Having found my Art of Tactic collection intact upon returning to Bucha, out of euphoria I invited to my home the only player who remained in the vicinity, Arlink, and we played a huge two-day offline battle. 25 turns, 12 Hot War mapboards, 40+ units for the British and 30+ for the Germans... North African December of 1942 replayed in spring Bucha recovering from Russian occupation... That was epic.
I'm gonna publish a more detailed battle report later when I have time.
https://youtu.be/FYuzwa6xass
https://youtu.be/BuCmDorb8pE
It was loosely based on the Battle of El Agheila or Mersa Brega, 12-18 December 1942.
British troops were advancing on two roads, the coastal one (5th Royal Tank Regiment with reinforcements) and the desert one (5th Infantry Brigade).
The Germans were defending with one infantry regiment, one of whose battalions will arrive only on Turn 7. After Turn 13 move, reinforcements from the 15th Panzer Division were to arrive for a counterattack.
The positions of the Germans were divided into two zones, A and B. In each zone there are 7 key hexes, marked on the map with the appropriate letters. In El Agheila, a German ammunition depot is located in a hex with the letter B in a circle.
