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Surrounded in Strass Scenario#: BP02     Date: 12/10/1944     Location: Strass, Germany G Company from the 331st IR of the American 83rd ID, accompanied by a platoon of Shermans, thought they were headed through the supposedly cleared village of Strass to support the assault on Gey, to the north, on the northeast … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
Dark Days Scenario#: LOF01     Date: 12/16/1944     Location: Bastonge, Belgium The beginning of the German 's Ardennes Offensíve. In the center of the German lines, the 26th Volksgrenadier and Panzer Lehr Divisions thrust toward the critical road function of Bastogne along the inadequate, rural road system of Belgium. The 26th… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #01
A Counterattack Countered Scenario#: NBO01     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium His forces bolstered by the hardy Paras of the 1st Battalion, 506th PIR, Maj. Desobry felt confident. He immediately ordered a counterattack to take the high ground around Noville. The German Volksgrenadiers and Panzers had other ideas, however. - … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Tigers in the Mist Scenario#: NBO02     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium In the morning the men had to fall back to Noville proper. But the day's fighting had just begun. Out of the almost impenetrable mist came threatening noises: Tigers were … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Here Comes the Sun Scenario#: NBO03     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium Suddenly the mist lifted, as if drawn aside by an invisible hand, and Noville's defenders saw that they were surrounded by Panthers, Tigers, Panzer IVs and groups of advancing German infantry. But what could well have been a disastrous defeat … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
One Hell of a Night Scenario#: NBO04     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium All through the night the Pares held against probing attacks of ever-mounting intensity. It was a nightmare of violent firefights, clanking tank tracks, and confusion, but the Pares gave as … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Roadblocks! Scenario#: NBO05     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium When Team Desobry arrived at the small crossroads settlement of Noville their task was clear: stop the German advance on Bastogne. The men of Combat Command B (CCB), of which the team was a part of, had barely enough ñrepower … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Insanity At the Sanatorium Scenario#: BP11     Date: 12/20/1944     Location: Stoumont, Belgium The Americans were slowly encirc/ing and cutting off supply to Kampfgruppe Peiper, an elite SS taskforce of the 1st SS Panzer Abteilung that had deeply penetrated the northern flank of the Bulge. One American objective was to block a Kampfgruppe … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
Closing the Sack Scenario#: NBO06     Date: 12/20/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium In the morning, the extent of the German build up became apparent. Noville was threatened by possible encirclement. HQ decided to evacuate the town and fall back to Foy. Will the American forces manage to break through the tightening ring … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Teamwork Scenario#: AP06     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Monde-st.etienne, Belgium Faced with the extreme cold, limited supplies, and a lack of air support, the men of the 401st Glider infantry held on to the southern and western perimeters around Bastogne. On the 22th, the Americans captured a roadblock on the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha
Tip of the Speirs Scenario#: AP07     Date: 01/10/1945     Location: Foy, Belgium There was no rest for the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Exhausted by their defense of Bastogne, they were never the less tapped to counterattack the retreating Germans during the month of January 1945. Their … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha
Pushing Back Scenario#: BP03     Date: 01/15/1945     Location: Noville, Belgium Easy Company had been put in reserve after taking the town of Foy: the beginning of the Allies counteroffensive in the Ardennes. Now, they were tasked with taking the hotly contested town of Noville. On the 14th of January they … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
One Last Blitz for Old Time's Sake Scenario#: AP08     Date: 02/09/1945     Location: Kuestrin, Poland Marshall Zhukov's drive to Berlin had been very successful. By the end of January Russian forces were only 60 miles from the Nazi capitol. Units of the 1St Belorussian Front had bypassed German resistance within the fortress city of Kuestrin, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha
Colditz Castle Scenario#: BP04     Date: 02/10/1945     Location: Colditz, Germany By far the most renowned German prison camp of World War Two was the Colditz Castle. lt was where Allied prisoners who couldn't be kept anywhere else were housed. Allied High Command feared the Germans would execute their prisoners as … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
Fortress Breslau Scenario#: AP09     Date: 02/17/1945     Location: Breslau, Poland Hitler ordered 80,000 German soldiers to stand their ground in the strategically vital, yet regally beautiful, city of Breslau. As Russian divisions encircled the ancient town, the Germans dug in. On February 16th, the Russians attacked the southern… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha
Big Cats at Twilight Scenario#: NOSB12     Date: 02/22/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary Hitler's Operation Spring Awakening, using six Waffen SS divisions to counterattack and relieve entrapped units in Budapest, was off to a slow start. Mud and dogged Russian defiance once again were the culprits, denying quick rnaneuver and advance.… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Fallschirmjäger Requiem Scenario#: AP10     Date: 03/23/1945     Location: Wesel, Germany As a prelude to Operation Varsity, British and Canadian commandos were tasked with launching an amphibious assault across the Rhine to take the town of Wesel. As the commandos were ferried across, the RAF and attached artillery units pounded the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha
Spoiling Attack… Scenario#: FH15     Date: 12/10/1951     Location: Tu-Vu, Vietnam In an attempt to disrupt an imminent Viet Minh attack on Tu-Vu, the anchor of the French Black River line, the French launch an attack of their own. Three French rifle battalions and a paratroop battalion set out looking for … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Ambush of Company 4 … Scenario#: FH16     Date: 04/01/1953     Location: West of Ankhe, Vietnam Groupement Mobile 100 was one of the best mobile forces in Vietnam, but they were tasked with one of the toughest jobs, the defense of Vietnam’s southern plateau region. To accomplish their mission the men, tanks, trucks, and artillery of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Ap Bac Scenario#: FH01     Date: 01/02/1963     Location: Ap Bac, South Vietnam The ARVN mistakenly believed that a reinforced Viet Cong company was holed up in the small village of Ap Bac, 65 kilometers southwest of Saigon. In reality, however, there was more than a battalion of Viet Cong in the vicinity … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Operation Starlite - Hotel Company Scenario#: FH17     Date: 08/18/1965     Location: Van Tuong Peninsula, South Vietnam In the first major clash of the Vietnam War, three battalions of Marines under Colonel Oscar Peatross fought the 1 Viet Cong Regiment under Nguyen Dinh Trong southeast of the new Marine Base at Chu Lai. Hotel Company, 2 Battalion, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Sky Soldiers Scenario#: FH02     Date: 11/03/1965     Location: Plei Me, South Vietnam On the morning of November 3rd, 1965, B Troop Rifles of the 1/9 responded to sightings of NVA soldiers southwest of the Plel Me special forces camp. After landing, the platoon proceeded north and overran the regimental headquarters and hospital … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Undeniable Courage Scenario#: FH03     Date: 11/14/1965     Location: East Of The Chu Pong Massif, South Vietnam Shortly after the landing at Landing Zone X-ray, Bravo Company of the 1/7 Cavalry became heavily engaged by NVA infantry to its front. The company commander, Lt Herren, ordered Lt. Herrick’s platoon to move up on the company’s right flank. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Ambush! Relief Attempt During Operation Attlebore Scenario#: LOF17     Date: 11/04/1966     Location: Northwest Of Saigon, South Vietnam By noon of November 4th, 1966, the First Battalion of the 27th lnfantry had met and engaged the enemy. Orders were issued for a rifle company to be inserted north of the First Battalion and to sweep towards the fire … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #12
Assault on Ben Suc Scenario#: FH04     Date: 01/08/1967     Location: Ben Suc, South Vietnam In Operation Cedar Falls, the United States Army wanted to elminate the Viet Cong stronghold called the Iron Triangle. Army intelligence felt that the village of Ben Suc was the key to the Iron Triangle. Unfortunately, when the Army air … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
The Relief of Plei Me Scenario#: FH06     Date: 11/21/1967     Location: Plei Me, South Vietnam The Opening move of the NVA’s offensive in the la Drang Valley was an assault on the U.S. Special Forces camp at Plei Me. The North Vietnamese believed that as soon as they attacked the camp the ABVN would send … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Prelude to Lang Vei Scenario#: FH07     Date: 01/15/1968     Location: Lang Vei Special Forces Camp, Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam In late January, 1968, survivors of the 33rd Laotian Battalion streamed into the Special Forces camp at Lang Vei; their camp had been overrun by the North Vietnamese. A fight with the NVA wasn’t unusual, what was unusual was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Streets of Sorrow Scenario#: FH05     Date: 02/04/1968     Location: Hue, South Vietnam Hue was the third biggest city in South Vietnam, and had remained largely untouched by the war. The Tet Offensive changed that. The North Vietnamese infiltrated Hue with two regiments, and attacked on January 31, 1968. Initially the attack went … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
River of Perfume Scenario#: FH08     Date: 02/08/1968     Location: Hue, South Vietnam The fighting in Hue was some of the most bitter of the war. It was a mix of Vietnam and Stalingrad. South of the Perfume River Marines fought the Viet Cong block by block, house by house, and room by … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
The Village Scenario#: FH09     Date: 02/09/1968     Location: Saigon, South Vietnam As North Vietnam had planned, the Tet Offensive shocked the world. It had not, however, led to a general uprising in the South. Throughout February, Allied forces counterattacked Viet Cong enclaves, eliminating them one by one. Viet Cong losses were… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Tread Heads Scenario#: FH10     Date: 04/10/1968     Location: An Khe, South Vietnam At first glance Vietnam did not seem a proper home for the tanks and APCs of the United States Army. The crowded jungle roads appeared to be perfect locations for Vietnamese ambushes, and the tanks, although fast, were not as … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Serious Firepower Scenario#: FH11     Date: 05/01/1968     Location: Dai Do, South Vietnam The Marines spent three bloody days clearing the villages of Dai Do and Dinh To. The fighting was tough, and the Marines called for armor support for the actual attack on Dai Do. The NVA forces holding the town, however, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Unexpected Visitors Scenario#: FH12     Date: 05/02/1968     Location: Dong Ha, South Vietnam When the fighting around Dong Ha erupted In the spring of 1968, the Marines needed help and called upon the Army to supply that help. An Army battalion arrived in the area and their first task was to clear the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Battles of Firebases Coral and Balmoral Part 1 Scenario#: LOF06     Date: 05/15/1968     Location: North of Tân Uyên, South Vietnam Three months after the Tet Offensive, Australian forces moved to establish a Fire Support Base in Area of Operations Surfers (AO Surfers), in support of patrols to locate and destroy NVA units retreating through the area. Over a period of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #03
Battles of Firebases Coral and Balmoral Part 2 Scenario#: LOF07     Date: 05/17/1968     Location: North of Tân Uyên, South Vietnam After the initial assaults on FSPB Coral, the Australian forces commenced an aggressive patrolling regime with combined infantry and armored forces. These patrols would often spring NVA and VC forces preparing for an attack in their bunker and tunnel… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #03
Stay Behind Scenario#: LOF18     Date: 09/10/1968     Location: West Of Tan An, South Vietnam An infantry battalíon had been sweeping an area 12 km west of Tan An for several days with scattered resistance. Since they couldn't get the enemy to stand and fight, they were set to pull out and return to base. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #12
A Friend in Need Scenario#: FH13     Date: 05/08/1969     Location: A Shau Valley, South Vietnam U.S. Army units moved into the A Shau Valley In the opening moves of what would culminate in Hamburger Hill. Here two platoons advance on a small village suspected of harboring a Viet Cong contingent. The VC knew the Americans … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Into The Valley Scenario#: LOF12     Date: 06/09/1969     Location: An Hoa Basin, South Vietnam While moving to assist Alpha and Battalion HQ near An Bang, Charlie Company received word that Bravo Company had ran into an ambush. Michael Mauger's 2nd Platoon of Charlie moved out while Bravo prepared to clear the NVA from the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #09
A Very Long Night Scenario#: LOF13     Date: 06/09/1969     Location: An Bang, South Vietnam After clearing the ridge from an ambush, Bravo and 2nd Platoon from Charlie Company joined the Battalion HQ perimeter at An Bang. As dusk settled, the Marines settled in for much needed rest. However, the distant sound of mortars being … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #09
Snakes in The Garden Scenario#: LOF04     Date: 04/04/1972     Location: Binh Long, South Vietnam USN pilot Commander James Highlands was shot down during a recon mission. While flying low to avoid radar detection, his A-4F Skyhawk was hit by multiple AA shells. After his parachute jump he hid in the jungle and activated his … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #02
By Dawns Early Light Scenario#: ROH04     Date: 04/02/1982     Location: Stanley, East Falkland In the opening move of the war for the Malvinas, the Compani'a de Commando Anfibios, an elite Argentine force comparable to the British Special Boat Squadron, landed in the vicinity of Stanley. Their job was to capture the Royal Marine … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
The Devil went Down to Georgia Scenario#: ROH03     Date: 04/03/1982     Location: South Georgia Island, Falkland Islands With the Falkland Islands already In their hands, the Argentine high command ordered its small task force off the coast of South Georgia to seize the island. The task force, consisting of Bahfa Paraiso, the corvette Guerrico, and an 80-man … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
The Fanning Head Mob Scenario#: LOF15     Date: 05/21/1982     Location: Fanning Head, East Falkland A well-armed detachment of Argentine soldiers, EC Hermes (part of what became known as the Fanning Head Mob), were situated in an Observation Post (OP) on a hill on Fanning Head, a península above the entrance to San Carlos Water. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #10
An Unexpected Drop Scenario#: ROH01     Date: 05/22/1982     Location: San Carlos Water, Falkland Islands The Argentine leaders first thought the British landing at San Carlos on May 21st might he a diversion, hut they were wrong; this was the landing. Their nearest ground forces, in Darwin and Groose Green, were too far away to … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
Pinned Scenario#: ROH07     Date: 05/28/1982     Location: North Of Darwin Hill, East Falkland The military value of the East Falkland town of Goose Green was dubious at best. British politicians, however, wanted to see some progress, any progress, in the recapture of the Falklands. So, the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
Surprise Party Scenario#: ROH09     Date: 05/28/1982     Location: North Of Boca House, East Falkland The 2nd Para's attack down the Goose Green isthmus went well until first light, then well-placed Argentine positions, defended by troops with plenty of ammunition, wrecked havoc with the advancing British. While A Company was pinned in front of… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
Top Malo House Scenario#: ROH10     Date: 05/31/1982     Location: Mount Simon, East Falkund The men of the Royal Commando Arctic Warfare Cadre were somewhat less celebrated than the British Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Squadron (SBS) but, nevertheless, they played an important role as a reconnaissance unit as the Marines… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
Fly Half Scenario#: ROH05     Date: 06/11/1982     Location: Mt. Longdon, East Falkland The Paras of 3rd Battalion were assigned the task of clearing Mt. Longdon, northwest of Stanley. As part of that attack, 4th and 5th Platoons of B Company, 3rd Para, conducted a flanking move to clear the prepared positions along … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
Two Sisters Scenario#: ROH12     Date: 06/11/1982     Location: Two Sisters, East Falkland The battle for the outer ring of Stanley's hills began on June 11th. The attackers included 3rd Para, 42nd Commando and the 45th Commando. The 45th Commando was detailed to attack Two Sisters, a twin-hill feature among the outer ring … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills
The Last Gasp Scenario#: ROH06     Date: 06/12/1982     Location: Mt. Longdon, East Falkland On the night of June 11th the men of 3rd Para advanced on Mt Longdon. The British soldiers hoped to creep through the night and infiltrate the Argentine defensea Unfortunately for the paratroopers, one of them triggered a land mine, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills