In february 1941, the German 5th Light Division is dispatched to reinforce failing Italian military operations in North Africa. Assign to lead this "Afrika Korps" is on e of Germany's finest field officers: General Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel.
Leading a series of brilliant offences against British Commonwealth forces in Libya, Rommel earns the nickname "The Desert Fox". Yet as he pushed to sieze control of vital Middle East oil supplies, his hopes are shattered against the walls of the ancient ciity of Tobruk. Soon the momentum of the entire war turns against the Axis, and Rommel's forces face the massive onslaught of the British and American armies as they land in North Africa
This expansion includes the map boards, rules and counters needed to wage desert warfare in Tide of Iron, as well as the infantry, vehicles, and tokens needed for players to command the forces of the British Commonwealth. Days of the Fox also introduces new anti-tank units for the American, British and German forces; adds two new German tank units (the Panther and the Pz111); includes new official scenarios; and adds dozens of new Strategy and Operations cards.
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