Great War #12 - With the British in Palestine

Welcome to ATS Great War 12: With the British in Palestine. This twelfth Great War module for CH’s ATS System takes the action to the North Africa during World War I.

One of the most compelling theaters in the history of warfare was the Middle East during the Great War. From late 1914 until mid-1915, the British defend the Suez Canal, taking on various Turkish and Senussi irregulars in their attempts to capture or damage the canal, to block it. A major victory was earned in August 1916, at Rumani, near the coast. This success relieved pressure on the Suez Canal. The British then began to construct a railway and supply roads along the coast. Operations continued against the Senussi in the Western Desert. This part of the campaign saw Sollum shelled by German U-Boats, and an Emergency Squadron of the Royal Naval Armored Car Division sent to strengthen the British post there. Both Sollum and Sidi Barrani were subjected to Arab raids. The 2nd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, one company of 15th Sikhs, a detachment of the Bikanir Camel Corps, an Egyptian Army Machine Gun Section and an armored train garrisoned by 1/10th Ghurka Rifles, moved on 21 December 1915 to hold the Alexandria - Debaa railway, and to patrol to the Moghara oasis against more Senussi incursions. Battles would rage back and forth at places like Matruh, Sidi Barrani, made famous later, when the Desert Fox Erwin Rommel enter the annals of military history. The Senussi were finally defeated with the use of modern weaponry including armored cars, aircraft and artillery.

Includes:

• 8 new scenarios - GWATS #91-98: Aqaba Massacre, First Battle of Katia, Folaireamh a Thabhairt!, The Battle of Rafa, Fix Bayonets!, Stand at Sire, Ghazzu vs Cannon, The Crimson Banner.
  
• 7 map boards, 4 standard and 3 bonus maps boards: A35, A36, A37, A38, A43, A44, A45
  
• Color folio
  
• Special Rules (4 pages)
  
• 2 Counter sheets (1 with 176 5/8" Personnel counters, 1 with 108 3/4" AFVs/H Weapons counters and 26 1/2" marker counters)