"Whats a good scenario for a North Africa Recon game?" Topic
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| Field Marshal | 27 Mar 2015 6:53 p.m. PST |
I have always wanted to build a German Recon platoon for North Africa and was trying to work out what the best kind of scenario would be. Any ideas? |
| Sobieski | 27 Mar 2015 7:25 p.m. PST |
Perhaps Frederick lands in Alexandria and tries to get it and Cairo under Imperial control before ten thousand Mamluks wipe out his vanguard? |
| green beanie | 27 Mar 2015 7:31 p.m. PST |
How about trying to find a way through the salt marshes South of El Alamein so Rommel can out flank the 8th Army? I always wondered if the Germans ever came up with hover tanks if that might have worked? |
| mandt2 | 27 Mar 2015 8:26 p.m. PST |
There was some lively fighting between von Wechmar's recon battalion and elements of the 7th Australian around and east of Benghazi during Rommel's first advance from abu Agheila. The terrain in the area varied between flat, scrubby, rocky and escarpment. So there is plenty of room for variation. |
Bunkermeister  | 27 Mar 2015 11:50 p.m. PST |
Every episode of the Rat Patrol TV show. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog |
| lou passejaire | 28 Mar 2015 3:57 a.m. PST |
recce moves of the brandeburgers in the fezzan and to tchad ? some ideas here PDF link |
 Legion 4  | 28 Mar 2015 8:57 a.m. PST |
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| BuckeyeBob | 28 Mar 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
how about these 2 for skirmish battles; sending out a squad of MC troops with an AC for support to see if a well marked on the CO's map is still there and has enough water to support his Regiment. Send a recon force into a small village ahead to determine if it is "friendly" or occupied by an enemy force. If occupied, try to determine the enemy composition without losing too many of your recon force. |
| Blutarski | 29 Mar 2015 4:27 a.m. PST |
Refer to von Mellenthin's book, "Panzer Battles". IIRC, relates some of his experiences leading a reconnaissance element in the North Africa campaign and skirmishing with his British counterparts. B |
| GuyG13 | 29 Mar 2015 4:55 p.m. PST |
IIRC Hans Von Luck commanded a Recce unit in the DAK. I think his book has some stuff that would make good scenarios |
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finds bridges to match the river sets.
