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WWII - North Africa and Sicily is the third scenario of the American Campaign in Empire Earth II.
Description[]
Europe has become a battlefield once again, but this time Germany has exceeded even its own expectations. Using a new type of warfare called Blitzkrieg, the German army has swept through most of Europe. France, still exhausted and recuperating from the First World War, could offer little resistance. England was knocked back across the channel and was fighting a desperate struggle for control of its own skies. The Soviet Union had been victimized by Germany's surprise attack and was throwing everything it could into the defense of major cities like Leningrad, Stalingrad, Kiev, and even Moscow. When the United States eventually was dragged into the conflict by Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, its military was unprepared to fight a world war. Instead of trying to immediately liberate France and march into Berlin, it was decided that the Americans and British should work together to knock out Germany's strongest ally, Italy, by attacking through the Mediterranean. The first step would be to seize bases in Tunis, drive German and Italian forces out of North Africa and from there invade the strategically vital island of Sicily.
Although the First World War had been called the War to end all Wars, some people suspected another confrontation would be inevitable. More and more people awoke to this possibility as the forces of fascism rose to power in Germany and Italy. This gathering store of danger did little to arouse the United States' interest in foreign affairs. Most people where dealing with the Depression and the politics of Europe was far from their minds. On December 7, 1941, all of that changed with the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Germany soon declared war on the United States in a vain attempt to get Japan to attack the Soviet Union, and the American people once again found themselves in a world war. The Roosevelt administration decided on a 'Europe first' strategy, since Germany's military might was considered to be far more dangerous than Japan's and two of the U.S's allies, the Soviet Union and Britain, were on the ropes. It would take time, however to build up the necessary troops and material for an invasion of occupied Europe, so a policy of hitting the Axis in the Mediterranean in the hopes of knocking Italy out of the war was adopted. In November of 1942, British and American forces landed in Morocco and began to head east to secure Tunisia and block Rommel's retreat from Montgomery's advancing Eighth Army.
- Once you are able to produce units, make sure to take a balanced complement of troops when venturing out to confront Rommel's forces.
- At this point in the war for North Africa, Germany is in retreat. If allowed to escape the continent intact, the Germans will make the push into Europe even more difficult. Attack hard, and attack fast.
- Breaking through Rommel's Defensive Line will force Rommel to halt the harassing attacks on your base at Tebessa.
- Keep a keen eye out for submarines when making the crossing to Sicily.
- Once on the island of Sicily, there is an airfield that can be destroyed to demoralize the Axis troops.
Primary Objectives[]
- Capture Tebessa.
- Axis Free Africa
- Capture Messina
Secondary Objectives[]
- Breach Rommel's defensive line
- Capture or Destroy Palermo
- Find a way into Tunisia
Lose Conditions[]
- Maintain control of Tebessa.
Walkthrough[]
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