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- Collection: ASL - Action Packs
Yes Sir!Scenario#: AP108 Date: 9/8/1944 Location: Brest, FranceThe 29th Infantry Division was fighting on the Brittany peninsula with orders to crack the German fortress of Brest, home to U-boat pens that housed returning German submarines and – potentially – a massive supply point for the Allies if captured… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Wise's WarScenario#: AP118 Date: 10/13/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe main assault on Aachen began with a pounding barrage by aircraft and artillery. Early on 13 October, Lt. Col. John Corley's 3rd Battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment was ordered to push northwest, while Lt. Col. Derrill Daniel's 2nd Battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Winter of Their DiscontentScenario#: AP019 Date: 1/4/1943 Location: Chertkovo, RussiaAfter 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 |
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When I Call RollScenario#: AP101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Vierville-Sur-Mer, FranceThe “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! |
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We Are SpartaScenario#: AP190 Date: 10/4/1951 Location: Sangnyong, N. KoreaWith 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 |
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Walker’s OrdersScenario#: AP178 Date: 7/22/1950 Location: Yongdong, S. KoreaAfter the mauling it received during the fall of Taejon, the 24th Infantry Division was relieved on 22 July by the 1st Cavalry Division, which became responsible for blocking the Korean People's Army's drive down the main Taejon-Taegu corridor to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV |
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Village of the DamnedScenario#: AP018 Date: 12/25/1942 Location: Arbuzov, RussiaMany 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 |
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Victory is LifeScenario#: AP020 Date: 1/15/1943 Location: Rossosch, RussiaTrying 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 |
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Up Inferno HillScenario#: AP048 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Werchopenje, RussiaThe 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 |
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UnsanityScenario#: AP185 Date: 11/2/1950 Location: Unsan, S. KoreaAs the First Team blasted its way to the Yalu River and the Chinese border in late October, many of the GIs and Officers believed they might be home in time for Christmas. At the same time, however, units of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV |
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Uncommon MiseryScenario#: AP069 Date: 5/7/1944 Location: Potsangbam, BurmaBy 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 |
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Two the Hard WayScenario#: AP133 Date: 6/9/1944 Location: Azeville, FranceDespite 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 |
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Tridentina Avanti!Scenario#: AP024 Date: 1/26/1943 Location: Nikolajewka, RussiaThe 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 |
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Trap by MishapScenario#: AP157 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Tali, FinlandThe 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 |
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To the PainScenario#: AP089 Date: 2/17/1942 Location: Danyingon, BurmaJapanese reconnaissance parties had reached as far as the colonial office in Danyingon, replacing the Union jack with a Nisshoki – the Imperial flag. After several attempts to push the constantly reinforcing Japanese out of Danyingon, a decision was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge! |
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Through Mud and BloodScenario#: AP152 Date: 4/18/1942 Location: Shemenski, RussiaThe Soviet offensive at Jandeba had left a dangerous bulge in the Finnish lines at Shemenski. It threatened to cut the Finnish forces in two, thus a counterattack was ordered with the two hills the primary objective. The ad-hoc unit given this… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers |
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The Valley of DeathScenario#: AP017 Date: 12/24/1942 Location: Arbuzov, RussiaGruppo 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 |
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The Swedish Voluntary CorpsScenario#: AP145 Date: 3/2/1940 Location: Märkäjärvi, FinlandIn November 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland. Sweden dared not engage in full scale war with its age-old enemy, but allowed volunteer bureaus to be set up. Among the first in the Swedish Voluntary Corps to see action was the 4:e… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers |
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The RingScenario#: AP001 Date: 4/20/1945 Location: Niesky, GermanyWith the final Soviet offensive pushing into the German capital, the war in the east was drawing to its conclusion. Soviet attacks in other sectors along the front were designed to keep German units pinned down, preventing them from reinforcing the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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The Order of WarScenario#: AP184 Date: 10/12/1950 Location: Korangp’o-Ri, S. KoreaIn August, General Gay replaced the 5th Cavalry Regiment's aging and near-deaf commander Colonel Carl Rohsenberger with the more dynamic Marcel Crombez. Colonel Crombez had missed most of WWII in stateside training assignments but served in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV |
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The NutcrackerScenario#: AP063 Date: 12/7/1941 Location: Klin, RussiaDuring the final phase of Operation TYPHOON, German Panzer-Armee 4 broke through Russian defenses northeast of Moscow. General Reinhardt's Panzer-Korps LVI was able to cross the Moskva-Volga Canal at Yakhroma on 27 November but could not hold its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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The Meat GrinderScenario#: AP041 Date: 6/25/1941 Location: Lutsk, RussiaIn 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 |
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The Last Day of the CuneenseScenario#: AP025 Date: 1/27/1943 Location: Valuiki, RussiaWhile 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 |
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The Katanas Come Out at NightScenario#: AP111 Date: 7/31/1938 Location: Changkufeng Hill, RussiaThe Soviet, Chinese and Japanese governments had a long running disagreement over the KoreanSoviet/Chinese border. The dispute was pushed to the brink when the Soviets occupied the heights of Changkufeng Hill which overlooked the Korean port of Rajin… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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The Hunters Become the HuntedScenario#: AP028 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Monterotondo, ItalyAfter 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 |
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The Horse They Never RodeScenario#: AP186 Date: 11/6/1950 Location: Yongbyon, N. KoreaThe 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 8th Cavalry Regiment barely escaped from Unsan on 2 November, with the 3rd Battalion under Major Robert Ormond acting as rear guard, not yet aware that the area was under attack by the entire Chinese 39th Army. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV |
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The Head of the MaceScenario#: AP040 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Mont Ormel, FranceElements 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 |
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The GovernorScenario#: AP162 Date: 6/19/1941 Location: Medjayoun, SyriaThe initial phase of the Commonwealth campaign against the Vichy forces in Syria was proving tougher than expected. These French, former allies of the Commonwealth. were resilient opponents. Merdjayoun was symbolic of this as the town, located only a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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The Generalissimo's OwnScenario#: AP055 Date: 5/26/1938 Location: Lanfeng, ChinaThe 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 |
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The First VirtueScenario#: AP127 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Elba, ItalyOn 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 |
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The Cost of a CrossScenario#: AP188 Date: 2/15/1951 Location: Chipyong-Ni, S. KoreaIn 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 |
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The CloserScenario#: AP142 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: St. Lambert-sur-Dives, FranceHaving secured most of the small village of St Lambert-sur-Dives with a quick strike the day before, Major David Vivian Currie of the South Alberta Regiment consolidated his mixed force of tanks and infantry around the main bridge across the Dives… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV |
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The ChocosScenario#: AP165 Date: 7/26/1942 Location: Oivi, New GuineaIn late July, the Japanese South Seas Detachment landed on the east coast of New Guinea attempting to secure an overland route to the capital of Port Moresby. A mixture of Australian militia and local militia were sent to delay this landing force.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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The Burial MoundScenario#: AP044 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe 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 |
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The BendScenario#: AP173 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceA war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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The Beasts Have ArrivedScenario#: AP169 Date: 4/16/1944 Location: Seredynki, UkraineMarshal 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 |
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That Damn BridgeScenario#: AP103 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Grandcamp-Les-Bains, FranceImmediately 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! |
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Thai HotScenario#: AP083 Date: 12/8/1941 Location: Pattani Province, ThailandPattani, a town in the province of the same name, is located on the Kra Isthmus, more than 500 kilometres south of Burma. The town’s proximity to the Malayan border made it a top Japanese priority. As day broke on 8 December, Japanese transports were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge! |
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Texas FloodScenario#: AP077 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Persano, ItalyTo fulfill General Dawley's request to close the gap between the Sele-Calore Rivers, General Walker sent his divisional reserve to plug the hole. The 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment was deployed to cover the frontage with the company's HQ in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Ten-Ton TankScenario#: AP144 Date: 2/27/1940 Location: Märkäjärvi, FinlandThe Swedish Volunteer Corps Anti-Tank Gun Company had taken up position along the road leading from Kemijärvi to Märkäjärvi. On the afternoon of the 27th a "Ten-Ton Tank" showed up besides the road at the edge of the woods opposite the Swedish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers |
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Taking HeadsScenario#: AP059 Date: 1/1/1942 Location: Concepcion, LuzonDuring the retreat of the North Luzon Force to Bataan in the last days of 1941, two recently mobilized reserve divisions of the Philippine Army took up temporary defensive positions astride the Concepcion-Magalang Road along the so-called D-5 Line.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War |
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Take a BathScenario#: AP036 Date: 7/31/1944 Location: Torigni-sur-Vire, FranceFearing 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 |
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Swede RevengeScenario#: AP156 Date: 6/25/1944 Location: Tali, FinlandThe 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 |
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Swamp CatsScenario#: AP011 Date: 7/3/1944 Location: Smorgon, RussiaFighting 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 |
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Strike Up the BandScenario#: AP097 Date: 8/9/1944 Location: Lesquern, FranceBy mid-summer, Third Army’s drive across northern France was moving so quickly that it outran its supply sources, and not enough trucks were available to transport supplies to every front line unit. On Patton’s orders, supplies were dumped at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Storm of SteelScenario#: AP002 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Maloarkhangelsk, RussiaThe opening of Operation Citadel came as no surprise since both sides had been building up their forces for weeks. The first task facing the German assault was to break through the heavily defended Soviet lines. The Soviet positions, containing six… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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Sparrow ForceScenario#: AP164 Date: 2/22/1942 Location: Oesau, West TimorFollowing Pearl Harbor. the Japanese attacked key locations in Asia, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. The islands of Java and Sumatra contained key raw materials and bases and also formed part of the Japanese expansion plans. Leading the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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Sons of SlavaScenario#: AP070 Date: 7/18/1944 Location: Busk Sasov, PolandThe 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 |
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Something to ProveScenario#: AP051 Date: 1/18/1945 Location: Sid, YugoslaviaIn 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 |
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Smoke 'EmScenario#: AP076 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Persano, ItalyDuring the afternoon, two German battle groups, the Kampfgruppe ‘Kleine Limburg’ and Kampfgruppe ‘Krüger’, had attacked Persano to the north-west and overrun the 1/157th Infantry before crossing the Sele river to fall on the 2/143rd Infantry and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |