Tobruk 41 is the fourth installment in John Tiller's Panzer Campaigns series of games.  It covers the epic battles between the German Afrika Korps and the troops of the British Commonwealth, including the famous British Eighth Army.

Basic gameplay models that of the earlier games in the series - a computer version of hex-based wargames, with units at the battalion, company, and platoon level and turns of two hours each.  The game runs as a Windows application, giving the player a completely mouse-driven environment.  Units move and attack via mouse clicks, with more complicated orders issued via a row of toolbar buttons at the top of the screen.

Desert warfare in North Africa presents a different situation than that found on the European continent.  Many battlefields will be devoid of any terrain beyond vast stretches of desert, giving armies plenty of room to maneuver and making mobility absolutely critical.  Keeping these fast moving units in supply is also an issue, and Tobruk 41 introduces supply dumps and units to model this need in the game.  Race too far ahead of your supply units and you may find your enemy sneaking around you and eliminating your supply sources.

The game ships with a huge library of over fifty scenarios, so you're bound to find some agreeable battles to fight.  If not, then the game comes with a scenario editor which will allow you to design your own.  Victory is measured by the casualties inflicted on the enemy and the capture and control of key battlefield objectives.

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