Title:
Operation Skorpion
Description:
Battleground, North Africa, 26 May, 1941
The recent Allied attack to relieve the Tobruk garrison,
”Operation Brevity,” had been largely a failure.
However, it left them in possession of the strategically important Halfaya Pass, the gateway to Egypt. In addition, British forces were harassing the German defenders with mobile columns to the South.
German General Rommel recognized the need to recapture this terrain in order to stabilize the front.
Still fearing the British infantry tank, Matilda, an under gunned, ponderous, mobile fortification, Rommel launched three panzer battalions plus supporting units to sweep the British from the field. The offensive was code named, ”Unternehmen Skorpion,” ultimately known to the Allies as Operation Skorpion. The battle was brief and violent. Although there was a significant disparity in firepower, the Germans had a definite Achilles heel. Can the Germans accomplish their goals of capturing the Halfaya Pass and clearing its southern approaches before their supplies are exhausted, particularly the remainder of their fuel allotment?
The recent Allied attack to relieve the Tobruk garrison,
”Operation Brevity,” had been largely a failure.
However, it left them in possession of the strategically important Halfaya Pass, the gateway to Egypt. In addition, British forces were harassing the German defenders with mobile columns to the South.
German General Rommel recognized the need to recapture this terrain in order to stabilize the front.
Still fearing the British infantry tank, Matilda, an under gunned, ponderous, mobile fortification, Rommel launched three panzer battalions plus supporting units to sweep the British from the field. The offensive was code named, ”Unternehmen Skorpion,” ultimately known to the Allies as Operation Skorpion. The battle was brief and violent. Although there was a significant disparity in firepower, the Germans had a definite Achilles heel. Can the Germans accomplish their goals of capturing the Halfaya Pass and clearing its southern approaches before their supplies are exhausted, particularly the remainder of their fuel allotment?
Max Number of Players:
1-2
Category:
War
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Publisher:
Compass Games
Playing Time:
180
Year Published:
2013
Designer:
Randy Heller
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Artist:
Mark Mahaffey
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Date Added:
2023-10-19 10:25:01
Date Added:
2023-10-19 10:25:01
