Flames of War - Tobruk Starter Set (MW Italy vs British)

Operation Sonnenblume (6 February â?? 25 May 1941), forced the Allies into a retreat to the Egyptian border. A garrison, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division (Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead) remained at Tobruk, to deny the port to the Axis, while the WDF reorganised and prepared a counter-offensive. The Axis siege of Tobruk began on 10 April, when the port was attacked by a force under Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel and continued during three relief attempts, Operation Brevity (15â??16 May), Operation Battleaxe (15â??17 June) and Operation Crusader (18 November â?? 30 December). The occupation of Tobruk deprived the Axis of a supply port closer to the Egyptâ??Libya border than Benghazi, 560 mi (900 km) west of the Egyptian frontier, which was within the range of RAF bombers; Tripoli was 930 mi (1,500 km) to the west in Tripolitania.

Tobruk is the ultimate Mid-War starter set.

Contains:

• 1x A5 Rulebook
• 1x British Army
  • 4x M3 Lee Tanks
  • 3x M4 Sherman Tanks
  • 5x M3 Stuart Tanks
• 1x Italian Army
  • 5x M14/41 Tanks
  • 5x Semovente Assault Guns
  • 3x 88mmGuns

Please Note:

• Miniatures are supplied unpainted and unassembled.
• Printed Materials are supplied in English.