Crossfire Wargame Rules - Operation Battleaxe

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Operation Battleaxe was a British Army operation during the Second World War in June 1941 with the goal of clearing eastern Cyrenaica of German and Italian forces; one of the main benefits of this would have been the lifting of the Siege of Tobruk.

It was the first time during the war that a significant German force fought on the defensive. The operation did not succeed though, as British forces launched their initial assaults against strong defensive positions created by German General Erwin Rommel. The British lost over half of their tanks on the first day and only achieved victory at one of their three thrusts. They achieved mixed results on the second day, being pushed back on their western flank, but repelled a significant German counter-attack in their centre. On the third day, the British narrowly avoided outright disaster by withdrawing just ahead of a German encircling movement which would have cut them off from retreat.

COMMONWEALTH OOB

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Western Desert Battalion

Headquarters - BC, 3x Rifle, Truck, 3" Mortar, 2-pdr AT Gun Portee

Motor Platoon - PC, 9x Rifle. Bren-Carrier

Engineer Platoon - PC, 9x Engineer

Anti-Aircraft Battery - 40mm LAA Gun, Truck

7th Armoured Squadron

Headquarters - CC, Rifle, 2" Mortar, Truck

Reconnaissance Troop - Marmon-Herrington

Armoured Platoon - Crusader A15 (CS mix) PC, Cruiser A13 (CS mix), Crusader A15 (CS mix)

Motor Platoon - PC, 6x Rifle, Bren-Carrier

Engineer Squad - 2x Engineer, Truck

4th Indian Company

Headquarters - CC, Rifle, HMG, 2" Mortar, Truck

Reconnaissance Troop - 2x Bren-Carrier

Infantry Platoon - PC, 9x Rifle

Motor Platoon - PC, 9x Rifle, Bren-Carrier

Armoured Platoon - Mk-VIB PC, 2x Matilda II (CS mix)

Anti-Tank Battery - 2-pdr AT Gun Portee

Artillery Battery - 25-pdr Gun-How, Truck

Engineer Squad - 3x Engineer

AXIS OOB

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Deutsches Afrika-Bataillon

Stab - BC, 3x Rifle, Truck

Maschinengewehr-Kompanie - 3x HMG, 81mm Mortar, Truck

Panzerjager-Kompanie - 3x 37mm AT Gun, Trucks

Artillerie-Batterie - 105mm Feld Haubitzer, Truck

15. Panzer-Abteilung

Stab - CC, Rifle, 2x HMG, 50mm Mortar, Truck

Aufklarungtrupp - Sdkfz221

Panzerzug - Pz-IVe PC, 2x Pz-IIIh

Schutzentrupp - 3x Rifle, Truck

Kradschutzentrupp - 3x M/C

Plotone fanteria - PC, 9x Rifle

5.leichte-Abteilung

Stab - CC, Rifle, 2x HMG, 50mm Mortar, Truck

Aufklarungtrupp - Sdkfz221

Panzerzug - Pz-IVe PC, 2x Pz-IIIh

Squadra carri - M13-40

Squadra Bersaglieri - 3x Rifle, Truck