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Scenario 2: Attacking Tobruk With my 556 prestige, I purchased another Arty, and a Cruiser tank. Deployment was pretty simple. You set up behind a line of auxiliaries that are pointed north towards Tobruk. On your way there's an italian-held airfield, and two other objectives - Fort Palistrina and F...

Understand! Thanks for the advice!

John

Hi Folks - After learning how to add all the CC's to my OG build properly (thank you, Parabellum!) I hunted down my favorite campaign of all time: The British Western Desert Campaign by the great Steve Brown! It uses the AdlerKorp e-File which was always my favorite. I spent many long hours trying t...

Mareth Line At HQ I used my limited PP to give my Sturmpioniere an Opel Maultier transport and over-strengthed what I could. This was very little. Deployment: We deployed our entire force in one blob just east of the northern mountain range behind Oudref. The front line was pretty far south from tha...

So I did as recommended and switched e-File. The game worked okay, but there were a few issues as noted below. Kasserine Pass 1051 Prestige! Amazing! I began the rebuilding process, which consisted of purchasing one PzIIIL and a bunch of infantry. I grabbed two Jagers and two Bersaglieri. With my re...

Ugh. Does that mean I have to start over?

Scenario 6 - The Gazala Line ... I also removed a few mines where I had the opportunity. (note: These mines must be removed by entering the hex and typing the "9" key. You can't attack them). ... I thought again about that airfield. It would really make a difference, so I tried it. I selected my en...

Malta ... In the end, the high command lied. There was no bonus prestige. ... :nyet This is not correct. The high command never lies :) . The designers are to blame for keeping the prestige cap too low. You already didn't get any victory bonuses since the first scenario (so did I) because both of u...

Sidi Bou Zid I took 3 of the 4 objectives (Two Hills and Poste de Lessouda) in rapid succession on turn 2. That left one nearby - Sidi Bou Zid - and the more distant one, Bir el Hafey, in the far west. If the allies put up an equally crappy resistance over there, I should be able to snag a BV here d...

El Alamein, Montgomery Attack Turn 1: The Brits moved in like an avalanche. They mowed down my minefield and attacked as many positions as they could reach immediately. Some cursory scouting revealed that there was no end to the troops moving in. I was immediately on the defensive and would need to ...

Unternehmen Herkules Back to the desert! This one starts out a bit unnerving. You have another wide swath of desert to conquer with loads of aux units at your disposal. However, you get two deployment zones and both are way south, so you really need to rely on your auxiliaries to capture at least so...

Malta Yeeha! What a crazy-assed suicide run. The only good part about it is that you can't really deploy your core (with few exceptions which I'll explain). I played this beast 4 times (just because I wondered if I could do it) before getting any kind of victory. The 3rd time I was about 1 turn away...

Mersa Matruh HQ: I had quite a bit of prestige to work with so I overstrengthed my PzIIIH and upgraded my PzIV to a IVF2 (2 range!). I also upgraded my 3.7 pak gun to a 7.5 pak40 with an Opel Maultier transport. Can't have enough 2 range guns. I eyed that 12.8 PzSelb. What a beast! I really needed s...

Yeah, that's a quirk of mine. :bonk I try to play it through, regardless of losses. Usually when I play OG (or PG, or Panzer Corps, etc), I try to play it all the way through to either victory or defeat. If I get thrown out for a loss, I start over. With campaign challenges I make an exception and r...

Scenario 6 - The Gazala Line I had 401 prestige to work with so I thought long and hard about my needs. I really wanted to overstrength some of my half-units to get them closer to an effective fighting force. So I did that. I also wanted a second recon, so I grabbed the cheapest one available with t...

Scenario 5 - Pursuit to Mechilli I only had 25 PP to work with so I chose to bank it and move directly to deployment. So here I was, back in Beda Fomm - the high command barking orders at me to retake Benghazi and Mechilli - the cities I worked so hard to conquer at the start of this campaign. And I...

Scenario 4 - Mersa el Brega 1942 My first run at Mersa el Brega came up about 1 or 2 turns short of a tactical victory, but with enormous casualties, so I tried again, hopefully wiser. I used my prestige points to overstrength my artillery as they were the most critical units in this battle. The dif...

Scenario 3 - Operation Crusader This one is tricky and, unfortunately, can be won very quickly in an odd-ball way due to the scenario design parameters "win by taking any flag". Conversely, if you fight really hard and do your best to hold onto all your VH's (and it can be done - at great cost) you ...

Scenario 2 - Halfaya Pass Sollum Battle (Code Name: Operation Brevity) HQ: I wanted another tank and some more AT because I knew that Operation Brevity was a beast and would require a huge flanking maneuver if I expected to win (more on that later). So I purchased another Pz IIIH and a pair of 3.7pa...

Awesome! We can compare notes! My first battle is posted.

Scenario 1: Beda Fomm - Benghazi Turn 1: I sent off my aux scout plane to circle Beda Fomm and Antelat, discovering a pair of British 25 pdrs sitting behind Beda Fomm. I sent my two stukas out for their enjoyment and my fighter to cover (fortunately, they were close enough together that my fighter c...

Hi Folks - Blast from the past! I haven't done a CC in about 10 years, so it's fun getting back into it. I'll be running DAK (one of my favorite campaigns) at Troopie Level. 200% (Franky, it's way too hard for me at 100%, I've tried and cried many times). :whine A few notes before I start on my stra...

Ok! I'll give it a go at Troopie level!

Well, I considered that. Unfortunately the campaign challenge for DAK is asking for 50%. At this time I can't even win the first scenario at 100% - so I've been playing at 200%. :o It's a VERY tough campaign (which, frankly, is why I enjoy it so much). If nobody objects, I'll be happy to post under ...

I think I figured it out. I replayed the scenario and this time the Brits captured Halfaya pass (which is a flag). The second I retook that flag, the game ended with a Brilliant Victory. I guess the first time around I was way too diligent. :) So I perceive that the designer didn't expect that Halfy...

Hi Folks - Long time player, but I've been absent a while. Good to be back in the thick of it. I attempted to play the DAK campaign today and ran into trouble. I was hoping someone could give me advice. I played Scenario 1 and 2 with no trouble. When I played the 3rd Scenario - Operation Crusader - ...