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The Road to Hill 311 Scenario#: HB16     Date: 05/18/1940     Location: Between Olizy And La Ferté, France Following the Panzer Divisions through the Ardennes breach. the German infantry turned to the fortified sectors of the Maginot Line that flanked the breakihrough. Soon, the French casemates of the Montmedy sectors on Hill 311 were under attack, and… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Sunrise at Ypenburg Scenario#: DD01     Date: 05/10/1940     Location: Ypenburg, Holland To open the Battle of the Netherlands, the Germans had planned a grand endeavor to capture not just The Hague, and the main Dutch military headquarters there, but the Dutch Royal Family and the Cabinet. Crucial to this effort was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Fallschirmjäger Bridgehead Scenario#: DD02     Date: 05/10/1940     Location: Dordrecht, Holland As the Blitzkrieg in Holland began, the Germans had to capture the traffic bridge in Dordrecht intact in order to allow the flow of forces from the border to reach Rotterdam and The Hague. A platoon from the 3rd Company, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Oranje Crush Scenario#: DD03     Date: 05/11/1940     Location: W Of Wageningen, Holland On the morning of May 11th German stormtroopers of the SS Standarte der Fuhrer attacked central Holland. The Grebheline was an outer Dutch defensive position extending from the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the north, south to the rehbeberg, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Heart of the Matter Scenario#: DD04     Date: 05/13/1940     Location: Rotterdam, Holland The Willemsbrug Bridge over the Nieuwe Maas in central Rotterdam was fiercely contested since the Blitzkrieg began on the 10th. The Germans clung to a bridgehead on the north side, but were unable to extend it, with most of their … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Death's Head at Arras Scenario#: DD05     Date: 05/21/1940     Location: Near Warlus, France The Allied counterattack near Arras had started splendidly. The German defenses were no match for the slow but heavily armored Matilda n tanks. Combined infantry and armored elements were assigned to take a series of villages west of Arras. They … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
I'll Take the Low Road Scenario#: DD06     Date: 05/22/1940     Location: Outrea, France The 2nd Panzer Division had the port of Boulogne as its final objective. Resistance had been stubborn on the southern approaches. Aerial reconnaissance revealed that the low road by the village of Outrea would be the most advantageous route into … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Going Coastal Scenario#: DD07     Date: 05/24/1940     Location: E Of Calais, France The Allies had collapsed into a defensive pocket around the Channel ports. In order for 360,000 rations for the BEF to be brought from Calais to Dunkirk, the road between the two cities had to be reconnoitered and secured. An … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Canal Scenario#: DD08     Date: 05/25/1940     Location: Avalette, France An allied defense line using the Brasse canal had been successful in stopping the relentless advance of the German Army. The British were so stubborn that General Rommel went to … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Squeezing Limeys Scenario#: DD09     Date: 05/25/1940     Location: Calais, France The Allies were determined to hold onto all of the major seaports as long as they could. Calais had traditionally been a crucial strongpoint in channel crossings. Most of the city was made into a makeshift fortress. The 1st Panzer … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Kick 'em Out Scenario#: DD10     Date: 05/27/1940     Location: La Bassée, France German infantry of the 7th Panzer division had infiltrated the La Bassee Canal defense line and had established a small bridgehead. As German engineers were building a pontoon bridge over the canal for reinforcements, a combined Allied infantry-armor… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Price of Arrogance Scenario#: DD11     Date: 05/28/1940     Location: Wormhout, France The noose was tightening on the beleaguered allied forces. Curiously,Hitler had ordered a halt to the blitzkrieg. Sepp Deitrich, Commander SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, on his own initiative, decided to push the attack. British troops were assigned… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Bring on the Night Scenario#: DD12     Date: 05/28/1940     Location: Woesten, Belgium As the British 3rd Infanty Division attempted to withdraw to prepared positions at dusk, the Germans attacked the remaining rear-guard elements. Hand-to-hand fighting broke out as the Irishmen of the Royal Ulster Rifies made a desperate stand to… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Beneath the Scythe Scenario#: DD13     Date: 06/04/1940     Location: S Of Abbeville, France The German blitzkrieg cut across northern France to the Englidh Channel like a scythe, with the Somme River forming its lower edge. In an effort to retake the German-held bridgeheads along the Somme, a combined British-Prench attack northward along… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
One Last Steak Dinner Scenario#: DD14     Date: 06/11/1940     Location: St. Pierre-le-viger, France The British 51st Highland Division was being squeezed into a small pocket around the town of Dieppe by Erwin Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division. Rommel was doing his best to capture the division before it could escape across the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
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
Snatch and Grab Scenario#: LOF02     Date: 11/09/1993     Location: Mogadishu, Somalía Stinging from the loss of friends and battle brothers on October 3rd, the Rangers and Team Delta soldiers wanted to finish the job. A little more than a month after the battle in Mogadishu, Task Force Ranger learned the location … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #01
Brécourt Manor Scenario#: LOF03     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Normandy, France After being dropped far from their designated DZ, Lt. Winters and a number of Easy men finally found their way to the battalion rally point at Le Grand Chemin, about three miles west of Utah Beach. There, Lt. Col. Strayer … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #02
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
The Last Gasp Scenario#: LOF05     Date: 06/12/1982     Location: Mt. Langdon, East Falkland On the night of June 11th the men of 3rd Para advanced on Mt. Langdon. The British soldiers hoped to creep through the night and ínfiltrate the Argentine defensas. Unfortunately for the paratroopers, one of them triggered a land mind, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #03
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
Desperadoes and a Bridge Scenario#: LOF08     Date: 06/07/1940     Location: Douville Sur Andelle, France By the end of May 1940, the French were learning, a bit late, the lessons of the Blitzkrieg. They had been building Up several small armored combat teams to oppose the Germans' powerful panzer divisions. These new units, comprised of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #06
Rocking the Kasbah Scenario#: LOF09     Date: 11/08/1942     Location: Mehdia, Morroco During Operation Goalpost, to get to Port Lyautey by road or vía the Sebou River, the Americans had to get past a Vichy French controlled 16th-century citadel in Mehdia, known to the Americans as the Kasbah. The Kashah was heavily … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #07
On the Road from Rabat Scenario#: LOF10     Date: 11/09/1942     Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, Morroco The objective of Operation Goa/post, part of the Western Task Force of Operation Torch, was to capture the coastal town of Mehdia, secure the Sebou River and, most importantly, take control of the airfield at Port Lyautey. The … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #07
Fiery Baptism Scenario#: LOF11     Date: 11/08/1942     Location: Algiers, Algeria Torch would be the first test of the American Army in the European Theater. Unfortunately, the initial test would come against the American's soon to be allies, the French. The … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #08
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
No Wine for the Boches Scenario#: LOF14     Date: 08/28/1940     Location: Les Mesnil-sur-oger, France “To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine," said Claude Terrail, owner of the famous Parisian restaurant La Tour d'Argent. Under orders from Field Marshal Hermann Góring, a large quantity of the famed 1928 … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #10
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
To the Bridge Scenario#: LOF16     Date: 09/17/1944     Location: Son, Holland On the first day of Operation Market Garden the 506th Parachute infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division dropped near the Dutch town of Son. 1st Battalion's objective was to secure Son and the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal south … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #11
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
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
Under the Claw Scenario#: LOF19     Date: 09/19/1944     Location: Near Arracourt, France In an effort to halt General Patton's Third Army as it charged across France, the German 5th Panzer Army, under the command of General Hasso von Manteuffel, launched a counteroffensive near Arracourt, in the Lorraine. Combat Command Alpha (CCA) of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #14
Tough as Nails Scenario#: NOSB01     Date: 09/21/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia After a few initial set hacks, German forces were making steady progress towards clearíng the city of Soviet troops. On September 20th, a German infantry assault was repulsed around the building known as the Nail Factory by stalwart elements of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Enter the Guards Scenario#: NOSB02     Date: 09/01/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia For months the Germans had pushed the Soviets across the steppes. The Soviet's victories of the previous winter were but a bad dream, long forgotten. German Panzers ruled the plains, Bf-109s ruled the sky, and all was right with the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Rattenkrieg Scenario#: NOSB03     Date: 10/30/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 14th Panzer Division had been given the task of clearing the southern area of the city known as the Bread Factory and getting to the Volga River. Suffering horrendous casualties, the Germans took the Bread Factory and were just … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Bridge over the River Dnepr Scenario#: NOSB04     Date: 10/01/1942     Location: Bryansk Forest, Russia Partisan forces became better organized as the war in the east entered its second year. There was exceptionally strong partisan activity in the Bryansk forest of modern day Belorus. From the forest, thousands of partisans and clandestine Russian… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Pavlov's House Scenario#: NOSB05     Date: 10/01/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On the 26th of September, 1942, Y.F. Pavlov and three other Soviet Soldiers of the 13th Guards Rifle Division, searched and secured a large apartment house on the edge of the 9 January Square known as the House of Soviets … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Kalach Bridge Scenario#: NOSB06     Date: 11/22/1942     Location: Kalach, Russia The Final objective for Russia's Operation Uranus was to seal off any escape for the embattled 6th Army by taking the bridge over the Don River at Kalach. Using a handful of captured tanks, Lieutenant-Colonel Filippov drove right through cheering … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
State Farm is There Scenario#: NOSB07     Date: 12/08/1942     Location: Nw Of Verchne Solonovski, Russia German High Command launched a counter offensive to attempt to relieve the encircled 6th Army at Stalingrad, and made steady progress, approaching within 25 miles of the 6th Anny lines before the Soviets retaliated. After some initial success, the… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
A Bitter Holiday Scenario#: NOSB08     Date: 12/31/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Operation Uranus had been a success for Soviet command. They had effectively encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. The Germans formed a defensive perimeter (nicknamed, The Cauldron) and dug in, still hoping they would soon be relieved. The… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Prochorovka Scenario#: NOSB09     Date: 07/12/1943     Location: Prochorovka, Russia Right after 5 a.m., on July 12th, hundreds of Soviet tanks and assault guns rolled out of Prochorovka and slammed into the German SS Leibstandarte Division, which had stalled just west of the town. Streams of T-34 and T-70 tanks, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Room at the Inn Scenario#: NOSB10     Date: 01/12/1943     Location: S Of Livny, Russia The Soviet winter offensive of 1943 threw the Germans back along the breadth of the Eastern Front, frequently creating ruptures in the Wehrmacht's line, both large and small. In this fictitious scenario, a small German reconnaissance group, probing… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Keeping the Door Open Scenario#: NOSB11     Date: 02/16/1944     Location: Lysyanka, Russia Once again, the Soviet armies had encircled German forces on the tenuous and dynamic Ost Front. The encircled this time were six German Divisions that had been holding defensive positions along the Dnepr River in the Korsun Pocket. German High … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
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
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