Name: First Battle of El Alamein
Date: 5:00am 1st July, 1942 
Location: Guarding the Western Side of El Alamein 

History: On 30 June, Rommel's Panzerarmee Afrika approached the Alamein position. The Axis forces
were exhausted and understrength. Rommel had driven them forward ruthlessly, being confident that,
provided he struck quickly before Eighth Army had time to settle, his momentum would take him through
the Alamein position and he could then advance to the Nile with little further opposition. Supplies
remained a problem because the Axis staff had originally expected a pause of six weeks after the capture
of Tobruk. German air units were also exhausted and providing little help against the RAF's all-out 
attack on the Axis supply lines which, with the arrival of United States Army Air Forces USAAF) heavy 
bombers, could reach as far as Benghazi. While captured supplies proved useful, water and ammunition
were constantly in short supply while a shortage of transport impeded the distribution of the supplies 
that the Axis forces did have.

Axis plan of attack:

Rommel's plan was for the 90th Light Division and the 15th and 21st Panzer divisions of the Afrika Korps
to penetrate the Eighth Army lines between the Alamein box and Deir el Abyad (which he believed was defended).
The 90th Light Division was then to veer north to cut the coastal road and trap the defenders of the Alamein
box (which Rommel thought was occupied by the remains of the 50th Infantry Division) and the Afrika Korps 
would veer right to attack the rear of XIII Corps. An Italian division was to attack the Alamein box from 
the west and another was to follow the 90th Light Division. The Italian XX Corps was to follow the Afrika 
Korps and deal with the Qattara box while the 133rd Armoured Division Littorio and German reconnaissance 
units would protect the right flank. Rommel had planned to attack on 30 June but supply and transport 
difficulties had resulted in a day's delay, vital to the defending forces reorganising on the Alamein line.
On 30 June, the 90th Light Division was still 15 miles (24 km) short of its start line, 21st Panzer Division
was immobilised through lack of fuel and the promised air support had yet to move into its advanced airfields.


Units Human Players (AI player units may vary)
German: Squads, LMG, MMG, OBA, AFV
British: Squads, LMG, Piat, AT Guns, AFV

Special Scenario Rules: 

1) This is an early dawn assault by the Germans so the maximum sight range is 12 hexes.

2) Each British squad represents about 20 commandos.

Maps: Four Full Maps

Terrain: Open desert with some hills and a few buildings

Scenario Length: 12 Full Game Turns

Victory Objective: The side with the most Victory Points at the end is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for
controlling Victory Objectives.


Scenario Designer: IDJESTER
