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A Bitter HolidayScenario#: NOSB08 Date: 12/31/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOperation 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 |
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A Counterattack CounteredScenario#: NBO01 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Noville, BelgiumHis 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 |
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A Day of HeroesScenario#: DH09 Date: 10/03/1993 Location: Mogadishu, Somalia"It was mid-afternoon, October 3, 1993 ... a force of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators were about to drop in uninvited on a gathering of Habr Gidr clan leaders in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. This ragged clan, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Day of Heroes |
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A Friend in NeedScenario#: FH13 Date: 05/08/1969 Location: A Shau Valley, South VietnamU.S. Army units moved into the A Shau Valley In the opening moves of what would culminate in Hamburger Hill. Here two platoons advance on a small village suspected of harboring a Viet Cong contingent. The VC knew the Americans … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes |
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A Short HopScenario#: DH05 Date: 10/03/1993 Location: Mogadishu, SomaliaWhile the convoy was making their disastrous way toward the crash site, Captain Steele and Captain Miller lead the remaining Rangers and Delta Force operators to the same location. Both officers knew that more Somalis were joining the fight every … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Day of Heroes |
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A Very Long NightScenario#: LOF13 Date: 06/09/1969 Location: An Bang, South VietnamAfter 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 |
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Airaines: The HellScenario#: HB02 Date: 06/07/1940 Location: Airaines, FranceDunkirk had fallen, the Belgian Army had surrendered, and the British had left. The best French divisions were trapped in the north and the east. The situation was desperate. Behind the Somme River. every village was hastily fortified in hopes … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg |
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AlamoScenario#: BOH16 Date: 06/13/1944 Location: Ramelle, FranceAfter the first days of the battle, Rommel attempted to force his armor across the Merderet River. If successful, he could launch a metal spear into the Yanks flank. The General's plan made any village with a bridge worth its … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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AmbushScenario#: DH08 Date: 06/05/1993 Location: Mogadishu, SomaliaThe seminal event that led to Task Force Ranger's fight for their lives was the ambush of an element of the Pakistani contingent of the UNITAF Peacekeeping Force. The Pakistanis were on what they assumed was a routine mission to … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Day of Heroes |
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Ambush of Company 4 …Scenario#: FH16 Date: 04/01/1953 Location: West of Ankhe, VietnamGroupement Mobile 100 was one of the best mobile forces in Vietnam, but they were tasked with one of the toughest jobs, the defense of Vietnam’s southern plateau region. To accomplish their mission the men, tanks, trucks, and artillery of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes |
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Ambush! Relief Attempt During Operation AttleboreScenario#: LOF17 Date: 11/04/1966 Location: Northwest Of Saigon, South VietnamBy 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 |
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An Apple Cart for JerryScenario#: AP03 Date: 09/19/1944 Location: Wolfheze, HollandAs they held onto one of the drop zones outside of the village of Wolfheze, British paras of the 7th King's Own Borderers had been fighting off constant German attacks. After the 4th Parachute Brigade made a successful landing, the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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An Unexpected DropScenario#: ROH01 Date: 05/22/1982 Location: San Carlos Water, Falkland IslandsThe Argentine leaders first thought the British landing at San Carlos on May 21st might he a diversion, hut they were wrong; this was the landing. Their nearest ground forces, in Darwin and Groose Green, were too far away to … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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Ap BacScenario#: FH01 Date: 01/02/1963 Location: Ap Bac, South VietnamThe ARVN mistakenly believed that a reinforced Viet Cong company was holed up in the small village of Ap Bac, 65 kilometers southwest of Saigon. In reality, however, there was more than a battalion of Viet Cong in the vicinity … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes |
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Assault on Ben SucScenario#: FH04 Date: 01/08/1967 Location: Ben Suc, South VietnamIn Operation Cedar Falls, the United States Army wanted to elminate the Viet Cong stronghold called the Iron Triangle. Army intelligence felt that the village of Ben Suc was the key to the Iron Triangle. Unfortunately, when the Army air … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes |
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Assault on Hill 252.2Scenario#: DJ02 Date: 07/11/1943 Location: Prokhorovka, RussiaOn July 10, 1943, after a long and violent fight, Hill 241.1 had finally been taken. Farther to the east, some units from the Aufklarung Abteilung had reached the outskirts of the Oktiabrskii State Farm and reported that the Soviets … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Dark July 43 |
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Assault on ViervilleScenario#: Demo Date: 06/07/1944 Location: Vierville, FranceThe French village of Vierville straddled the road from Utah Beach to St. Come du Mont, a location key to the Americans and Germans alike. The Yanks captured Vierville on June 6th. 1944. but on June 7th, most of the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Attack of Das KochegschirrScenario#: SB02 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Benouville, FranceBenouvilie, a town crucial in stemming any German counterattacks against the canal bridges and the invasion itself, was defended by a small holding force of the Ox and Bucks. They had successfully fended off early morning German probes, but had … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold |
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Battle for the IsthmusScenario#: HB10 Date: 05/14/1940 Location: Monthermé, FranceBy the evening of May 14th the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Panzer Divisions had established a bridgehead at Sedan. The 5th and 7th Panzer Divisions had established a bridgehead in the area of Dinant and Houx but the spearhead of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg |
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Battles of Firebases Coral and Balmoral Part 1Scenario#: LOF06 Date: 05/15/1968 Location: North of Tân Uyên, South VietnamThree 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 |
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Battles of Firebases Coral and Balmoral Part 2Scenario#: LOF07 Date: 05/17/1968 Location: North of Tân Uyên, South VietnamAfter 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 |
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Beneath the ScytheScenario#: DD13 Date: 06/04/1940 Location: S Of Abbeville, FranceThe 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 |
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Big Cats at TwilightScenario#: NOSB12 Date: 02/22/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryHitler'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 |
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Big War in a PocketScenario#: BP08 Date: 08/16/1944 Location: Le Muy, FranceThe landing near the Nartuby River went fine for the men of the 550th Glider infantry Battalion under the command of Lt Col. Edward I. Sachs. They were soon called to reinforce the British 2nd independent Parachute Brigade Group, which … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Bloody CrossroadScenario#: BP09 Date: 06/07/1944 Location: W Of Ste Mere L'eglise, FranceOn D-Day+ 1, the 82nd Airborne Division attempted to secure the Sainte-Mére-Eglíse zone by establishing roadblocks and patrolling the surrounding area. Simultaneously, the Germans prepared counterattacks. Here elements of the German 1058th Infanterie… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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