INITIAL FORCES, SEP I 40
Italian
North Africa:

• Fortresses: Tobruch (18A:4817) and Porto Bardiya (19A:0318) are unimproved.
• Fort: Tripoli (18A:0121).
• Rail Capacity: Tripolitania rail net: 2; Cyrenaica rail net: 2.
• Supply terminal: Tripoli (18A:0121).
• Steps of Attack Supply: 1 at Tripoli (19A:0121), 1 at Bengazi (18A:3121), 1 at Tobruch (18A:4817), and 1 at Porto Bardiya (19A:0318)
• SMPs. 15
• Conditional Reinforcements: The Italian Mobilization in Africa reinforcements have been received.

Tripolitania: Field Forces:

4x 2-3-6* Inf XX17 Pav, 25 Bol, 27 Brs, 55 Sav
2x 1-2-6* Inf XX 60 Sbr, 61 Sir
2x 1-2-6 Inf XX 1 "23 M", 2 "28 O" (CCNN)
1x 3-4-6 Art III 5A
2x 2-3-6 Art III 10 C, 20 C
1x 1-6 Art III 23 C
1x 0-6 Cons III 5A

Tripoli (/8A:0/21):

1 x 0 pos AA AA=3

Tripolitania Garrison: Nalut (25A:4032):

1x 0-1-6* Inf III 290 GaF

Zuara (25A:4528):

1x 0-1-6* Inf III 280 GaF

25A:5028

1x 0-2-6* Inf III 330 GaF

18A:0122:

2x 0-1-6* Inf III340 GaF, 350 GaF

Tenth Army:

Place anywhere in Cyrenaica:

2x 1-6 Tank II 1, 2
2x 2-6 Inf XX 62 Mr, 63 Cir
1x 2-10 mot Inf III 1 Lib (sol)
1x 1-10 mot Inf III 2 Lib (sol)
2x 3-6 Inf XX 1 Lib, 2 Lib (sol)
1x 34-6 Art II 24 dM
1x 1-6 Para-Inf III Tonini
1x 2-1-6 Art III 10A
1x 2-3-6 Art III 21 C
1x 1-2-6 Art III 22 C
1x 0-6 Cons III 10 A
1x 0-5 Para II I Lib (sol)

Bengasi (18A:3121):

1x0 posAA AA=1

Derna (18A:4116):

1x 0 pos AA AA=1

Tobruch (18A:4817):

1x 2-6 Inf XX 64
1x 1-2-6 Inf XX 4"3G"(CCNN)
1x 0 pos AA AA=1

Porto Bardrya (19A:0318):

1x 0 pos AA AA=1

Cyrenaica Garrison:

Tobruch (18A:4817):

2x 0-1-6* Inf III310GaF, 320GaF

Porto Bardia (19A:0318):

1x 0-1-6* Inf III 300 GaF

Med/North Africa:

• 3-Capacity Airfields: Pantelleria (25A:4311), 18A:0122, Bengasi (18A:3121), Soluch (18A:3222), Derna (18A:4116), 18A:4818, 18A 5018, Rodi (20A:2230), and 20A:2331. Also, 2 anywhere on Sardinia and 7 anywhere on Sicily.
• 1-Capacity Airfields: Sirte (18A:1727), El Agheila (18A:2930), Agedabia (18A:3327) and Ain el Gazala (18A:4518).
• Accumulated Replacements:
  Place at friendly-owned airbases: one fighter and one bomber in Tripolitania; one fighter and one bomber in Cyrenaica Place remaining air units at any friendly-owned airbases:

  1x CR.32bis 3F2 0/9
  3x CR.42 3F3 0/9
  5x SM.79-1 2B3 1-5/22
  1x SM.81 2B2 1-4/17
  1x Ba 65 2B2 2-1/L/6

East Africa:

• Steps of Attack Supply: 12.
• SMPs: 20.
• Accumulated Replacements: 1 ARP.
• Conditional Reinforcements: The Italian Mobilization in Africa reinforcements have been received.

Italian East Africa Holding Box:

1 x 5-6 Inf XX 65 GdS
2x 1-8 mot Inf X I Cav, Erit (sol)
1x 1-8 Cav X 2 (sol)
1x 3-6 Inf X 2 (sol)
1x 2-6 Inf X 4 (sol)
3x 1-6 Inf X 1, 3, 5 (sol)
1x 1-8 It Arrn X A01
1x 1-8* Mtn II Sav
1x 1-6 Tank II A01
9x 1-6 Inf X23, 25, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 60, 61 (sol)
1x 1-8 Cav X Negh (sol)
9x 4 pos AA AA= 1
2x transport counter (1 RE)
2x Ca 133 2B2 1-2/20
1x CR.32bis 3F2 0/9
2x SM.81 2B2 1-4/17

Addition

Last minute playtesting (the presses were rolling) uncovered the need for an added special rule. Change the last sentence ot the first paragraph of the Allied Surprise rule to read:

For the Allied player to attempt a surprise attack, no Allied unit may yet have attacked an Axis unit that was in general supply in the initial phase of the tum of the attack. This eliminates the Axis tactic of sending suicide Italian units toward the Delta to prompt a premature Allied attack.

CONDITIONAL REINFORCEMENTS

Italian Reaction Forces

Starting with the first Axis player turn following the first Allied attack upon an Axis unit, the Axis player begins rolling for the release of Italian forces in Tripolitania, as per Rule 41B. (see the errata for this addition to the rules).

German Reaction Forces

Surprise Turn + 2 Turns (JAN I 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x He 11H4 4B4 2-7/S/22
3x Ju87B 2D3 4-1/8
1x Ju 87R 2D3 4-1/13
2x Ju88A1 3B5 3-5/26
1x Me 110D 5HFS 4-2/12

Surprise Turn +5 Turns (FEB II 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 3-10 mot Inf III 200
1x 1-10 mot AT II 605

Surprise Turn +6 Turns (MAR I 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 10 Pz XX HQ 21
1x 5-3-10 Pz III 5
1x 1-10 mot hv AA II AA=21/33 (LW)

Available for Assembly:

1x 9-10 PzXX 21
1x 2-10 mot hv AA III AA=4 135 (LW)

Surprise Turn +8 Turns (APR I 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 10 Pz XX HQ 15
1x 3-10 mot Inf III 104
1x Me 109E 7F5 1/7

Available for Assembly:

1x 9-10 Pz XX 15

Surprise Turn +9 Turns (APR II 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 5-3-10 Pz III 8
1x 34-8 Art III 221

Surprise Turn +10 turns (MAY I 41)

Germany

Available in Europe:

1x 3-10 mot Inf III 115

Surprise Turn +11 Turns (MAY II 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 1-10 mot hv AA II AA=2 1/18 (LW)

Surprise Turn +12 Turns (JUN I 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 10 Pz XX HQ 90 LA

German:

1x 2-8 Inf III 155
1x He 11H4 4B4 2-7/22
3x Ju 88A4 4B5 3-7/26
1x Me 109F1 6F6 1/8

Available for Assembly:

1x 5-8* Inf XX 90 LA

Surprise Turn +14 Turns (JUL I 41)

German:

Available in Europe:

1x 0-8 Cons III Afr.
5 ARPs (LW)

REGULAR REINFORCEMENTS

JAN I 41
German:
Available in Europe:

2 ARPs (LW)

MAR I
German:
Available in Europe:

3 ARPs (LW)

APR I 41
German:
Withdraw.

1x He II H4 4B4 2-7tSt22
3x Ju87B 2D3 4-1/8
1x Ju 87R 2D3 4-1/13
2x Ju88A1 3B5 3-5/26
1x Me 110D 5HF5 4-2/12

MAY I 41
Available in Europe:

3 ARPs (LW)

JUN I 41
German:
Return:

1xMe 110D 5HF5 4-2/12

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