sollum, Egypt
1941-06-16 (6 others)
FE 40: Such Impudence (Fanatic Pack 3)
DR 3: Hellfire Pass (Desert Rats Scenario Pack)
TAC40: Cauchemar Ecossais (Tactiques # 5)
FT283: Road To Merdjayoun (Franc-Tireur#15)
FT284: Vichy Strikes Back (Franc-Tireur#15)
CC06: Day of the Jackals (Sitrep-Playtests)
DR 3: Hellfire Pass (Desert Rats Scenario Pack)
TAC40: Cauchemar Ecossais (Tactiques # 5)
FT283: Road To Merdjayoun (Franc-Tireur#15)
FT284: Vichy Strikes Back (Franc-Tireur#15)
CC06: Day of the Jackals (Sitrep-Playtests)
Designer: Ray Tapio
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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Overview:
With significant armored reinforcements in hand, the result of the Tiger Convoy, Wavell pushed forward with what would be his final desert offensive as a commander, Operation Battleaxe. The attack was launched with the express goal of clearing eastern Cyrenaica of Axis forces. It was also aimed at lifting the long-standing siege of the vital Western Desert port, Tobruk. A thorn in Wavell’s side stood like a sentinel along the coast: Halfaya Pass. Commanded by a humble but resolute former pastor, Wilhelm Bach, the commanding heights and its defender soon gave the place the infamous nickname, “Hellfire Pass”. The 88mm dual-purpose gun, ably crewed and sited from positions on the heights, gave Bach his punch. A series of British assaults were launched, a typical action occurring on June 16, 1941, a day with temperatures that rose to more than 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Soldiers of the 4th Indian Division pushed on tenaciously, as ‘88’ shells decimated their tank support. Eventually, the Indians captured a foothold on some high ground, and Halfaya village fell. Bach’s men held on, and the pastor also hit back with local Panzer reserves in limited counter-attacks. By the 17th Allied and German troops stood where they started for the most part and Hellfire Pass continued to loom as a menace, although now isolated from the main line of the Afrikakorps...Attacker: Indian (4th Indian Division)
Defender: German (I/104th Regiment, 21st Panzer Division and the 8th Panzer Regiment)
7.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:18.5 D:10.5 |
AFVs: A:9 Matilda II x 4 Matilda II CS x 2 A13 Mk II x 3 2pdr Portee 15-cwt Truck x 2 |
AFVs: D:4 PzKpfw IIIG PzKpfw IIIH x 2 PSW 222 |
Guns: A:0 OML 2-in. Mortar x 3 D:5 Boys ATR Cannone-aa da 75/46 x 2 8.8cm FlaK 18 x 2 8cm GrW 34 PzB 39 ATR |
Misc Rules: | D: if 10-3 leader (Bach) is eliminated, units in LOS of him take NMC |
Map Board(s): |
Publication | Board |
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Afrikakorps - AK001 El Alamein | CH: Tobruk |
Overlays: | ESCP1 | ESCP2 | S6 | SH6 | W13 | SH3 | SH3 | Tr1 | Tr1 | Tr1 | V9 |
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hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2022-04-20 21:54:25 |
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns | 2020-12-22 22:12:00 |
Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2020-12-22 22:12:00 |
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns | 2020-12-22 22:11:23 |
Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2020-12-22 22:11:23 |
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