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All For Schnuck Scenario#: 31 Date: 1918-08-31 Location: Fremicourt, France "At 5 a.m., the enemy barraged our front line, and half an hour later launched a strong counterattack. As the advancing Germans approached the line, it was seen that they were accompanied by tanks, a new experience for our men. … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Alter Fritz Scenario#: 28 Date: 1918-04-24 Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Five minutes after dawn Group l's “heavy field kitchen's” initiated their attack on Villers-Bretonneux. After passing into no man's land ahead of the accompanying 207RIR, Lotti and unnamed A7V 560 stopped to eliminate machine-gun nests to get the… Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Better Than The Best Scenario#: 22 Date: 1916-07-01 Location: Beaumont-Hamel, France At 7:30 am, the 86th and the 87th Brigade of the 29th Infantry Division attacked, but failed to clean out and occupy the German lines. The Newfoundland Battalion, as part of 88th Brigade, was ordered to reinforce the effort and … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Cerisy Scenario#: 29 Date: 1918-04-08 Location: Cerisy, France At 4.20, as the artillery opened intense fire on the whole front of attack, the British infantry and tanks advanced to the assault. The tanks crashed into Cerisy knocking down buildings and opening fire on the German garrison. Three companies … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Delville Wood Scenario#: 23 Date: 1916-07-15 Location: Bois Delville, France Major General Furse ordered the 1st South African Brigade to attack Delville Wood, and to take it at all costs. This advance was to proceed, even if the 26th and 27th Brigades had not captured the north of Lougueval. The … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
First Tank On Tank Scenario#: 26 Date: 1918-04-24 Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France A soldier reported to 2nd Lieutenant Franck Mitchell, commander of Mark IV tank Al (4086) that enemy tanks were about. Mitchell opened a loophole and saw the A7V tank "Nixe" (561) approaching half a kilometre away. As neither Mitchell nor … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
First Tank On Tank Deluxe Scenario#: 27 Date: 1918-04-24 Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France What if 2nd Lieutenant Franck Mitchell, commander of Mark TV tank A1 (4086) while ordering his gunner and machine gunners to better target “Nixe” spotted a new threat: A7Vs "Siegfried” (525) and “Schnuck” (504)…? What if “X” Company's Whippets… Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Gurkhas At The Chapelle Scenario#: 21 Date: 1915-03-10 Location: Neuve-Chapelle, France As the battlefield around the village is flat country and the ground is cut by many small drainage ditches, the Germans were not able to dig trenches in this area, but constructed instead above ground breastworks. This defense was easily … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Hotel Bellevue Scenario#: 24 Date: 1917-10-26 Location: Passchendaele, Belgium The 43rd Battalion was assigned the objective of capturing Bellevue Spur, an adjoining hill with a trench system considered a main line of defence at Passchendaele Ridge. At first they made good progress with their advance but were soon caught … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Last Charge Of The Sturm-Panzer-Kraftwagen Scenario#: 32 Date: 1918-11-01 Location: Sebourg, France The last German tank action of the war occured when Abteilungen 12 (Beute), 13 and 14 (Beute) were deployed to support a counterattack by the 28th Division near Sebourg. Between them, Abteilung 12 and 13 fielded only five Mark IV … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Le Bois Haut Scenario#: 19 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Mons , Belgium At 6 pm the Gordons were still holding their line on the Faubourgd'Havré-Malplaquet road, defying the enemy who seemed to have reverted to their tactics of pressing forward in massed, closed ranks. But the pressure was telling. The 18 pdrs … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Manchester Hill Scenario#: 25 Date: 1918-03-21 Location: Saint Quentin, France Posthumous Victoria Cross citation for Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrith Elstob, Commanding Officer, 16th Battalion Manchester Rifles: For most conspicuous bravery, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice during operations at Manchester Redoubt, near St.… Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Nimy Scenario#: 18 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Nimy , Belgium Around the village of Nimy, the 4th Royal Fusiliers were engaged defending two bridges over the Canal du Centre, from about 7 am until forced to withdraw around 2 pm. Lieutenant Dease, a machinegun officer, won the first VC of … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Obourg Scenario#: 17 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Obourg , Belgium The British Expeditionary Force arrived on the 21st, cavalry patrols clashed on the 22nd, and on the 23rd nine and a half British battalions along a nine-mile front fought all day to hold off four German divisions from von Kluck's … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Yanks Are Coming Scenario#: 30 Date: 1918-08-09 Location: Chipilly Ridge, France General Pershing continues to struggle with his Allies who want to take and absorb his American units into their own armies. One such division is the 33rd from Illinois. Since June it has trained with British lll Corps at the … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
...and Here We Damned Well Stay Scenario#: A050 Date: 10/27/1942 Location: El Alamein, Egypt In an ill-organized night attack during Operation Lightfoot, a battalion of the British 7th Motor Brigade had thrust forward to seize a German-held position. However, unaware that their maps were faulty, the men and carriers advanced along an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
"They're Here! Reverse!" Scenario#: J047 Date: 2/8/1941 Location: Beda Fomm, Libya The famed Desert Rats were on the move. Heading for the African coast through the Saleh/Beda Fomm area, they planned to set up ambush positions against the large Italian motorized columns retreating from Benghazi towards Tripoli. The 2nd Royal Tank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
1st Armoured to the rescue Scenario#: 4232 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Gazala, Libya By late morning, his left flank overrun by the coordinated mass of German Panzers, General Neil Ritchie, commander of the Eighth Army, ordered two armored brigades of Norrie's 1st Armoured Division south to the rescue. Moving in column, the 22nd … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
3rd RTR in the Rain Scenario#: J043 Date: 5/23/1940 Location: Guines, France In their attempts to stem the German advance to Calais and other port cities, the British dispatched the 3rd Royal Tank Brigade, composed of the 2nd king's Royal Rifles and the 1st Queen's Victoria Rifles. On 23 May, these units sallied aggressively… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
A Bridgehead Too Wet Scenario#: 41 Date: 3/22/1943 Location: Wadi Zigzaou, Tunisia Montgomery chose to make a frontal assault in an area defended by elements of Panzergrenadier Regiment Afrika and the weak Giovani Fascisti (Young Fascists). The 151st Infantry Brigade of the 50th Division reinforced by forty–odd Valentine tanks were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
A Bridgehead Too Wet Scenario#: 26 Date: March 22, 1943 Location: Wadi Zigzaou, Tunisia When the British 8th Army began crossing the Mareth Line, one of the obstacles encountered was the wide, steep-sided Wadi Zigzaou. The first units to make their way across the wadi were accompanied by some 40 Valentine tanks, used because … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
A Day By the Shore Scenario#: 103 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Franceville-Plage, France The heavily defended gun battery at Merville had been attacked by paratroops, but one gun was still firing and, in the confusion, two groups of Number 3 Commando were sent to finish the job. 45 (RM) Commando was reassigned to secure the coastal town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
A Desperate Affair Scenario#: 97 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Heraklion, Crete The mission of the German paratroopers approaching Heraklion was to take the town and its airfield in order to land troops of the 5th Mountain Division. As the paratroopers jumped from the Junker Ju52s, each armed with only a few grenades and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
A Frosty Morning Scenario#: O03 Date: 12/1/1942 Location: Oudna, Tunisia On the morning of 29 November, the 530 strong battalion boarded 44 transport aircraft and took off, bound for Oudna. Because there had been insufficient time to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of the airfield, Lieutenant Colonel Frost was forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2
A Good Party Scenario#: A056 Date: 3/16/1943 Location: Mareth, Tunisia Before the 8th Army could launch its assault on the Mareth Line, it had to clear the Axis outposts between the Wadi Zeuss and the Wadi Zigzaou. One of these, held by veterans of the 90th Light Division, encompassed a group of small hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a
A High Price to Pay Scenario#: 53 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Syracuse, Sicily Under the codename Operation Ladbroke, the British 1st Airlanding Brigade was to capture the Ponte Grande bridge spanning the Anapo River in eastern Sicily to allow for a quick march on Syracuse by the 5th Infantry Division. 144 gliders set off from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition)
A Lion in the Field Scenario#: AP114 Date: 6/29/1944 Location: Gavrus, France On June 28, as part of the battle in the Scottish Corridor, the 2nd Argylls of the 15th Scottish Division were ordered to cross the Ordon River. Since there were Germans to the front and rear, the battalion had to be stretched out over the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
A Most Gallant Dirty Little Imp Scenario#: 76 Date: 15-May-40 Location: Dyle River Line, La Tombe Vicinity, Belgium Second Lieutenant Richard Annand was the recipient of the first Victoria Cross awarded during the Second World War. At 11 a.m. on 15 May the Germans of the 31st lnfantry Division launched a violent attack and pushed forward a bridging … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
A Nice Morning For A Ride Scenario#: J097 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily After the night assault seized the bridge and a thin lodgement north of the Simeto, problems were experienced communicating to follow on units that the bridge had been captured. As the companies holding the lodgement began to come under increasing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
A Ridge Too Far Scenario#: S017 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Amfreville, France On D-Day, the 1st Special Service Brigade landed under fire on Sword Beach at H+90 and made the long trek to cross the Orne River Bridge (Pegasus Bridge) at Benouville and establish a defensive perimeter against counterattack on the far eastern flank… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #48
A Veritable Bloodbath Scenario#: 22 Date: 17-Feb-45 Location: South of Goch, Holland Operation Veritable, Montgomery’s push to the Rhine, was encountering fanatic German Resistance for every square mile of Holland. Having just about secured the town of Goch, the 1st Gordon Highlanders were ordered to continue the advance south and… Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
A Well-Engineered Ambush Scenario#: AP064 Date: 11/28/1942 Location: Djefna, Tunisia For an entire week, Major Rudolf Witzig's Fallschirmpionier-Bataillon 11 had frustrated every effort the British 36th Brigade made to advance past the crossroads at Djebel Abiod. The morning of November 25 revealed that the Germans had withdrawn… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7
Accidental Cannae Scenario#: HC04 Date: September 21, 1745 Location: Prestonpans, Scotland After Fontenoy, Charles Edward Stuart, son of “James III & VIII,” decided the time had come to lead a highland uprising that would restore the Stuarts to the British throne. Against all advice, and without the blessing of Louis XV, … Hold the Line — Hold the Line: Highland Charge
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
Across the Wire Scenario#: A061 Date: 6/16/1940 Location: Nezvet Ghirba, Libya On the afternoon of June 10th, Italy declared war upon France and England. At a single stroke, the fight had leapt beyond the confines of Europe to become a "world" conflict. On the 16th, two troops of B Squadron, 11th Hussars, were patrolling the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
Act with the Utmost Vigour Scenario#: 202 Date: December 1, 1941 Location: Derna, Libya In late November 1941, the LRDG had been given orders to "act with the utmost vigor offensively against any enemy targets or communications within reach". Y1 Patrol, under the command of Captan Frank Simms, was instructed to attack … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Ad Hoc at Beaurains Scenario#: 91 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Beaurains, France Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans were able to stop the foot soldiers but the British armor pushed on unsupported – deep into the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
African Brothers Scenario#: J162 Date: 7/10/1940 Location: Moyale, Kenya By the end of June 1940, the garrison of Fort Harrington had received reliable reports that Italian reinforcements were entering the twin town of Moyale at the Abyssinian border. These included three Eritrean colonial battalions, a brigade of pack… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Alexandria Scenario#: 9 Date: 1801/03/21 Location: Alexandria, Egypt The Battle of Alexandria, or Battle of Canope, was fought on 21 March 1801 between the army of Napoleon's French First Republic under General Jacques-François Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercromby. The battle took place… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
All Down the Line Scenario#: J140 Date: 9/19/1944 Location: Oosterbeek, Holland The 4th Parachute Brigade moved to seize the high ground around Koepel. However, the German defensive line along the Dreyenseweg, a road running north from Oosterbeek, would have to be overcome. Manning this line were elements of Kampfgruppe von… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Ambush at De Hoop Scenario#: DAE1 Date: 9/22/1944 Location: Elst, Holland The British had just completed the “Dash to Driel”, a 10-mile advance in just 30 minutes across “the Island” to bring supplies to the beleaguered troops in the Arnhem bridgehead. Having been informed that German armored vehicles had engaged British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Historical Module 1: Decision at Elst
Among the Bravest Scenario#: ABTF07 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Arnhem, Holland Colonel Frost realized that disaster was now only a heartbeat away for his 2nd Para Battalion. Frost’s beloved battalion was being buried in the ruins of the buildings around him and his positions were being overrun. Yet Frost knew he was surrounded… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
An Unexpected Drop Scenario#: ROH01 Date: 05/22/1982 Location: San Carlos Water, Falkland Islands The Argentine leaders first thought the British landing at San Carlos on May 21st might he a diversion, hut they were wrong; this was the landing. Their nearest ground forces, in Darwin and Groose Green, were too far away to … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
An Unexpected Drop Scenario#: HotF01 Date: 1982-05-22 Location: San Carlos Water, Falkland Islands The Argentine leaders first thought the British landing at San Carlos on May 21st might he a diversion, hut they were wrong; this was the landing. Their nearest ground forces, in Darwin and Groose Green, were too far away to … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Falklands
And the Anvil Scenario#: NA03 Date: 1941/01/11 Location: Murzuq Airfield, Libya The goal of the LRDG’s attack on the fort at Murzuq was to prevent the Italian garrison from reinforcing the airfield. Although the LRDG sustained casualties, its harassment attacks were successful: after a sustained fight, the Italian garrison… Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Another Bloody Attack Scenario#: J096 Date: 7/15/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily Despite a spirited defense of the Simeto Bridgehead, the Germans had retaken the bridge and established a bridgehead of their own south of the Simeto River. After a night of preparation, a counterstroke was launched the morning of the 15tth by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Armored Fist Scenario#: J010 Date: 1/6/1942 Location: Trolak, Malaya The Japanese continued boldly down the trunk road, assaulting and flanking any British position which tried to block the road. At Milestone 62, the British nearly stopped the Japanese cold. This time, a small Japanese detachment of four tanks and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Arnhem Bridge Scenario#: 25 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Arnhem, Holland The largest Airborne drop ever designed, Operation Market Garden was Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery's plan to end the war on the Western Front early. If successful, it would threaten the flanks of German defenses along the Siegfried line and… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Arnhem Bridge Scenario#: 3677 Date: 9/19/1944 Location: Arnhem, Holland The largest airborne drop ever designed, Operation Market Garden was Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery's plan to end the war on the Western Front early. If successful, it would threaten the flanks of German defenses along the Siegfried line and… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Arras: Forlorn Hopes Scenario#: 27 Location: Arras, France “Frankforce” (elements of the 5th and 50th British Infantry Divisions and the 1st Tank Brigade and remnants of the 3rd DLM attack the Totenkopf SS Motorized Division and elements of the 7th Panzer Division. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940