Airfields: 25:0512, 25:1714

Supply Terminals: Gibraltar Box, Morocco Box, Alger

Rail Capacity: 5 REs

Usable Rail Capacity: 1 RE (increases to 2 REs on the Dec II turn, etc.) NA

SMPs: 15 per turn.

Allied OB Notes:

US and British Air Unit Repair. 1, 2, 3, 4 French Air Unit Repair. 1, 2 Accumulated Replacements: 1 US air, 1 Br air, 1 US inf Allied Western Med Shipping Capacity. 10 REs Malta Status Number: 3 All Vichy forces are Allied. Exceptions: 1 pt lt AA (Fr) in Bizerte and 1 pt hv AA (Fr) in Tunis are Axis units. If rule 32F1 is used, the Allied player should declare which contingent the Vichy forces are part of. The French Morocco box is referred to throughout as the "Morocco box."

Morocco Box.

6 x 2-8* Inf III 9/47, 9/60, 3/15, 3/30, 1/18, 1/26 (all US)
2 x 3-8* Inf III 3fl, 1/16 (both US)
1 x 1-8 Inf II 11/156 (US)
3 x 5-3-10* Arm X 1/CCA, 2/CCA, 2/CCB (all US)
1 x 1-10 Tank II 756 (US)
1 x 3-8 Eng III 540 (US)
3 x 2-8 Eng III 19, 20, 36 (all US)
1 x 0-1-8 Cons III 343 (US)
2 x 1-8 hv AA III 62, 68 (both US)
1 x 1-3-8 lt AA X 34 (US)
3 x 2-8 Art III 17, 36, 178 (all US)
1 x 1-10 Mech Cmdo II Sage (OSS)
1 x 2-1-8* Lt Arm X BILM-A (Col)
3 x 2-6* Inf III 1 LE, 2 LE, 3 LE (all LE)
1 x 2-8 Cav III 1 LE (LE)
5 x 1-6* Inf X Mar/3M, Fes/5M, Fes/6M, Oran/2A, Oran/4A (all Col)
1 x 1-2-6 Inf XX Mek (Col)
7 pts hv AA (Fr)
four steps of supply

Gibraltar Box

2 x 2-3-4* Fort X 1 Gib, 2 Gib
2 pts hv AA
1 pt lt AA

Alger (25:0610).

1 x 3-8* Inf III 9/39 (U S)
1 x 1-2-6* Inf X Alg/lA (Col)
1 x 1-6*Inf X Alg/5A (Col)
1 x 1-8 hv AA III 213 (US)
1 x 0-5 Para II 3/1
2 pts hv AA (Fr)
two steps of supply
2 x Blen 5

Within 11 Hexes of Alger (25:0610).

1 x 2-8 Inf X 38
1 x 0-2-8 hv AA X 22
3 x 0-8 lt AA II 11, 17, 105
1 x 0-1-8 Cons X 1 A

Within 5 Hexes of Alger (25:0610).

6 pts hv AA
7 pts lt AA

Anywhere in Algeria in the E weather zone.

2 x 0-1-8 Cons III 21, 175 (both US)
1 x 2-10 mot Art X 5 (US)
1 x 3-8* Inf III 34/168 (US)
one step of supply
1 transport counter

Bougie (25:1511).

1 pt lt AA (Fr)

Constantine (25:2113).

1 pt hv AA (Fr)

Bone (25:2610).

1 x 1-6* Inf X ConflA (Col)
1 x Spit 5
1 x Hurri 4

Souk Ahras (25:2713).

1 x Spit 5

Tebessa (25:2817). The parachute unit has been dropped twice - see Rule 25H.

1 x 1-2-6* Inf X Con/3A (Col)
1 x 1-5 Para II 11/509 (US)
1 x P-38G (US)

Gafsa (25:3021).

1 x 1-8 Cmdo II 111 (US)
1 x 1-8 Cav X Tun (Col)

25:3309.

1 x 1-8 Cmdo II 1

1 x 1-8 Cmdo II 6
1 x 2-8* Inf X 36

1 x 5-3-10 Arm X 26
1 x 0-1-5 Para II 1/1
1 x 10 Arm XX HQ 6

1 x 2-8* Inf X 11
1 x 5-3-10* Arm X 1/CC13 (US)
1 x 1-2-6* Inf X Tun/1T (Col)

1 x 3-8* Inf X 1 Gds

1 x 0-1-5 Para II 2/1

1 x B-26B (US)

1 x D.520 (Fr)
1 x LeO.451 (Fr)
1 x DB-7 (Fr)
1 x Lte.298 (Fr)
1 x H75A-2 (Fr)
1 x Mxd (Fr)

1 x 10 Arm HQ 1
7 x 8 Inf XX HQ 1, 3, 9 , 34 (all US); 1 FF (Fr); 51, 78
2 x 14-9-10 Arm XX 1, 2 (both US)
2 x 8-7-10 Arm XX 6, 7
6 x 8-8 Inf XX 1, 3, 9, 34, 36 (all US); 1
5 x 7-8 Inf XX 46, 50, 56, 78, 4 Ind
1 x 6-8 Inf XX 2 NZ
4 x 3-4-6 Inf XX Alg, Con, Cas, Tun (all Col)
3 x 2-3-6 Inf XX Fes, Mar, Oran (all Col)
1 x 5-3-10 Arm X 2
1 x 3-10 Mot X 7
2 x 3-8 Inf X 1 FF (Fr); 153
3 x 2-8 Inf X 2 FF (Fr); 152, 154
1 x 2-5 Para X 1 Replacement Pool.
3 x 1-6* Inf X Mar/4M, Cas/2M, Tun/2T (all Col)
1 x 1-2-6* Inf X Cas/1 M (Col)
1 x 2-1-8* Lt Arm X BLM-M (Col) v2 x D.520 (Fr)
1 x LeO.451 (Fr)

Allied Initial OB: Clarification-The following units start the game in the Vichy French North Africa Replacement Pool: 3 x 1-6* Inf X (Mar/4M, Cas/2M, Tun/2T); 1 x 1-2-6* Inf X (Cas/lM); 1 x 2-1-8* Lt Arm X (BLM-M); 2 x D.520; and 1 x LeO.451.

The British 1st Para X is in its breakdown box, not the replacement pool.

Credits

Scenario Design and Research: Deen Wood and Michael Parker
Original Torch Design: John M. Astell
Charts and Graphics: Winston Hamilton
Playtesting and Assistance: Rick Gayler, Don McCue, and John M. Astell
Kasserine Crisis was published in the Europa magazine, Issue #13.
Copyright 1990, Game Research/Design. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

Kasserine Crisis An Europa Battle Scenario for Torch

Introduction and Background
Axis Order of Battle
Axis Order of Appearance
Axis Game Chart
Allied Order of Battle
Allied Game Chart
Allied Order of Appearance