My focus, in terms of N Africa, is on the campaigns in French North Africa, including both the Torch landings in Morocco and Algeria, and the following campaign in Tunisia.
I have gamed western desert many times over the years, but always in someone else's game. I don't have much kit for the western desert, beyond some of my Italian units that serve me in Tunisian campaigns.
Here are Italian forces advancing on Hir Moussa, in the Ousseltia Valley of central Tunisia.
I never found any period pictures of Hir Moussa, so I relied on maps and descriptions and a large dose of my own imagination for creating this game board.
Here is a view of Hir Moussa from the French side of the board, looking towards the direction from which the Italians will come.
The view from the Italian side as the battle developed.
This battle involved a lot of light forces and mortar fire.
Eventually the Italian armor arrived.
But it was too late, as elements of the US 601st TD Battalion had already rushed in to take positions in support of the under-gunned French forces, blocking any chance the Italians had to achieve a breakthrough.
This battle was done with my current terrain techniques. I do have other pics of prior approaches, if you'd like to see them. But I was quite pleased the way this looked, and have stayed with this technique to the level I have learned it from Mark Luther ("microbiggie" here on TMP -- you MUST check out his AARs on these fora).
Good luck and good gaming.
-Mark
(aka: Mk 1)
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