by Deen Wood and Michael Parker
Airfields One at 25:3408 (Bizerte), one at 25:5129, one at Pantelleria, two anywhere in Sicily, two anywhere in Sardinia. Fort One at 25:3408 (Bizerte). Supply Terminals: Tripoli, Tunis. Rail Capacity: 2 REs Usable Rail Capacity: 1 RE (Will increase to 2 REs on the Dec II turn.) SMPs: 10 per turn. Mareth Line. Place fort markers in hexes 25:3725 and 25:3625 to show that the following hexsides are fortified: 25:3725/3825, 25:3725/3726, and 25:3625/3726. See Rule 28G3. Axis OB Notes: German Air Unit Repair. 1, 2, 3 Italian Air Unit Repair., 1, 2 Dec I 42 Replacements: See Kasserine Crisis Axis Game Chart. Axis On-map Shipping Capability. 3 REs The Axis have not yet taken advantage of U.S. tactical problems. Bizerte (25:3408).
1 pt lt AA (Fr) 25:3409.
1 x 2-5 Glider III Bar (LW) 25:3511.
1 x 2-10 Mot III SV 287 (GA) 1 x 2-1-10 Pz II 190 (GA) 25:3512.
Gabes (25:3623). This Dec 1 42 reinforcement has landed safely; but may not move this turn.
25:3611.
Tunis (25:3711).
Sfax (25:3920).
At any Axis controlled on-map Airfield.
2 pts lt AA (LW) one step of supply Tunis (25:3711) and/or Bizerte (25:3408). Place these Dec I 42 reinforcements in either port. They have landed safely (no roll on the naval table is required) and have spent 4 MPs.
1 x 3-10* Mot III 86 (GA) 2 x 2-10 mot hv AA III 54, 55 (both LW) 1 x 3-2-8 Pz II 501 (GA) In any hex of Sicily or Sardinia. These are Dec I reinforcements which may enter play per normal reinforcement rules. A naval table roll is required for these units if arriving by sea.
1 x 2-8 Inf III 160 (GA) 1 x 1-8 Eng III Afr (GA) four steps of supply Breakdown Boxes. Note: Some of these counters are found only in the Western Desert counter set (see Torch addendum to Rule 15). If you do not own WD, ignore their use.
1 x 10 Mot XX HQ 90 Le (GA) 1 x 8 Inf HQ 164 (GA) 1 x 6 Air Ldg HQ 80 1 x 12-10 Pz XX 10 (GA) 1 x 6-6 Inf XX 334 (GA) 2 x 5-3-10 Pz III 5, 8 (both GA) 3 x 3-10 Mot III 115, 104, 200 (all GA) 2 x 2-10 Mot III 155, 361 (both GA) 3 x 2-8 Inf III 164/125, 164/382, 164/433 (all GA) 2 x 1-5 Air Ldg III 80/125, 80/126 4 x 1-10 hv mot AA II 1/18, 1/33, 1/46, 11/12 German Air OB: One of the two He 111H air units which starts the scenario is a type "V" unit. Kasserine Crisis An Europa Battle Scenario for Torch
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