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All Roads Lead to RomeScenario#: AP027 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Magliana, ItalyAfter the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. That evening, German paratroopers headed towards Rome, encountering resistance from the Granatieri di Sardegna… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned |
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The Hunters Become the HuntedScenario#: AP028 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Monterotondo, ItalyAfter the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. As part of these operations, a battalion of German paratroops, led by Major Walter Gericke, was tasked with dropping… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned |
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Red ComradesScenario#: AP046 Date: 3/20/1943 Location: Taranovka, RussiaAs Manstein delivered the “back-hand blow” to Soviet forces at Kharkov, the Red Army was beginning to develop tactics on par with their German counterparts. With the huge victory at Stalingrad to build upon, propaganda switched from politics to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front |
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Insult to InjuryScenario#: AP047 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Storozhevoe, RussiaAlthough the German spearhead had been blunted at Prokhorovka, the thrusts of SS-Panzerkorps II would continue to push forward for another day. However, General Rotmistov was now gaining the initiative, and the armored battles would be under… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front |
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Up Inferno HillScenario#: AP048 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Werchopenje, RussiaThe battle of Kursk had largely climaxed, with formations neighboring the “Grossdeutschland” Division being driven into defensive modes. Following one day of rest and replenishment, in the midst of preparing to once again drive north, the neighboring… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front |
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Nishne, Nyet!Scenario#: AP060 Date: 2/10/1943 Location: Nishne-Gnilovskaya, RussiaWhen Red Army elements crossed the Don River in early February just west of Rostov and established a bridgehead, the 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion was part of the force tasked to eliminate the threat. A force of six Tigers and then Pz IIIs, with… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War |
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Baw DropScenario#: AP065 Date: 3/13/1943 Location: Baw Village, BurmaFor weeks the “Chindits” of the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade had been marching, living off the jungle, and harassing the Japanese wherever they were found. Major Mike Calvert's 3 Column had tried unsuccessfully to find a suitable site for an air… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Cat's CradleScenario#: AP066 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Cherkasskoye, RussiaThe German summer offensive know as CITADEL came as no surprise to STAVKA. Several layers of defensive networks had been prepared. Given the nature of the terrain in central Russia, any large armored thrusts would encounter chokepoints near strategic… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Cherry RipeScenario#: AP067 Date: 8/3/1943 Location: Centuripe, SicilyAs the Allied armies advanced across Sicily toward Messina, they had to overcome the defenses of a series of well defended towns. Centuripe, or “Cherry Ripe” as it was known by British troops, was the lynchpin of the so-called Etna Line. This town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Odd Angry ShotScenario#: AP068 Date: 10/12/1943 Location: Finisterre Range, New GuineaThe campaign to push the Japanese out of New Guinea moved into the Markham and Ramu Valleys in 1943. The Australian 7th Division was tasked with the job of clearing these two strategic areas. As the 21st Brigade battled for high ground to the west,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Batty-PScenario#: AP074 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Battipaglia, ItalyLanding at 0330 a mile from the mouth of the Tusciano River, the 9th Royal Fusiliers were under fire from the moment they disembarked onto Roger Beach. Their objective was a small village at the base of a tall hill that was six miles distant. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Gabriel's HornScenario#: AP075 Date: 9/12/1943 Location: Altavilla, ItalyThe barely tested “T-Patchers” of the US 36th (Texan) Infantry Division were tasked with taking the hilltop village of Altavilla and the hill to the northeast beyond the village, labeled Hill 424 on their maps. The Texans met little resistance… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Smoke 'EmScenario#: AP076 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Persano, ItalyDuring the afternoon, two German battle groups, the Kampfgruppe ‘Kleine Limburg’ and Kampfgruppe ‘Krüger’, had attacked Persano to the north-west and overrun the 1/157th Infantry before crossing the Sele river to fall on the 2/143rd Infantry and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Texas FloodScenario#: AP077 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Persano, ItalyTo fulfill General Dawley's request to close the gap between the Sele-Calore Rivers, General Walker sent his divisional reserve to plug the hole. The 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment was deployed to cover the frontage with the company's HQ in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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CrossfireScenario#: AP078 Date: 9/22/1943 Location: Acerno, ItalyAcerno was a mountain village astride a tortuous and winding stretch of road leading north from Battipaglia. The road was one of two that connected the beachhead with Highway 7—the main highway to Rome. On 22 September, elements of the US 3rd “Rock… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Beyond the Blue BeachScenario#: A004 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Paestum, ItalyAt one minute past midnight, loud speakers on the Allied transports called the boat teams to their stations. Before them lay the beaches of Salerno. The 141st and 142nd Infantry regiments of the U.S. 36th Division would be first ashore, in six waves… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Holding the RearScenario#: A005 Date: 9/11/1943 Location: Naro, ItalyTo accompany the 142nd's push to Altaville, the U.S. 179th Regimental Combat Team had been ordered to advance to Ponte Sele up the corridor of the Serre Valley. All night their drive continued and dawn saw the weary GIs of the 1st and 3rd Battalions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Able at CesaroScenario#: A013 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Cesaro, SicilyAt first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Sbeitla ProbeScenario#: A018 Date: 2/17/1943 Location: Sbeitla, TunisiaDuring the night of February 16th, as battered elements of the 1st Armored Division fell back westward under the onslaught of Operation Fruehlingswind, they met with reinforcements and set up a temporary defensive line in the olive groves and wadis… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Counterattack at Sidi Bou ZidScenario#: A020 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Sidi Bou Zid, TunisiaKampfgruppe Schütte and Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff of the 21st Panzer Division had secured the Maizila Pass to the south and Kampfgruppe Schütte headed north to engage two battalions of the 168th RCT on Djebel Ksaira while Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff headed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Gruppo MobileScenario#: AD08 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyBy dawn of D-Day, Force X consisting of the 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions along with attached combat engineers, were were fighting for possession of Gela. By 0830 hours they had taken the burning town, along with some 200 Italian prisoners, and were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Best-Laid PlansScenario#: A048 Date: 6/27/1943 Location: Leskovik, AlbaniaELAS had learned that the German 1st Mountain Division was moving from Serbia to Greece, with its route passing through the village of Leskovic high in the mountains along the Greek-Albanian frontier. The commander of ELAS decided to use the village… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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Clash Along the PselScenario#: A051 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Prokhorovka, RussiaHundreds of AFVs were compressed into a corridor bordered by the Psel River on one side and the Belgorod-Kursk railway embankment on the other. The ensuing struggle raged for eight hours, punctuated by four major armored clashes. One such came about… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a |
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A Good PartyScenario#: A056 Date: 3/16/1943 Location: Mareth, TunisiaBefore the 8th Army could launch its assault on the Mareth Line, it had to clear the Axis outposts between the Wadi Zeuss and the Wadi Zigzaou. One of these, held by veterans of the 90th Light Division, encompassed a group of small hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a |
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First BanzaiScenario#: A057 Date: 5/29/1943 Location: Chichagof Harbor, AlaskaThe Japanese force on Attu was facing obliteration. A banzai counterattack during the night caught the Americans literally asleep. Hearing the gunfire, the divisional engineer battalion set up a hasty defensive line in the dark. Cooks and drivers,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a |
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To Clear a RoadblockScenario#: A099 Date: 10/5/1943 Location: Compobasso, ItalyAs the British XIII Corps advanced up the eastern half of the Italian peninsula past Foggia, it was opposed only by small numbers of German fallschirmjager conducting delaying actions. One such group of paratroopers, holding a blocking position… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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Gift of TimeScenario#: A112 Date: 2/20/1943 Location: Kasserine Pass, TunisiaRommel's army had crushed the defenses in Kasserine Pass. "Gore Force", a British company of infantry, ten tanks, some six-pounder AT guns, and a battery of artillery, had been sent forward as a reserve unit but as they arrived all the traffic was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97 |
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Katyusha's EmbraceScenario#: J168 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Kuban, CrimeaAmid the brutal Crimea battles of 1943-44, Ekaterina Mikhailova managed to enlist at the tender age of 15. Affectionately called Katyusha by the troops, she was admired even by the enemy. She safely took water for her injured friends from a contested… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Grab and GoScenario#: J188 Date: 8/20/1943 Location: Kalupnovka, UkraineIn the aftermath of Operation CITADEL, Soviet attacks in the Ukraine followed the usual pattern: masses of med and machines thrown at the lines of Panzerkorps III, only to be thrown back by German counterattacks. However each time the new front line… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12 |
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The Guns of NaroScenario#: J020 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Naro, SicilyThe attack on Sicily was underway and U.S. forces had broken out from the Gela Beachhead. After capturing Naro on 11 July, recon elements were ordered to move toward Canicatti. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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Kampfgruppe at KarachevScenario#: J023 Date: 7/28/1943 Location: Kusmenkovo, RussiaIn response to the increasing pressure of the Soviet offensive to take Karachev and sever the rail link between Briansk and Orel, Panzer Division Grossdeutschland was shifted to the region northwest of Orel. To foil the Soviet plans, the division was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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The Cactus FarmScenario#: J050 Date: 4/29/1943 Location: Hill 107, TunisiaThe Germans were defending Hill 107, a key piece of terrain that denied the Allies a direct route to Tunis. The 2nd Royal Fusiliers were assigned to the task to take the hill. At 0600 on the morning of April 29, 1943, the Fusiliers attacked,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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CanicattiScenario#: J051 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Canicatti, SicilyCCA was ordered to secure Canicatti. A small Italian contingent remained in Canicatti and the 15th Panzergrenadier Division was digging in on the high ground to the north. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Dress RehearsalScenario#: J052 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Komsomolets State Farm, RussiaScenario 1/3 of Broadway to Prokhorovka campaign (page 60 of Journal 3).Both sides chooses their OBs from available groups. The unit list below lists everything available, but the players only get to use about half of them. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Setting the StageScenario#: J053 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Okytaberskii State Farm, USSRScenario 2/3 of Broadway to Prokhorovka campaign (page 60 of Journal 3). Both sides chooses their OBs from available groups. The unit list below lists everything available, but the players only get to use about half of them. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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ShowtimeScenario#: J054 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Prokhorovka, RussiaThe breaking dawn on the 12th saw both sides slamming artillery barrages into the grainfields around Prokhorovka. Like two tides of steel and flesh rushing towards each other, the 5th Guards Tank Army and II SS Panzer Corps collided just south of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Makin TakenScenario#: J084 Date: 11/22/1943 Location: Butaritari, Makin AtollWhile the Marines were experiencing the horror of Tarawa, the Army's 27th Division, a New York National Guard outfit, was facing a considerably smaller Japanese force on Makin Atoll. Previously, the 27th Division had been garrisoning Hawaii and its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5 |
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Kempf at MelikhovoScenario#: J094 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Melikhovo, RussiaOperation Citadel had been underway for five days and things were not going well for the German attack. The original plan to seize the town of Korocha was scrapped and 6th Panzer Division was tasked with breaking through the Soviet defenses and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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Typical German ResponseScenario#: J095 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyAfter a disasterous landing, Alastair Pearson's 1st Airborne Battalion of the 1st Airborne Division had seized the Primosole Bridge early on July 14th. The Italian garrison manning te bridge was driven off after a brief fight, and the morning passed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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Another Bloody AttackScenario#: J096 Date: 7/15/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyDespite a spirited defense of the Simeto Bridgehead, the Germans had retaken the bridge and established a bridgehead of their own south of the Simeto River. After a night of preparation, a counterstroke was launched the morning of the 15tth by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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A Nice Morning For A RideScenario#: J097 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyAfter the night assault seized the bridge and a thin lodgement north of the Simeto, problems were experienced communicating to follow on units that the bridge had been captured. As the companies holding the lodgement began to come under increasing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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Elephants UnleashedScenario#: J118 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Ponyri, RussiaThe battle for Kursk had begun. After breaching the first line of defense, the 86. Infanterie-Division supported by the gigantic Ferdinand tank destroyers of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 654 continued toward the Russians' second defensive belt. But the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8 |
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Second Hand NewsScenario#: ROMA2 Date: 9/11/1943 Location: Bastia, CorsicaOnce Italy was invaded on 3 September and the armistice signed, the liberation of Corsica began with an uprising ordered by the local Resistance. Initially, Allied High Command considered this a potential distraction given the invasion of Italy, but… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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Salarola JunctionScenario#: ROMA3 Date: 12/2/1943 Location: Salarola, ItalyA gap opened between Infanterie-Division 65 and the neighboring Panzer-Division 26. On the morning of 2 December, the 4th New Zealand Brigade tried to exploit this gap by heading towards Melone, optimistically convinced that they could reach Chieti… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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Ambitious AssaultScenario#: S009 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Avola, SicilyOperation Husky got off to a terrible start as gale-force winds greeted the poorly-trained pilots flying in the paratroopers and glidermen of the British 1st Airborne Division and the American 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Instead of dropping… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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A Long Way To GoScenario#: S011 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Biscari, SicilyDuring the pre-dawn hours the U.S. 7th Army successfully landed at both Licata and Gela. Unaware of each others plans, the Italians and Germans began a series of uncoordinated attacks against the Americans with the intention of breaking through to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Clash at BorisovkaScenario#: S021 Date: 3/14/1943 Location: Borisovka, RussiaThe German offensive to retake Kharkov put the Russian Voronezh Front in disarray. Shortages of fuel and ammo hampered the Russians. The siutation got worse on March 13th when the Grossdeutschland Division attacked north of Kharkov along the seam… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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Another Summer's DayScenario#: S022 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Niscemi, SicilyTo form a defensive zone ahead of the vulnerable beachheads, parts of the 82nd Airborne Division wasdropped during the night before the main landings. But poor coordination, friendly AA fire and bad weather all made the operation a very difficult… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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Tiger's RoarScenario#: S085 Date: 1/13/1943 Location: Scheidies Forest, RussiaThe Soviets, desperate to relieve the siege of Leningrad, launched Operation SPARK along a narrow corridor south of Lake Lagoda. The German commander, Generaloberst Georg Lindemann, knowing the Soviets would be attacking, had his troops deployed and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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Sting of the Italian HornetScenario#: BOF08 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Modica, SicilyA few days before the start of Operation Husky, Mussolini had ordered General Guzzoni’s 6th Army to defend Sicily to the last man. The demoralized and poorly equipped Italian soldiers did exactly the opposite. On the morning of 12 July, the Edmonton… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |