October 25-November 8 1940
Malta was finally captured by German paras and panzers passed through Tripoli on their push southeast along the coast. After reconnoitering the Tripolitania coast, no additional German forces were spotted. Tripoli city+port were showing supply level 5 and Sirte town level 3. I felt that the Germans were not strong enough to push very far as they lacked infantry (1 army plus 1-2 infantry corps should have done the job). Under the overall command of General Montgomery were 2 additional HQs, 6 Infantry corps, 3 Armies, 2 AAs, 1 tank, 1 Antitank (AT), 1 Special Forces plus artillery and some aviation. A considerably larger force, but with many units low on moral and in the process of being upgraded and refitted. Interdicting their long supply line was the key.
I decided to defend forward, around the El Agheila bottleneck, the gate to Egypt. So General Lord Gort disembarked at Benghazi port with 2 Indian Armies and the AA unit and was ordered to hold the area. The tired Australians were ordered to make a stand and defend El Agheila town while the Antitank unit was positioned in the key marshy Hex next to El Agheila. This will gain time for General Monty’s troops around Tobruk to reinforce, upgrade and refit after taking the Fortress. The Task Force (including 2 carriers) that was stationed defending Gibraltar, was ordered to protect the Benghazi area of operations.
Tripoli City was bombed by our strategic bombers and damaged to level 2.
Kweilin and Chenchow were captured by the Japanese.
My gameplay is waaaay to traditional for what I am witnessing here !
