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Taking Heads Scenario#: AP059     Date: 1/1/1942     Location: Concepcion, Luzon During 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
A Well-Engineered Ambush Scenario#: AP064     Date: 11/28/1942     Location: Djefna, Tunisia For an entire week, Major Rudolf Witzig's Fallschirmpionier-Bataillon 11 had frustrated every effort the British 36th Brigade made to advance past the crossroads at Djebel Abiod. The morning of November 25 revealed that the Germans had withdrawn… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7
Happy Valley Scenario#: AP073     Date: 11/26/1942     Location: Chouigui Pass, Tunisia Lt. Col. John Waters was tasked with creating a "tank-infested area" in the Tine Valley southeast of Mateur and reconnoitering the bridges across the Medjerda River at El Bathan and Djedeida. Waters' route of march led over the hills between the Tine… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Slicing the Throat Scenario#: AP085     Date: 1/19/1942     Location: Tavoy, Burma Men of the 3rd and 6th Burma Rifles were about to experience their baptism of fire. The Japanese were coming. They were coming not from the south, but from the east. British plans for the defence of Burma and Malaya were partly predicated on the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Milling About Scenario#: AP086     Date: 1/20/1942     Location: Miyawadi, Burma While Major Oki’s men secured Tavoy, a sister battalion of the 112th Infantry Regiment made preparations to cross the Burmese frontier in strength. Before sunrise on 20 January, a platoon of Gurkhas garrisoning the border village of Miyawadi was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Empire's Fall Scenario#: AP087     Date: 1/31/1942     Location: Moulmein, Burma Moulmein – the third largest city in Burma with nearly 100,000 residents and long loyal to the Crown – clings to the eastern bank of the mouth of the Salween River. Its all-weather airfield, and position astride an important transportation route as… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Full Moon Madness Scenario#: AP088     Date: 2/11/1942     Location: Kuziek, Burma After the drubbing they received at Moulmein, the British made haste to cover the crossings of the Salween River in an ultimately futile attempt to forestall the Japanese advane. Meanwhile, beginning in early February, the Japanese began aggressive… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
To the Pain Scenario#: AP089     Date: 2/17/1942     Location: Danyingon, Burma Japanese 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!
Smashing the Hook Scenario#: AP090     Date: 2/18/1942     Location: Danyingon, Burma The British were desperate to cover the Salween River crossings; the Japanese were juts as anxious to secure them. Aggressive moves by both sides led to a particularly active fight for control of the Yinon crossing. Having beaten back an attack on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Parting Shots Scenario#: AP091     Date: 2/21/1942     Location: Thebyuchang, Burma As the British made a precarious and disjointed withdrawal in front of the relentless Japanese advance, many small actions were fought between the Bilin River and the easily fordable Thebyu River. The Bilin was the last barrier before the Salween… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
End of the Beginning Scenario#: AP092     Date: 2/22/1942     Location: Sittang, Burma With British defenses in disarray—the 17th Indian Division was strung out over 15 miles of roads, and jungle – the Japanese pressed even harder for their prize: the bridge at Sittang. Early on the morning of the 22nd the commander of 1st Battalion,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Savoia! Scenario#: A012     Date: 8/23/1942     Location: Ischbuchenskiy, Russia As the Italian 8th Army took up positions along the west bank of the River Don, a Russian counterattack opened a gap between it and the German 6th Army advancing on Stalingrad. As part of the effort to seal this breach, the Savoy Cavalry and Novara… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89
Defeat in Java Scenario#: A030     Date: 3/2/1942     Location: Soebang, Java The fate of the Dutch East Indies – a prize rich in natural resources and one of the prime objectives of the Japanese expansion – had been decided by the naval clashes off the coast of Java. After a pre-dawn landing on 1 March, elements of the Shoji… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
Fire on the Volga Scenario#: AH01     Date: 1942-10-27     Location: Stalingrad, Russia For the Russians, this was rapidly becoming yet another critical day in the defense of their ruined city. Elements of the German 79th Infantry Division had pushed toward the Krasny Oktyabr steel mill, bringing the HQ of Guryev’s 39th Guards Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
Commando Hunt Scenario#: A042     Date: 9/22/1942     Location: Ramelau Mountains, Timor Since the February invasion, the Japanese occupation forces had been subjected to a constant series of raids, ambushes and small firefights by the Australian 2/4th Independent Company. Japanese Area Command called in their own specialists – the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
...and Here We Damned Well Stay Scenario#: A050     Date: 10/27/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt In an ill-organized night attack during Operation Lightfoot, a battalion of the British 7th Motor Brigade had thrust forward to seize a German-held position. However, unaware that their maps were faulty, the men and carriers advanced along an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Wintergewitter Scenario#: A070     Date: 12/13/1942     Location: Verkhne-Kumsky, Russia Time was running out for the Germans surrounded in Stalingrad. On December 12, the LVII Armored Corps launched Operation Wintergewitter (“Winter Tempest”), the offensive to relieve VI Army. Spearheading the drive was the veteran 6th Panzer Division,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Airborne Samurai Scenario#: A085     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Menado, Celebes The Battle of Manado at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa peninsula on the northern part of the island of Celebes (now known as Sulawesi), from 11–13 January 1942 was an attempt to open a passage to attack Australia through the eastern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Fighting Sparrow Scenario#: A086     Date: 2/21/1942     Location: Kaunas, Timor By mid-February the Japanese had embarked their invasion force, bound for the south coast of Timor opposite Koepang. At roughly 0830 on 20 February, long-range Japanese aircraft began to scatter paratroopers in small drops all around the city. Their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
The Long Road Scenario#: A095     Date: 9/16/1942     Location: Anjiajia, Madagascar The Nyasalanders of the King’s African Rifles, with a detachment of South African armored cars, had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the Madagascan capital, Tananarive. The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
Tasimboko Raid Scenario#: A097     Date: 1942-09-08     Location: Tasimboko, Guadalcanal With the U.S. Marines now firmly established on Guadalcanal, the Japanese landed more troops at Taivu Point, 18 miles east of the Marine-held Henderson Field. The Japanese commander planned to attack the Marine positions after having his engineers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
Cattern's Position Scenario#: A111     Date: 11/20/1942     Location: Soupta, New Guinea After their rout at Oviv-Gorai, the Japanese continued their retreat along the Kokoda Trail. The Australians pursued them on two parallel axis of advance, hoping to reach the coast at Sananada before Japanese reinforcements could be landed. For days,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Wet Sahwahs Scenario#: J004     Date: 3/15/1942     Location: Bojonegoro, Java On the night of 4 March, several Dutch recon patrols left Babad and Kedoengpring for the city of Bodjonegora. Advancing along the main road and expecting opposition, the 1st Company of Infantry Division VIII found the outskirts of Baoerena unoccupied… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Armored Fist Scenario#: J010     Date: 1/6/1942     Location: Trolak, Malaya The Japanese continued boldly down the trunk road, assaulting and flanking any British position which tried to block the road. At Milestone 62, the British nearly stopped the Japanese cold. This time, a small Japanese detachment of four tanks and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Jungle Fighters Scenario#: J012     Date: 1/31/1942     Location: Jahore Bahru, Malaya The Malayan Campaign was nearly complete with the goal of Singapore just a few short miles away from the Japanese lines. Knowing that further resistance on the mainland could result in troops being cut off, the commander of the British force in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Urban Nightmare Scenario#: VOTG25     Date: 9/28/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Late September found the 13th Guards Rifle Division still clinging stubbornly to a narrow section of the riverbank in downtown Stalingrad. The Germans had shifted their main effort north to the factory district, and the battle for the center of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Bad Day for the Luftwaffe Scenario#: VOTG26     Date: 9/20/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Early in the morning of 20 September, a submachine gun-armed Sturmgruppe from Infanterie-Division 71 broke through along Moskovskaya Street and seized the main landing mole. At that moment ill fortune would have it that a flight of Stukas mistook the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Drama, The Park, and Deadly Things Scenario#: VOTG27     Date: 9/23/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Infanterie-Division 71 and 94 were pressing towards the Volga north and south of the Tsaritsa River, creating a salient of Soviet units just south of the city center. tasked with reducing the salient was Aufklarungs-Abteilung 171, commanded by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Hart Attack Scenario#: J167     Date: 11/28/1942     Location: Djedeida, Tunisia A German-held airfield just east of Djedeida – a mere dozen miles from Tunis – had suffered the ignominious distinction of being overrun by a reconnoitering company of American light tanks. The Americans, however, lacking orders and infantry to hold… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Strongpoint 11 Scenario#: J046     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Tarakan Island, Dutch East Indies The Japanese offensive against the Dutch East Indies was designed to gain control of the rubber and oil production facilities found on the many scattered islands in the region. The Dutch defense on Tarakan Island was organized by “Fronts” protecting… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Desperate Dash Scenario#: J049     Date: 11/28/1942     Location: Zherebetso, Russia Attacking across a broad front, the Soviet winter offensive known as Operation Mars had some early penetrations far behind the lines of the German 9th Army. Unfortunately many of these breakthroughs could not be supported in the face of tough German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Tomforce Scenario#: J071     Date: 2/10/1942     Location: Bukit Timah Village, Singapore Island Following a successful crossing of the Johore Causeway on 9 February, Japanese forced advanced toward Bukit Timah heights, literally translated as Tin Mountain. The surrounding villages held a number of vital supply dumps and the main road ran… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Rommel's Remedy Scenario#: J079     Date: 8/31/1942     Location: Alam el Halfa, Egypt After capturing Tobruk in June, Field Marshal Rommel pressed into Egypt with Panzer-Armee Afrika. The Desert Fox was trying one last big push towards the Nile before supply difficulties would make it impossible to conduct further offensive action. --… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Egypt's Last Hope Scenario#: J080     Date: 8/31/1942     Location: Alam el Halfa, Egypt The foundation of Eighth Army's defense was the Alam Halfa Ridge, and the cornerstone of that fuondation was the western spur. By midday the 15th Panzer Division had fought its way to the ridge despite the loss of their division commander. The attack… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Twisted Knickers Scenario#: J081     Date: 9/1/1942     Location: Point 102, Egypt Panzer-Regiment 5 and Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 104 swung further east to Point 102 in an attempt to find the weak spots that DAK intelligence told them existed. They hoped to break through to the British supply lines and force the 22nd Armored… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Pavlov's House Scenario#: J082     Date: 1942-10-15     Location: Stalingrad, Russia A bunch of fanatical Russians try to keep the Germans out of a three storey building as they rush from all sides. A bloody battle with lots of very tall … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Your Turn Now Scenario#: J092     Date: 4/10/1942     Location: Cebu City, Cebu Island American forces in Bataan had surrendered the day before. Now it was Cebu Island's turn to feel the weight of the Japanese attack. Realizing that they could not defend the island with the few Filipino troops pressed into service, the garrison… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Marders not Martyrs Scenario#: J106     Date: 9/10/1942     Location: Ischerskaja, Russia Too many recent examples of martyred German soldiers trying to stand their ground against the upgraded Soviet tanks had convinced German authorities to make changes. In late June, the 13th Panzer Division finally got an opportunity to refit their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Cellar Dwellers Scenario#: VOTG19     Date: 9/17/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The remnants of Captain Gerhard Munch’s 3rd Battalion had occupied the U-shaped State Bank building since September 14. The Russians counterattacked on the night of September 15th with a company of submachinegunners and managed to break into the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Terror At Twilight Scenario#: VOTG20     Date: 9/18/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Two battalions of Regiment 194 were fighting hard to maintain their front along the riverbank, and pressure as increasing daily from both north and south. As light was fading on September 18th, a strong attack hit the southern flank, threatening to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Defending The Voentorg Scenario#: VOTG21     Date: 9/22/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia With “Pavlov’s House” and “Zabolotnov’s House” both still in no-man’s land, the Voentorg building on 9th January Square became a key position, dominating all movement through the square. The 42nd Guards company was soon reinforced by three anti-tank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Brigade Hill Scenario#: J116     Date: 9/8/1942     Location: Efogi, Papua Following a valiant defence of Isurava Village in late August, the Australians withdrew south, relentlessly pursued by the Japanese. The Japanese Nankai Shitai (South Seas Force) under the command of Major General Horii, were eager to inflict a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
The Triangle Scenario#: J117     Date: 11/21/1942     Location: Buna Mission, Papua As the battle for Guadacanal raged 800 miles to the east, the Japanese had neglected the defense of the Papuan Peninsula. Decisive action by the Allies could crush the Japanese forces in New Guinea and thereby permanently remove the enemy threat to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Bark You Dogs! Scenario#: VOTG22     Date: 9/26/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On 21 September, Lt. Anton Dragan and the remnants of his company from the 1st Battalion, 42nd Guards Regiment fell back to a three-story building on the corner of Komsomolskaya and Krasnopeterskaya, which they fortified. For the next five days,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Heroes of the Soviet Union Scenario#: VOTG23     Date: 9/26/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On 26 September, Lt. Anton Dragan and five other wounded survivors dug their way out of the rubbled strongpoint which German assault guns had collapsed. Emerging into darkness, Dragan sent his orderly Hozhushko out to scout the area. He returned… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Raid on Rodimtsev Scenario#: VOTG24     Date: 10/2/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The German 6th Army had been trying to cut of Rodimtsev’s 13th Guards from the rest of the 62nd Army. On the night of 1-2 October, the Germans had decided to try a new ploy by infiltrating 300 men from Infanterie-Division 295 down the main drain… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Opium Hill Scenario#: J128     Date: 2/14/1942     Location: Pasir Panjang, Malaya During the course of the Malayan campaign, the IJA landed in the north-western parts of Singapore on February the 8th. After the capture of Tengah airfield, the Japanese invading force, consisting of some 13.000 troops, moved south towards Pasir… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
The Art of Dying Scenario#: J130     Date: 9/1/1942     Location: Kotovskij, Russia After a hard struggle, the Red Army had succeeded in establishing a significant bridgehead at Serafimovich, on the west bank of the Don. The German XVII Corps and the Italian XXXV Army Corps were assigned to a joint counterattack. At the crack of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
War of the Rats Scenario#: S002     Date: 9/26/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia German tactics failed inside the confines of Stalingrad as the Russians were able to dig in and fight from every building. The confines of the city stifled manoeuvre, and German superiority in artillery, air power, and armor were rendered ineffective… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1
Kawaguchi's Gamble Scenario#: S064     Date: 9/13/1942     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal Colonel Merritt Edson's command, a composite battalion made up of U.S.M.C. Raiders and Paramarines, had just been ordered to occupy a "quiet area", an unnamed ridge overlooking the all-important Henderson Airfield. Much depleted from past operations,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4