Game: Tunisia

Axis: Spiro Akritidis
Allies: Casey Krakowski

Report by: Spiro Akritidis

At right: Tree George and Casey Krakowski discussing Tunisia.

War Story: I was placed under considerable pressure initially by Casey's "monster stacks" and "killer barrages." I had to scrape deep in the (empty) bottom of the barrel (no variables for 8 turns! Speer must have been sleeping) to plug the gaping holes in the line. rolling 5 flight and 2 no-flight weather turns from December 1940 to 8 January 1943 didn't help much, either. Luck counts, however, and to my surprise, the Axis beat back most of Casey's determined attacks and seized several key passes. Eventually, by 8 January 1943, the Axis had a stable line (or a semblance thereof) stretching from Gafsa to Faid to the north.

Due to time constraints, and the effects of some devastating Axis counterattacks and barrages, the Allies conceded on the 8 January 1943 turn. Good exciting game, though.

Other Remarks: Great playing with Casey.

Game: Tunisia

Allies: Braden Lynch, Peter Searle
SIDE: Spiro Akritidis

Report by: Peter Searle

At right: Braden Lynch and two South Africans (Peter Serle and Spiro Akritidis) going at Tunisia.

War Story: The northern coastal road to Bizerte was left unguarded; Witzig was destroyed by an artillery barrage. The US 1st Armored, which was left in reserve, attacked and occupied Bizerte. Allied units attacked towards Tunis but were repulsed. The Axis counterattacked, closing off the 1st US Armored in Bizerte. The Allies were unable to sustain supplies to the 1st US Armored, and the Allies conceded as Rommel was about to arrive. Spiro won.

Other Remarks: Highlights: The French axis toward Tebessa did not press far enough. The Allies came close to a smashing victory until counterattacked by the Axis. The Allies could not supply the 1st Armored in Bizerte as the Axis played an armored unit adjacent to Bizerte; in other words, "gambit failed."

Game: Tunisia

Allies: Casey Krakowski
Axis: Tree George

Report by: Casey Krakowski

War Story: We played from Nov 15 through Feb. 1. At that time, the Axis had stopped the British cold in the north and the Americans in the center. I swung the French around the south and they made it through the passes to cut the coast road just before the DAK showed up. The initial Frenchmen would become speed bumps but two more French divisions plus the 1st US Armored Division were not far behind. Both sides agreed to a drawn position.

Other Remarks: I showed Tree the OCS series and I obviously taught him well as he played a very solid game.

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April's Harvest
Marengo
A Raging Storm
Air Combat Maneuver
This Hallowed Ground
Stalingrad Pocket II
Ardennes
Yom Kippur
Hube's Pocket
Crusader
Tunisia
Circus Maximus