FoW Tunisia Scenarios for Germans, US and Brits

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If you are looking for scenarios to get started quickly into a Flames of War mid-war game, here are 4:

 

Scenario: St. Joseph's Farm
Force Summary: US Lt tanks vs German Med tanks.
When: 26 November, 1942
Where: On the road north to Mateur, in the Tine Valley, Tunisia.
Who, Allies: US 1st Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment, 1st AD (Several companies of M3 Stuarts) attached to Blade Force, plus Assault Gun Platoon (T30 75mm HMC)
Who, Axis: 190th Panzer Abteilung, Panzer Kompanie (mix of Pz III and Pz IV)
Mission: No Retreat
Terrain: Roads, Hills, Olive grove cluster of Buildings
T-intersection, with US defending top of the T. The farm (3-4 buildings) is located above the T. The 3 hills are on each side of the T.  Largest hill has Olive grove at the base of the hill, closest to a road.
or see the map in this article https://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1556
For more background, read "The Two Northern Columns Attack" at http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-16.html

Scenario: Djebel El Guessa
Force Summary: US Armoured Inf, Artillery & Tanks (Lees, Stuarts and Shermans) vs. German Fallschirmjaegers, Grenadiers and Panzers
When: 6 December, 1942
Where: Two miles SW of Tebourba, Tunisia.
Who, Allies: US Elements of HQ Co and C Co, 6th Armd Inf, 27th Armored Field Artillery, Elements of 1st and 2nd BNs of 3rd Armored Rgt, plus 5 new Sherman tanks to replace some of the Lees.
Who, Axis: Kampfgruppe Koch, Afrika Rifle Kompanie plus Panzers (mix of Pz III and Pz IV)
Mission: Hasty Attack or No Retreat
Terrain: US defends long ridgeline, surrounded by smaller hills and a valley.  German approach includes several small hills or ridges that provide concealed approaches to the US positions.
See upper right quarter of this image https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/maps/USA-MTO-NWA-VIII.jpg
For more background, read "The Action at Djebel el Guessa" at http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-17.html

Scenario: Djebel Abiod
Force Summary: British Armored Recon and Motorized Infantry vs Mixed German-Italian Infantry force with guns and Tanks
When: 18 November, 1942
Where: Djebel Abiod, Tunisia
Who, Allies: Motorized Recon Patrols from Hart Force, 36th Brigade
Who, Axis: KG Witzig: 11th FJ Pionier BN, panzer CO, Artillery, Armored Cars
Mission: Encounter
Terrain: A very rough patchwork of roads, hills, olive groves and clusters of buildings
BACKGROUND:  At Djebel Abiod, a provisional British unit was then guarding the bridge and highway intersection after a march from Tabarka during the previous night. While it organized defensive positions, a German-Italian armored reconnaissance column approached along the
twisting road from Bizerte and Mateur. At 1430, the two forces clashed.
The British force consisted of: HQ +3 CO. of 6th BN, Royal West Kent Rgt (6/RWK); two troops of the 360th Btry, 138th Field Regiment, Royal Arty; C Sqdn, 56th Recon Rgt, and Hart Force, a provisional unit comprising B Company, Carrier Platoon, and two detachments of the mortar platoon, of the 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
The Axis column, under Maj. Rudolf Witzig, commander of the 11th Parachute Engineer Battalion, included about fifteen tanks, two companies of parachute engineers, one battery of 105-mm. guns, and a few Italian armored cars.
See upper left quarter of this map https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/maps/USA-MTO-NWA-4.jpg
For more background, read "Allied Spearheads Engage the Enemy" in http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-15.html

Scenario: Sidi Nsir
Force Summary: British Light (Parachute) infantry with attached guns vs German Armored Recon
When: 18 November, 1942
Where: Djebel Abiod, Tunisia
Who, Allies: 1st BR Parachute Battalion, 36th Brigade
Who, Axis: German Armored Recon, with motorized or light armored support
Mission: Free-For-All or Encounter
Terrain: One main wide road in a valley, and a crossroad, with a patchwork of hills, olive groves and clusters of buildings
NOTE: This should be a small scenario, more like a skirmish.
BACKGROUND:  A reconnaissance party sent out by the Germans from Mateur toward Bédja on 18 November in three light reconnaissance and three heavy armored cars ran into an ambush laid by about one company of the 1st Parachute Battalion (Br.) near Sidi Nsir. The fight occurred only thirteen miles southwest of Mateur.11 The enemy force was completely destroyed or captured, but the British had to leave the captured vehicles behind. They were retrieved by another German reconnaissance patrol on the 20th.
See left center of this map https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/maps/USA-MTO-NWA-4.jpg
For more background, read "Allied Spearheads Engage the Enemy" in http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-15.html