Debacle in the Desert: Siege of Tobruk

Debacle in the Desert: Siege of Tobruk

The Siege of Tobruk was a drawn out battle that lasted eight months in 1941. The Axis successfully pushed the Allies back to the Egyptian border. Tobruk was still held by the British forces, which was important because it deprived the Axis of a supply port close to the Egypt-Libya border. Tobruk was surrounded by the Axis forces and it was difficult for the British to get supplies into Tobruk to assist the remaining forces in the area. Targets in and around Tobruk were assaulted daily by the Luftwaffe and Afrika Korps.

The only air defense at Tobruk was No. 73 Squadron, which at the start of the battle had 22 Hurricanes fit for duty. As the battle wore on, their losses piled up due to the fact that they were surrounded at Tobruk. By the end of the August, they were down to 12 operational aircraft.

This setup is centered around Operation Battleaxe, which took place from June 15th until June 17th. It aims to represent the dive-bomber attacks that the Luftwaffe made on Tobruk and the surrounding area, while highlighting the small unit of No. 73 Squadron Hurricanes that were stationed at Tobruk. 

Allies: 48% / Axis 52%

Order of Battle:

Active Fields:

Loadout Restrictions:

Bombs are disabled on the Bf 109E-4 and Bf 110C-4b.

Stuka will be restricted to 1000kg centerline bomb and smaller, no wing bombs.

Notes:

Bomber Alt Cap is 14K.

Fighter Alt Cap is 20K.

Up to 20 Hurricane Mk 1's are allowed to be based at A15 per frame.

A7-A11 will be Rook fields with no flash range.

Axis may not re-arm at A12 and A13.

Only ground objects destroyed by Stukas will gain points for the Axis.

Scoring:

Allied Fighters - 2

Axis Fighters - 3

Stuka - 2

Hangars - 6

Recommended Skin List:

Hurricane Mk. I	274S/RAF by Greebo
P-40C	112S/RAF by Devil5O5
	112S/RAF by FtJr
	250S/RAF by Devil5O5
Bf 110C-4b	7./ZG 26 by Devil5O5
	8./ZG 26 by Devil5O5
	9./ZG 26 by Devil5O5
Bf 109E-4	Stab. I/JG 27 by Devil5O5
	2./JG 27 by Krusty
	1./JG 27 by Macloud01
	II/JG 27 by Larry
	7./JG 26 by Devil5O5
Ju-87D-3	6./StG 2 by Greebo

Arena Settings:

- Terrain: egypt

- Fuel Burn: 1.0

- Icons: 3K Friendly/Enemy

- Ack: .3

- Fighter and Bomber warning range: 63360 (about 12 miles)

- Tower range set to 63360 (for display only to match the above setting)

- Haze/Fog: 15 miles

- Radar: Off

- Enemy collisions: on

- Friendly collisions: off

- Killshooter: off

- Time: 0800 (8AM) Game Clock

- Formations: Off

- Formation Autopilot: On

- Bomber calibration: Automatic

- Wind: 0K-2K NO WIND

2K-16K: E TO W - Speed 5

16K-20K: SE to NW - Speed 10

20K+: 45MPH downdraft

Area of Operations:

Designed by perdweeb and Devil5O5

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