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Breakout From Borisov Scenario#: 20     Date: 2-Jul-41     Location: Borosov, Russia After tenacious fighting, the 52nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment drove the Russians from Borisov, and established a bridgehead across the Berezina. The Russians, under direct orders from General Yeremenko, were to crush the bridgehead. The only available… Squad Leader — Cross of Iron
The Hedgehog of Piepsk Scenario#: 4     Date: 14-Nov-41     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 … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Burzevo Scenario#: A     Date: 2-Dec-41     Location: Burzevo, Russia By the end of November, Operation Typhoon had broken down; resolute Soviet Resistance, exhaustion, and sub-zero temperatures had almost completely halted the Germans. Along the Minsk-Moscow highway, the fastest and most direct route to the Russian… Squad Leader — The General #15.6
Raid on Vaagso Scenario#: W86     Date: 24-Dec-41     Location: South Vaagso, Norway In the first Allied raid of the war against a defended port, some 600 officers and men of the British 2nd and 3rd Commando attacked Maaloy Island and Vaagso, near Bergen, with the aim of destroying factory and port installations. … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1
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
Sat Sri Akal! Scenario#: AP058     Date: 1/2/1942     Location: Kampar, Malaya As the veteran troops of the Japanese 5th Infantry Division pushed down the Malay peninsula, the 11th Indian Division opposing it was forced to amalgamate several units from the battered 6th Brigade into the 15th Brigade, creating the composite… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Push Back Scenario#: E23     Date: January 3, 1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia Operation Typhoon exhausted the German army at the gates of Moscow. The Soviets immediately launch a counteroffensive to push back the invaders. Near Rzhev, the worn out troops of Army Group Center steady themselves. They must hold these buildings or… Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
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
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
Chekov’s Bridge Scenario#: E15     Date: January 8, 1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia The Russian winter campaign was taking its toll on the cold German soldiers. A German rear guard on the road to haev must destroy a key bridge to stall the enemy. Lt. Grigory Chekov and troops of the 183rd Rifle … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Dorogobuzh Scenario#: 4836     Date: January 8, 1942     Location: Vyazma, Russia In January 1942, the German offensive on the doorstep of Moscow failed. With the help of “General Winter”, Russian forces counter-attacked en masse. German troops lost ground and took refuge in villages and towns. In the wooded area of Viazma, … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Mabatang Scenario#: 3468     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Mabatang, Phillipines The first major battle of the "Fighting Retreat" occurred south of Calaguiman River. Supported by artillery, the 57th Infantry, set up a line of defense extending from Manila Bay through Mabatang across open ground. The Japanese 65th Brigade and 9th… Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Mabatang Scenario#: 3735     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Mabatang, Phillipines The first major battle of the "Fighting Retreat" occurred south of Calaguiman River. Supported by artillery, the 57th Infantry, set up a line of defense extending from Manila Bay through Mabatang across open ground. The Japanese 65th Brigade and 9th… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Manado Landings Scenario#: 4683     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Manado, Indonesia Minahasa peninsula, somewhere on the northern part of Celebes, Dutch East Indies - The Japanese offensive is in full swing. Taking advantage of the night, Sasebo combined landing force sets foot on the beach at Kema and Manado. The Dutch … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
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
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
Gemencheh Bridge Scenario#: 6049     Date: 1/14/1942     Location: Gemas, Malaysia The 8th Australian Division's commander, Major-General Gordon Bennett, was given command of all forces in the west of Malaya (Westforce). Bennett brought 8th Australian Division with him to relieve the broken 11th Indian Division, and believed that… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Bakri Scenario#: 6084     Date: 1/16/1942     Location: Parit Jawa, Malaysia While the Japanese 5th Division was engaged in a fierce battle around Gemas to the east, the Konoe Imperial Guards Division under Lieutenant-General Nishimura attacked down the west coast of Malaya. Facing them were elements of the 8th Australian… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Cut Off Scenario#: E16     Date: January 16, 1942     Location: Peskovatka, Russia A German platoon from the 34th Infantry Regiment has found itself behind enemy lines after a confusing night of battle. Under cover of a heavy snowfall, Sgt. Ritter attempts to lead his troops back to the division. Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Ramsey's Charge Scenario#: 148     Date: 1/16/1942     Location: Morong, Philippines The village of Morong, situated on a good river defensive line, had been inexplicably abandoned by the Philippine 1st Division. An advance guard was needed to reconnoiter and secure the town. The task fell to the ragged troopers and bony horses of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
The Heat is On Scenario#: WO06     Date: 1/17/1942     Location: Pogost'e, Russia After five months of siege, the new year saw STAVKA order the Lubyan Offensive to break Army Group North's stranglehold on Leningrad. The focus of the attack was the seam of the German 1st and 28th Armies. Several small penetrations were achieved at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
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!
Chaos Reigns Scenario#: E14     Date: January 21, 1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia The Russian winter offensive pushes West of Rzhev. A mechanized group breaks into open ground. It crests a hill and surprises a German convoy on the road. The light tanks rush forward and unleash Hell upon the invaders. Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
KP 167 Scenario#: 70     Date: 1/22/1942     Location: Mauban, Bataan On the 18th of January 1942, a battalion of the Japanese 16th Division began infiltrating across the slopes of Mt. Silanganan, where the terrain so rugged and densely forested that I Corps had been unable to form a continuous defensive line. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Rabaul Rousers Scenario#: M1     Date: 23-Jan-42     Location: Rabaul, New Britain, New Guinea The Australian men of Lt. W. G. Grant’s platoon of Coy. A, 2/22 Bn. were the forward elements defending the beachhead on the northern slopes of Mt. Vulcan. Grant's view across Simpson Bay showed the city of Rabaul and its … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Gap at Antelat Scenario#: 5522     Date: 1/23/1942     Location: Saùnnu, Libya During the second battle for Cyrenaica, Rommel's AfrikaKorps attacks and soon manages to cut off the 1st British Armoured Division from its rear with the help from Kampfgruppe Marcks' advance toward Saunnu. But on January 23, Kampfgruppe Marcks… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2009
Rzhev Overlord Scenario#: 4669     Date: 1/26/1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia The Soviet counter-offensive in December 1941 sent the German Wehrmacht reeling back from the outskirts of Moscow. In a pincer move on the Northern front, near Rzhev, the Soviets bludgeoned their way through Ninth Army, leaving the Germans in… Memoir '44 — Online Only
Rzhev Scenario#: 4670     Date: 1/26/1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia The Soviet counter-offensive in December 1941 sent the German Wehrmacht reeling back from the outskirts of Moscow. In a pincer move on the Northern front near Rzhev, the Soviets bludgeoned their way through the Ninth Army, leaving the Germans in … Memoir '44 — Online Only
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!
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
Shock and Awe Scenario#: 30     Date: 1 Feb 1942     Location: Toropets, Russia In the winter of I942, Soviet forces mounted the Toropets-Kholm offensive south of Lake Ilmen. Soviet forces, although ill-equipped, were able to surprise two forward German regiments, as the regiments were spread to such a degree that they couldn ’t… Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
A Pair of Eights Scenario#: E19     Date: February 3, 1942     Location: Leningrad, Russia The Russians attempt to break the encirclement of Leningrad and the 2nd Shock Army leads the charge. The German 58th Infantry Division has dug in on high ground and do not intend to let the Russians pass. The pair … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Summer of '42 Scenario#: E14     Date: 1942-02-05     Location: Rzhev, Russia The winter of 1941/42 had been a productive one for the Soviet Army. Stavka, the Soviet high command, was convinced that the tide of war had turned and that large scale attacks could be launched across the whole front. This … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Singapore Scenario#: 6089     Date: 2/9/1942     Location: Singapore, Singapore With his troops' morale crumbling, and believing he faced 5 Japanese divisions and 300 tanks, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival made the decision to withdraw to Singapore. General Bennett paid a final visit to his friend the Sultan of Johore and… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
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
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!
Meat Grinder Scenario#: 31     Date: Feb 1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia In the first quarter of 1942, Soviet forces executed a series of offensives near the Moscow area against the German Rzhev salient. While the Soviet objectives were not ultimately accomplished, these battles drew German attention away from reinforcing… Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
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
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!
A Winter Melee Scenario#: U27     Date: 2/17/1942     Location: Ozerechnya, Russia Following the Russian winter counteroffensive, the Germans were forced to fall back to isolated pockets in an attempt to survive both the Russians and the Weather. In the resulting gaps, the Russians found useful employment for their cavalry in… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
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!
Landing at Dili Scenario#: 23692     Date: February 19-20 1942     Location: Timor Island During the nights of 19th and 20th of February 1942, units of the 228th Japanese regiment landed at Dili, on Timor island. Allied troops (Sparrow Force), were composed of both Australian units entrenched at Dili airfield and scattered on the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Frozen Scenario#: E17     Date: February 20, 1942     Location: Demjansk, Russia The German 16th Army is trapped in a pocket around Demjansk and five Soviet armies are trying desperately to crush it. At dawn, units of the Russian 34th Army launch another assault with armor support. Lieutenant Hauke of the 30th … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
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!
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
Sparrow Force Scenario#: AP164     Date: 2/22/1942     Location: Oesau, West Timor Following Pearl Harbor. the Japanese attacked key locations in Asia, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. The islands of Java and Sumatra contained key raw materials and bases and also formed part of the Japanese expansion plans. Leading the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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!
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
The Bruneval Raid Scenario#: W87     Date: 28-Feb-42     Location: Bruneval, France At Bruneval, north of Le Havre, the Germans had installed an example of the Wurzburg radar system for air defense. British paratroops were briefed to drop into France, steal as much of the equipment as possible and bring it back … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1