Initial Forces May II 1942
Axis Player Turn

Tripoli Box (On Malta Chart)
2 pts lt AA (0 movement rating)
1 pt hv AA (0 movement rating)
1x fort

El Agheila (18:2931)
1x 3-8 Arm Cadre 133

Benghazi (18:3122)
1x 3-6 Inf XX 25
one step of supply

Hex (18:4020)
1x 1-8 Inf 111 136

Group Cruewell

Hex 18:4320
2x 3-6 Inf XX 17,27
1x 2-3-8 Art 111 16 C
1X fort

Hex 18:4418
1x 2-10 Mot 111 155 (GA)
1x 2-6 Inf YX 60
1x 2-3-6 Art 111 24 C
1x fort

Hex 18:4419
1x 5-8 Inf XX 102
1x 3-4-6 Art III 8 A
1x fort

Afrika Korps.
Within 1 hex of hex 18:4322.
2x 9- 10 Pz XX 15 (GA), 21 (GA)
1x 8-10 Mot Xx 90 (GA)

20th Italian Corps.
Within 1 hex of hex 18:4322.
1x 7-5-8 Arm XX 132
1x 5-8 Mot XX 101
1x 2-3-6 Art II 20 C

Panzerarmee Afrika Reserves.
Place in any Axis controlled hex already occupied by an Axis unit.
1x 3-4-8 Art X 221 (GA)
2x 1-10 hv AA II1/18 (LW), 1/33 (LW)
1x 1-10 AT II 605 (GA)
1x 0-1-10 mot It AA II 617 (GA)
1x 1-8 AsIt Eng II 31 G
2x 1-8 mot Art III 1 AC, 3 AC
1x 1-8 Eng III Aft (GA)
1x 0-6 Cons III 5 A

Any Axis controlled hex.
4x 0-6 It AA II 10,11,29,36
4 pts hv AA (LW)
1 pts lt AA (LW)
2 pt lt AA (4 movement rating)
5 steps of supply

Regia Aeronautica and Fliegerfuhrer Afrika.
Any Axis controlled airbase in Libya east of hexrow 18:30xx.
2x Me 109F (LW)
2x Ju88A (LW)
2x Ju87D (LW)
1x MC.202
1x MC.200
1x CR.42
1x G.50bis
1x Me 109F (LW)(inoperative)
1x Mel.10C (LW)(inoperative)
1x MC.202 (inoperative)
1x SM.79 (inoperative)

Fliegerkorps X.
Any Axis controlled airbase on Crete.
1x Ju88A (LW)

Regia Aeronautica and Fliegerkorps II.
Any Axis controlled airbase in Sicily. (Use the Malta Chart.)
1x He I I 1H (LW)
1x SM.79
1x Re.2001
1x Me 10917 (LW) (inoperative)
1x Z.1007b (inoperative)
1x Ju88A (LW) (inoperative)

Breakdown Boxes
2x 10 Pz XX HQ 15,21(GA)
1x 10 Mot XX HQ 90 Le (GA)
2x 5-3- 10 Pz III 5, 8 (GA)
3x 3-10 Mot III 104, 115, 200 (GA)
2x 2-10 Mot III 361, SV 288 (GA)
1x 2-10 hv mot AA III 135 (LW)

Replacement Pool
1x 1-8 mot Art III 2 AC

Airfields.
One per hex: 18:3122, 18:3221, 18:3719, 18:4020 (with 2 hits), 18:4117, 18:4217 (with 1 hit), 18:4404, 18:4418, 18:4904, 19:1003, 19:1004.
Also, 7 airfields anywhere in Sicily (use the Malta Chart).

Replacements:
German: 1 Ger Inf; 1 Ger arm
Italian: None

German Air Repair: 1, 2, 3

Italian Air Repair: 1, 2

Western Desert SMPs: 30

Supply Terminals: Tripoli, Benghazi.

Port Status:
Derna. 1 hit.
Benghazi. 1 hit. Note: The hit on Benghazi counts as two hits per Rule 26A2b.

Reinforcements and Replacements

May II 42
Replacements: I It arm

Jun I 42
Replacements: 1 It inf, I Ger inf
Europe:
3x 0-6 lt AA II 81,82,83
two steps of supply
Withdraw:
2x Ju88A (LW)
1x Me 109F (LW)

Jul I 42
Replacements: 1 It arm; 1 Ger arm
Europe:
1x 2-8 Inf III 164/125 (GA)
2x 1-8 hv AA II 502,503
two steps of supply
Convert. 1x Ju87B (LW) to: 1x Ju87D (LW)
Note: The above air conversion can't be performed in this scenario, since the Ju87B to be converted is in the replacement pool and the Axis player has no air replacements. It is included here merely for the sake of completeness.

Desert Cauldron The Gazala Battles, May-June 1942

Introduction and Rules
Allied Order of Battle
Axis Order of Battle
Campaign Game OOB Extension
Designer's Notes