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Tasimboko Raid Scenario#: A097 Date: 1942-09-08 Location: Tasimboko, Guadalcanal With the U.S. Marines now firmly established on Guadalcanal, the Japanese landed more troops at Taivu Point, 18 miles east of the Marine-held Henderson Field. The Japanese commander planned to attack the Marine positions after having his engineers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
First Matanikau Scenario#: HC1 Date: 1942-08-19 Location: Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal After Lt. Col. Goettge's small reconnaissance patrol was wiped out near Matanikau on August 12, General Vandefrift ordered a strike against the Japanese concentration in the area. Given the overriding need to protect Henderson Field, it was a week… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Tussle at Thomashof Scenario#: AD12 Date: 16486 Location: Thomashof, Holland On the morning of the 17th of February, as the 6th Black Watch and the 1st Gordon Highlanders approached the hamlet of Thomashof, the lead company of the Black Watch was pinned down by fire from a fortified farm complex, consisting of a large house… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
The Sand Spit Scenario#: HC5 Date: 1942-10-23 Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal The leading elements of the elite 2nd "Sendai" Division had arrived on Guadalcanal with same orders as their predecessors -- eliminate the Marine beachhead. With ample manpower, Japanese commanders planned to attack the perimeter from the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Ambitious Plans Scenario#: BB16 Date: 1942-09-27 Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal After a series of Bloody Ridge engagements earlier in the month, General Vandegrift knew that a sizable Japanese force was operating from Matanikau village east of Point Cruz. A series of ambitious offensives in regimental strength were planned to… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
Bailey's Demise Scenario#: HC2 Date: 1942-09-26 Location: The One-Log Bridge, Guadalcanal The Marine Raiders were looking to cross the Matanikau River to the west bank to complete an encirclement. Unbeknownst to the Marines, the IJA had crossed the river and was … Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Fire on the Volga Scenario#: AH01 Date: 1942-10-27 Location: Stalingrad, Russia For the Russians, this was rapidly becoming yet another critical day in the defense of their ruined city. Elements of the German 79th Infantry Division had pushed toward the Krasny Oktyabr steel mill, bringing the HQ of Guryev’s 39th Guards Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
Ghosts in the Rubble Scenario#: HA Date: 1942-10-31 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The last ferry-landing across the Volga was under German machinegun fire and the Russians were barely holding their positions in the rubble around Krasny Oktyabr and the Barrikady. Rather than waiting passively for the final blow, the Soviet “Army… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.1
Pavlov's House Scenario#: J082 Date: 1942-10-15 Location: Stalingrad, Russia A bunch of fanatical Russians try to keep the Germans out of a three storey building as they rush from all sides. A bloody battle with lots of very tall … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
In Sight of the Volga Scenario#: VOTG18 Date: 1942-09-14 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Defense of Stalingrad’s central district and the all important main ferry landing lay largely in the hands of hastily mobilized militia composed of factory workers and the NKVD garrison. These troops would have to hold the Wehrmacht at bay until the… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1
The Commissar's House Scenario#: RB10 Date: 9/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Sixth Army was being bled white amidst the ruins. The rifle strength of whole companies was often reduced to little more than a squad in an attempt to take a single house. The battle lines were now drawn through the hallways of individual… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Three Bars of Chocolate Scenario#: WO38 Date: 11/29/1944 Location: Lindern, Germany The Wurm-Lindem-Beeck triangle was a fortiñed area of small hamlets and fields with well-positioned fortifications throughout. It was a part of the Siegfried Line. The Siegfried Line was not a position to be “broken.” It had to be chipped away at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021
The Vital Hours Scenario#: WO37 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Wolfheze, Holland MARKET-GARDEN planners, unwilling to expose vital transport planes to anti-aircraft fire over Arnhem, chose landing and drop zones for 1st Airborne Division significantly west of the Arnhem road bridge. Consequently, 1st Parachute Brigade would have… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021
Dompaire Destruction Scenario#: WO36 Date: 9/13/1944 Location: Dompaire, France During the drive to cross the Moselle River by Patton's Third Army, the Americans had ignored their right flank due to the perceived weakness of the German forces stationed there: but with the 6th Army Group advancing north from their landings in… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021
Heroes' Day Scenario#: WO35 Date: 10/10/1945 Location: Surabaya, Indonesia The Japanese surrender in August 1945 created a sudden power vacuum in the largely ignored Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were in no position to reclaim administrative duties over such a large area, so the British were tasked with restoring civil… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2020
Feast Day Scenario#: WO34 Date: 12/21/1943 Location: Ortona, Italy As Canadian forces pushed steadily through the olive groves and vineyards west of Ortona, Fallschirmjáger Division 1 was compelled to establish a new defensive line in the town itself. Ortona was already something of a rubble strewn maze from damage… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2020
One-Eyed Jacques Scenario#: WO33 Date: 5/24/1940 Location: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France By the fourth week of May, the Germans had all but swept Allied forces from Flanders and northeastern France, leaving the Channel ports of Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkerque as their sole foothold on this corner of the continent. For its part, Boulogne… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2020
Corps Value Scenario#: WO32 Date: 9/25/1950 Location: Seoul, South Korea X Corps landed at Inchon on 15 September and immediately advanced toward Seoul. By the 24th, Col. Lewis “Chesty” Puller’s 1st Regiment crossed the Han River west of the city and jumped off at 0700, but without their usual armor support, as all of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
Ma Deuce Delivers Scenario#: WO31 Date: 8/22/1944 Location: Fontenay-Saint-Père, France After Falaise, the battle of Normandy quickly transitioned into the battle of Western France. Maj. Gen Wyche’s veteran 79th Infantry Division crossed the Seine against little opposition. Generalfeldmarschall Model called for the standard response: an… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
As Luck Would Have It Scenario#: WO30 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: La Bas de Ranville, France After a mediocre drop, the 12th Battalion of the 6th Airborne Division assembled barely half its fighting strength and headed for their first day’s objective, the town of Ranville, where they were to help protect the southern flank of Pegasus Bridge.… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
Pynda Avenged Scenario#: WO29 Date: 11/19/1940 Location: Agios Kosmas, Greece Greek High Command planned a large scale offensive operation to expel the Italians from the Pindus mountain region and push the Italians back across the Albanian border. Reserve forces were moved up to the front in preparation for the attack, which… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
Dean's Defiance Scenario#: WO28 Date: 7/22/1950 Location: Taejon, South Korea On July 19, North Korean forces entered Taejon, the site of the 24th Infantry Division's headquarters. William Dean personally led the division in its stand at Taejon. The North Koreans quickly surrounded the city and moved in from the west, north… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
Checking Out Scenario#: WO27 Date: 10/19/1944 Location: Aachen, Germany The Big Red One had been working its way into Aachen for a month. Two battalions of the 26th Infantry Regiment entered the city proper on 13 October and began grinding their way through the heart of the city. Colonel Wilck, commander of… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
Phoenix Rising Scenario#: WO26 Date: 7/26/1944 Location: Tengchong, China Chinese XX Army poured into the Shweli valley from Burma, surrounding and isolating the Japanese garrison at Tengchong. The city along the famous Jade Route was adjacent to a long, 500-foot tall mountain called Laifengshan – the “mountain where the… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
The Replacements Scenario#: WO25 Date: 9/1/1942 Location: Kotovskiy, Russia The Soviets occupied a small bulge on the west side of the Don River centered on the small town of Kotovskiy. Daily, both sides launched small attacks to expand their position or to recover what had just been lost. Tired of the back and forth, and… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
Dew of Death Scenario#: WO24 Date: 8/23/1938 Location: Xingzi, China As the Imperial Japanese Army drove towards Wahan along the southern bank of the Yangtze River, it had to cross through well-defended Wanjialing. After capturing Jinjiang, the 106th Division continued along the railway in an attempt to break through… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
A Simple Solution Scenario#: WO23 Date: 10/12/1944 Location: Aachen, Germany The battle for Aachen, the city of Charlemagne and the First Reich, had started two days earlier. American High Command had initiated a complicated series of maneuvers outside the city designed to isolate Aachen from the north and the south in a… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2017
The Cost of Non-Compliance Scenario#: WO22 Date: 6/26/1941 Location: Dubno, Russia XIX Mechanized Crops had done its best to contain the Germans of Army Group South and was now ordered to form part of the northern pincer of a counterattack around an 1,800 square mile triangle formed by the towns of Lutsk, Dubno, and Brody. Due to… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2017
Bolder Than Before Scenario#: WO21 Date: 6/23/1941 Location: Lvov, Ukraine VIII Mechanized Corps had been ordered back and forth inside a triangle formed by the towns of Stiy-Peremyshl-Lvov as Soviet high command attempted to bring order from the chaos of the early border battles of Operation BARBAROSSA. Corps Commander Lt.… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2017
Sealing Their Fate Scenario#: WO20 Date: 2/15/1945 Location: Chojnice, Poland As the Soviet offensive to secure the right flank of the drive on Berlin, a 50 kilometer gap still existed between two of the German divisions defending Pomerania. The Soviet 70th Army, which included the 1st Guards Tank Corps and the 96th Rifle… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016
Through the Dragon's Teeth Scenario#: WO19 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Enogai, New Georgia Operation TOENAILS called for “Liversedge Force” to capture Enogai and Bairoke Harbor in order to isolate the Japanese troops defending Munda, while the main effort against Munda itself would be made by the 43rd Infantry Division, attacking from the… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016
A Quick Strike Scenario#: WO18 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Munda Airfield, New Georgia The main attack on Munda Airfield came from the east by the 43rd Infantry Division. The main line of defense ran from Ilangana on Roviana Lagoon northwest for 3,000 yards, manned by the Japanese 229th Infantry Regiment. The defenses centered on… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016
Poteau Party Scenario#: WO17 Date: 12/21/1944 Location: Poteau, Belgium The road from St. Vith to Vielsalm ran straight through the railroad junction of Poteau, which had become vitally important to the Germans as their offensive bogged down in both the north and south. To keep the attack moving forward somewhere,… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015
Wildcat Strike Scenario#: WO16 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Saipan Town, Angaur Island Nimitz’s “island hopping” campaign brought the war to the Palaus by the fall of 1944, with Peleliu being the main objective of Operation STALEMATE. Smaller Angaur island was deemed a viable place to build a base for the logistical support that would… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015
Liberation Day Scenario#: WO15 Date: 1/27/1944 Location: Oredezh, Russia Near Leningrad, the German 18th Army had been stripped of many of its frontline units, which created more vulnerable spots for another Soviet breakout attempt. The weaker security (Sicherungs), infantry, and Luftwaffe units were hard-pressed to avoid… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015
For Pride's Sake Scenario#: WO14 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Santa Maria, Luzon General Yamashita's plans for the defense of northern Luzon included fighting withdrawals and a gradual retreat to the mountains and the Cagayan valley. Needing to move the 2nd Tank Division -- his main mobile reserve -- and pestered by subordinate… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
All the Stops Scenario#: WO13 Date: 10/14/1944 Location: Wieleszew, Poland Even with the battle of Warsaw ended, the 1st Byelorussian Front still attempted to force a crossing of the Vistula north of the city. Standing in its way were the three panzer divisions of the SS Panzer-Korps 4. Both sides had been worn down from… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
Heart of Wilderness Scenario#: WO12 Date: 8/28/1942 Location: Siniavino, Russia Leningrad had been under siege for a year, and several smaller attempts to break the siege had already failed when the Volkhov Front offensive started on the morning of 27 August. On the eastern side of the city, Overst Wengler's Grenadier-Regiment… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
Across the Issel Scenario#: WO11 Date: 3/26/1945 Location: Loikum, Germany Early on the second day of Operation PLUNDER, units of 15th (Scottish) Division crossed the unfinished Autobahn to their front. Resistance from scattered German units was light, so a recon section of two armored cars was sent to scout the Royal Scots… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013
All Along the Merderet Scenario#: WO10 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Cauquigny, France The Longest Day was living up to its name as various small units of the 82nd Airborne coalesced along the Merderet River intent of their various objectives or simply engaging German forces wherever found. One critical point in the battle for the… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013
Sting 'em at Zingem Scenario#: WO09 Date: 5/20/1940 Location: Zingem, Belgium On 16 May, Belgian High Command received orders from French General Bilotte, Commander-in-Chief of 1st Army Group, to retreat to the Escaut River in conjunction with a British withdrawal from the Dyle River. The Belgian Army fell back, taking up new… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013
Silent Night, Deadly Night Scenario#: WO08 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Marvie, Belgium While Panzer-Lehr-Division headed towards the Meuse, Panzer-Lehr-Regiment 901 was detached from it and placed under General Kokott's 26th VolksGrenadier Division, who was tasked with reducing Bastogne. At night, following a short, intense artillery… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
Hell for the Holidays Scenario#: WO07 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: Marvie, Belgium The roadblocks along the Wiltz road had not been established in vain. Even the disaster at Wardin bought time for the 101st Airborne to move into position around Bastogne. Just as Lt. Colonel Roy Inman's 2nd Battalion of the 327th Glider Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
The Heat is On Scenario#: WO06 Date: 1/17/1942 Location: Pogost'e, Russia After five months of siege, the new year saw STAVKA order the Lubyan Offensive to break Army Group North's stranglehold on Leningrad. The focus of the attack was the seam of the German 1st and 28th Armies. Several small penetrations were achieved at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
Astride Hell's Highway Scenario#: WO05 Date: 9/25/1944 Location: Koevering, Holland Operation Market-Garden’s timetable was horribly off. Feldmarschall Model recognized that disrupting the supply train was the easiest way to defeat the offensive, so he assigned various units the task of assaulting the road’s defending forces. The… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
I Don't Like Retreating Scenario#: WO04 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Nuenen, Holland Having liberated Eindhoven the previous day, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment moved out to the east toward Helmond. Easy Company led the reconnaissance, riding on Cromwells of the King's Royal Hussars. Three miles east of Eindhoven, after… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
Counterattack at Carentan Scenario#: WO03 Date: 6/13/1944 Location: Carentan, France Airborne troops had broken the German resistance at Carentan during the fighting on the 10th and 11th for the causeway into the city. Another attack on June 12th met only rearguard resistance, and Carentan was finally captured. The 506th advanced… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
French Toast and Bacon Scenario#: WO01 Date: 12/17/1944 Location: Ouren, Luxembourg The second day of the battle of the Bulge was underway with the Germans anxious to seize bridges across the Our River. The town of Ouren had two such bridges, defended by a mélange of tank destroyer units, infantry, and artillery. Late in the morning… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2010
The Bukrin Bridgehead Scenario#: U33 Date: 9/24/1943 Location: Kiev, Russia Second In mid September 1943 Manstein’s Army Group South initiated a full scale retreat along the entire length of its 600 mile front. The plan was to fall back to the west bank of the Dnieper and redeploy for defense before the Russians could form any… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
Disaster on the Dnieper Loop Scenario#: U32 Date: 9/24/1943 Location: Dnieper loop between Kaniv and Rzhishchev, Russia STAVKA (the Soviet high command), detached the Central Front's 3rd Tank Army to the Voronezh Front to race the weakening Germans to the Dnieper, to save the wheat crop from the German scorched earth policy, and to achieve strategic or operational… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide