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Tip of the SpeirsScenario#: Comp18 Date: 1945-01-10 Location: Foy, BelgiumThere was no rest for the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Exhausted by their defense of Bastogne, they were never the less tapped to counterattack the retreating Germans during the month of January 1945. Their officer… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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TeamworkScenario#: Comp17 Date: 1944-12-23 Location: Monde-st.etienne, BelgiumFaced with the extreme cold, limited supplies, and a lack of air support, the men of the 401st Glider infantry held on to the southern and western perimeters around Bastogne. On the 22th, the Americans captured a roadblock on the St. Hubert Highway:… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Insanity At the SanatoriumScenario#: Comp16 Date: 1944-12-20 Location: Stoumont, BelgiumThe Americans were slowly encirc/ing and cutting off supply to Kampfgruppe Peiper, an elite SS taskforce of the 1st SS Panzer Abteilung that had deeply penetrated the northern flank of the Bulge. One American objective was to block a Kampfgruppe… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Surrounded in StrassScenario#: Comp15 Date: 1944-12-10 Location: Strass, GermanyG Company from the 331st IR of the American 83rd ID, accompanied by a platoon of Shermans, thought they were headed through the supposedly cleared village of Strass to support the assault on Gey, to the north, on the northeast edge of the Húrtgen… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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DaybreakerScenario#: Comp14 Date: 1944-12-10 Location: Gey, GermanyJust before daybreak two companies from the American 83rd Infantry Division, supported by a platoon of tank destroyers, launched an assault on Gay, a key village on the northeastern edge of the Húñgen Forest. An artillery barrage prepped the village… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Undaunted CourageScenario#: Comp13 Date: 1944-09-21 Location: Oosterhout, HollandOn September 20th, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment under the leadership of Major Julian Cook had conducted an amphibious crossing on the Waal River and secured the Nijmegen Bridge. This audacious operation had cost the 504th dearly, and they… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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The Brickyard 150Scenario#: Comp12 Date: 1944-09-19 Location: Arnhem, HollandFor the men of the British 1st Airborne Division, Murphy's Law had reigned supreme since the onset of Operation Market Garden. Repeated attempts to reinforce Major John Frost's position by the bridge had so far failed. At dawn of the third day of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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An Apple Cart for JerryScenario#: Comp11 Date: 1944-09-19 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 Borderers were… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Big War in a PocketScenario#: Comp10 Date: 1944-08-16 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 had just… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Hedgerow HellScenario#: Comp09 Date: 1944-07-15 Location: Haut-vent, FranceOver a month had passed since D-Day and there had not been a breakout from Normandy and its bocage-ridden fields. A key town in attempting a break out was St. Lo. Although military intelligence failed in identifying the defensive qualities of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Bloody CrossroadScenario#: Comp08 Date: 1944-06-07 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 Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Operation NightwindScenario#: Comp07 Date: 1944-05-01 Location: Ngesebus Island, Carolina IslandsThe Battle of Peleliu is in the pipeline; threatening the Allies plans is the island of Ngesehus. Reconnaissance indicate the Japanese are constructing a small auxiliary airfield on the island, to work in concert with the main airfield on the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Cassino RoyaleScenario#: Comp06 Date: 1944-03-01 Location: Cassino, ItalyOne of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, this operation was a series of four battles, fought by multiple divisions, for the Gustav Line and Rome beyond. Perhaps the indelible image of the battles was the struggle for Cassino and the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Devils In Baggy PantsScenario#: Comp05 Date: 1944-02-05 Location: Aprilia, ItalyAmerican parachutists, devils in baggy pants, are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-headed devils are everywhere . .… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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In the GhettoScenario#: Comp04 Date: 1943-04-19 Location: Warsaw, PolandMembers of various resistance groups had been resisting Nazi efforts to clear the ghetto of its interred inhabitants since January of 1943. In April, SS commander Jurgen Stroop launched a full scale assault on the starving tenants. Under the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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The Road to AstrachanScenario#: Comp03 Date: 1942-09-13 Location: Elista, RussiaHitler's Army Group A had driven deep into the southern steppes of Russia. So far and so fast, in fact, that maps were of limited use and intelligence of the opposition even less. The Germans decided to equip a long range reconnaissance force to… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3 |
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Dark DaysScenario#: Comp21 Date: 1944-12-16 Location: Ardennes, BelgiumThe beginning of the German 's Ardennes Offensíve. In the center of the German lines, the 26th Volksgrenadier and Panzer Lehr Divisions thrust toward the critical road function of Bastogne along the inadequate, rural road system of Belgium. The 26th… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Under the ClawScenario#: Comp20 Date: 1944-09-19 Location: Near Arracourt, FranceIn an effort to halt General Patton's Third Army as it charged across France, the German 5th Panzer Army, under the command of General Hasso von Manteuffel, launched a counteroffensive near Arracourt, in the Lorraine. Combat Command Alpha (CCA) of … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Hill 95Scenario#: Comp19 Date: 1944-07-04 Location: Near La-haye-du-puits, FranceAs the Allied invasion of Normandy pushed to seize Cherbourg, to replace the lost Mulberry harbor at Omaha Beach due to the worst storm seen in 50 years in the English Channel, the 82nd Airborne were situated in the Bois … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Battle of Bloody GulchScenario#: Comp18 Date: 1944-06-13 Location: S Of Carentan, FranceFollowing Allied action near Hill 30 by the 101st Airborne, heralding the fall of Carentan on June 12th, 1944 (D-Day + 6), surviving German defenders from the 6th Fallschirnijager Regiment had withdrawn and resupplied, and were reinforced by elements… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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The Fall of Carentan: Hill 30Scenario#: Comp17 Date: 1944-06-12 Location: Sw Of Carentan, FranceAs the morning of June 12th lightened, the Allied pincer of Carentan reached almost full encirclement. Most of the town’s German defenders managed to get out the night before the encirclement to the south was complete; however, a suppressive force … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Birds of PreyScenario#: Comp16 Date: 1944-06-11 Location: Carentan, FranceThe Americans were ashore to stay. The problem was that someone had forgotten to tell the Germans, especially the German paratroopers, the Fallschirmjagers. They held tight to Carentan, patrolling the area to keep the Americans from tightening their… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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CollevilleScenario#: Comp15 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Colleville, FranceThe landings at Omaha Beach had not gone as well as General Eisenhower had intended. In fact, he considered diverting foUow-on forces to Utah Beach, but slowly the German defenses crumbled. As the fire from across the beach abated, Americans … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Brécourt ManorScenario#: Comp14 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Normandy, FranceAfter being dropped far from their designated DZ, Lt. Winters and a number of Easy men finally found their way to the battalion rally point at Le Grand Chemin, about three miles west of Utah Beach. There, Lt. Col. Strayer … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Bridgehead at CauquignyScenario#: Comp12 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Cauquigny, FranceAfter capturing the manor at La Fiére, a small bridgehead was established in Cauquigny, a hamlet located at the other end of the causeway, west of the bridge over the Merderet. There, only a dozen men were left under Lieutenant Louis Levy, with… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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On the Road from RabatScenario#: Comp11 Date: 1942-11-09 Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, MorrocoThe objective of Operation Goa/post, part of the Western Task Force of Operation Torch, was to capture the coastal town of Mehdia, secure the Sebou River and, most importantly, take control of the airfield at Port Lyautey. The … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Rocking the KasbahScenario#: Comp10 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Mehdia, MorrocoDuring Operation Goalpost, to get to Port Lyautey by road or vía the Sebou River, the Americans had to get past a Vichy French controlled 16th-century citadel in Mehdia, known to the Americans as the Kasbah. The Kashah was heavily … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Fiery BaptismScenario#: Comp09 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Algiers, AlgeriaOperation Torch would be the first test of the American Army in the European Theater. Unfortunately, the initial test would come against the American's soon to be allies, the French. … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Landing On LangoanScenario#: Comp08 Date: 1942-01-11 Location: Manado, Dutch East IndiesOn the same day that Imperial Japan declared war on the exiled Dutch government, Japanese Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) paratroopers conducted the first airborne operation of the Pacific War. Against the Dutch East Indies. The objective was to… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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No Wine for the BochesScenario#: Comp07 Date: 1940-08-28 Location: Les Mesnil-sur-oger, France“To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine," said Claude Terrail, owner of the famous Parisian restaurant La Tour d'Argent. Under orders from Field Marshal Hermann Góring, a large quantity of the famed 1928 … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Desperadoes and a BridgeScenario#: Comp06 Date: 1940-06-07 Location: Douville Sur Andelle, FranceBy the end of May 1940, the French were learning, a bit late, the lessons of the Blitzkrieg. They had been building Up several small armored combat teams to oppose the Germans' powerful panzer divisions. These new units, comprised of … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Baroud d'HonneurScenario#: Comp05 Date: 1940-06-03 Location: Spycker, FranceOn the final day of the French resistance in the pocket of Dunkirk, scattered units that had been surrounded and fighting for days and nights without rest, continued to defend down to the last bullet. They used any obstacles, farms, … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Out of the Hürtgen: Stepping Toward DürenScenario#: Comp04 Date: 1944-12-13 Location: Strass, GermanyFollowing three days of heavy fighting, Strass and the surrounding area had been cleared. The 82nd Infantry Division was ready for its final push toward the Rur River and Duren. To ensure a clear path, Company E of the 330th … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Out of the Hürtgen: Wolves On The ProwlScenario#: Comp03 Date: 1944-12-12 Location: Strass, GermanyThe 3rd Battalion of the 330th Infantry Regiment had been under siege in Strass for two days, due to the by passing of German forces in towns such as Schafberg, to the south of Strass. Realizing their error (almost too … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Out of the Hürtgen: Too Far, Too FastScenario#: Comp02 Date: 1944-12-11 Location: Strass, GermanyBy the end of December 10th, the Battalion of the 330th Infantry Regiment had secured the town of Strass. However, in doing so, several pockets of German defenders were bypassed. These forces quickly reorganized and surrounded the town and began … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Out of the Hürtgen: Queen's GambitScenario#: Comp01 Date: 1944-12-10 Location: Strass, GermanyOperation Queen was the plan for the AUied strike against the Rur River, the necessary precursor to an assault on the Rhine and the heart of Germany in late 1944. For Queen to succeed, the men of the First Army’s … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1 |
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Brécourt Manor - FSJ VariantScenario#: BoEC16 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Brécourt Manor, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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Beyond the Breaking PointScenario#: BoEC15 Date: 1945-01-15 Location: Noville, BelgiumLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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FoyScenario#: BoEC14 Date: 1945-01-13 Location: Foy, BelgiumLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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The 1,000-Yard AttackScenario#: BoEC13 Date: 1945-01-02 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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NUTS!Scenario#: BoEC12 Date: 1944-12-24 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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The MLRScenario#: BoEC11 Date: 1944-12-21 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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OverreachingScenario#: BoEC10 Date: 1944-10-05 Location: Arnhem, HollandLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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The CrossroadsScenario#: BoEC09 Date: 1944-10-05 Location: Arnhem, HollandLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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End RunScenario#: BoEC08 Date: 1944-09-25 Location: S Of Veghel, HollandLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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Situation: NormalScenario#: BoEC07 Date: 1944-09-22 Location: Uden, HollandLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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Fighting WithdrawScenario#: BoEC06 Date: 1944-09-19 Location: Ne Of Nuenen, HollandLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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The Battle of Bloody GulchScenario#: BoEC05 Date: 1944-06-13 Location: Sw Of Carentan, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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CarentanScenario#: BoEC04 Date: 1944-06-12 Location: Carentan, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |
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The Way to CarentanScenario#: BoEC03 Date: 1944-06-07 Location: Angoville Au Plain, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company |