
                         Assault on Tobruk - 1st of May 1941

                     Sources:    Tobruk - Chester Wilmot (eye-witness account)
                                 The Rommel Papers - B.L. Hart
                                 Tobruk - Frank Harrison
                                 Desert Warfare - Bryan Perret


 Historical Note: The 9th Australian Division is encircled in Tobruk by Rommel
                 and after he fails in April, 1941 (the first defeat of German arms
                 in W.W.2)to carry the defences he launches an all out assault on the
                 1st of May. He must take Tobruk quickly if he is to invade Egypt!

     Design Note: The sources are excellent and the original 1942 map by James Emery is
                 all you need. I decided to map the whole Tobruk perimeter and surrounds
                 so it is large! The OOB's are correct according to the sources and all
                 commanders names are correct. Play as either side, though the AI for the
                 Axis seems quicker in making its moves than that for the Empire. I used
                 1943 allied Italian units to simulate the horde of captured eqipment
                 used by the Australians (the Bush Artillery) which means the Italian flag
                 is evident at times on the allied side but the icons are very close in 
                 colour to the Empire units and from the point of view of play-balance
                 and historical accuracy I used them. The A lighter delivery of D Sqd
                 of 7 RTR by sea actually happened just before the battle. If you have
                 any comments please forward them to...   Lionel@fl.net.au

                                                 Regards, K.M. Hasanic,
                                                      Sydney, Australia.
                       