To use "Operation Crusader" as a starting point for a War in the Desert campaign game, add the following units to the order of battle and use all the regular WitD rules.

Allied Order of Battle Additions

Ninth Army
Anywhere in Syria or Palestine.
3x 8 Inf XX HQ6 Aus, 7 Aus, 9 Aus
8x 2-8 Inf X16 Aus, 17 Aus, 18 Aus, 19 Aus, 20 Aus, 21 Aus, 24 Aus, 25 Aus
3x 2-8* Inf X 69,150,151
2x 1-8 Cav X 5,6
1x 3-8 Art X 10
one step of supply

Anywhere on Cyprus
3x 2-8* Inf X 9 (Ind), 10 (Ind), 161

Anywhere in Iraq or Iran
3x 8 Inf XX HQ6 (Ind), 8 (Ind), 10 (Ind)
4x 2-8 Inf X19 (Ind), 21 (Ind), 24 (Ind), 25 (Ind)
5x 1-8 Inf X17 (Ind), 18 (Ind), 20 (Ind), 26 (Ind), 27 (Ind)
1x 2-1-10* Lt Arm X 252 (Ind)
1x 2-1-10* Lt Arm X 9
2x 0-1-4 Inf II Hab, Shaib

Gibraltar (24:2109).
2x 2-3-4* Fort X 1 Gib, 2 Gib
1 lt AA pt
2 hv AA pts

Malta.
2x 2-3-6* Inf X 1 M, 2 M
1x 2-6* Inf X 3 M

Breakdown Box.
5x 7-8 Inf XX 50, 5 (Ind), 6 Aus, 7 Aus, 9 Aus
1x 6-8 Inf XX 10 (Ind)
2x 5-8 Inf XX 6 (Ind), 8 (Ind)

Near East Replacement Box.
All Iraqi units.

Units previously scrapped.
2x 3-2-10 Arm X 1,3
1x 2-10 SG X 2

Airfields.
Add airfields in 19:4414, 19:4507, 22:3028, 22:4515.

Gulf SMPs. 10
Iraq Rail Capacity. 5 REs
Levant Rail Capacity: 3 REs
Supply Terminals. Basra, Gibraltar.

Special Events:
The Iraqi coup has occurred and collapsed. Iran has been invaded and is Allied controlled. The Levant has been invaded and is Allied controlled.

Axis Order of Battle Additions

Western Desert Replacement Pool.
4x 2-6 Inf XX 61,62,63,64
1x 1-6 Para-Inf III Tonini
1x 3-4-6 Art III 24 dM
3x 2-3-6 Art III 10 C, 20 C, 21 C
1x 1-6 Art II 23 C
1x 1-6 Tank II 3 M

Units previously scrapped.
1x 1-6 Tank III 41
9x 0-8 Lt Tank II4 L, 5 L, 11 L, 20 L, 21 L, 60 L, 61 L, 62 L, 63 L

Units permanently eliminated.
All Vichy French units beginning play in Syria or Lebanon.
2x 3-6 Inf XX 1 Lib, 2 Lib
3x 1-2-6 Inf XX 1 CCNN, 2 CCNN, 4 CCNN
1x 2-10 Mot III 1 Lib
1x 1-10 Mot III 2 Lib
3x 0-1-6* Inf III GAF/300, GAF/310, GAF/320
1x 1-2-6 Art III 22 C
1x 0-6 Cons III 10A
1x 0-8 Lt Tank II 9 L
3 pts lt AA (0 movement rating)
1x LeO.451 that arrived in Syria as a reinforcement.
San Giorgio

Airfields.
Place 2 airfields anywhere in Sardinia and 1 on Pantelleria.

Victory Points.
The Axis player has scored two VPs from naval harassment. The Allied player has forfeited 13.5 VPs for Australian REs left in a precarious position.

Control
At the start of the campaign scenario, the Axis player controls Libya (except Tobruk), Sicily, Sardinia, Pantelleria, Lampedusa, Rhodes, Greece, Crete, the Aegean islands, and all hexes in Egypt occupied by or in the ZOCs of Axis units specified in the initial setup. The Allied player controls Gibraltar, Malta, Tobruk, Cyprus, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, and all hexes in Egypt except those controlled by the Axis player.

Reinforcements and Replacements.
Be sure to use the reinforcements and replacements from the WD or WitD OB for the campaign game, and not the "Crusader" reinforcements and replacements. Several reinforcement events are omitted from the "Crusader" reinforcement schedule.

Operation Crusader Auchinleck's Offensive November, 1941

Rules and Set Up
Allied Order of Battle
Axis Order of Battle
Campaign Game Additions