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Afrika Corrections (First Print Run Only)

The first print run of Afrika had several errors. This file lists the important corrections made to all subsequent print runs.
Check page 211. If the Bazooka team does not have the Tank Assault 4 attribute, use these corrections.

German Page 79: Armoured Car Platoon


Two AB41 armoured cars cost 75 points.
Page 30: Pioneer Platoon
The commander’s vehicle is a Schwimmwagen. Is this right? Page 88: Air Support
The Schwimmwagen in the HQ Section should be a Kübelwagen. The headings for the Air Support table are wrong. The two
columns are Limited Air Support and Sporadic Air Support, not
Page 35: Heavy Infantry Gun Platoon Priority Air Support and Limited Air Support.
The cost to replace Bison self-propelled guns with towed
15cm sIG33 guns is -5 points per platoon. Page 206: Italian Special Rules
The cost to replace Bison self-propelled guns with Grille self-pro- One-man Turret
pelled guns is +30 points per platoon. Captured French tanks like the R.35 had cramped
Page 37: Armoured Heavy Platoon one-man turrets making it almost impossible for the
An Armoured Heavy Platoon may make Combat Attachments tank commander to guide the driver, locate targets,
to Combat Platoons. load the gun, and still fire!
A tank with a one-man turret may not fire its main gun
Page 39: Heavy Platoon
in the same turn it moved, and may not fire both the
The motorcycles or Kübelwagen jeeps of the Heavy Platoon are
main gun and the machine-gun in the same turn.
armed with Passenger-fired MG’s.
Page 50 & 54: Light Artillery Battery
Add the option to equip all 7.5cm GebG36 guns with Gun
British
Page 102: Major General Pip Roberts
Shields at no cost. 7.5cm GebG36 guns with Gun Shields are
Pip Roberts may be equipped with a Grant tank for 120 points
Heavy Gun teams.
and upgraded to a Sherman II or III tank for +20 points.
The points for a Light Artillery Battery are 270 points for two
Gun Sections or 155 points for one Gun Section. Glider Light Page 115: Rifle Company
Artillery Batteries remain the same price as before. The Tank and Transport Platoons options were missed out of the
list of Support Platoons.
Page 59: Rocket Launcher Battery
Delete the option to replace the observers’ vehicles with armoured Page 123: Commando Troop
half-tracks or Panzer II tanks. The Tank Platoon option was missed out of the list of Support
Platoons.
Page 60: Assault Gun Platoon
While we upgraded the characteristics of the StuG to the correct Page 127: Royal Horse Artillery Battery
model, the points slipped the net. StuG III F/8 assault guns are Royal Horse Artillery Batteries are rated as Fearless Veteran.
535 points for three and 355 points for two. A Battery with four Gun Troops costs 465 points, one with two
Gun Troops costs 270 points, while a single Gun Troop costs
Page 204: Armoured Personnel Carriers
165 points.
Replace all references to Rear AA Mount in the entries for
German half-tracks with Passenger-fired AA MG. Page 127: Field Battery, Royal Artillery
A Battery with four Gun Troops costs 415 points, one with two
Italian Gun Troops costs 240 points, while a single Gun Troop costs
145 points.
Page 74: Self-propelled 75/18 Platoon
Equip all Semovente 75/18 self-propelled guns with Improvised
Armour for +5 points per gun. United States
Page 168: Intelligence & Recon Platoon
Page 75 & 78: Compagnia Bersaglieri & Motociclisti
The Intelligence & Recon Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons.
A Compagnia Bersaglieri/Motociclisti must contain:
• a Company HQ, Page 176: Anti-aircraft Artillery (Self-propelled) Platoon
• one Bersaglieri/Motociclisti Platoon, and Why does this have an option to
• one to three Bersaglieri/Motociclisti, Bersaglieri/Motociclisti The option to replace the jeep with a half-track should be deleted.
Machine-gun, or Bersaglieri/Motociclisti Anti-tank Platoons.
Tank Teams
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
German
Tiger I (early) Fully-tracked 9 8 2 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Slow tank,
Unreliable, Wide tracks.
8.8cm KwK36 gun 40”/100cm 2 13 3+ Slow traverse.
Bison (15cm sIG) Fully-tracked 2 1 0 Hull MG, Overloaded, Slow tank, Unreliable.
15cm sIG33 gun 16”/40cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull-mounted.
Firing bombardments 56”/140cm - 4 2+
Italian
R.35 Fully-tracked 3 2 1 Co-ax MG, Slow tank.
37/21 gun 24”/60cm 2 4 4+ One-man turret.
Lancia da 90/53 Wheeled - - - Awkward layout, Overloaded, Slow, Stabiliser jacks.
90/53 gun 40”/100cm 3 13 3+ Heavy anti-aircraft.
British
Valentine III Fully-tracked 6 5 1 Co-ax MG, Slow tank.
OQF 2 pdr gun 24”/60cm 3 7 4+ No HE.
Valentine VIII Fully-tracked 6 4 1 Protected ammo, Slow tank, Tow hook.
OQF 6 pdr gun 24”/60cm 2 10 4+ No HE.
Marmon Herrington III Wheeled 1 0 0 Turret front MG.
Boys anti-tank rifle 16”/40cm 2 4 5+
with Captured anti-tank gun 16”/40cm 2 6 4+ Hull-mounted.
US
M4 81mm MMC Half-tracked 1 0 0 Turret front MG.
M1 81mm mortar 40”/100cm - 2 6 Hull-mounted, Portee, Smoke bombardment.
M10 3in GMC Fully-tracked 4 2 0 .50 cal AA MG.
M7 3” gun 32”/80cm 2 12 3+ Slow traverse.

Infantry Teams
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
British
SMG team 4”/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Light Mortar team 16”/40cm 1 1 4+ Smoke. Can fire over friendly teams.
PIAT team 8”/20cm 1 10 5+ Tank Assault 4.
US
Bazooka team 8”/20cm 1 10 5+ Tank Assault 4.

Gun Teams
Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
German
7.5cm LG40 recoilless gun Man-packed 16”/40cm 2 9 3+ Recoilless, Turntable.
Captured 25 pdr gun Heavy 24”/60cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield, Smoke, Turntable.
Firing bombardment 80”/200cm - 4 5+ Smoke bombardment.
10.5cm LG40 recoilless gun Light 16”/40cm 1 10 2+ Gun shield, Recoilless, Smoke.
Firing bombardment 64”/160cm - 4 4+
Italian
100/17 howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 10 2+ Gun shield.
Firing bombardment 72”/180cm - 4 4+
British
Blacker Bombard Man-packed 16”/40cm 1 8 1+ Turntable.

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