INITIAL FORCES, SEP I 40

British:

Middle East:

• Rail Capacity: Middle East rail net: 16.
• 3-Capacity Airfeld: Matruh (19A:1218).
• 1-Capacity Airfelds: Limassol (20A:3615) and Famagusta (20A:3411).
• Supply Terminals: Alexandria (19A:2416) and Suez (19A:3718).
• Steps of Attack Supply: 2 in any cities in Egypt.
• SMPs: 25.

Any hex in Egypt:

1x 1-2-10* mot SGX AA=1
1x3-2-10 ArmX 4
1x 2-1-10 lt Arm X 7 Lt

within one hex of Matrah (19A: 1218):

1x2-8* InfX 22
1x 1-8 MG II I Ch
1x 1-8 Art II 7

Any cities in Egypt:

1x 8* Inf XX HQ 4 (lnd)
1x 2-8 InfX 23
2x 2-8 Inf X 5, II (Ind)
1x1-8MGII IRNF
1x 5 pos AA AA=1
1x transport counter (1 RE)

1x8CavXXHQ 1
3x2-81nfX 16, 17, 19(Aus)
2x2-81nfX 14,16
1x 2-8 Inf X 4 (NZ)
1x 2-1-8 CavX 4
2x 1-8 CavX 5,6

Forming:

2x 8 Inf XX HQ 6, 7(Aus)
1x 8 Inf XX HQ 2 (NZ)

Any airbases in Egypt or Palestine:

2x Blen I 2B3 1-2/16
1x Bombay 1T2 1-2/15
2x Glad 3F3 0/8
1x Wellsly 1B2 1-2/L/20

Mediterranean:

Anti-Shipping Holding Box:

1x Sunder I 3B4 2-1/SF/30

Royal Navy Available Box:

1x 4 pt TF (RN)

Malta:

• 3-Capacity Airfield: Valletta (18A:0407).
• Malta Status: 6.
• Malta Repair Rate: I repair point on the I turn of ea~ month, starting no sooner than the 10th turn following Italy's entry into the war.

Anywhere on Malta or Gozo: 3

1x 3-6* Inf X
1x 2-6* Inf X

3-Capacity Airfield: Gibraltar.
Supply Terminal: Gibraltar.

Gibraltar:

1x 2-3-4* Fort X 1 Gib

Near East:

3-Cap. Airpelds: Habbaniya (22A 2828) and Shaibah (22A:4314). Habbaniya (22A:2828): 1x Audex 1A1 1/8

Near East Garrison, Habbanya Box:

1x 0-1-4 Static II I As (sol)

Near East Garrison, Shaibah Box:

1x 0-1-4 Static II 2 As (sol)

East Africa:

Rail Capacity: Sudan section, Middle East rail net: 2.
Steps of Attack Supply: 4.
SMPs: 25.

British East Africa Holding Box:

2x 6* Inf XX HQ II Af, 12 Af (sol)
1x 2-8* Inf X I (SA)
4x 2-6 Inf X 21 EA, 22 EA 23 N, 24 GC (sol)
1x 1-2-8 Inf X 21
1x 1-2-6 Inf X I SDF (sol)
3x transport counter (1 RE)
1x Audax 1A1 1/8
1x Blen I 2B3 I -2/16
1x Mxd 1A2 1-1/13 (SAAF)
1x Wellsly IB2 1-2/L/20

British East Africa Garrison Box:

2x 1-5 Static X Aden, Som (Ind)
1x 0-1-4 Cons X EAC (sol)
1x 1-4* Trng X EAC (sol)

West Africa:

Steps of Attack Supply: 0.
SMPs: 5.

British West Africa Garrison Box:

1x 0-1 4 Cons X WAC (sol)
2x 1-4* Trng X WAC (sol)

South Africa:

SMPs: 20.

South Africa Holding Box:

1x 2-1-8* Cav Cadre (5-8*) 1 MC (SA)
1x 2-8* Inf X 1 (SA)
2x 2-8 Inf X 3 (SA)
1x 1-8* Inf X 5 (SA)
1x 1-8 Inf X 6 (SA)
1x 0-1-6 Cons X SAEC (SA)
1x Hart 1A1 1/8 (SAAF)
1x Mxd S 1T2 1-2/S/16 (SAAF)

Forming:
2x 1-10 Recon II 4 (SA), 6 (SA)

South Africa Garrison Box:

1x I -2-5* Trag X SATD (SA)


Available for Assembly:
1x 6-5- 10* It Ann XX 7
2x 7-8 Inf XX 6, 7 (Aus)
1x 8-8 Inf XX 2 (NZ)
1x 6-8* Inf XX 4 (Ind)
1x 6-8* Inf XX 1 (SA)
2x 6-8* Inf XX 11Af, 12 Af (sol)
1x 5-4-8 Cav XX 1

French:

Middle East:

1x 1-10 mot Inf II IM (FF)

Equatorial Africa: French Equatorial Africa has joined the Free French.

French Equatorial Africa Holding Box:

1x 1-8 Cav X Orient (FF)

French Equatorial Africa Garrison:

1x 1-2-6 1nf X AEF (FF)

Other Allies:

Middle East:

Forming:

1x 3-8* Mtn X Karp (Pol)
1x 1-8 Inf II II (CS)

Equatorial Africa:

Belgian Equatorial Africa Carrison:

1x 1-8 Inf X 1 Col (Bel)

Neutral Order of Battle SEP I 40

Use the Neutral Order of Battle for Dec I 40 for Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Vichy France.

Allied Order of Battle
Axis Order of Battle
Graziani's Offensive: Europa Variant