Shifting Sands 2012 . . . Duel in the Desert

When
February 25th - 26th

Where
Vul-Con, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix AZ

What
Flames of War
2000pts desert doubles event covering Early war, Mid War and Raiding.
5 Rounds (3 Saturday, 2 Sunday)

Basic rules (subject to change):
  • Each player builds a 1000pt list with a 100pt swing allowed (so one player could have 900pts, the other 1100pts) as long as the total for both players does not exceed 2000pts.
  • Only 1 player is required to bring an HQ. If both players bring an HQ choice, a D6 roll before each game will determine who is the commander for that game. Only 1 HQ can give platoon rerolls for Motivation and take company morale checks. Allied HQs can still roll company morale rolls, even if the only remaining troops on the table are allied. They still cannot join allied platoons for any reason.
  • Warriors are allowed. Only one of the same type of warrior is allowed per force. See below for lists of allowed special characters.
  • No air support is allowed. Air support will be decided by the raiding missions. If you have aircraft, please bring them with you.

Day 1 is Early War and all lists will be built from Hellfire and Back.

Day 2 is Mid War and all lists will be built from North Africa along with modifications that will be listed here.

Your day 1 list must match your day 2 list according to the rules listed below (so a player using a panzer kompanie on day 1 must use a panzer kompanie on day 2).

During the event, players will be pulled away from their partner to play raid missions which will influence the rest of the battles. All raiding and defending forces will be provided.

Each type of force will be given a point value to determine the attacker/defender in defensive battles as follows.

Fortification Company: 1 point  
Infantry Company: 3 points
Mechanized Company: 4 points
Armoured Company: 6 points
Total the 2 armies together to give final points for your army defensive battle number. The team with the highest total play as the attacker.

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Day 1 to Day 2 force composition

Please note that we are considering adding a few more forces such as Italian Fucilieri for Day 1, British fortification company for day 2 and a Free French Company for day 2. Please keep checking here for more details. If there is a list you do not see that you think should be there historically let us know and we will look into having it added.

Italy
Day 1 Hellfire & BackDay 2 North Africa
Italian Carri - Tank CompanyItalian Carri - Tank Company
Italian Bersaglieri - Infantry CompanyItalian Bersaglieri - Infantry Company
The Immobile Divisions rule is not effect
Italian Motociclisti - Mechanized CompanyItalian Squadrone Esplorante - Mechanized Company
Italian Posizione di Fucilieri - Fortification CompanyItalian Fucilieri - Infantry Company
The Immobile Divisions rule is not in effect and only the North Africa list may be used.

Italian Special Characters

Day 1

Capitano Sergio Falletti

Day 2

Luigi Pasucci
Equipment restrictions for day 2 (Gazala) - North Africa Book
No restrictions (since Tunisian/Sicily Fuclirieri cannot be taken anyway)

Germany

Day 1 Hellfire & BackDay 2 North Africa
German Leichte panzer - Tank CompanyGerman Panzer - Tank Company
German Mittlere panzer - Tank CompanyGerman Panzer - Tank Company
German Schutzen - Infantry CompanyGerman Schutzen - Infantry Company
German Panzerschutzen- Mechanized CompanyGerman Schutzen - Infantry Company
German Kradschutzen - Mechanized CompanyGerman Panzerspah - Mechanized Company
A Panzerspahkompanie from North Africa may replace one compulsory light panzerspah platoon with a schutzen spah platoon from the weapons platoon choices.
German MG-kompanie - Infantry CompanyGerman Schutzen - Infantry Company
German Leichte Pionier - Mechanized CompanyGerman Pionier - Infantry Company
German Infanteriekompanie - Infantry CompanyGerman Schutzen - Infantry Company
Only a player that used an Infanteriekompanie on day 1 may use the 90th Light choices for their Schutzen kompanie on day 2. This includes the StuG Ds, Dianas and other substitutions. All other Schutzen kompanies are from 15th and 21st panzer.
German Stutzpunkt - Fortification CompanyGerman Schutzen - Infantry Company

German Special Characters

Day 1

Rommel
Arnold Hubner

Day 2

Rommel (use HFaB points and rules ONLY. He may still use the Honey escort platoon)
Rettemeier
Hans Von Luck
Equipment restrictions for day 2 (Gazala) - North Africa Book
Panzers (page 25 North Africa)
  • No Panzer III L, M or Ns allowed.
  • No panzer IV F2s allowed.
  • A Panzer platoon may upgrade up to 1/2 of it's tanks to J lates (rounding down).
  • A force may not contain more than 4 Panzer IIIJ lates in total.
No Kfz 233 Armoured cars allowed (page 35 North Africa).
No Schwere Panzer Platoons allowed (page 36 North Africa).
No Marder IIIs (page 37 North Africa).
Only 90th Light players may take StuG Ds or Dianas (page 37 North Africa).
No PaK 40s (page 38 North Africa).
No GebG36s (page 38 North Africa). 164th Infantry hadn't arrived yet.
No SP artillery battery (page 39 North Africa)
No Nebelwerfers (page 40 North Africa)

British & Commonwealth

Day 1 Hellfire & BackDay 2 North Africa
British Armoured Regiment - Tank Company
We are using the British Armoured Regiment Adjustment from on 9/8/11.		British Heavy or Light Armoured Squadron - Tank Company
Crusader Squadron - Tank Company
We are using the British Armoured Regiment Adjustment from on 9/8/11.		British Heavy or Light Armoured Squadron - Tank Company
Any tanks taken from the Light Armoured Squadron must be Crusaders.
Honey Squadron - Tank CompanyBritish Heavy or Light Armoured Squadron - Tank Company
Any tanks taken from the Light Armoured Squadron must be Honey Stuarts
Armoured Car Squadron - Mechanized Company
The Swanning About the Blue rule is only used if both companies are armoured cars		Armoured Car Squadron - Mechanized Company
Jock Column - Mechanized CompanyMotor Company - Infantry Company
cannot choose Indian or Guards Motor options
Infantry Tank Company- Tank CompanyInfantry Tank Company- Tank Company
Divisional Cavalry Squadron- Mechanized Company
The Swanning About the Blue rule is only used if both companies are Divisional cavalry.		Armoured Car Squadron - Mechanized Company
Motor Company - Infantry Company
Guards Rifle Company - Infantry CompanyGuards Motor Company - Infantry Company
8th Army Rifle Company - Infantry Company8th Army Rifle Company - Infantry Company
British & Commonwealth Rifle companies from North Africa book are only required to take 2 compulsory rifle platoons, not 3.
Indian Rifle Company - Infantry CompanyIndian Rifle Company - Infantry Company
British & Commonwealth Rifle companies from North Africa book are only required to take 2 compulsory rifle platoons, not 3.
Indian Motor Company - Infantry Company
Australian Rifle Company - Infantry Company8th Army Rifle Company - Infantry Company
Since they were not involved in the Gazala fighting they are not choices here. You may still use your models as regular British troops.
British & Commonwealth Rifle companies from North Africa book are only required to take 2 compulsory rifle platoons, not 3.
New Zealand Rifle Company - Infantry Company8th Army Rifle Company - Infantry Company
Since they were not involved in the Gazala fighting they are not choices here. You may still use your models as regular British troops.
British & Commonwealth Rifle companies from North Africa book are only required to take 2 compulsory rifle platoons, not 3.
South African Rifle Company - Infantry CompanySouth African Rifle Company - Infantry Company
British & Commonwealth Rifle companies from North Africa book are only required to take 2 compulsory rifle platoons, not 3.
Tobruk Strongpoint - Fortification Company8th Army Rifle Company - Infantry Company
British & Commonwealth Rifle companies from North Africa book are only required to take 2 compulsory rifle platoons, not 3.

Commonwealth Special Characters

Day 1

Jock Campbell
John Edmonson

Day 2

GPB "Pip" Roberts
Equipment restrictions for day 2 (Gazala) - North Africa Book
No Sherman tanks (page 133 North Africa)
No Crusader IIIs (page 135 North Africa)
No Valentine VIIIs (page 137 North Africa)
No 6pdr portees as weapons platoons (page 141 North Africa)
No Churchill IIIs (page 141 North Africa)
No 6pdr portees as weapons platoons (page 145 North Africa)
No Heavy Mortars (page 146 North Africa)
No Mine Flail tanks (page 147 North Africa)
No 17/25pdr guns (page 153 North Africa)
Divisional Support 6 pdr portees (page 153 North Africa). You may not field a Divisional Anti-Tank Platoon, Royal Artillery platoon with 6 pdr portees unless you are fielding an Anti-Tank platoon with at least as many guns. This means that a Rifle Company or Motor Company must have at least as many 2pdr portees taken from weapons platoons as it does 6pdr portees. This also means that other forces taking portees as support choices can only choose the 2pdr portee.
No Deacon SP AT guns (page 154 North Africa)
No Bishop SP guns (page 156 North Africa)
No Priest SP guns (page 157 North Africa)

More information coming soon....
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