Alright. Im planning a new map for FH2.. Battle of Marmarica or Battle of the Camps.
It was a battle between the Allies and the Italians during Operation Compass.
Sadly.. i dont have any picture of that battle.. not maps at all. Wich makes Mapping really hard. The battle was fought near the shore because 2 Ships provided cover for the Allies.
If someone.. can tell me the Vehicle list for both sides.. during the Operation Compass..
Afaik.. the British Had:
Cruiser Tanks
Matildas MkII
Stuarts (?)
Daimler (That ArmouredCar)
Vickers MkVI (Not sure about MkVI)
Hurricanes MkI or MkII (FH2 Version)
And Italians..
Carro Armato L6/40
Carro Armato M13/40
And maybe SemoventeL40 da 47/32
If someone.. can give me pictures and more details.. i would kiss her (I hope is Her)..
This is all i know about the Battle (Thx Wiki)
Spoiler
On the nights of 7 December and 8 December 1940 the Western Desert Force under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor and comprising British 7th Armoured Division and Indian 4th Infantry Division reinforced by British 16th Infantry Brigade advanced a total of 70 miles (110 km) to their start positions for the attack. The RAF made attacks on Italian airfields destroying or damaging 29 aircraft on the ground.[3] Selby Force, a mixed force of 1,800 under Brigadier A. R. Selby, moved up from Matruh and having stationed a brigade of dummy tanks in the desert as a decoy for the Italian airforce, had by dawn on 9 December taken position a few miles south east of Maktila. In the meantime Maktila had been bombarded by the monitor HMS Terror and the gunboat HMS Aphis, while Sidi Barrani had been shelled by the gunboat HMS Ladybird.[3]
On 9 December, the disposition of the forward Italian fortified positions were as follows: The 1st Libyan Colonial Infantry Division was located at Maktila. The 2nd Libyan Colonial Infantry Division was located at Tummar. The "Maletti Group" was located at Nibiewa. The 4th " 3 January" Blackshirt Division and the Headquarters for the "Libyan Corps" were at Sidi Barrani. The 63rd "Cirene" Infantry Division and the Headquarters for the XXI Corps were located at Sofafi. The 64th "Catanzaro" Infantry Division was located at Buq Buq."[23] The commander of the Italian Tenth Army, General Mario Berti, was on sick leave when the British launched their attack against his forces in Egypt. In his place was General Italo Gariboldi. Gariboldi, the 1st "23 March" Blackshirt Division, and the Headquarters for the Tenth Army were located far from the front lines in Bardia. The Headquarters for the XXIII Corps and the 2nd "28 October" Blackshirt Division were located in Sollum and in the Halfaya Pass area repectively. The 62nd "Marmarica" Infantry Division was located at Sidi Omar to the south of Sollum. By the time Berti arrived back in Libya to resume command, so had the British.
The opening stage of Operation Compass was known by the Italians as the "Battle of the Marmarica".[24] The British knew it as the "Battle of the Camps". The "Battle of the Marmarica" name was derived from the name of the coastal plain where the battle was fought. The "Battle of the Camps" name was derived from the individual Italian camps set up in a defensive line outside of Sidi Barrani.
Also.. another project will be "Battle of Benghazi" or Bhengazi.. that City in Libya.. it would be interesting to see.. Italians Defending an Area like Tunis or something. But im going to reserve this Map for 2.2.
