For me one of the more interesting organizations of the Tunisian campaign of 1942-43 has to be sPzAbt 501. Therefore, I just had to do a little and compile an organization for this unique (at least as far as the Tunisian Campaign is concerned) fighting formation.

sPzAbt 501 arrived in Tunisia in late 1942 and fought as an independent battalion, as a part of PzRgt. 7 10th Panzer Division, and finally as elements of various Kampfgruppen until being destroyed during the spring of 1943. The spring mud kept this unit road and hill bound, and many fell prey to concealed anti-tank guns as a result.

sPzAbt. 501 was later reformed in 1943, and served in Poland and in defense of Gorodok and Vitebsk areas on the Eastern Front during 1943-44. Until the summer of 1944 sPzAbt. 501 was equipped with the Tiger I, after this date the Tiger 11 ausf B. In December 1944 sPzAbt 501 was renamed sPzAbt. 424 and was retained as a korps unit.

Cammo schemes were as follows: overall sand, then light olive green in Tunisia, dark yellow base with white-wash for the winter of 1943-44, and tiger Its in dark yellow base with red-brown and dark green sprayed in wavy bands and lines.

sPzAbt. 501
Headquarters: 1 x Command Tiger I (Mk VIe) 1 x Staff Radio Truck
2 x Companies each with: 1x Command Tiger I (Mk VIe) 3 x Tiger I (Mk VIe) 2 x Mk IIIn

Troop Quality: Experienced
Morale: 9

The Mk IIIn's were assigned from September 1942 to May 1943 in order to provide close support to the Tigers. I have used one Tiger to represent an actual platoon of four actual tanks, instead of 5 actual tanks to give this unit more staying power. While this fits in with the rulebooks ratio of one tank representing 4 to 6 actual tanks, the standard used by the rules would be one tank representing five actual tanks or each company consisting of

1 x Command Tiger I (VIe)
2 x Tiger I (Mk VIe)
2 x Mk IIIn

This should be useful, at least until Book II and III of the organizations for Command Decision come out. GOOD HUNTING! AND BEWARE OF CONCEALED TOMMIES BEARING 6PDRS!!!!