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An epic battle between armour of the British troops under the command of General Bernard Montgomery and the North African Italian-German group of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, that took place between October the 23<sup>rd</sup> and November the 27<sup>th</sup> in 1942.<ref>This scenario first appeared on the 11<sup>th</sup> of July in 2017 within the “World War” CBT game mode.</ref>

== Participating vehicles ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! colspan="2" |Great Britain
! colspan="2" |Germany
|-
!Ground vehicles
!Aviation
!Ground vehicles
!Aviation
|-
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Light tank:
* {{Specs-Link|uk_daimler_mk_2}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|uk_m3_stuart}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_m3a1_stuart}}

Cruiser tank:
* {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_mk_2}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_mk_2_the_saint}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_mk_3}}

Medium tank:
* {{Specs-Link|uk_valentine_mk_1}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|uk_sherman_II}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_mk1_grant}}

Heavy tank:
* {{Specs-Link|uk_a_12_mk_2_matilda_2}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|uk_a_22b_mk_3_churchill_1942}}

SPAA:
* {{Specs-Link|uk_vickers_mk_6_aa_mk_1}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|uk_armored_car_mk_2_aa}}

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Fighter:
* {{Specs-Link|hurricanemkii}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk4}}
* {{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b}}
* {{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5c}}

Bomber:
* {{Specs-Link|blenheim_mkiv}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|beaufort_mkviii}}
* {{Specs-Link|boston_mk_1}}

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Pz.Kpfw. II:
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_II_ausf_C}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_II_ausf_C_DAK}}
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_II_ausf_F}}

Pz.Kpfw. III (kz):
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_F}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_J_L42}}

Pz.Kpfw. III (lg):
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_J}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_III_ausf_L}}

Pz.Kpfw. IV (kz):
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_E}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_F}}

Pz.Kpfw. IV (lg):
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_F2}} ★

SPG:
* {{Specs-Link|germ_panzerjager_1}}★
* {{Specs-Link|germ_sturmpanzer_II}}
* {{Specs-Link|germ_pzkpfw_38t_Marder_III}}
* {{Specs-Link|germ_stug_III_ausf_A}}
* {{Specs-Link|germ_sdkfz_251_10}}

SPAA:
* {{Specs-Link|germ_flakpanzer_I_ausf_A}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|germ_flakpanzer_38t_Gepard}}
* {{Specs-Link|germ_sdkfz_6_2_flak36}}

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Fighter:
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109e-3}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109e-4}}
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109e-7}}
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-1}}
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-2}}
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4}}
* {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_trop}}

Diving bomber:
* {{Specs-Link|ju-87b-2}} ★
* {{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2}}
* {{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2_snake}}
|}
★ — default group vehicle which you can always put into the vehicle slot.

== Scenario tasks ==
Victory will be awarded to the team that first fulfills at least one of the tasks in the scenario within the allotted time.
{| class="wikitable"
!Great Britain
!Germany
|-
|
* Capture 3 sectors (E3, H4, H7) within 2 hours
* Capture at least 65% of the sectors within 2 hours
* Prevent an enemy superiority in number of vehicles 3 times.
|
* Hold at least 1 sector from E3, H4, H7 for 2 hours
* Hold at least 36% of sectors for 2 hours
* Gain superiority in the number of vehicles 3 times
|}

== Initial balance of power ==
[[File:Wwmap el alamein.png]]

== Reinforcements ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Side
!Army
!Number of armies in reinforcements
|-
! rowspan="5" |Great Britain
|Tank
|5
|-
|Infantry
|2
|-
|Artillery
|2
|-
|Fighter
|4
|-
|Bomber
|3
|-
! rowspan="8" |Germany
|Tank (initial)
|4
|-
|Tank
|4
|-
|Infantry
|5
|-
|Artillery (initial)
|2
|-
|Artillery
|1
|-
|Fighter
|4
|-
|Bomber (initial)
|3
|-
|Bomber
|2
|}

== Notes ==
<references />

[[Category:Scenarios]]