Vichy French

Initial Forces Jun I 41

Homs (20:4702)

1x 3-2-6* Inf III 6 LE (LE)

Tripoli (20:4005)

1x 3-6* Inf 111 24 MC (Col)

Damas (20:4505)

2x 1-6* Lt Arm II6 CA (Col), 7 CA (Col)
2 pts hv AA

Border Forces

In Lebanon, within 2 hexes of the Palestine/Lebanon border:
2x 2-6* Inf III 22 TA (Col), 29 TA (Col)

In Syria, within 3 hexes of the Palestine/Syria border or the Transjordan/Syria border:
1 x 2-6* Inf III 7 TS (Col)
1x 1-6* Inf III16 TT (Col)

Anywhere in the Levant

3x 1-8 Cav III 1 SM (Col), 4 ST (Col), 8 SA (Col)

Hex 20:4405 1x fort

Air Force

Any air base in the Levant:
1x MS.406 (4175 0/8)
1x LeO.451 (4134 2-6/27)

Initial Conditions

Supply. One step in Beyrouth or Damas.
SMPs. 5 per turn.
Supply Terminals: Beyrouth and Damas.
Airfields. One in 20:5010.
Air Repair Roll: 1, 2
Rail Capacity: 3 REs
Naval Transport Capacity: 1 RE

Reinforcements and Replacements

Jun I 41 Replacements: 1 Vichy air

Jun II 41 Europe: one step of supply

Jul I 41 Europe: 1x 0-1-4 Inf II [any]

Allied

Initial Forces, Jun I 41

Any hex in Palestine

2x 8 Inf XX HQ 7 Aus, 70
2x 2-8 Inf X21 Aus, 25 Aus
1x 1-10 Mot Inf X 5
1x 1-8 Cav X 6

Any hex in Palestine or Transjordan, west of hex 20:5106, inclusive

1x 2-8* Inf X 5 (Ind)

Any hex in Transjordan

1x 3-8 Inf X I FF (Fr)
1x 2-8 Inf X 2 FF (Fr)

Famagusta (20:3512) 1x 1-8 Cmd H SS/C

Hex 21:5005 1x 2-1-12* Mot X HF

Hex 21:5105

[Note: if using the "Forward March" movement rules, these two brigades should enter in hex 21:5105 as Jun I reinforcements, having already used 6 MPs in administrative movement.]
1x 2-8* Inf X 21 (Ind)
1x 1-8* Inf X 20 (Ind)

Airfields

One per hex: 20:5010, 21:5007.

RAF and Fleet Air Arm

At any airbase in Palestine or Cyprus.
1x Hurri 2
1x Blen 4
1 pt lt AA

Supply

Two steps of supply anywhere in Palestine or Transjordan. One step of supply in 21:5105.

Initial Conditions

WD SMPs: 5 SMPs
PG SMPs: 5 SMPs
Supply Terminals: Alexandria, Suez, Basra
Air Unit Repair: 1, 2
WD Rail Capacity: 5 REs
Iraq Rail Capacity: 3 REs
Naval Transport Capacity: 2 REs

Reinforcements and Replacements

Jun II 41

Replacements: 1 Br air Palestine:
2x 2-8 Inf X 16,23
1x 8 Inf XX HQ 70
1x Well IC

Jul I 41

Palestine:
1x 2-8 Inf X 17 Aus
1x Hurri 2
1x P-40B
two steps of supply

Jul II 41

Replacements: 1 Br inf
Palestine: 1x 2-8 Inf X 14
Any hex in Iraq: 1x 2-8* Inf X 17 (Ind)
Breakdown Box: 1x 8 Inf XX HQ 10 (Ind)

Aug I 41

Replacements: 1 Br air
Palestine: two steps of supply

Allied Order of Battle Additions

Initial Forces

Add the following forces to the standard "Invasion of Syria" Order of Battle.

Royal Navy

Haifa (20:4710).

CLs Ajax, Phoebe
CLAs Coventry
4x Javelin (or J) class DDs Janus, Jackal, Kandahar, Kimberley

Famagusta (20:3512)

1x Hero (or H) Class DDs (Hotspur)
1x Isis (or 1) Class DDs (Isis)
1x LC (Glengyle)

Submarines

Deploy the following submarines at sea, within 10 hexes of any land hex in the Levant.
1x Proteus class SS (Parthian)
1x Trident class SS (Torbay)

Fleet Air Arm

Deploy the following squadrons at any airbase on Cyprus (ratings are for groups).
1x Swdfsh 2NAV2 2-1/14
1x Albcor 2V3 3-1/16

Deploy the following group at any airbase in Palestine.
1x Fulm 4F3 / OC 14

Reinforcements

Jun II
Haifa:
CL Leander
CLA Naiad
4x Javelin (or J) class DDs (Jaguar, Jervis, Kingston, Nizam)
1x Isis (or 1) class DD (flex)
1x Stuart class DD (Stuart)

Jul I
Haifa:
CL Perth
2x Hero (or H) class DDs (Hasty, Havock)

Vichy Order of Battle Additions

Initial Forces

Airfields

Add Axis owned airfields at 20:2230 and 20:2331.

Vichy Naval Forces

Any port in the Levant.
2x Guepard Class DD (Guepard, Valmy)
1x Elan Class DE (Elan)
3x Requin Class SS (Caiman, Morse, Souffleur) Vichy

Naval Air Forces

Deploy the following squadron at Beyrouth.
1x Lte.298 3V2 2-1/17

Luftwaffe

At Rodhos (19B: 1003).
1x Ju88A 3B5 3-4/22 (LW)

Reinforcements

Jun I
Europe:
2x Vauqelin Class DDs (Chevalier Paul, Vauqelin)

Unit Ratings

The following naval unit ratings are in the standard Europa format. They come from Their Finest Hour, Fall of France, Dave Berry's "The Med," and the first edition of Supermarina.

For submarines, the AA-Torp rating is Torpedo Strength/Reloads.

The Invasion of Syria "Operation Exporter" June-July, 1941

Rules
Orders of Battle
Designer's Notes

Related

Europa As History The Invasion of Syria