German Afrika Korps
The armoured forces of the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) swept their way across the sands of the Western Desert in an armoured spearhead of Hanomags and Panzers III, under the command of Erwin Rommel.
They Battled their way across the Desert from Tobruk to El Alamein and back, in running battles with the British Desert Rats and Commonwealth troops, playing a deadly game of 'cat and mouse' amid the desolate dunes and wadis of North Africa.
Start your desert force by choosing one of the great sets below, or follow the standard Reinforced Platoon structure (with unit options & points listed on pages 17 - 78 of your Armies of Germany book) to choose your force.
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Panzer IV Ausf. B/C/DThe Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank was the only German tank to earn the distinction of fighting from the beginning to the end of World War II. The mechanically reliable tank was the backbone of the German war machine throughout the war, despite the heavy...
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Marder III Ausf. M tank destroyerPack contains 1 resin and metal vehicle and 2 crew. This vehicle can also be used in games of Achtung Panzer!, the game of close-quarters tank-on-tank combat, its rules can be found in the Achtung Panzer! rulebook. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
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Marder I tank destroyerContains 1 resin and metal vehicle with 2 crew. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
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Sd.Kfz 222/223 armoured carGermany's highly effective blitzkrieg tactics during the early years of WWI in Europe, Africa, and the Eastern Front required fast, manoeuvrable vehicles. German blitzkrieg was made infamous at the start of the war and continued to prove effective in the deserts of North Africa....
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Sd.Kfz 234/1 2cm armoured carThe SdKfz 234/1 was an eight-wheeled armoured car used by the German Army in the Second World War that featured an open-topped turret. It proved useful on the Eastern and Western Fronts when introduced in 1944. Contains 1 resin and metal vehicle. Note: Models...
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Sd.Kfz 234/4 (PaK 40) armoured carBorn of a desperation for more mobile anti-tank weapons as the Allied armies closed in on Germany, Hitler ordered that the 234/3 be upgraded to carry the far superior Pak40 anti-tank gun. As a stand-in weapon it was still deployed with reconnaissance units and...
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Opel Blitz with 2cm FlaKContains one resin and metal vehicle Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
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Sd.Kfz 10/5 SPAAMounting a 2cm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun on a specially converted Sd.Kfz 10 Demag half-track rear platform with folding side and rear panels, the Sd.kfz 10/5 was produced between 1941 and 1944. Seeing service with Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht Flak units, the 2cm gun was...
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Afrika Korps weapons teamsSnipers were feared on every battlefield, and were employed by the Germans to deadly effect in the defence of Tunisia, where the mountainous terrain was very different from the sands seas of the Western Desert. The lightweight Panzerbuchse 41 was also well suited to...
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Kubelwagen AmbulanceThe Kubelwagen was the military version of the Volkswagen car and proved a reliable, rugged and much-liked little workhorse that saw action on every front from the start of the war. Although it lacked the four-wheel drive of Allied Jeeps, this was compensated to...
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Tiger I Ausf. E Heavy TankAmongst the most feared tanks in the Second World War, the mere mention of the name 'Tiger' was enough to cause panic amongst Allied armoured formations. Its massive square body and rounded turret was an intimidating sight to enemy tankers. The armour was tremendously...
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