The Med

About the game

The Med is a simulation of the campaign in the Eastern Mediterranean during the years between 1940 and 1943. It is a complex simulation of the same order as FITE/SE. But with experience, an extensive Europa library and this package, you can simulate the strategic alternatives open to the Italian Commando Supremo from the entry of Italy into the war through the three years to the point at which the Allies were poised to invade. As might be expected, initiative rests largely with the Axis. The British/Allied side remains on the strategic defensive until late in the game. While it can be played two-player, a better game ensues with multiple players on each side with different players for ground/air and naval commands. Operational commands, such as the Balkans, Levant, Iraq and East Africa, provide opportunities for temporary commanders to participate within the larger campaign. [...] Most components used in The Med are available in the published GDW aka GR/D games A. Counters Available. Marlta Merkur - German Army, Luftwaffe, Yugoslavs, Greeks, Italian 2nd 9th 11th armies Western Desert - British Army, RAF, Italians in Libya, DAK, Vichy in Levant, Commonwealth forces The Near East - Egyptians, Iraquis, Iranians, Turks Fire in the East - Rules and Combat tables, modified Their Finest Hour - Some British naval counters, naval gunnery chart Torch - Americans, Vichy in N.Africa, Italian armor S8T, issue #128 - Italian East Africa, British African units B. Maps Required. The maps of the region which are essential for play are: 14, 15A - Marita Merkur [Yugoslavia & Greece] 18, 19 - Western Desert [Lybia & Egypt] 24, 25 - Torch [Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia] 20, 21, 22 - The Near East [Palestine, Iraq, Iran & Turkey] 26, 27 - Unavailable-use sketch in this pack [Italy, which is on Second Front maps, published after this module] The following maps may be ignored if both USSR and Turkey are excluded from play, which was the historic case: 3B, 4A - Fire in the East [Southern USSR] 9A - Scorched Earth [Southern USSR] (from the introduction) Game length: Jul I 1940 to Jun I 1943 (each month has 2 turns) Contents: Rules (24 pages) Allied, Axis and Neutral Order of Battle (27 pages) Tables (2 pages) Strategic Display (1 British, 1 Italian - 2 pages) Ship Status Charts (Britain: 6 pages - others: 1 page - Italy: 3 pages) 6 Port Charts (6 pages) 2 Task Composition chart (2 identical pages) Italy sketch map (1 page) Air Units Counters (2 pages)