Enter Rommel

[Dog Soldier]

Situation at the end of Allied turn 5 (below)
North map.


Desperate fighting still rages on the main road (red oval) in which I lose several men and a tank, I also lose one hex but all in all not a bad move for me again as my opponent is still two hex’s away from the 40 point VP location into which I throw my last reserve in the form of a HQ unit, with only two moves left, can I hold on??
Around the Bir el Ginn oasis (blue oval) I have thrown out a recce screen to cover the position as I can see dust thrown up by Axis units to the south.

South map.


The assault on Bir es Suera oasis costs me three 2pdr AT guns and a recce a/c, but the resistance here is slowing the Axis advance and tying down units my opponent needs further north, loss of this position is inevitable.
At this point in the game my opponent has 63 victory points and he requires 91 for a draw and 125 for a minor victory, with 65 points within his reach either result is possible.