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Misty Morning Mayhem Scenario#: AP140 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: St. Barthélemy, France With the breakout of Patton's 3rd Army and the American capture of Avranches, Hitler felt it necessary to launch a counterattack. 3rd Army's supplies had to come through Avranches across the See River bridge. Further to the east, the Americans also… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
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
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
Emergency Surgery Scenario#: AP139 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: Châteauneuf, France Patton's rush across Brittany to take the port city of Brest and fortress of St. Malo met little resistance during July. To keep the pressure on, he ordered the formation of Task Force A, a regiment sized unit composed of the 15th Cavalry Group and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
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
Sons of Slava Scenario#: AP070 Date: 7/18/1944 Location: Busk Sasov, Poland The Red Army launched the Lvov-Sandomierz offensive after OKH had stripped Army Group North Ukraine to the bare bones in order to plug the holes left by a crumbling Army Group Center. This attack was a major operation in its own right, designed to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7
Pössl’s Posse Scenario#: AP171 Date: 7/12/1944 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania The Soviet advance during their summer offensive was rapid and combined with Hitler"s “no retreat” order led to many German units becoming trapped inside cities. At Vilnius, remnants of two German regiments under the command of Luftwaffe Major… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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
Red Horse Recon Scenario#: AP138 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Goucherie, France The swampy areas of the Cotentin peninsula led Allied command to misundcrstand bocage country. Only as the U.S. First Army attempted to reach the line formed by the towns of Coutances, St. Ló, and Caumont would that terrain's true nature be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Flight of Fancy Scenario#: AP128 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Herouville, France After waiting a month for the Allied attack at Calais, Generalmajor Karl Seivers' Feld-Fivision 16 (Luftwaffe) began its move to Normandy into the front lines around Caen, protecting the flanks of SS-Panzer-Division 12 and Panzer-Division 21. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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
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
Never On Time Scenario#: AP170 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Mouen, France The company level engagement around Mouen railway station was an accidental affair, although the nature of the combat was typical of those in the village and bocage country of Normandy. Company C from Lt. Colonel Hubert Orr's 3rd “Monmouths”… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Day at Night Scenario#: AP159 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Tali, Finland A report gave information that the Russian Tank Army drove south. Immediately the order was given to the 2nd Finnish Battalion to attack in the direction of Tali Mill. Supported by a few remaining men of the Swedish Avdelta Kompaniet, led by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Rather Uncoordinated Scenario#: AP158 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Tali, Finland At the Command Post everyone was joyful, a Russian tank had been destroyed and the defense line held tight even if the battalion forces were strained to the limit. Then another tank attack came, an Assault Gun raced in the lead with a supporting… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Trap by Mishap Scenario#: AP157 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Tali, Finland The night before, 13th Infantry Regiment had been reinforced by troops trained in the new anti-tech weaponry. Panzerfausts and Panzerschrecks had breathed new hope into troops who for some time had to contend with a heavily armored foe. Early in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Fear Naught Scenario#: AP137 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: St. Manvieu-Norrey, France Montgomery's attempt to take Caen by the end of June was codenamed Operation EPSOM, and the flanking maneuver west of Caen commenced in bad weather. This kept anticipated tactical airstrikes from happening, but did not prevent the 15th (Scottish)… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Swede Revenge Scenario#: AP156 Date: 6/25/1944 Location: Tali, Finland The Finnish Battalion Commander's voice was barely heard over the alarm. "Take the height!" "Protect the flank". The order started pumping adrenalin into every man's body, as the Swedish group led by Lieutenauts Axel Hård av Segerstad and Orvar… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Katyusha Variations Scenario#: AP155 Date: 6/21/1944 Location: Näätäkä, Finland After the Russian breakthrough of the first Finnish line of defense in the Karelian Isthmus, Field Marshal Mannerheim ordered the evacuation of Far Karelia. All forces in the region were sent to the Isthmus tp prevent a Russian exploitation of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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
The First Virtue Scenario#: AP127 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Elba, Italy On 12 June, the German commander in Italy was informed that “Elba must be defended to the last man and the last cartridge”. On 14 June, German reinforcements began to arrive on Elba from Pianosa. The decision to reinforce Elba was not known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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
Second to None Scenario#: AP136 Date: 6/16/1944 Location: Bérigny, France After licking its wounds amid two days of local German counterattacks, the 23rd Infantry Regiment was able to bring more supporting elements, including a tank platoon, to assist in a renewcd assault around Hill 192. This time, with three full… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
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
Fuller's Folly Scenario#: AP135 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Hill 192, France The week after D-Day, the 2nd Infantry Division was still not ready for the atatck on Hill 192. According to Captain Henry Caulder, a battalion adjutant in the 23rd, the officers leading the attack had not personally reconnoitered the ground and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Helluva Patrol Leader Scenario#: AP106 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, France Brigadier General Norman Cota had decided to tag along on a mission to capture two bridges that the Germans might use to sever the tie between US forces in Carentan and Omaha Beach. After crossing the Vire River, the two companies encountered heavy… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Cota's Last Stand? Scenario#: AP105 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, France With the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne fully engaged outside Carentan, the 29th was ordered to conduct a reconnaissance in force west of the Vire to test the German forces and to capture two important bridges. At the last moment, General Norman… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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
Death Takes a Toll Scenario#: AP134 Date: 6/10/1944 Location: Norrey-en-Bessin, France After the disaster that befell Kompanie 3 of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 on the 9th, a last attempt to retake Norrey was made by the only uncommitted infantry left available to SS-Panzer-Division 12, SS-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 12. Ordered to assault at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Two the Hard Way Scenario#: AP133 Date: 6/9/1944 Location: Azeville, France Despite significant bombing and shelling, the batteries at Azeville and Crisbecq still posed a serious threat to the Allied landings. Supported by Sherman tanks, the 22nd Infantry Regiment began attacks on both batteries on 7 June, only to be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Linkup Scenario#: AP104 Date: 6/9/1944 Location: Auville-Sur-La-Vey, France The 175th Infantry Regiment landed on June 7 and, aided by the 747th Tank Battalion, spent all the next day and into the night fighting through Ost Bataillon 621 into a rubbled Isigny to secure its bridge over the Aure. As 9 June dawned, most of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
That Damn Bridge Scenario#: AP103 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France Immediately after the relief of Pointe-du-Hoc, Col. Canham, C.O. of the 116th Infantry Regiment, turned his attention to Grandcamp-les-Bains and its small but important harbor. 5th Rangers were ordered down the coastal road over a small, flooded… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Better Late Than Never Scenario#: AP102 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, France Companies D, E and F of the 2nd Rangers Battalion – having scaled the cliffs and accomplished their D-Day goals – were under heavy attack. That night, expected German attacks knocked the Rangers out of their forward positions along the coastal road,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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
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
Night of Nights Scenario#: AP132 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France "Tonight is the night of nights" began Lt. Col. Robert Sink's message to the men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment as they embarked onto a fleet of transport planes on the evening of 5 June. As the vast armada of aircrafts carrying the 101st… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
When I Call Roll Scenario#: AP101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Vierville-Sur-Mer, France The “Great Crusade” was underway, but even the lowliest private on Omaha Beach at H-Hour could tell all had not gone according to plan. The Germans manning the Atlantic Wall were not the espected second rate troops, and there were many more of them… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Lost Highway Scenario#: AP081 Date: 6/5/1944 Location: Rome, Italy The race to be the first to enter Rome was on. Equally urgent was the German race to evacuate the Eternal City. Hitler's order of an open city was not extended to the approaches to Rome where small groups of Fallschirmjagers, landsers, and panzers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
A Bloody Waste Scenario#: AP080 Date: 6/1/1944 Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, Italy The breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Rude Mood Scenario#: AP079 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Esperia, Italy The Allied efforts to breach the German fortified defenses known as the Hitler Line were moving slowly forward. General Juin, commanding the Free French forces in Italy, had a plan to outflank the Germans through the Esperia defile and on to Mt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Maryuma's Stronghold Scenario#: AP126 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Myitkyina, Burma After the capture of Myitkyina Airfield, General Frank Merrill established his headquarters there. An attack on the city itself was ordered using the disengaged portion of H Force. To this purpose the city would be attacked by two battalions of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Uncommon Misery Scenario#: AP069 Date: 5/7/1944 Location: Potsangbam, Burma By early May, the village of Potsangbam – known to the British as “Pots and Pans” – had already been the scene of furious fighting, with attack and counterattack pushing first one side and then the other out of their positions, only for the enemy to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7
Food Fight Scenario#: AP096 Date: 4/29/1944 Location: Hrabivka, Ukraine Throughout most of the Second World War, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was engaged in partisan warfare, first against the Germans, then against the Soviets. The UPA tended to avoid conflict with the Soviet Army, instead focusing their efforts on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
The Beasts Have Arrived Scenario#: AP169 Date: 4/16/1944 Location: Seredynki, Ukraine Marshal Zhukov mustered six tank armies within the 1st Ukrainian Front and, on March 4, launched them with the town of Tarnopol as a key objective. The "Mud Offensive" was successful and 200,000 Germans under General Hube became trapped, victim's of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Ambush on South Knob Scenario#: AP125 Date: 3/10/1944 Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea The Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Always Ready Scenario#: AP176 Date: 3/8/1944 Location: Los Negros Island, New Guinea The initial follow-up to secure Momote airdrome included the investment of the western shore of Seeadler Harbor, where Japanese command had expected the initial attack. A still disorganized Japanese command provided the opportunity for Brewer Task… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Hold Your Horses Scenario#: AP175 Date: 3/3/1944 Location: Los Negros Island, New Guinea Having spent the first year of the war patrolling the Mexican border, by 1943 1st Cavalry Division was alerted for overseas duty in February with all of their normal equipment-submachine guns, carbines, a Colt .45 for each trooper, and other… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Maintaining the Box Scenario#: AP113 Date: 2/15/1944 Location: Sinzweya, Burma Colonel Tanahashi's 112th Infantry Regiment had moved into an encircling position around the “Administration Box” pressuring the beleaguered Commonwealth forces late on the 14th. During the morning of the 15th, the Japanese attacked “C Company Hill”… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Nameless Hill Scenario#: AP168 Date: 12/30/1943 Location: Razorback Ridge, New Britain Colonel William J. “Wild Bill" Whaling's 1st Marines hadjust captured the airfield at Cape Gloucester, located to the west of the New Britain landing sites. The residual elements of the Japanese defense, led by Colonel Koki Sumiya's 53rd lnfantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Odd Angry Shot Scenario#: AP068 Date: 10/12/1943 Location: Finisterre Range, New Guinea The campaign to push the Japanese out of New Guinea moved into the Markham and Ramu Valleys in 1943. The Australian 7th Division was tasked with the job of clearing these two strategic areas. As the 21st Brigade battled for high ground to the west,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7