Brazen Chariots: Battles for Tobruk, 1941

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What is Brazen Chariots: Battles for Tobruk, 1941?

Brazen Chariots is a Series: Battalion Combat Series (MMP) game that chronicles fighting in the North African desert during 1941. Once Axis forces under Rommel had laid siege to Tobruk, they then set about trying to take it. Meanwhile, Commonwealth forces pushed back to the Egyptian border launched several attempts to break into and relieve the fortress. Two of these efforts, BREVITY and BATTLEAXE, lacked the depth needed to accomplish this goal and were utter failures. The third, CRUSADER, was a massive undertaking that successfully opened communications to Tobruk and proved to the British 8th Army that Rommel could be beaten. It also set the stage for Rommel's Gazala offensive in 1942. Brazen Chariots is the third game in the Battalion Combat Series, which took players by storm with its blockbuster initial release Last Blitzkrieg: Wacht am Rhein, The Battle of the Bulge and follow-up fast playing game Baptism By Fire: The Battle of Kasserine. In Brazen Chariots, the wide-open desert, the limited number of Formations, and numerous shorter scenarios provide players with both a rapid and fun introduction to this highly acclaimed new series. The masterful order of battle research by Carl Fung showcases the forces involved with finer detail than ever before. Components: BCS v1.2 rulebook (full color) two v1.2 BCS Charts and Tables (full color) BCS v1.2 Crib Notes Booklet Brazen Chariots game specific rulebook three full color 22” x 34” maps four countersheets (1,120 counters) 12 scenarios: Easter Battle, 1 map, 5 turns (11-15 April 41) Battle for the Salient, 1 map, 5 turns (30 April - 4 May 41) Operation Brevity, 1 map, 2 turns (15-16 May 41) Operation Skorpion, 1 map, 2 turns (26-27 May 41) Operation Battleaxe, 1 map, 3 turns (15-17 June 41) Operation Battleaxe: Mini-Crusader, 3 maps, 10 turns (15-24 June 41) Operation Crusader (Campaign), 3 maps, 21 turns (19 Nov - 9 Dec 41) Two Map Crusader, 2 maps, 21 turns 41 (19 Nov - 9 Dec 41) Operation Crusader: Clash of Armor, 3 maps, 19 turns 41 (21 Nov - 9 Dec 41) Totensonntag, 2 maps, 3 turns (21 Nov - 23 Nov 41) Operation Crusader: Dash to the Wire, 3 maps, 15 turns (25 Nov - 9 Dec 41) Operation Crusader: Victory by Logistics, 3 maps, 11 turns (29 Nov - 9 Dec 41) box and dice Map scale: 1 mile per hex Units scale: battalion and a few companies (description from MMP website and BGG user)

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