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Terror At TwilightScenario#: VOTG20 Date: 9/18/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaTwo 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 |
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Defending The VoentorgScenario#: VOTG21 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaWith “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 |
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Brigade HillScenario#: J116 Date: 9/8/1942 Location: Efogi, PapuaFollowing 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 |
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The TriangleScenario#: J117 Date: 11/21/1942 Location: Buna Mission, PapuaAs 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 |
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Bark You Dogs!Scenario#: VOTG22 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 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 |
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Heroes of the Soviet UnionScenario#: VOTG23 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 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 |
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Raid on RodimtsevScenario#: VOTG24 Date: 10/2/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe 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 |
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Opium HillScenario#: J128 Date: 2/14/1942 Location: Pasir Panjang, MalayaDuring 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 |
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The Art of DyingScenario#: J130 Date: 9/1/1942 Location: Kotovskij, RussiaAfter 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 |
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War of the RatsScenario#: S002 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaGerman 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 |
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Kawaguchi's GambleScenario#: S064 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Henderson Field, GuadalcanalColonel 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 |
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Take It BackScenario#: S065 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalColonel Edson had set up the 1st Paramarine Battalion on the east side of Lunga Ridge while he deployed his 1st Raider Battalion to the west. On the night of 12 September, leading elements of Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Bailey's BridgeScenario#: S066 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalThe Marines planned a three-pronged attack against the Japanese forces on the western bank of the Matanikau River. The 1st Raider Battalion would cross the river at a small footbridge upstream and attack from the south while elements of the 5th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Dutch TrucksScenario#: S077 Date: 3/2/1942 Location: Soebang, Javafollowing successful landings, the Shoji Detachment quickly captured the Kalidjati airfield despite tenacious British resistance, while its headquarters unit, including Colonel Shoji, took the nearby town of Soebang at 0500 on 2 March. While the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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No Japanese Within 100 MilesScenario#: S078 Date: 3/4/1942 Location: Leuwiliang, JavaThe Japanese invasion had been underway for several days with the Dutch intelligence telling their Commonwealth allies that there were no Japanese landings on the island. Despite this report, Dutch generals blew the bridge at the Tjianten River… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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Politics, Logistics, and PrideScenario#: S079 Date: 3/19/1942 Location: Toungoo, BurmaThe American military mission to China led by General Stillwell was formed with the intent to create a Theater of Operations in the China, Burma, India area to engage the Japanese forces and protect the Allied interests. Despite politics, logistics,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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Spring and SummerScenario#: S080 Date: 8/27/1942 Location: Isurava, New GuineaThe Japanese had landed on the northwest corner of Papua New Guinea on 21 July and began their trek towards Port Moresby. The Australian Army moved to prevent the Japanese intentions, and the first clash along the Kokoda Trail occurred two days later… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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Taming TulagiScenario#: BB01 Date: 8/8/1942 Location: Tulagi Island, Solomon IslandsThe 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 |
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Cavalry Brigade ModelScenario#: BOF06 Date: 7/2/1942 Location: Rzhev, RussiaThe Russian 39th Army was firmly entrenched in the inaccessible primeval forests between Belyi and Rzhev. Recently pocketed by a German attack cutting their last supply route, this army was scheduled for destruction. Attacking along the Wjasma road… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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The Fields of Black GoldScenario#: BOF07 Date: 9/28/1942 Location: Sagopshi, RussiaIn mid-September, after the fall of Rostov, the Wiking SS Division received orders to leave the western Caucasus and move eastward in order to spearhead the attack on the important oil fields east of Grozny. After two days of bitter fighting against… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Forsthaus ClashScenario#: BOF15 Date: 6/10/1942 Location: Sevastapol, CrimeaOn 7 June, the Germans broke through Sevastopol's outer defensive ring. Three days later, Mekenziyevy Mountain train station and a nearby road junction known as the Forsthaus (Forester's House) were captured. The Russian 79th Naval Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Saluting a GeneralScenario#: BOF16 Date: 9/4/1942 Location: Karmanovo, RussiaIn August 1942 the Red Army attempted to retake Rzhev and eliminate the most dangerous threat to the Russian capital. After almost a month of relentless attacks and bitter fighting, the Red Army had made only very small gains. On 4 September the… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Sweep For Bordj Toum BridgeScenario#: U02 Date: 12/10/1942 Location: Bordj Toum Station, TunisiaThe Fifth Panzer Army in an effort to expand its position around Tunis, sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by armor from the 7th Panzer Regiment on a two-pronged attack along both sides of the Medjerda River. If the Germans were to… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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The First BidScenario#: VOTG01 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaSince early morning the German 71st Infantry Division had been attacking towards the downtown district with the capture of the main ferry landing as its goal. Led by Lt. Col. Roske’s 194th Regiment, good progress was made through the residential… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Russe! Drown in the Wolga!Scenario#: VOTG02 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe defense of downtown Stalingrad rested mainly with two lightly-armed regiments of thes 10th NKVD Divisions. The Germans had broken through and seized several key buildings near the riverbank. From the upper floors of the Brewery, the State Bank,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Khopka's CrossingScenario#: VOTG03 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Russian 62nd Army was desperately trying to keep the German 71st Division from breaking through to the main ferry landing. All General Chuikov had to accomplish this were two lightly armed regiments and militia of Sarayev’s 10th NKVD Division,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Last FifteenScenario#: VOTG04 Date: 9/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 3rd Battalion, Infanterie Regiment 194 fought through Stalingrad’s suburbs, the Main Railway Station, Red Square, and finally to within sight of the Volga. Their rapid advance across the cratered landscape and the fierce resistance the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Specialists' HouseScenario#: VOTG05 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 71st Infantry Division had broken through the weak Russian defenses in downtown Stalingrad and seized several tall buildings along the bank of the Volga. A group of Germans wielding submachine-guns and supported by tanks had captured the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Enter DraganScenario#: VOTG06 Date: 9/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOne of Rodimtsev's junior officers, Lieutenant Anton Kuzmich Dragan was personally ordered by Chuikov to hold a key railroad station in downtown Stalingrad against an impending German assault. Dragan proceeded to gather a platoon of less than fifty… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Storming the StationScenario#: VOTG07 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe past couple of days had seen horrific fighting at the Stalingrad-1 Rail Station. On the morning of 16 September, the 1st Battalion of the 42nd Guards Regiment turned away an attack by twelve self-propelled guns with supporting infantry. Not long… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Hammer and NailScenario#: VOTG08 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Germans had managed to seize a building on the station square to the rear of the Guards position, where they were reported to be assembling to attack the station building from behind. Lt. Fedesyev ordered Lt. Dragan to organize a counterattack to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Eviction NoticeScenario#: VOTG09 Date: 9/18/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaA group of German tommy-gunners had seized some buildings at the intersection of Respublikanskaya and Kievskaya streets, and to evict them General Chuikov organized an immediate counterattack. A platoon of tanks that was positioned near the slopes of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Darkest DayScenario#: VOTG10 Date: 9/21/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 20 September, a civilian informed Lt. Dragan that a massive German buildup was taking place. Fortifications and street barricades were prepared as well as detachments of men armed with anti-tank rifles and molotov cocktails to combat tanks. The… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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A Dangerous PossibilityScenario#: VOTG11 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaIt was at the flanks of the 34th Guards Regiment where the Germans directed particularly heavy attacks. One thrust penetrated the Dolgyi Gully and came out in the rear along the riverbank. Another ttack broke through along Tambovskaya Street,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Siberian ShockwaveScenario#: VOTG12 Date: 9/23/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaGeneral Chuikov desperately wanted to gain complete control of the main ferry landings, which had fallen into German hands, and were prefect locations for the Germans to interdict reinforcements crossing the Volga. Help was on the way in the form of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Escape from Komsomol ParkScenario#: VOTG13 Date: 9/24/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaSince 14 September, elements of the 272nd NKVD Regiment were defending the area around Komsomol Park. The NKVD Regiment became cut off and surrounded in the park. The trapped units included the regimental staff, along with 17 seamen from Batrakov's… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Perfected in BattleScenario#: VOTG15 Date: 10/24/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe nature of the close quarter fighting dictated the development of new tactics. The Soviet 62nd Army formed small shock units termed "Storm Groups" - assault groups equipped with grenades and tommy-guns, which would first attack the objective, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Under Murderous FireScenario#: VOTG16 Date: 11/24/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 24 November, sappers arrived to deactivate the minefield surrounding "Pavlov's House", which they accomplished without being fired on. Shortly thereafter, Sgt. Pavlov received orders to attack a building that was about one hundred yards across the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The 138 of the 138thScenario#: RB12 Date: 11/17/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn the 11th of November the Germans launched an offensive in the Barrikady district with elements of two infantry divisions, backed up by five especially formed pioneer battalions, armed with satchel charges and flamethrowers. In addition two assault… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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Sandbanks of the VolgaScenario#: RB13 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe objective for Major Braun and his men was to capture the fuel tank complex and penetrate to the shoreline of the Volga itself. Though Major Braun and his men had briefly reached the fuel tanks on 2nd November, they had been ousted by a… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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Anchoring the LineScenario#: RB14 Date: 12/31/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaSince the 19th of November the tide in Stalingrad had begun its fateful turn. For on that day to the north and south of the city, the Soviet Army launched a massive two-pronged counterattack, on a 200-kilometer front, with 10 infantry divisions,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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War Without QuarterScenario#: HS02 Date: 8/21/1942 Location: Tenaru River, GuadalcanalColonel Ichiki's men were practically wiped out the night before in wave after wave of banzai attacks across the Tenaru into the well-prepared Marine defenses. Canister, machine-gun fire, and courage had broken Ichiki's back. As dawn rose above the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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High Water MarkScenario#: HS04 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalThe Japanese under Colonel Kawaguchi were pressing hard to take the Lunga Ridge from Edson's Raiders. The Marines bent, but had not yet broken, and were making a last stand on the final defensive obstacle between the Japanese and Henderson Field.… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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RestorationScenario#: HS05 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalOn the night of September 12th, leading elements of Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade attacked the positions of the Raiders to the west of Lunga Ridge, overrunning C Company's positions. By the morning the Raiders were forced… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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Just Fighting ThroughScenario#: HS06 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalThe defense on Lunga Ridge had been severely stretched, but it had not broken and had extracted a heavy toll on the attacking Japanese troops. General Vandergrift committed the Marine reserves and ordered a counterattack to disrupt Japanese efforts… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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We Know Where They AreScenario#: HS07 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Lunga Point, GuadalcanalOn the night of September 13th, elements of Major Mizumo's Kuma Battalion attacked the positions held by Marines of the 3rd Battalion on the eastern flank of the American perimeter. At dawn, the Marines sent a platoon of light tanks on patrol to see… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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Government PropertyScenario#: HS10 Date: 10/12/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalMarine offensive operation in the area near the Matanikau River were scaled back due to reports of a massive Japanese attack on the main Henderson Field defensive perimeter. A large supply of mortar shells had been transferred to the front for use… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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Chesty's TurnScenario#: HS12 Date: 10/24/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalThe Marines, anxious to take the fight to the Japanese, mounted an ambitious plan to surround and destroy the majority of the Japanese forces at the mouth of the Matanikau River. A three-pronged attack, each prong depending on the others succeeding,… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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The RavineScenario#: HS13 Date: 11/24/1942 Location: Hill 81, GuadalcanalThe Japanese began to fortify their positions, particularly in the hills west of the Matanikau. The westward U.S. advance threatened supply routes leading to inland positions. Using reverse slope positions that could not be hit by artillery, the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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The Christmas GifuScenario#: HS14 Date: 12/25/1942 Location: Gifu, GuadalcanalArmy troops, having taken over for most of the Marine formations, were eager to prove their mettle on the assault. Their first task on the long list of objectives required to clear the island was a strongpoint called the Gifu. This particularly nasty… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |