Western Desert 1982

Campaign egypt libya september marshal grazianis italian th army cross frontier libya egypt strategic nile delta suez canal objective offensive soon falter december general oconnor lead outnumber ally counterattack crush th army throw remnant cyrenaica begin year fluid seesaw operation wage axis ally edge desert rim africawestern desert europa vi simulate campaign egypt libya december january peripheral operation malta cyprus syria lebanon x map display battleground tripoli levant cyprus crete malta sicily dozen type terrain chart die cut cardboard counter represent military unit take campaign italian th army th army rommel afrika korp british th army th army contain troop nationality deploy individual battalion regiment brigade division historical strength capability aircraft unit group approximately plane organize type fighter divebomber model obsolete cr biplane me spitfire rule utilize basic europa game mechanic framework specialized rule cover historical situation detailwestern desert design play separate game mate readily europa series gamesgame component x map die cut counter complete set rule chart set dicesplaye time hoursnumber player playerscomplexity masterdesign john m astell frank chadwick art director paul r bannerfrom box user description.