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Hube's Pocket Scenario#: G     Date: 4/6/1944     Location: Buchach, Russia The March Russian offensive to drive the Germans back to the Carpathian Mountains had been successful. Partially due to Hitler’s “stand fast” order, many large German formations were encircled. Among them was the entire First Panzer Army of General… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
Up Number One Road Scenario#: BB15     Date: 3/16/1944     Location: Manus Island, the Ad The attack on Manus got underway on 15 March. Before dawn, two troops of the 8th Cavalry, six cargo carrying LVTs and the combat LVT were loaded on board an LST for the 18 kilometres (11 mi) trip across Seeadler Harbour from Salami. Beaches at Lugos,… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
Six Came Back Scenario#: G05     Date: 1/30/1944     Location: Cisterna di Littoria, Italy The big push to break out of the Anzio beachhead was on, and Darby’s Rangers were to lead the way for the Americans. At 0100, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions, with the 4th following, infiltrated the mobile defensive positions of the Hermann Goering… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #24.3
Island Retreat Scenario#: S040     Date: 1/30/1944     Location: Isola Bella, Italy Two American Ranger Battalions were to infiltrate through enemy lines along the narrow Pantano ditch in an effort to reach Cisterna, where careful reconnaissance had determined that the enemy had not had time to consolidate their defenses. Behind… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2
Broken Wings Scenario#: O07     Date: 1/17/1944     Location: Ropsha, Russia Luftwaffe "field divisions" were the brainchildren of Hermann Goring. Only half the size of a regular Heer division even at full strength, several Luftwaffe field divisions were stretched along the lines of Army Group North during the siege of… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4
Stretched Thin at Altaville Scenario#: S072     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy After the conquest of Sicily and the ouster of Mussolini, the Allies invaded Italy proper at Salerno to begin their long slog up "the boot". Needing to expand the beachhead and deny the Germans good artillery observation points, the Americans secured… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9
Road to Rome Scenario#: O13     Date: 9/10/1943     Location: Rome, Italy None. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7
Operation Natzmer Scenario#: S054     Date: 8/15/1943     Location: Belsk, Russia A Kampfgruppe from Panzergrenadier-Division “Grossdeutschland” took part in Operation NATZMER on 15 August to blunt a Soviet attack across the Vorskla River. As the day progressed, many of the unit’s Tiger tanks, in action for the first time, began… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4
Recon in Force Scenario#: G08     Date: 7/16/1943     Location: Porto Empedolce, Sicily As the Allied beachhead in Sicily expanded, the impatient General George Patton demanded better facilities for supplying his troops. Under orders not to launch an offensive, Patton hit upon the subterfuge of calling his advance a “reconnaissance in… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.5
Highland Frank Scenario#: O15     Date: 7/13/1943     Location: Francofonte, Sicily The village of Francoforte overlooked the road to Scordia which the British intended to use during their northerly advance into Catania and up the east coast of Sicily. The village itself was almost invisible, with only the rooftops poking above the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8
Going to New York! Scenario#: S031     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Station San Oliva, Sicily The Americans on the left flank of the Sicily landings, codenamed Joss, were scheduled to land early in the morning near Licata. The Italian units manning the defenses, generally static Coastal Divisions, fully dominated the beach exits with machine… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1
Tiger, Tiger Scenario#: G14     Date: 2/11/1943     Location: Chernichevo, Russia The Soviets had taken Krasny Bor. The 4th SS-Polizei Division, to the right of the hapless Spanish 250th Azul Division, managed to withstand the attack and blocked the highway for the time being. Nevertheless, a large number of Russian tanks bypassed… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.3
Avalanche! Scenario#: G12     Date: 2/6/1943     Location: Nalchik, Russia For almost three months the German 1st Mountain and the Russian 318th Mountain Rifle divisions were locked together in combat on the slopes of Mount Elbrus. February 6th was a typical day, as simultaneous attacks on two ridges separated by a shallow… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.1
Use Your Tanks and Shove Scenario#: S039     Date: 2/3/1943     Location: Maknassy, Tunisia In the region of Tunisia known as the Eastern Dorsal, the hamlet of Station de Sened had already been attacked, lost, and attacked again by American forces. On 1 February, it fell to the Americans for a second time as part of a drive toward Maknassy,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2
Escape from Velikiye Luki Scenario#: H     Date: 1/12/1943     Location: Velikiye Luki, Russia As in Stalingrad, many pockets of Germans had been encircled. At Velikiye Luki, artillery and armor punctured through the German perimeter and as the headquarters was overrun, orders went out to save yourselves if you could. At night, isolated groups… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
The Paw of the Tiger Scenario#: F     Date: 1/12/1943     Location: Leningrad, Russia ISKRA Throughout the winter of ‘42–‘43, the Soviets launched repeated attacks to relieve the siege of Leningrad. The hard-pressed Germans rebuffed one attack after another, but in so doing, their lines became progressively thinner. Finally, the Germans had… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
A Tough Nut to Crack Scenario#: G19     Date: 1/1/1943     Location: Giropa Point, Papua New Guinea General MacArthur, furious at the perceived inability of his commanders to crack the Japanese fortified positions surrounding Buna, relieved his top field commanders and placed General Eichelberger in command. MacArthur’s last words to Eichelberger… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.3
Castello Fatato Scenario#: G38     Date: 12/20/1942     Location: Meshkov, Russia The Italian 8th Army had been retreating since the prior morning in the face of the Russian winter offensive aimed at encircling and destroying Paulus’s 6th Army in Stalingrad. Charged with defending the flanks of the 6th Army, Germany’s brittle… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #31.4
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
Ghosts in the Rubble Scenario#: HA     Date: 1942-10-31     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The last ferry-landing across the Volga was under German machinegun fire and the Russians were barely holding their positions in the rubble around Krasny Oktyabr and the Barrikady. Rather than waiting passively for the final blow, the Soviet “Army… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.1
Baking Bread Scenario#: S018     Date: 10/25/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Throughout the grueling month of October, determined and costly German assaults had steadily shrunk the Soviet defensive perimeter. By October 24, Panzer Division 14 had reached “Bread Factory #2” just to the south of the Barikady and commenced its… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #49
The Sand Spit Scenario#: HC5     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal The leading elements of the elite 2nd "Sendai" Division had arrived on Guadalcanal with same orders as their predecessors -- eliminate the Marine beachhead. With ample manpower, Japanese commanders planned to attack the perimeter from the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Whaling Good Time Scenario#: HC4     Date: 10/9/1942     Location: Hill 75, Guadalcanal After many abortive attempts to push the Japanese back from the west bank of the Matanikau, a large-scale effort was launched. Well south of the river's mouth, three groups would cross and push northwards toward Point Cruz, trapping the Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Samurai Sunset Scenario#: HC3     Date: 10/8/1942     Location: Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal As part of a larger offensive designed to drive Japanese forces away from the Matanikau valley, two battalions from the 5th Marines and elements of the 1st Raider Battalion attacked west from the Lunga perimeter on October 7, forcing an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
The Streets of Stalingrad Scenario#: C     Date: 10/6/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia This scenario combines two other scenarios (A and B) into one monster scenario. Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
The Tractor Works Scenario#: B     Date: 10/6/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia While pushing into the industrial area of the city, advancing elements of the 389th Infantry Division isolated a contingent of the 308th Rifle Division in the crucial Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works. The German command decided to crush this island of… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
The Guards Counterattack Scenario#: A     Date: 10/6/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia After an extremely successfulsummer campaign, the Germans came upon the Volga fortress of Stalingrad.Here the Red Army had dug in and was determined to make a stand. Sensingtotal victory, the Germans threw more and ever more troops into the… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
Bailey's Demise Scenario#: HC2     Date: 1942-09-26     Location: The One-Log Bridge, Guadalcanal The Marine Raiders were looking to cross the Matanikau River to the west bank to complete an encirclement. Unbeknownst to the Marines, the IJA had crossed the river and was … Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
In Sight of the Volga Scenario#: VOTG18     Date: 1942-09-14     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Defense of Stalingrad’s central district and the all important main ferry landing lay largely in the hands of hastily mobilized militia composed of factory workers and the NKVD garrison. These troops would have to hold the Wehrmacht at bay until the… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1
The Volga is Reached! Scenario#: S035     Date: 9/14/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 71st Division's drive into central Stalingrad was spearheaded by Colonel Roske's 194th Infantry Regiment. Around noon his two battalions paused briefly to regroup, after which they renewed their efforts to reach the banks of the Volga River and… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Alligator Creek Scenario#: G16     Date: 8/21/1942     Location: River Ilu, Guadalcanal The landings on Guadalcanal on 7 August met with no opposition, and the 5th Marine Regiment quickly established a secure beachhead at Lunga Point. Based on erroneous reports, the Imperial Headquarters, still concentrating upon their own operations… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.5
First Matanikau Scenario#: HC1     Date: 1942-08-19     Location: Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal After Lt. Col. Goettge's small reconnaissance patrol was wiped out near Matanikau on August 12, General Vandefrift ordered a strike against the Japanese concentration in the area. Given the overriding need to protect Henderson Field, it was a week… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Commando Raid at Dieppe Scenario#: T13     Date: 8/18/1942     Location: Varengeville, France In a move to destroy German coastal batteries, the British No. 4 Commando unit, accompanied by a handful of American Rangers went against the Varengeville Battery. The attack was split into two groups. The first was to land directly below the battery… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.6
Taming Tulagi Scenario#: BB01     Date: 8/8/1942     Location: Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands The invasion of Tulagi was one of the several small preliminary invasions planned to secure the flanks of the Guadalcanal attack. The units selected for the invasion of Tulagi were the highly trained 1st Raider Battalion and the 2nd Battalion, Fifth… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #1
Third Time's The Charm Scenario#: O06     Date: 6/8/1942     Location: Sevastopol, Russia The German advance in the Crimea meant nothing without control of the city of Sevastopol. Having conquered the rest of the Crimea in late 1941, the Germans turned their attention to Sevastopol but were repulsed twice. In May, the German 11th Army… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 3
Loss Of Hope Scenario#: O12     Date: 4/7/1942     Location: Bataan, Luzon As disaster manifested itself in every form for Fil-American forces, General Parker, the American commander of II Corps, looked for units to plug gaps in the line. Units of untrained Filipinos would quickly form up and then, just as quickly, disperse… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 6
Haase to Hold On Scenario#: S057     Date: 2/25/1942     Location: Ugra Station, Russia The Soviet Moscow counteroffensive aimed to encircle Army Group Center’s 4. Armee and 4. Panzerarmee by cutting through their rear area and supply lines in the Vyazma and Iukhnov regions. To achieve this, General Zhukov employed deep cavalry,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
Grab at Gribovo Scenario#: G10     Date: 1/3/1942     Location: Gribovo, Russia In late December, while the battles for Moscow were still boiling cauldrons, STAVKA ordered four Soviet armies to attack and destroy the German 4th Army. To assist in the action, a tactical airdrop by Soviet Paratroopers was planned to disrupt German… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.2
The Dead of Winter Scenario#: T06     Date: 12/29/1941     Location: Naro, Russia The German army was frozen in place. Bitter cold and deep snow made the thinly-clad Wehrmacht dig in and fight first for warmth, then the Russians. The Siberians were well equipped for war in the snow, but the Soviet High Command still threw them… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
Vaagso Venture Scenario#: G27     Date: 12/27/1941     Location: Vaagso Island, Norway In October of 1941, Lord Louis Mountbatten took command of the Special Service Brigade. In accordance with a directive from Churchill, Mountbatten was to begin a “programme of raids in ever increasing intensity”. The first, a raid on the Lofoten… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #30.2
Burzevo Scenario#: R     Date: 12/2/1941     Location: Burzevo, Russia Along the Minsk-Moscow highway, von Kluge’s Fourth Army made a last, desperate effort to dislodge the defending Russians b y an encircling attack from the south. The only real progress was made by the 258th Infantry Division which managed to capture… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.3
Sunday of the Dead Scenario#: G09     Date: 11/23/1941     Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya The 5th South African Infantry Brigade was preparing to assault Point 178 just to its north, when the 15th Panzer Division, moving southwesterly, unexpectedly (from both sides’ point of view) smashed into its southern end, scattering most of its… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.6
The Hedgehog of Piepsk Scenario#: D     Date: 11/14/1941     Location: Piepsk, Russia Despite a heavy beating, the Soviet Army was still holding the field and, in some areas, giving better than they got. However, the German ranks were thinning out as their manpower resources were called upon time and again to fight just one more… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
Breaking the Ishun Line Scenario#: O02     Date: 10/19/1941     Location: Ishun, Ukraine Eleventh Army's drive east had brought it to the Perekop Isthmus, the doorway to the Crimea and Sevastopol. Here, two Russian defensive belts stretched the breadth of the isthmus. The first belt, 5 to 7 miles in depth, was around Perekop and… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
Göring's Men Scenario#: S032     Date: 9/19/1941     Location: Vyazivok, Russia The General Göring Regiment had alternated between being in action and at rest for the better part of September. Their march had taken them across the Dneiper River as part of Army Group Center. Most of the action they had seen in September though… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #53
Mountain Comes to Mohammed Scenario#: G24     Date: 8/25/1941     Location: Qasr Shaikh, Iran During the Anglo-Soviet invasion of neutral Iran, British forces attempt to take a strongpoint in the desert held by a battalion of the elite Pahlavi Guards Regiment, devout Muslims pledged to defend the Shah, and armed with modern Czech weapons. Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.5
Workers Unite! Scenario#: S053     Date: 7/16/1941     Location: Smolensk, Russia Infanterie-Division 29, known as the "Falcon" Division, quickly captured southern Smolensk through a coup de main. The following day it turned its attention towards the northern half of the city across the Dnepr River. Stalin ordered Lt. Gen. Lukin's… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 3
Timoshenko's Attack Scenario#: G01     Date: 7/12/1941     Location: Gomel, Russia German armored spearheads were advancing on Smolensk. In a desperate bid to save the city, Timoshenko gathered together a mixed force of twenty divisions and launched a flanking attack. The thin screen of infantry-men of the Germans 10th Motorized… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #23.3
Shklov's Labors Lost Scenario#: T04     Date: 7/11/1941     Location: Shklov, Russia In the town of Shklov, the German advance was frustrated by the determined defense of a handful of young Soviets. Skillfully using every advantage, the young officer cadets, known as “Stalin Scholars”, were able to beat back the advance of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
Gambit Scenario#: T14     Date: 5/21/1941     Location: Maleme, Crete The New Zealanders had spent most of the daylight hours of 20th May pinned down by German fighter aircraft. Communications were a shambles, casualties were heavy, and their local counterattacks had failed. Colonel Andrew of the 5th New Zealand… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.6