HCDBA WDesert

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Western Desert 1940-42High Command Army Lists

Adaptation to Riccardo Affinati's Rulesof the DBA WWII from Damond Crump


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Force Composition

The game is played with a force that is composed of a maximum of1 elements! according original ta"le of organisation#

In each di$ision list there are two categories% Re&uired and

upport# It's not possi"le to use upport "efore Re&uired isfilled#

Troop Definitions

Infantry ( oldiers with rifles and light support weapons such ass&uad machine guns and light mortars# Infantry primarily mo$e andfight on foot "ut can also "e transported "y truc) or half trac)#

*ea$y Weapons ( Infantry armed with hea$y machine guns and mortarsthat support regular infantry on the attac) or defense# +ften

hea$y weapons teams are mo$ed "ytransport such as truc)s or half,trac)s#

Tan) ( Armored $ehicles with large cannon and machine guns#-xamples are the .erman /an0er III or I ! the o$iet T, 2! and theAmerican 32 herman!

*ea$y Tan) ( Tan)s with superior weapons and armor for their timeperiod# They tended to mo$e slowly and to ignore the effects oflesser weapons# +"$ious examples are the .erman Tiger and o$ietI 1! "ut the 3atilda in the first years of the desert war would

also "e a hea$y tan)#

Reconnaissance ( Armored cars and light tan)s used for scoutingthat ha$e good mo"ility and light armor and armament 4generallymachine guns or light cannon5# -xamples are the .erman /an0er II!the British *um"er scout car and the Russian T,67#

Anti Tan) .uns ( Towed guns or self propelled guns whose primaryuse are for destroying armored $ehicles# -xamples are the British8 pounder! the o$iet 9,177 andthe .erman *et0er# This is also includes anti,aircraft guns that

ha$e "een pressed into anti,tan) ser$ice li)e the dreaded .erman::#

Artillery ( Towed or self,propelled! large "ore guns that are usedto "om"ard distant targets in preparation of an attac) or used to"rea) up an attac)# -xamples are the American 6;mm *owit0er!.erman


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command $ehicles andcommunications $ehicles#

asing

27mm wide "ases gi$e enough room to mount enough troops to ma)e it

loo) nice# If you are not using 27mm "ases "e sure to use the samewidth with all elements 4yoursand your opponents5# The minimum "ase depth is suggested "elow#

Base Depth

Infantry >7mmTan) 27mmReconnaissance 27mmAnti,Tan) .un >7mmArtillery >7mm

Anti,Aircraft >7mmTransport 27mm*ead&uarters 27mm

Force List format

The force list is "ro)en into nation! di$ision type and year# -achelement type is preceded "y a num"er! which tells how many ofthose elements are a$aila"le# In "rac)ets after are the targettypes 4s?soft! a?armored5 and mo$ement types 4f?foot! w?wheeled!t?trac)ed5#

ome elements ha$e a slash! for example 1 Infantry 4sf@w5# Thisusually represents an element that is transported "y truc)s orsome other $ehicle#


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!reat ritain and Common"ea#th

Armoured Di$ision 1 27

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw58 Tan) 4at5

Support

> Infantry 4sf@w51 Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or sw@sf portee! 1 275or1 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

1 *ea$y Tan) 4at51 Reconnaissance 4aw51 Artillery 4sf@w5

Armoured Di$ision 1 21

Required 1 *ead&uarters 4sw58 Tan) 4at5

Support

1 Infantry 4sf@w51 Infantry 4sf5> Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or sw@sf! portee5or1 Aanti,Aircraft 4sf@w5> Reconnaissance 4aw5

Armoured Di$ision 1 2> 4 an,3ay5

Required


1 Reconnaissance 4aw5> Infantry 4sf@w5

Support

> Infantry 4sf@w5> Artillery 4sf@w5


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1 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or sw@sf! portee5or1 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

Armoured Di$ision 1 2> 43ay ( Dec5

Required


1 Reconnaissance 4aw5> Infantry 4sf@w5

Support

> Infantry 4sf@w5

2 Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or sw@sf! portee51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w51 Reconnaissance 4aw5

Armoured Brigade

Tan) 4at5or

*ea$y Tan) 4at5

or 3ixed Tan) 4at5

Infantry Di$ision 1 27

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw58 Infantry 4sf5

Support

Infantry 4sf51 Reconnaissance 4at5

Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w51 *ea$y Tan) 4at5

Infantry Di$ision 1 21(2>

Required


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Support

Infantry 4sf5

1 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w51 Reconnaissance 4at5 Artillery 4sf@w5

1 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w51 Tan) 4at5

ree rench! Australian or Infantry 4sf51 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w5

Support

1 Artillery 4sf@w5

el"y orce or /olish Brigade

Required 1 *ead&uarters 4sw51 Infantry 4sf51 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w51 Reconnaissance 4at5

Support

1 Artillery 4sf@w5


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!ermany

/an0er,Di$ision 1 21(2>

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw5 Tan) 4at5 Infantry 4sf@w! truc)s5

Support

1 Infantry 4sf@w! truc)s51 Infantry 4sf@w! motorcycles51 Reconnaissance 4aw5> Anti,Tan) 4sf@w5

1 Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

;# leichte Di$ision

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw5> Tan) 4at5> Infantry 4sf@w! truc)s5

Support

1 Infantry 4sf@w! truc)s51 Infantry 4sf@w! motorcycles51 Reconnaissance 4aw5> Anti,Tan) 4sf@w51 Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

Infanterie,Di$ision 4motorisiert5 1 21 ( 1 2>

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw58 Infantry 4sf@w! truc)s5

Support

Infantry 4sf@w! truc)s51 Infantry 4sf@w! motorcycles51 Reconnaissance 4sw! motorcycles5> Tan) 4at5!> Anti,Tan) 4sf@w5


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1 Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

Infanterie,Di$ision 1 21(2>

Required


Support

Infantry 4sf51 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w! truc)51 Reconnaissance 4sf! horse or "icycle5> Anti,Tan) 4sf@w5

1 Artillery 4sf@w51 Tan) 4at51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5


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$ta#y

Di$isione cora00ata 1 27

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw5

Tan) 4at5> Infantry 4sf@w51 Iinfantry 4sf@w! motorcycle5

Support

1 Artillery 4sf@t or at51 Reconnaissance 4sw51 Tan) 4at5

1 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

Di$isione cora00ata 1 21

Required


> Infantry 4sf@w5

1 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w5

Support

1 Artillery 4sf@t or at5> Anti,Tan) 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w51 Tan) 4at5

Di$isione cora00ata 1 2>

Required


1 Reconnaissance 4at5> Anti,Tan) 4at5

Support

> Infantry 4sf@w5> Anti,Tan) 4sf@t or at51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5


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1 Tan) 4at51 Reconnaissance 4at5

Di$isione motori00ata 1 21(2>

Required

1 *ead&uarters 4sw58 Infantry 4sf@w5

Support

1 Infantry 4sf@w! motorcycles51 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w51 Artillery 4sf@w5> Tan) 4at5

1 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or at51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

Di$isione fanteria 1 21

Required


Support

1 *ea$y Weapons 4sf@w! truc)s51 Artillery 4sf@w51 Tan) 4at51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or at51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w5

Di$isione fanteria 1 2>

Required


Support

1 Artillery 4sf@w51 Anti,Aircraft 4sf@w51 Tan) 4at51 Anti,Tan) 4sf@w or at5


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