The Battle for Tunisia, this sunday. 2pm Eastern.
BACKGROUND
Victory at Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers gave the Allies solid toeholds in the western Mediterranean. But it offered no guarantee of easy access to Italy or southern Europe, or even to the eastern end of the Mediterranean.
Pressed between the veteran British Eighth Army on the East, and the green but eager U.S. forces on the West, the Afrika Korps fights the final delaying action.
Even before the fighting in northwest Africa ended, intense negotiations between American and French officials began. On the morning of 10 November in Algiers Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, deputy to Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander in Chief, Allied Force, met Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, commander in chief of the collaborationist Vichy government's military forces. The different motives and needs of the two sides made these sessions difficult for all. The Allies were in a hurry to gain French help in fighting the Germans and Italians before the Axis could reinforce its units in Africa. On the same day talks in Algiers opened, British Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. N. Anderson began moving his Eastern Task Force into position off Tunisia for the next series of landings. With Clark and Darlan still in the early stages of negotiations, the enemy acted. On 11-12 November German submarines fired several near-misses at the American aircraft carrier Ranger, scored hits against three ships, and sank three transports off Casablanca. Intelligence sources reported Axis aircraft and transports en route to Tunis. Meanwhile, across the negotiating table General Clark found a frustrating lack of urgency in his French counterparts.
Country Percentages
Allied- 50 %
Axis - 50%
Axis - 50% of participants
PLANE SETUP
Bf-109E
Bf-109F
Bf-110C
C. 202
FW-190A5
C-47
Ju-88
Stuka
AVAILABLE FIELDS:
A1,A66,A67,A68 and A12
ORDERS:
Frame 1 - Defend bases V47,A12,A6,V106,V98,V99 - Attack Allied Task Force closing in on Bone/Tobarka coastline in sectors 9.11-10.11. Destroy the enemy shipping before they can land the reinforcement troops.
Frame 2 - Allies have captured fields in Tobarka and Thahla area. Attack these bases (A6, V98, V99 and V47).
Frame 3 - Defend retreating troops in Tunis area.
Allies - 50% of participants
PLANE SETUP
Boston
C-47
Hurri I, IIC, IID
P38G
P40E
Spit5
AVAILABLE FIELDS:
A5, A13, A65, A69
ORDERS:
Frame 1 - Attack bases V47, A12, A6, V106, V98 and V99.
Frame 2 - Defend Tobarga and Thahla bases (A6, V98, V99 and V47). Attack axis supply shipping near Tunis.
Frame 3 - Attack Axis HQ and task force near Tunis.
ARENA SETTINGS
Terrain: Tunisia
Event start, game time: 8:00
Time multiplier: 1.0
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Icons: Icons short, 3k
Radar: Sector bars disabled.
Base flashing set to 5 miles (26400).
Tower Range 5 miles (26400) for display to aid players.
Killshooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
2 lives for every player.
Both sides may rearm/refuel on hotpads.
Formations: Off
VICTORY CONDITIONS
Points awarded for targets
Fighter 10
Bomber 20
Cargo plane 50
Ack - 5
Vehicle Hangar 30
Fighter Hangar 30
Bomber Hangar 30
Fuel 15
Radar 5
Ammo 5
Barracks 10
Design By
Wasq, Panzzer and Sasmox
