Turning the Tables DTO (id:#56004)
Avalon Hill (ASL 5 - West of Alamein ID: 39)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Turning the Tables by Multi-Man Publishing
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Balance:
GermanBritish
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Overview:

The main line of defense in Libya was a natural bottleneck along the coast at Mersa el Brega, with the sea on one flank and an extensive salt marsh on the other. The British mined and wired this line extensively. Rommel launched a full scale assault on Mersa el Brega which breached the outer British defenses, then bogged down in the face of dogged resistance. The Germans paused to regroup in the swirling dust, and at 1700 hours came on again. . .
Attacker: German (Machinegewehr-Bataillon 8, Leichte-Division 5))
Defender: British (2nd Support Group, 2nd Armoured Division)  
10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.5 D:13.0
AFVs: A:4
PzJg I x 2
SPW 251/1 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
D:2
OQF 2-Pounder
OQF 40mm AA
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: DLV (F11.6), A: Air (E7)
Overlays: SD1 SD2 SD3 SD4 SD5 SD6 SD7 SD8 S1 S3 S4 S8
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-06-06(A) Don Berg vs Solo German winBritish defense was based on AAR from a blog. It consisted of 4 clusters of fortifications across the front and a solid line of mines across the board. The guns were placed unhidden in fortifications. The German attack started in the southwest, but intended to swing around the SD5 dune to cross the mines in the center. The PZJg's entered in the south and stayed in the sunblindness zone of the southern Brits, after which they moved north to hide behind the dunes until the guns were subdued. The 10-2 set up a kill stack on dune SD8 and started clearing out the center, eventually taking down the AA gun. The Stukas waited patiently for the AA gun and HMG to be subdued then bombed the AT Gun. At this point all but the ht's started heading forward. A stack of sappers cleared a hole in the mines and the Brits started rolling 2's, 3's and 4's, filling the field with heroes, fanatics and berserkers. Still almost all defenders were subdued and the Germans exited both ht's after they each bogged. The tanks were eliminated to a CH and a sniper STUN.
2026-03-31(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Douglas Leslie British win
2026-03-30(D) Douglas Leslie vs Bongiovanni British winInteresting desert battle. For the British, the puzzle lies in constructing a strong defensive position utilising three known minefields and lots of wire. For the Germans, the puzzle lies in trying to clear a path through the fortifications to allow them to reach the exit.
The best weapons for the British are the ATG, HMG and AA Gun. None of them did anything. For the Germans, the Stukas are key. Both of them were gone by the end of turn 3 due to malfunctioned MGs. This allowed me to hide broken units behind sand dunes and maintain a defence. The Germans simply couldn't clear a route through the minefields under fire from British defences and Eric conceded at the end of German turn six
2025-06-20(A) John Garlic vs Will Willow German winGood desert fight. Dust and sun blindness really help Germans breach obstacle belt.

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Guru Bob Added a playing2026-06-06 21:52:54
Guru Bob Rated the scenario2026-06-06 21:37:14
Bongiovanni Added a playing2026-03-31 16:26:47
Dougban Added a playing2026-03-30 20:02:43
Bongiovanni Linked the scenario to ROAR2026-01-03 14:53:57
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Avg Rating: 5.88Votes: 26
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To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 7.7 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
German7
British11
Drawn:0

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Turning the Tables [Confirmed]
[A] German 27
[D] British 29
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