First Clash in Tunisia DTO (id:#61148)
(Out of the Bunker ID: OB06)
See Also: First Clash in Tunisia by The Bunker
Designer: Tom Morin
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German/ItalianBritish
48%

Overview:

The German XC Corps, comprised of various units which had been rushed to hod Tunisia, was attempting to expand the bridgehead perimeter by pushing combat groups towards Medjez el bab, Bedja and Djebel Aboid. The Allied command had the British 78th Division spearheading the drive on Bizerte and Tunis with its 11th and 36th Brigades, supported by Blade Force, an armored Anglo-American unit. The first major engagement between them would take place at Djebel Aboid, where lead elements of the 36th Brigade had dug in to protect the vital highway junction. Approaching the village was Kampfgruppe Witzig, which consisted of Maj. Rudolf Witzig's 11th Para-Engineer Battalion reinforced with Panzer IVs from Panzer Battaillon 190, 2cm FlaK, 10.5cm artillery, and Italian self-propelled guns. As they neared the east edge of the village the Germans were unaware of the well-concealed British positions, and it wasn't until the lead tanks were at point blank range that they opened fire.
Attacker: German/Italian (Kampfgruppe Witzig (Fallschirmpionier Bataillon II and Panzer Bataillon 190))
Defender: British (6th Battalion Queens Own Royal West Kent Regt, 360th Battery/138th Regt. R.A.,)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:13.5
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw IVF2 x 3
Semovente L40 da 47/32 x 2

D:7
Humber II
Carrier 2" MTR x 2
Carrier B
Carrier A
Daimler AC x 2

Guns: A:1
2cm FlaKvierling 38
D:3
OQF 25-Pounder Gun-How. x 2
OQF 2-Pounder
OML 2-in. Mortar
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Olive Groves, Cactus Patches. A: pre-game bombardment on Brits
Map Board(s): 25x2
Overlays: X4 X5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2019-10-09(A) Andy Beaton vs Gary Bartlett British winASLOK 2019
2019-10-09(D) Will Willow vs M. Rodgers German/Italian winASLOK
2018-05-16(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Longworth German/Italian win
2013-11-09(A) Gordon Jupp vs Jeremy Shields German/Italian winThe bombardment was pretty hard on the Brits but they fought back hard and one of the 25Pdr's went on a rate tear and took out several squads; the German FT was also very effective however and the Germans were just able to take the buildings.
2013-10-09(D) Gordon Jupp vs Bob Callen German/Italian winASLOK 2013 - first meeting with Bob and found playing with him a pleasure. He used his toys well with a real in my face attack, forcing me to use all my assets, which rapidly ran out! A fun game and a scenario I will play again.
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wwillow Added a playing2020-07-14 13:24:01
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-06 07:03:58
aiabx Added a playing2019-10-16 11:15:15
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2019-08-03 02:43:35
hoxson1 Modified the overview2018-02-08 21:28:19
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.91Votes: 11
Views: 1810
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.4 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
German/Italian5
British3
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of January 2022)
First Clash in Tunisia [Confirmed]
[A] British 7
[D] German/Italian 10
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