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- Collection: ASL - Historical Modules
A Few RoundsScenario#: HS32 Date: 3/2/1945 Location: Villa Reichswald, GermanyBy the beginning of March it was clear that it was just a matter of time before all of Germany west of the Rhine would be cleared of active German troops. Still the Germans launched a series of limited counterattacks intending to disrupt the Allies’… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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A Change in the GovernmentScenario#: SF25 Date: 1945-02-28 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe final battle in Manila would involve the capture or destruction of the three large government buildings east of lntramuros. The Legislative and Finance Buildings would be the responsibility of 2nd Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Protesting the SpeculativeScenario#: HS31 Date: 2/27/1945 Location: Hockwald Gap, GermanyGeneral Simonds, commander of the 2nd Canadian Corps, had insisted that he have a supply road with which to maintain the momentum of his attack and planned to use the Goch-Xanten railroad bed for this purpose. The raised track was flanked on both… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Dash for the StairsScenario#: SF24 Date: 1945-02-26 Location: Manila, PhilippinesPrivate First Class Cleto Rodriguez's actions fighting at the Paco Railroad Station just fifteen days earlier would earn him a nomination for the Medal of Honor. Now, once again, he would be called upon to display valor far beyond what was expected.… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Iwabuchi's SarcophagusScenario#: SF23 Date: 1945-02-26 Location: Manila, PhilippinesFor the weary troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division, their final fight in Manila would be to secure the Agriculture Building where Admiral Iwabuchi had located his headquarters. Surrounded and with no hope for eventual victory, the well-stocked… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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The Good ShepherdScenario#: HS30 Date: 2/26/1945 Location: Kepplen, GermanyThe North Shore Regiment had been ordered to advance toward the Rhine. Its Commander, Lt. Col. John Rowley, was known as the Good Shepherd for the long walking staff he usually carried. The regiment closed on Kepplen with the two lead companies… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Obstinate CanadiansScenario#: HS29 Date: 2/26/1945 Location: Ebben, GermanyCompany D, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry had recently made an unsupported night attack to capture a patch of woods that had been the staging area for many counterattacks by the 116th “Greyhound” Panzer Division. Given the importance of the woods line… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Bamboo Spear BanzaiScenario#: SF22 Date: 1945-02-24 Location: South Port Area, Manila, PhilippinesAfter the 2nd Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment had cleared the Customs building, it was a matter of mopping up the remainder of the South Port facilities near the shore of Manila Bay. In performing their mission, the 1st Squadron generally encountered… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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The Walled CityScenario#: SFCG4 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, PhilippinesThe Intramuros is an ancient Spanish fortress-town built in the late 16th century. The outer walls were designed to withstand the greatest sieges possible, being 40 feet thick at the base and 15 feet thick at the top. Only 155mm, 8-inch, and 240mm… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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A Mass for HumanityScenario#: SF21 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, PhilippinesSituated near the center and southeast of the walled city of Intramuros were the San Augustin churches. Heavy fighting erupted all around. Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Through the Breach, Into the FireScenario#: SF20 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, PhilippinesThe entire area within the walls of Intramuros had been subjected to a massive artillery barrage the previous day and another artillery attack that lasted for ninety minutes on the morning of the main attack. When the last shells bad roared overhead~… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Fortress Within A FortressScenario#: SF19 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Fort Santiago, Manila, PhilippinesFORT SANTIAGO, MANILA, LUZON, PHILIPPINES, 23 February 1945: Shells from 240mm and 155mm American guns finally managed to breach a portion of the outer walls of this ancient Spanish fort along the south shore of the Pasig River. To escape the… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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And the Walls Come A-Tumblin' DownScenario#: SF18 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, PhilippinesTheir virtually unopposed river crossing came as a welcome relief to the men of 3rd Battalion, 129th Regiment. Taking full advantage of the limited Japanese response, the Americans advanced deeper into the ruins of the ancient walled city, placing… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Assault Across the PasigScenario#: SF17 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, PhilippinesThe battle to take the ancient Spanish city of Intramuros was ready to begin. The 1st Cavalry Division was in position west and south of the walled city. The 37th Infantry Division held key buildings east of Intramuros. Now, an amphibious assault… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Struggle Without EndScenario#: SF16 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Manila, PhilippinesEven with most off the major buildings in the Hospital/University complex now under their control, the troopers of 5th Cavalry were having an extremely difficult time in eliminating the remaining isolated pockets of Japanese from the area. It seemed… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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No Greater LoveScenario#: SF15 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: South Port Area, Manila, PhilippinesAdvancing through a light rain shower down a narrow street in the South Port Area, the men of E Troop suddenly came under machine gun and small arms fire from the Customs building. Most of the troopers dove under cover or ran behind the supporting… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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The Price of PostageScenario#: SF14 Date: 1945-02-22 Location: Manila, PhilippinesWhile the 3rd Battalion was trying to secure the City Hall, the 1st Battalion of the 145th Infantry Regiment was preparing to attack the General Post Office. Situated along the south shore of the Pasig River, the five-story tall Post Office building… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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You Can Fight City HallScenario#: SF13 Date: 1945-02-22 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe first attempt on 20 February to reach City Hall had failed. A second attempt the next day met with similar results. Beginning just before dawn on 22 February, a heavy barrage of 155mm and 105mm artillery and 81mm and 4.2-inch mortars-accompanied… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Fighting for the FortressesScenario#: SFCG2 Date: 1945-02-21 Location: Manila, PhilippinesOnce across the Pasig River, the 37th Infantry Division pushed south into the Paco District and west along the river toward Intramuros. The Gls quickly discovered that they were in the thick of the Japanese defenses. Every store and house had a… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Checkout TimeScenario#: SF12 Date: 1945-02-21 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe five-story tall Manila Hotel stood watch over Dewey Boulevard, the South Port area, and the open park areas surrounding lntramuros. To gain entrance, the troopers of 12th Cavalry Regiment would have to dash across the open areas of Wallace Field,… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Battered RemnantsScenario#: HS28 Date: 2/21/1945 Location: Louisendorf, GermanyAs the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry battled for the Goch-Kalkar road, they were worried about their right flank, with good reason. Elements of the Essex Scottish Regiment were hanging on their by the skin of their teeth. Although they had… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Venture Into CarnageScenario#: SF11 Date: 1945-02-20 Location: Manila, PhilippinesAs the Americans edged deeper into the Ermita District of downtown Manila, the Japanese response became increasingly violent. Dominating this area was the City Hall with its tall tower. Should the Americans gain control of this building it would… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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High Rent HooligansScenario#: SF10 Date: 1945-02-20 Location: South Port Area, Manila, PhilippinesIn downtown Manila just east of the High Commissioner's Office were several high-rise hotels and apartment buildings. These were the University Apartments, Peralta Apartments, Alhambra Apartments, Bayview Hotel, Miramar Apartments, Luneta Hotel and… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Lawless WaysScenario#: HS27 Date: 2/20/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyThe RHLI had been in position on their objective for over 24 hours. They had taken a beating but held, although the Schwanenhof farmstead changed hands multiple times. Frustration on the German side was noticeable, as ad-hoc assault after ad-hoc… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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First, Do No HarmScenario#: SF09 Date: 1945-02-19 Location: Manila, PhilippinesFrom 16-18 February the 148th Infantry Regiment repeatedly assaulted the Japanese positions in the Medical School and Science Buildings and had penetrated the eastern portion of the University Hospital as well. On the morning of 19 February, the 5th… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Meeting at the Elks ClubScenario#: SF08 Date: 1945-02-19 Location: Manila, PhilippinesSituated near the shores of Manila Bay were the Elks Club, the Army/Navy Club, and the High Commissioner's Office. These large structures blocked access towards Burnham Green, the Manila Hotel, and the South Port area. The Japanese positioned their… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Got Milk?Scenario#: HS26 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyDuring Operation Veritable, the Canadian 4th Infantry Brigade and attached formations were to capture a vital stretch of roadway that connected Goch and Kalkar. The Goch-Kalkar road was a fairly ordinary paved two-lane market road surrounded by… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Lambs Led to SlaughterScenario#: HS25 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyAs A and D Companies attacked the middle of the Goch-Kalkar road, the inexperienced C Company attacked on the RHLI left flank. Most of C Company, comprised mainly of non-riflemen soldiers such as artillerymen and service corps men, had never fired a… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Tickling the IvoriesScenario#: HS24 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyThe Canadians dug in immediately upon capturing the Schwanenhof farm. German fallschirmjager counterattacked soon after but were repulsed. Major Kennedy, the wounded commander of B Company, barked out orders from his cellar command post, directing… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Breakin' Into the SlammerScenario#: SF07 Date: 1945-02-18 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe new Police Station was built near the intersection of Isaac Peral and San Marcelino Streets, a few blocks northeast of the Philippine Hospital. Two stories tall and made of reinforced concrete and steel, it was fortified inside and out with… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Goch YaScenario#: HS22 Date: 2/18/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyWith the civilians evacuated and the town fortified by two anti-tank ditches, the defenders of the town of Goch waited patiently for the inevitable Allied assault. For the Allies, the plan was for a dual assault by two Scottish Divisions via a set… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Tussle at ThomashofScenario#: HS23 Date: 2/18/1945 Location: Thomashof, HollandOn the morning of the 17th of February, as the 6th Black Watch and the 1st Gordon Highlanders approached the hamlet of Thomashof, the lead company of the Black Watch was pinned down by fire from a fortified farm complex, consisting of a large house… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Deliver Us from EvilScenario#: SF06 Date: 1945-02-16 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe task set before the 3rd Battalion was daunting. After two days of desperate struggle, the Japanese were still firmly in control of all major buildings within the University-Hospital complex. Barricaded within the stone and brick buildings and… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Destruction of the PearlScenario#: SFCG5 Date: 1945-02-15 Location: Manila, PhilippinesHaving raced to get to Manila in early Februruy, the 37th Infantry Division and 1st Cavalry Division spent the next four weeks trying to take it. Despite General MacArthur's pronouncement on 6 February that "Manila had fallen'' it soon became very… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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1st Cavalry Moves NorthScenario#: SFCG3 Date: 1945-02-15 Location: Manila, PhilippinesAfter the troopers of 1st Cavalry Division reached the shore of Manila Bay on 12 February, they turned their attention north. In their advance toward the dock facilities and the Walled City, the cavalrymen would encounter a number of Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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No Safe RefugeScenario#: SF05 Date: 1945-02-15 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe 2nd Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment finally reached Taft Avenue and proceeded to attack the Japanese holed up in the Philippine University and Hospital Complex. The Japanese had fortified themselves inside the hospital and, against Geneva… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Hervorst HellScenario#: HS21 Date: 2/15/1945 Location: Hervorst, GermanyAt Hervorst, a village slightly north of Goch that was also part of the Siegfried line, a company of Camerons bumped up against several enormous pillboxes. They had concrete walls 3-feet thick and were cleverly camouflaged under dirt and grass, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Light 'em UpScenario#: SF04 Date: 1945-02-12 Location: Tabacalega Cigar Factory, Manila, PhilippinesThe Tabacalera Cigar Factory and warehouses were situated along the western shore of the Estero de Tanque. From here the Japanese could interdict any movement across the estero or the nearby bridge. Initial attacks on 10 February were repulsed by… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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The Grim Reaper's LairScenario#: SF03 Date: 1945-02-11 Location: Paco Cemetery, Manila, PhilippinesSituated a few blocks southeast of the new Manila Police Station was the Paco Cemetery. It was built in 1820 of two concentric adobe walls ten feet high and ten feet thick. Entry to the central courtyard was through four gates in the walls.… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Married UpScenario#: HS20 Date: 2/11/1945 Location: Reichswald Forest, GermanyAt the start of Operation Veritable, the battle lines tan throughout the meticulously maintained Reichswald National Forest. Montgomery required that the forest be cleared of the Germans of the 86th Infantry Corp who had plenty of time to prepare a… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Power Struggle on ProvisorScenario#: SF02 Date: 1945-02-10 Location: Isla Provisor, Manila, PhilippinesSituated along the south shore of the Pasig River, Isla Provisor was 400 by 125 meters in size, but with no sandy beaches, no seawall, no tropical jungle; just factory buildings, tin-roofed workshops, a power plant, a boiler room, and a large coal… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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Bewildered and BelligerentScenario#: HS19 Date: 2/10/1945 Location: Cleve, GermanyThe veteran 43rd Wessex Division was being held in reserve for a breakthrough opportunity. As D+1 drew to a close, the news of the imminent capture of Cleve came to General Horrocks. Reports of the capture of Cleve were premature, however. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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To the Matter BornScenario#: HS18 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Cleve, GermanyBy D+1 of the Operation Veritable campaign, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers had been ordered to cross the Westwall defenses in force near the Reichswald Forest as part of the 15th Scottish Division’s assault. They found a location to cross the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Water FoulScenario#: HS17 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Niel, GermanyOperation Veritable kicked off in the early morning of the 8th, and progress throughout the day was better than expected. Plans called for several units to wait to attack after darkness had fallen, and some of these had the unenviable task of… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Stalingrad ReduxScenario#: FB17 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryBy 9 February, Soviet forces had succeeded inc capturing their primary objective wets of Castle Hill, the Budapest Railway Terminal. The next day, the Soviets continued their march toward the case of Castle Hill by crossing over the marshalling… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest |
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Crossing the Bloody MeadowScenario#: FB16 Date: 2/8/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryBy February, elements from the Soviet 297th Rifle Division had successfully fought their way toward the Southern Railway Station. After two days of heavy fighting, infantry aided by Soviet armored units had isolated the area around the station and… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest |
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The Taking of Object 59Scenario#: FB15 Date: 2/7/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryBy 6 February, the loss of Sas-hegy placed the German troops holding the Austrian built Citadelia atop the Gellert-hegy in imminent danger of being overrun from the south by the Soviet 83rd Marine Brigade. Further to the north the Soviet 297th Rifle… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest |
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At The Narrow PassageScenario#: FB14 Date: 2/7/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryFB14 is the first “official” three-player scenarios. One player plays the Germans, and the second player plays the Soviets. However, the third player plays the Hungarians that are fighting along BOTH sides. The scenario thus has four player turns… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest |
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Don't EconomizeScenario#: FB13 Date: 2/7/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryAs the last German gliders had landed on the Vermezo on 5 February, the availability of ammunition and fuel for Axis units had become severely limited. Conversely, Soviet units were extremely well supplied, to the extent that the Russians had begun… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest |
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Race to the RiverScenario#: SF01 Date: 1945-02-05 Location: Manila, PhilippinesFlames from a huge fire in the Tondo District forced the Americans to alter their path of advance towards the Pasig River east into the Binondo District in Manila. To slow the American advance, the Japanese set up roadblocks at key intersections… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |