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American Tragedy Scenario#: J064     Date: 4/11/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa Starting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Clearing Kakazu Scenario#: J017     Date: 4/24/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa During the night of April 23 and early morning of April 24, a heavy Japanese bombardment masked the withdrawal of most of the remaining defenders of the Kakazu pocket. Several small units were left behind to delay the American pursuit. At the same… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Counter-offensive on Okinawa Scenario#: 1521     Date: 5/4/1945     Location: Tanabaru, Okinawa The Japanese began their counter-offensive on the night of May 3rd, 1945. The 24th Division, supported by the Japanese 27th Tank Regiment, decided to push forward in six separate thrusts. Their main objective was to break through the US Army … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Fools Rush In Scenario#: H12     Date: April 19, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific In supporting attacks of the 27th Infantry Division, the tanks of the 193rd Tank Battalion found themselves isolated. To make matters worse, they ran into an ambush by the Japanese 22nd independent Anti-Tank Battalion. The Japanese fell upon the… Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
I Wana Take That Ridge! Scenario#: HotP12     Date: 1945-05-01     Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Kakazu's Tombs Scenario#: J016     Date: 4/13/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa As night fell on April 12, Sgt. Beaufort Anderson and the members of his mortar platoon occupied several of the tombs dotting the area between Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu West. Good things seldom happen when one is forced to sleep with the dead. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Last Battle, Last Stand Scenario#: H14     Date: June 20, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific The Battle for Okinawa, Operation Iceberg for the US, was the largest and costliest campaign in the Pacific theater of WW II. The Japanese would call it the ‘typhoon of steel ‘. After hard fighting. Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima's remaining … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Medeera Pocket Scenario#: 1520     Date: 6/20/1945     Location: Medeera, Okinawa By the 3rd month of the battle on Okinawa, the remnants of the Japanese army had withdrawn to the south end of the island. Although the front had narrowed for the assaulting Marine Divisions, there were still irreducible pockets of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
On the Hoss' Side Scenario#: J014     Date: 4/10/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa After advancing to the top of the smaller of the two summits along Kakazu Ridge, L Company developed a bit of a problem. It was sitting in the open above a Japanese underground complex specially prepared for just such a situation... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Sugar Loaf and Half Moon Scenario#: 1518     Date: 5/13/1945     Location: Sugar Loaf, Okinawa The Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
Sugar Loaf and Half Moon Scenario#: 3730     Date: 5/19/1945     Location: Half Moon, Okinawa The Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Sugarloaf Hill Scenario#: H13     Date: May 17, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific Sugarloaf Hill was not large, but it was an anchor of the Shuri Line of Japanese defenses. It was heavily fortified and would see some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. Units of the 6th Marine Division were brought … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
That Damned Hill Scenario#: HotP11     Date: 1945-04-09     Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
The Gorge Scenario#: J013     Date: 4/9/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa The 3rd Battalion had been given the task of pushing onto Kakazu Ridge by advancing through the series of stream beds that lay in front of the hill. The Japanese had placed some defenses in the approaches to the ridge.. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
The Pinnacle Scenario#: J018     Date: 4/21/1945     Location: Ie Shima, Okinawa The Iegusugu Pinnacle was the nerve center of the Japanese defenses on the island of Ie Shima. After fighting their way through the town of Ie, the 306th was ready to attack the final Japanese bastion on Ie Shima. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Turning Off the Spigot Scenario#: J015     Date: 4/11/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa After the failure of the “powerhouse attack” to dislodge the Japanese from Kakazu Ridge earlier in the day, the Americans tried a series of attacks in battalion strength against various portions of the ridge... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2