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A Lesson for Lehr Scenario#: AP035     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: St. Jean-de-Daye, France Among German reinforcements torn from the British front to oppose the American bridgehead over the Vire River was the redoubtable Panzer-Lehr Division. While preparing their own attack, the American 9th Division picked up radio signals from Lehr, but… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Apples to Apples Scenario#: AP037     Date: 8/4/1944     Location: St. Sever-Calvados, France At about 0930 on 4 August, Col. Paul Disney’s 67th Armored Regiment passed through St. Sever Calvados onto a major road leading to Vire. Running parallel to the road was the forest of St. Sever with groves of fruit trees along the fringes. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Bocage Blockage Scenario#: AP034     Date: 6/17/1944     Location: Trevieres, France After ten days of heavy fighting in the close country, the Germans still held the Villers-Fossard salient, the tip of which extended to within four miles of Omaha Beach. Time and time again American infantry assaulted the German lines, but somehow… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
First Cristot Scenario#: AP031     Date: 6/11/1944     Location: Cristot, France The brigadiers commanding 69th Infantry and the supporting 8th Armoured Brigades had accompanied B Squadron of the Dragoons Guards up Hill 102, south of Cristot. Opposition was light, but infantry would be needed to secure the position. The Green… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Infiltrators Scenario#: AP038     Date: 8/4/1944     Location: Burcy, France In support of the American COBRA offensive, the British launched Operation BLUECOAT on 30 July. Within days, combined-arms columns had penetrated over fifteen miles into the German line south of Caumont, threatening the pivotal town of Vire. Yet this… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Not Apt to Drag Feet Scenario#: AP030     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France American forces dropped from the skies on June 6th were finally consolidating and receiving reinforcements and supplies. Commander of 7th Corps, General “Lightning Joe” Collins, came ashore to plant his flag on French soil. Stopping at a tank park,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Old Hickory Scenario#: AP039     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: Mortain, France The Germans did not expect to encounter much resistance in the town of Mortain. The Big Red One was being replaced in the line by the 30th Infantry Division, a proud unit with a rich heritage originally from the North Carolina National Guard. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Raff's Dilemma Scenario#: AP029     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Les Forges, France Not all the troopers of the 82nd Airborne Division entered France on D-Day via airdrop; some landed at Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division. Lt. Col. Edson raff, commander of a combined-arms unit whose mission it was to relieve the 82nd at Ste.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Second Crack at Caumont Scenario#: AP032     Date: 6/13/1944     Location: Caumont L'Evente, France On June 12th, to expand the Omaha Beach foothold, the 18th and 26th Infantry Regiments of the “Big Red One” launched a morning attack in the direction of Caumont. Initial progress was swift and the village of Sallen, 3km north of the objective, fell… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Second Cristot Scenario#: AP033     Date: 6/16/1944     Location: Cristot, France Having briefly taken Hill 102, the British were determined to get it back, and this time to hold it. Once again, the starting point was Hill 103, south of Audrieu, and the attack would go in eastwards towards Hill 102 and the ruins of Cristot. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Take a Bath Scenario#: AP036     Date: 7/31/1944     Location: Torigni-sur-Vire, France Fearing for his left flank, the boundary with the British, General Gerow had kept his V Corps advance on a tight rein. But the success of the British BLUECOAT offensive and weakening German resistance persuaded him to change his policy to an all-out… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
The Head of the Mace Scenario#: AP040     Date: 8/20/1944     Location: Mont Ormel, France Elements of the 1st Polish Armoured Division had accidentally arrived in the gap through which the remnants of the German armies in Normandy were struggling to escape the “Falaise Pocket”. Atop the twin 262-meter peaks of Mont Ormel, which they… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944