On Monday, if all goes to plan, friend Mark and I will play a wargame to simulate the Axis attempt to capture Tobruk. The battle will be played using adapted Command and Colors (C&C) rules and the battlefield is based on an enlarged version of a C&C map. The playing area is 8 x 4 and uses 3" hexes. The troops are early Airfix supported by Roco 1/87th scale Tanks and vehicles and a number of laser printed tanks and guns. The Italian infantry units are metal conversions made by Jeffers and cast by John Holt of Warrior fame.
The board is shown here laid out for the battle. The view is from the east looking west, with north on the right. The British and Commonwealth defences have a long anti-tank ditch, a minefield belt with a series of strong points, behind which is a barbed wire screen. There is an armoured reserve to the north.
The Axis forces consist of Panzer Armee Afrika (there are more out of the picture bottom left) and the Italian Forces, which encircle the Tobruk Garrison. Tobruk harbour and town are just off the picture, but can be seen in the second photo, which also shows the allied armoured reserve. That is the objective of the Axis forces.
The third picture shows the western end of the allied defences and the road that runs along a low causeway.
I hope to give a rundown of the action next week:
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