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Home By Christmas? Scenario#: AP187 Date: 11/29/1950 Location: Samso-Ri, N. Korea Even after the heavy casualties inflicted on the 8th Cavalry Regiment at Unsan and Yongbyon, UN Command still thought that the Communist Chinese did not intend to rescue the Kim Il Sung regime. When Chinese forces disengaged in early November, the UN… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
The Cost of a Cross Scenario#: AP188 Date: 2/15/1951 Location: Chipyong-Ni, S. Korea In early February 1951, General Gay was reassigned to Eighth Army staff and replaced with former First Team executive officer General Charles D. Palmer. 5th Cavalry received a boost with the addition of a 3rd Battalion, transferred from the stateside… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Bona Fide Effort Scenario#: AP189 Date: 4/11/1951 Location: Hwacheon Reservoir, S. Korea The Bukhan Dam held back the 19 billion cubic feet of water of the Hwacheon Reservoir. Concerned the CPVA might open the dam's sluice gates to hamper his movements, General Matthew Ridgeway ordered the dam to be captured or the gates disabled prior… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
We Are Sparta Scenario#: AP190 Date: 10/4/1951 Location: Sangnyong, N. Korea With their own civil war against communism over, the Greek government was enthusiastic about sending forces to contribute to UN efforts in Korea. After arriving in December 1950, the Greek Expeditionary Force (GEF)-nicknamed the Sparta Battalion-was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Red Storm Scenario#: AP009 Date: 4/16/1945 Location: Alt Langsow, Germany The battle for the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin would be the battle upon which the fate of the capital would rest. On 16 April at 0300 hours, a massive array of Soviet artillery opened fore along the front. Searchlights were switched on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Closing the Net Scenario#: AP010 Date: 1/15/1943 Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands With the Army’s 25th Division at its side, the 2nd Marine Division began the drive to clear Guadalcanal of its last defenders. An armor-supported drive along the coast failed to break through, while the 8th Marines encountered heavy resistance along… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Swamp Cats Scenario#: AP011 Date: 7/3/1944 Location: Smorgon, Russia Fighting had raged up and down the Minsk-Vilnius highway for over a week between Molodechno and Smorgon. Confronted with the collapse of Army Group Center and the imminent loss of Minsk, Hitler sacked Field Marshal Busch and allowed Model to release… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Cream of the Crop Scenario#: AP012 Date: 6/23/1941 Location: the Bug River, Russia Assault gun crews were highly trained, elite artillery units assigned to provide close fire support to the infantry. All assault gun crews were volunteers up until 1944 and had proven in pre-war trials to be more accurate gunners than tank crews. In… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Shielding Moscow Scenario#: AP013 Date: 12/3/1941 Location: Khimki, Russia The men of the 35th Infantry Division were exhausted after their long trek across Russia. First mud, the severe winter weather, then stiffening defenses had blunted the spearhead of Operation Typhoon’s drive to Moscow. Now, with the spires of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Danger Forward Scenario#: AP016 Date: 7/21/1943 Location: Alimena, Sicily While the Axis forces slowly fell back towards Messina, the Big Red One kept up the pressure through the difficult terrain of central Sicily. The opposing Italians were fighting on native soil now, but their leadership hadn’t improved. As Gruppo… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
The Valley of Death Scenario#: AP017 Date: 12/24/1942 Location: Arbuzov, Russia Gruppo Nord was in trouble. The retreating Italian and German troops had reached the town of Arbuzov on December 22nd, but Soviet troops soon ringed the hills on the town's outskirts. These troops protected the mortars, artillery pieces and rockets… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Village of the Damned Scenario#: AP018 Date: 12/25/1942 Location: Arbuzov, Russia Many Axis soldiers in Arbuzov arose on a bitterly cold Christmas Day to discover that they had been abandoned. The main force had apparently continued on their retreat without rounding up all the soldiers in the column from their scattered nighttime… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Winter of Their Discontent Scenario#: AP019 Date: 1/4/1943 Location: Chertkovo, Russia After Christmas, the retreating Gruppo Nord finally made it to the town of Chertkovo, where an Italo-German garrison took them in and provided them much needed fuel and supplies. However, Gruppe Nord was in no condition to continue. They waited for… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Victory is Life Scenario#: AP020 Date: 1/15/1943 Location: Rossosch, Russia Trying to escape its encirclement, the Alpini Corps constantly had to fight off blocking forces of Russian indantry and raiding partisans, as well as raiding armored forces. On January 15th, the most dangerous raid of all occurred, when tanks and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Red Don Scenario#: AP021 Date: 1/16/1943 Location: Babka, Russia Day after day in mid-January, the Soviets launched repeated attacks against the Italians of the Cuneense, Julia, and Tridentina divisions. Often the attacks never even made it across the frozen Don River to the fortified positions. On January 16th,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Ghost Riders Scenario#: AP022 Date: 1/22/1943 Location: Sceljakino, Russia The retreating Alpini Corps trudged westward through the snow. Cresting the low hills dominating the town of Sceljakino, on the route of the Italian retreat, the lead troops encountered heavy gyunfire from Soviet troops in the town below. To keep an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Agony at Arnautovo Scenario#: AP023 Date: 1/24/1943 Location: Arnautovo, Russia Russian troops launched a surprise sortie against the village of Arnautovo which was held by the Italian Valchiese Battalion of the 6th Alpini Regiment and some divisional artillery. To add to the dismay of the Italian defenders, they were also beset… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Tridentina Avanti! Scenario#: AP024 Date: 1/26/1943 Location: Nikolajewka, Russia The Tridentina Division led the survivors of the Italian 8th Army westwards toward safety, but one obstale remained – the town of Nikolajewka. Astride the Rostov-Moscow railroad, the town was in Russian hands and strongly held. General Luigi… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
The Last Day of the Cuneense Scenario#: AP025 Date: 1/27/1943 Location: Valuiki, Russia While the Tridentina led the vanguard of the Alpini Corps’ attempts to break out of the Russian encirclement, the Cuneense Division served as the rear guard, repeatedly fighting off Soviet pursuers so that the main body could press on to the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Flea Circus Scenario#: AP026 Date: 9/8/1943 Location: Mezzocamino, Italy Much to the dismay of the Italians, on the afternoon of September 8, 1943, General Eisenhower made public the armistice between the Allies and the Italian government. The Italians had been playing a dangerous balancing act between the Germans and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
All Roads Lead to Rome Scenario#: AP027 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Magliana, Italy After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. That evening, German paratroopers headed towards Rome, encountering resistance from the Granatieri di Sardegna… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
The Hunters Become the Hunted Scenario#: AP028 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Monterotondo, Italy After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. As part of these operations, a battalion of German paratroops, led by Major Walter Gericke, was tasked with dropping… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Meat Grinder Scenario#: AP041 Date: 6/25/1941 Location: Lutsk, Russia In the opening days of Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, the triangular area bounded by the cities of Lutsk, Rovno, and Brody was the scene of a bitter struggle. Army High Command plans called for a rapid thrust to the Ukrainian capital of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Frontiers and Pioneers Scenario#: AP042 Date: 6/26/1941 Location: Skaudvila, Russia As German penetrations into the Russian frontier intensified, Soviet commanders were forced to rely heavily upon counterattacks to stem the tide. Northwest Front commander Col-Gen Kusnetsov planned to use his 3rd and 12th Mechanized Corps to attack… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Escape from Encirclement Scenario#: AP043 Date: 8/3/1941 Location: Podvyssokoya-Peregonorka, Russia Large numbers of Russian men and material had been cut off and surrounded in a pocket centered on Uman, near Kiev. The encircled Russians, searching for a means to escape, had already attempted to break out to the east with disastrous results. To the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
The Burial Mound Scenario#: AP044 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Wehrmacht had advanced to within one hundred meters of the Volga, squeezing the Russians onto the river’s bank. One of the most dominant terrain features was a large grassy hill known as Mamayev Kurgan, 335 feet high, which commanded a fine view… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Red Comrades Scenario#: AP046 Date: 3/20/1943 Location: Taranovka, Russia As Manstein delivered the “back-hand blow” to Soviet forces at Kharkov, the Red Army was beginning to develop tactics on par with their German counterparts. With the huge victory at Stalingrad to build upon, propaganda switched from politics to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Insult to Injury Scenario#: AP047 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Storozhevoe, Russia Although the German spearhead had been blunted at Prokhorovka, the thrusts of SS-Panzerkorps II would continue to push forward for another day. However, General Rotmistov was now gaining the initiative, and the armored battles would be under… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Up Inferno Hill Scenario#: AP048 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Werchopenje, Russia The battle of Kursk had largely climaxed, with formations neighboring the “Grossdeutschland” Division being driven into defensive modes. Following one day of rest and replenishment, in the midst of preparing to once again drive north, the neighboring… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Panzergeist Scenario#: AP050 Date: 10/30/1944 Location: Olszak, Poland While most Soviet formations were either out of supplies, victory drunk or both, the German landsers were becoming weary of constant defensive action. With new equipment in place and supply lines back to the Reich shortened by the territorial losses… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Something to Prove Scenario#: AP051 Date: 1/18/1945 Location: Sid, Yugoslavia In an attempt to re-open lines to Panzer-Armee 2, Armeekorps XXXIV conducted a major attack along the Syrmien front south of the Danube. Opposing this assault were six divisions of Tito’s “partisan” army. Dug in like the Russians who had trained them… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Into Vienna Woods Scenario#: AP052 Date: 4/17/1945 Location: St. Polten, Austria On April 12 STAVKA declared Vienna clear of German forces. The 3rd Ukrainian Front was issued new orders, one of which was to take the town of St. Polten, south-west of Vienna, in the strategically located Vienna Woods. St. Polten was taken on the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Far From Home Scenario#: AP053 Date: 12/18/1936 Location: Boadilla del Monte, Spain The Nationalists' offensive started with a heavy artillery bombardment on the 14 December and Franco's troops occupied the town of Boadilla del Monte. As a countermeasure, the Republicans sent a detachment of Russian tanks led by General Pavlov and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
800 Heroes Scenario#: AP054 Date: 10/29/1937 Location: Shanghai, China To demonstrate to the West that the Nationalist Army’s morale was intact, a battalion of the German-trained 88th Division had been fighting off the Japanese 3rd Infantry Division for two days. The site of the Chinese stand was a six-story concrete… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
The Generalissimo's Own Scenario#: AP055 Date: 5/26/1938 Location: Lanfeng, China The Japanese 14th Infantry Division was ordered south from Manchuria to force a crossing of the Yellow River near Lanfeng and then advance towards Wuhan, to flank and cut off the retreating Chinese. The 14th Division’s move encountered unexpected… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Quagmire Scenario#: AP056 Date: 9/22/1939 Location: Shangfu, China The Japanese 106th Infantry Division attacked from west of Nanchang in Jiangxi province, moving southwest along the southern edge of the rugged and heavily wooded Jiuling Mountains. In a few days it had pushed into the upper valley of the Laio River.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Kleckerweise Scenario#: AP057 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chémery, France Responding to a German bridgehead over the river near Sedan, the French ordered two tank battalions to join two reserve infantry regiments for possible action. Unfortunately it took them all night to reach their assigned positions. The attack order… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Sat Sri Akal! Scenario#: AP058 Date: 1/2/1942 Location: Kampar, Malaya As the veteran troops of the Japanese 5th Infantry Division pushed down the Malay peninsula, the 11th Indian Division opposing it was forced to amalgamate several units from the battered 6th Brigade into the 15th Brigade, creating the composite… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War