Rules

Rule 2, Game Components: The Victory Chart is on page 63 of the rule booklet, not on the back of Garne Play Chart 3. The Master Sequence of Play appears on page 64 of the rules booklet. There is only one Allied Garne Chart, not two.

Rule 3A3, Regimental Equivalents: Add: 1/5 RE: each SMP

Rule 3E1, The Delta: The Delta includes the cities of Alexandria and Cairo.

Rule 4, Sequence of Play: Each game turn consists of an Allied (not Axis) player turn followed by an Axis (not Allied) player turn.

Rules 12 & 13, Overruns and Supply: Units may overrun at full strength without expending attack supply. (The rules are somewhat ambiguous on this point, but the Supply Conditions Summary is correct.) To recapitulate the summary and rules concerning overruns and supply:

Supply Condition	Overrun Strength
In general supply	Full
First turn out of general supply, not isolated	Full
First turn out of general supply, isolated	1/2
Second or later turn out of general supply	1/2

Rule 14G, Mixed Units: This rule applies to both Italian and British mixed units.

Rule 20G2d, Harassment Bombing: Harassment affects an SMP load (Rule 12H) being moved by SMPs in the same way it affects a unit.

Rule 28B2, Cargo: NTPs (but not ANTPs) may carry SMPs.

Rule 32C5, Allied Nov 1142 Player Turn: Some port sizes and capacities mentioned in the example are incorrect: Alger has 12 REs at full capacity, and Bougie is a minor port and has 1.5 REs at half capacity.

Rule 37E1, Allied Garrisons: Add: Allied garrisons are checked each initial phase.

Rule 37E2, Surprise:

1) After the bullet point that reads "Axis air units may not fly any air missions," add the following:
• In Egypt and Libya, Axis units with ZOCs have reduced ZOCs for the duration of the surprise attack player tum.

  2) At the end of the paragraph that reads"After the surprise attack player turn is played, the regular Allied Dec 140 player turn is begun, starting with the Allied initial phase" add the following:

  Due to preparations for the surprise attack and other factors, during the regular Allied Dec 140 player tum, the Allied player has a rail capacity of 0 for the Middle East rail net and 0 NTPs for the East Med naval transport ability.

Rule 38H2, French North Africa

Addition: While Vichy forces in a colony are non- belligerent, Allied and Axis units may use administrative movement (Yule 6B) only in friendly-owned hexes in that colony.

2) Clarification: French North Africa joins the Allies (thereby triggering conditional reinforcements per the Allied OB) when the Vichy French forces in all three French North Africa colonies join the Allies.

3) Addition: When French North Africa joins the Allies, French East Africa and French West Africa also join the Allies. (This affects French conditional reinforcements per the Allied OB.)

Rule 39, Malta: Add as a new paragraph at the end of the rule:

Valletta a special limited supply terminal. It is not a source of general supply or general supply points. Allied forces may use Valletta as a supply terminal for isolation purposes (Rule 3G) and for reinforcement/replacement activities such as upgrades and replacements (Rule 40).

Rule 40A1, Conversions: Note: When two or more units are involved in a conversion, the converting units must be stacked together.

Rule 40B4, Scrapping: The example incorrectly refers to a "motorized" regiment. A mechanized regiment is meant.

Rule 41, Preparing for Play:

a) When overlapping map 25A with 18A, 18A:0101 should go over 25A:5 108, not 25A:5 109.

b) When overlapping map 20A with 21A, 21A:0133 should go over 20A:0101 and 21A:5133 over 20A:5101, rather than the instructions given in the rule.

Ruie 41A, Initial Deployment, Clarification: All aiffields placed during initial deployment are permanent airfields. When placing a one-capacity airfeld, use a three-capacity permanent airfeld and place two hits on it.

Rule 41B1b, Western Desert Campaign Special Conditions: The sentence that reads"Due to Italian disarray, the following special rules apply during the Allied Dec I 40 and Axis Dec II 40 player turns" should read:

"Due to Italian disarray, the following special rules apply during the Allied Dec I 40 and Axis Dec I 40 player turns". (Note that Dec I, not Dec II, is correct for the Axis.)

Rule 41B1b, Western Desert Campaign Special Conditions: Add: The Axis player does not have full control over Italian units in Tripolitania at the start of the game. When placing units in Tripolitania during initial deployment, place a marker (use any convenient marker) on any unit that has a movement rating greater than 0. Units so marked cannot move (they may otherwise function as the rules allow). During each Axis initial phase starting with the Dec II 40 turn, the Axis player removes a marker from one of these units (his choice), whereupon he gains full control over it and may move it per the rules.

The Axis player immediately gains full control over all Italian units in Tripolitania during the first Axis initial phase in which at least one Allied unit is within 12 hexes either of Tripoli (18A:0121) or Nalut (25A:4032). Remove all markers from these units if this occurs.

Special: In scenarios in which map 25A is not used, units which would be placed on in Tripolitania on map 25A are instead placed at Tripoli (18A:0121).

Rule 41B1b, TORCH Scenario Special Conditions: Add:

Axis reinforcements listed as "Appear in Libya" enter play as follows:

• Units and supply/resource items enter on the east edge of map 25, in Libya. These reinforcements are placed to the side of map 25 during the initial phase and enter the map during the movement phase, paying standard costs for the first hex entered.
• Air units appear at any friendly-owned airbases in Libya.

Axis reinforcements listed as"Appear in Sicily" appear at any friendly-owned airbases on Sicily. Axis forces in the special forces pools cannot be used for special operations in this scenario.

Rommel's decision to retreat and abandon Tripoli was made outside the context of the TORCH scenario. Thus, on Jan I 43 (the turn Rommel's retreating forces arrive on the map), no Axis ground unit may end its movement or exploitation phase in any hex in Libya on or east of hex column 25A:4900. On all turns thereafter, no Axis ground unit may enter, pass through, or trace supply through any hex in this area.

Allied reinforcements listed as "Arrive from Middle East" enter play as follows:

• Units and supply/resource items enter on the east edge of map 25, in Libya. These reinforcements are placed to the side of map 25 during the initial phase and enter the map during the movement phase, paying standard costs for the first hex entered.

  On Jan II 43 (only), ground units (only) of the Allied "Arrive from Middle East" reinforcements arrive as described above. However, each of these units has already spent 5 MPs before entering play. For example, a unit entering at Tripoli (25:5128) spends its 6th MP to enter the hex.

• Air units arrive at any friendly-owned airbases in Libya or at the off-map Libyan airbases (see below).

Allied air units may use the off-map Libyan airbases, entering and/or exiting the map within seven hexes of Tripoli to do so. The airbases are divided into two groups. One group, with a total capacity of 9, is located 16 hexes from the edge of the map; the other group, with an unlimited capacity, is located 30 hexes from the edge of the map. Air units entering the map must spend MPs equal to the off-map distance to enter their first hex. Air units exiting the map must have MPs remaining at least equal to the off-map distance to the airbase. For example, an air unit entering the map from the 16-distance group spends its 16th MP to enter the map.

The Allied Raiding Forces ability (37E3) cannot be used in any turn prior to Feb I 43.

Due to the presence of Axis rear area forces in Libya, Allied forces may not enter, operate in, or trace supply lines through any hex in Libya before Jan II 43.

Rule 41B3, War in the Desert Grand Campaign: Ignore the phrase ", while ignoring" in the introductory sentence; this sentence should read:

"This scenario covers the entire campaign in the Middle East, the Near East, and French North Africa."

Rule 43C2, Railroad Construction, & Allied Garrison Chart, Levant Garrison: The 3 REs of engineers required for the Levant garrison are the forces building the Haifa-Tripoli (Lebanon) railroad. For simplicity these forces were made part of the general Levant garrison, but this can incorrectly cause the Allied player to suffer VP losses in mid-1941 due to an overall lack of engineering resources in play at that time. The solution is to separate out the engineers from the general Levant garrison:

In the Levant section of the Allied Garrison Chart, for the line that reads "Once the Levant surrenders to or joins the Allies," delete the requirement for 3 REs of British engineers. (The garrison only requires 6 REs of British infantry and I RE of French infantry.) In the Levant section of the chart, add a new line that reads "When Haifa- Tripoli railroad begun," and this garrison requires 3 REs of British engineers.

In Rule 43C2, add to the Haifa-Tripoli railroad section the following: "The Allies must begin building the Hai6-Tripoli when the Levant surrenders to or joins the Allies, but not before Dec I 41."

Rule 43C12 (new), Minimal Air Support, Advanced Rules: Rules 20G2b, Ground Support, and 20G2c, Defensive Air Support, limit the number of air units that may participate on a side to that side's number of non-artillery REs involved in the combat. For example, only 3 air units could contribute ground support if three infantry regiments and one tank battalion, a total of 3 1/2 REs, were attacking. Note that per the basic rules, if a side had only 1/2 RE present, no air unit could provide GS or DAS to that side. In reality, some air support was possible. Accordingly, if a side has only 1/2 non-artillery RE present in a combat, one air unit may provide GS or DAS to that side, as appropriate. However, the maximum bombing strength that may be contributed to the combat in this case is limited to 1 bombing strength point. Ignore all bombing strength points in excess of 1.

Example: An Italian 1-6 tank battalion and an Italian 1-8 motorized artillery regiment are in a hex under attack, and an Italian BR.20M (tactical bombing strength of 2) is flying DAS in the hex. There is only 1/2 RE of non-artillery units defending in the hex. The BR.20M may provide DAS to the hex, but it may only provide 1 bombing strength point.

Optional Rule 44E, British Strategic Reserve: The rule should call for a strategic reserve "from Dec I 40 to the end of Mar I 41." Mar I 41, not Mar I 40, is correct.

Optional Rule 44L (new), Carrier Transport of Aircraft to Malta: Advance Rule 43F covers the remote position of Malta and describes how air units and ARPs may arrive there via air transfer route or naval transport. In addition to these methods, landbased fighters also reached Malta via carrier transport, being transported to the vicinity of Malta on aircraft carriers and then flying the remaining distance to the island. To simulate this, allow the Allied player a carrier transport ability to Malta as described below.

1. Carrier Transport The following may use carrier transport:

• Non-code C type F air units.
• ARPs to be used for type F air units in the eliminated or aborted boxes of Malta command.
• Carrier transport proceeds similar to naval transport, except that the cargo need not disembark at a port. Instead, the Allied player may halt the carrier transport of the air unit or ARP at any point within range of its destination, as follows:
• Air Units: The destination of an air unit using carrier transport is any Allied-owned airbase. The air unit initiates an air operation and flies an air transfer mission to the airbase.
• ARPs: The destination of an ARP using carrier transport is any Allied-owned airbase in the Malta command. An ARP has a range equal to the air transfer range of the type F air unit with the lowest printed movement allowance that is in either the eliminated box or the aborted box of the Malta command. For example, if a Hurri I (movement allowance of 8) is in either box, then an ARP transferring to Malta would have a range of 24. The ARP automatically arrives at its destination and is available for use the same as an ARP arriving via naval transport (see Rule 43F).

2. Carrier Transport Llmit. The Allied player may use carrier transport for no more than two air units/ARPs in any one game turn.

3. Carrier Availability. The Allied player may use carrier transport for up to three air units/ARPs in each quarter year (Jan I-Mar II, Apr I-Jun II, Jul I-Sep II, Oct I-Dec II) without victory point penalty. Thereafter, each time an air unit/ARP uses carrier transport in a guarter costs the Allied player one victory point.

4. Carrier Damage. If an air unit or ARP is sunk while being transported by carrier transport, then for victory purposes the Axis is considered to have scored a hit on an Allied CG. (Note that per the Victory Chart the Axis player receives a VP for each hit on Allied CGs.)

Optional Rule 44M (new), Allied Reinforcements For scenarios in which the Allied player controls the Middle East command but not control the Near East command (41B1, The Western Desert Campaign, and 41B4, The North Africa Campaign): Allied ground unit reinforcements for the Middle East listed as "Arrive from Near East" may arrive in any Allied- owned hex in Transjordan or the Levant on the northern or eastern edge of map 19A. (These reinforcements may also arrive as described in Rule 40.)

Charts

Iraqi Coup Table: This table is missing. Note: Use two dice for this table. Add:

Iraqi Coup Table
Dice Roll	Result
2-10	No Coup
11+	Coup

Modifers:

+1 if the Axis owns all cities in Cyrenaica.
+1 if any Axis units are in Egypt.
+1 on May 141 and May 1141 (due to Axis victory in Greece).
+2 on Jun 141 and Jun 1141 (due to Axis victory in Greece and Crete).

Intrinsic AA Summary, Game Play Chart (1): This summary, is incomplete. Add the following:

Map Locale	Sep I 39	Jan I 40	Jan I 41	Jan I 42	Jan I 43
Major Port	1	1	1	2	2
Suez Canal Port	0	0	1	2	2
Airbase (other than temporary airfields)	0	0	0	1	2
Malta & Gozo (each hex)	1	1	1	2	3
Gibraltar	0	1	2	3	3

Notes:

1. Above values apply only to Allied-owned items or map features.

2. All values are cumulative. For example, from Jan I 43 a Suez Canal port (2) that is a major port (2) and an airbase (2) would have an intrinsic AA strength of 6.

3. Egyptian intrinsic AA strength controlled by the Allied player (if any) is not included in the above table and is in addition to any Allied intrinsic AA strength.

Allied Game Chart, Breakdowns: One line of the breakdown listings for the 6-5-10* Arm XX is misprinted. The lx 3-2- 10 It Arm X line should be Ix 3-2-10 Arm X. Patrol Attack Table Combat Charts and Tables: For an Attack Differential of 0 to +2, the result for a die roll of I should be "A11KR: A" and not "DFNDR: A."

Antiaircraft Fire Table, Combat Charts and Tables: The AA modifier which reads "+l vs. type B on any mission other than GS, DAS, harassment, air drop, naval units in port, naval patrol" should read: +1 vs. type B (except code L) on any mission other than GS, DAS, harassment, air drop, naval units in port, naval patrol.

Supply Line Summary, Game Play Chart (1): Ignore the entire "Road" row on this summary. The "Railroad" row should instead be titled "Railroad/Road."

Supply Conditions Summary, Game Play Chart (1): Per Rule 12E, on the first turn out of general supply, a unit's defense strength is unaffected. Ignore the section of the chart that has the defense strength being halved on the first turn if the unit isolated. (The defense strength is halved starting with the second turn out of general supply.)

Stacking Summary, Game Play Chart (1): The"Units (Any) column for regular stacking should be 3, not 6.

Vichy Reaction Table, Game Play Chart (3): Add the following modifier -3 on or after Nov II 42.

Maps

E Weatber Line: The E weather line was not printed across the sea hexes of the maps, thereby making it difficult to determine which weather zone various islands lie in. All Mediterranean islands are in zone E except Djerba (the island off the southern coast of Tunisia on map 25A).

Map 18A:

The island of Kythera (hexes 3901, 40.01) should be rough terrain.

Tobruch (18A:4817) should be a standard port with a strong harbor, not a major port with a strong harbor.

Map 19A:

Hex 4509: "Jerusaleum" should be "Jerusalem."

Hex 0126 should be stony desert, not clear.

Map 20A:

Hexside 4101/4200 should be wadi. Ignore the sand symbol that appears there in place of the wadi.

Hex 0200 should be wooded rough.

Map 21A:

Hexside 0301/0200 should be a high mountain pass hexside.

There should be a low-volume railroad running from the high-volume railroad in 5105 to the edge of the map in hexes 5105 and 5204.

Hexsides 5000/4901 and 4900/4901 should be wadi.

Map 22A:

A blue registration mark (used for production purposes) was mistakenly left in hex 2728. Ignore it.

Hexside 2517/2616 should be a mountain hexside, not 2516/2616.

Map 24A:

There should be a road running from 2011 to 2111, connecting the cities of Tetuan and Ceuta.

Hexes 1614 and 1515 should be swamp.

Hexsides 2933/3033, 2933/3032, and 2932/3032 should be wadi.

Map 25A:

Mareth Line: There should be fortified hexsides in hexes 25A:3725 and 25A:3625, so that the following hexsides are fortified: 25A:3725/3825, 25A:3725/3726, and 25A:3625/3726. Note: Consider modifying two fort markers to show these fortified hexsides.

Hex 3610, Tunis, should be a major port.

Hexes 5035 and 5135 should be sand, not clear terrain.

The Lozrot wadi is missing: 3534/3535, 3534/3634, 3633/3634. 3734/3634, 3734/3735, 3724/3834, 3833/3834, 3833/3934.

The Duwiduah wadi is missing: 3935/4035, 4034/4035, 4034/4135, 4134/4135, 4234/4235, 4234/4335, 4334/4335, 433414434.

Hexsides 3622/3623 and 4226/4327 should be wadi.

Hex 5105 should be wooded rough.

Map 32:

A blue registration mark (used for production purposes) was mistakenly left in hex 1624. Ignore it.

Axis Order of Battle

German Positional AA: The Axis OB lists German positional AA as having a movement allowance of 5. A movement allowance of 4 is correct, per the counters.

Italian ARPs There are no Italian ARPs listed for the Mar I 42 turn. Add: MAR I 42 Italian: Available in Europe: 7 ARPs

Allied Order of Battle

French North Africa Joins the Allies. Ignore the items about Vichy French forces in various colonies and commands joining the Allies; they join the Allies per Rule 38H2 and per the above errata.

British Arm RP Add to the Allied regular reinforcements:

OCT I 40 British: Middle East:

Arrive: 1 British arm RP

OB Options South African Armoured Divisions: When using this option, ignore all South African ground unit reinforcement activities (conditional and regular) involving the Middle East command from Apr I 42 on. Note that South African replacements are still received.

Neutral Nations Orders Of Battle

Add to the Neutral Nations War in the Desert OB (only):

INITIAL FORCES, NOV I 42 Vichy French:

North Africa:

Casablanca (24A:0919):

1x 2-1-8* It Arm X Mar (Afr)

Alger (25A:0610):

1x 2-1-8* It Arm X Alg (Afr)

Add to the Regular Reinforcements of the Neutral Nations WitD OB, between the Jan 1 41 and Mar I 41 listings on page 6:

FEB I 41 Vichy French:

North Africa: Casablanca (2M:0919):

1x 2-1-8* It Arm X Mar (Afr)

Alger (25A:0610):

1x 2-1-8* It Arm X Alg (Afr)

JUL I 41 Vichy French: West Africa:

French West Africa Garrison: Add:

1x 1-6 Inf III 4 LE (LE)

Note: This unit remains off map while neutral. If the Axis violates the neutrality of a Vichy region or occupies metropolitan Vichy France (Rule 38H), the unit becomes Allied (see the Allied OB, French North Africa Joins the Allies ). The unit may then transfer to French North Africa the same as French Colonial infantry RPs in West Africa may transfer (Rule 40B1).