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The Butcher's Bill Scenario#: M7     Date: 10-Dec-42     Location: Sanananda, New Guinea The Japanese defenses west of the Girua River were anchored on numerous hidden strong points along the Soputa-Sanananda Road. One such strongpoint was flanked and cut off by the men of Coy l, 3rd Bn, 126th IR under the command … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
The Bushmasters Scenario#: 66     Date: 5/24/1944     Location: Sarmi, New Guinea The 158th Regimental Combat Team landed at Arare on the north coast of New Guinea with orders to capture Sarmi and its valuable airfields. Attacking westward, the RCT made modest gains against stiffer than anticipated resistance. The plan for the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
The Beachhead Scenario#: P08b     Date: November 10, 1943     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea After forcing their way through the Raiders on the Piva Trail, reinforced elements of the Iwasa Detachment move on the US beachhead at Cape Torokina. With their backs to the sea, the Marines aren’t planning on going anywhere. Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
The Battle of Hong Kong Scenario#: 1638     Date: 12/18/1941     Location: Hong Kong, China The Japanese attack on Hong Kong began on the mainland shortly after 8am on December 8, 1941, less than eight hours after their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The British, Canadian and Indian forces of Major-General Christopher Michael Maltby,… Memoir '44 — Online Only
The Battle of Buariki Scenario#: HotP05     Date: 1943-11-27     Location: Buariki Island, Gilbert Island Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
The Army at the Edge of the World Scenario#: 246     Date: 9/25/1940     Location: Na Cham Border Post, French Indochina In order to interdict the Chinese supply lines, the Japanese Canton Army wished to take control of French Indochina, which had been left isolated and without direction by the defeat of France in June of 1940. Japanese troops attacked border posts… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Ambush Scenario#: 35     Date: 1944-03-14     Location: Bougainville, New Guinea Japanese soldiers of the 6th Division have prepared for the last several weeks for an offensive against the American forces at Bougainville. Divided into three assault units, they advanced against the American positions. Fierce fighting defined these… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
That Damned Hill Scenario#: HotP11     Date: 1945-04-09     Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Thai Hot Scenario#: AP083     Date: 12/8/1941     Location: Pattani Province, Thailand Pattani, a town in the province of the same name, is located on the Kra Isthmus, more than 500 kilometres south of Burma. The town’s proximity to the Malayan border made it a top Japanese priority. As day broke on 8 December, Japanese transports were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Tenaru Scenario#: 3736     Date: 8/21/1942     Location: Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal During the night of August 20-21, Marine scouts on the east bank of Alligator Creek detected the movement of a large body of Japanese troops. Col. Kiyonao Ichiki ordered his infantry troops forward, using "human wave" tactics, but the 2nd … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Tenaru Scenario#: 3464     Date: 8/20/1942     Location: Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal During the night of August 20-21, Marine scouts on the east bank of Alligator Creek detected the movement of a large body of Japanese troops. Col. Kiyonao Ichiki ordered his infantry troops forward, using "human wave tactics" but the 2nd … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Templteton's Crossing Scenario#: M4     Date: 17-Oct-42     Location: Templeton's Crossing, Papua, New Guinea The Japanese advance along the Kokoda trail had reached its high water mark. The Japanese high command decided to focus first on Guadalcanal, and the forces on New Guinea were in retreat, having extended their supply lines. The Australian 25th … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Taukkyan Roadblock Scenario#: 19391     Date: 3/6/1942     Location: Rangoon, Burma Gen Harold Alexander ordered Rangoon evacuated, but to escape, the Japanese had to be convinced Rangoon would be heavily defended. The British 7th Armoured Brigade was therefore ordered to attack the Japanese at Pegu, which did convince the Japanese… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Through Jungle and Desert
Tasimboko Raid Scenario#: A097     Date: 1942-09-08     Location: Tasimboko, Guadalcanal With the U.S. Marines now firmly established on Guadalcanal, the Japanese landed more troops at Taivu Point, 18 miles east of the Marine-held Henderson Field. The Japanese commander planned to attack the Marine positions after having his engineers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
Tasimboko Raid Scenario#: HS03     Date: 9/8/1942     Location: Tasimboko, Guadalcanal With the U.S. Marines now firmly established on Guadalcanal, the Japanese landed more troops at Taivu Point, 18 miles east of the Marine-held Henderson Field. The Japanese commander planned to attack the Marine positions after having his engineers… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Tanks on Mantanikau! Scenario#: 41     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Mantanikau, Guadalcanal The morning peace was shattered by the rumble of tanks from the Japanese Independent Tank Company attacking down the coast toward the mouth of the Mantanikau River. Over the next 24 hours, the Japanese would fight fiercely to push the Marine… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Tangled Up in Blue Scenario#: A116     Date: 3/28/1944     Location: Nhpum Ga, Burma A reinforced battalion of the Japanese 114th Regiment was coming north from Kamaing to attack the east flank of the Chinese 22nd Division at Shaduzup. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Merrill’s Marauders were ordered to block this move and so prevent… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Taming Tulagi Scenario#: BB01     Date: 8/8/1942     Location: Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands The 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
Taking the Knoll Scenario#: 113     Date: 9-Oct-43     Location: Jivevenang, New Guinea In order to secure Finschhafen as a forward operating base the Australian 9th Division needed to drive Col. Sadahike Miyake’s 80th Regiment from its positions in an around the village of Sattleburg. One of these positions was the village Jivavenang … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #25
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
Taking a Stand at Rosario Scenario#: J149     Date: 12/22/1941     Location: Rosario, Luzon On 22 December, the main Japanese landing on the island of Luzon came ashore at Lingayen Gulf. The objective was Manila, but getting there required a breakthrough of blocking positions on the main roads along the way. First up after the beach was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Take Two Scenario#: 151     Date: 8/8/1942     Location: Tanambogo, Solomon Islands Following the costly repulse of Company B of the 2nd Marine Regiment on Tanambogo, the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Marines was ordered to land on Gavutu at dawn, relieve the exhausted paratroopers, and capture Tanambogo by the end of the day. Ashore at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
Take It Back Scenario#: S065     Date: 9/13/1942     Location: Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal Colonel 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
Suicide Creek Scenario#: P12     Date: January 2, 1944     Location: Cape Gloucester, New Britian Moving out from Cape Glouchester, the Marines came upon a small creek that wasn’t on any map. It had no name. The Japanese soldiers were waiting for the Americans. Bunkers and entrenchments hid dangerously in the heavy jungle. After the … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Sugarloaf Hill Scenario#: H13     Date: May 17, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific Sugarloaf Hill was not large, but it was an anchor of the Shuri Line of Japanese defenses. It was heavily fortified and would see some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. Units of the 6th Marine Division were brought … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Sugar Loaf and Half Moon Scenario#: 3730     Date: 5/19/1945     Location: Half Moon, Okinawa The Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Sugar Loaf and Half Moon Scenario#: 1518     Date: 5/13/1945     Location: Sugar Loaf, Okinawa The Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
Struggle Without End Scenario#: SF16     Date: 1945-02-23     Location: Manila, Philippines Even with most off the major buildings in the Hospital/University complex now under their control, the troopers of 5th Cavalry were having an extremely difficult time in eliminating the remaining isolated pockets of Japanese from the area. It seemed… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
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
Stovepipe Funeral Scenario#: S069     Date: 6/15/1944     Location: Charan Kanoa, Saipan As part of the invasion to capture the southern Marianas Islands, the 2nd Marine Division landed on the southwest coast of Saipan on 15 June. Lt. Gen. Yoshitsugu Saito chose not to expose the bulk of his troops to an American shoreline bombardment,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4
Steak & Eggs Scenario#: H06     Date: September 15, 1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau Major General William Rupertus had told his boys in the 1st Marine Division that this island would be secured in just 4 days. His men ate their traditional prelanding breakfast of steak and eggs and readied for battle. Landing craft … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Starvation Island Scenario#: P07     Date: January 16, 1943     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Nearing the end of the Guadalcanal campaign, Japanese forces on the island were on the brink of collapse. The IJA and IJN would evacuate and save as many as they could. To protect and buy time for the evacuation, fresh … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Stalemate Scenario#: F     Date: 20-Sep-44     Location: Peleliu, Palau The Japanese unveiled a new defensive approach on Peleliu using well-entrenched positions, extensive caves, and natural barriers across the island. This was developed by Colonel Nakagawa, commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 14th Infantry… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Squeeze Play Scenario#: J151     Date: 5/25/1944     Location: Marbam, Burma Following a heavy downpour, the temporary command for the battle of Imphal called WOODFORCE, decided to launch a new assault on the village of Marbam. The 10th Baluch Regiment would be sent in to clear Marbam and the ridge to the west, both of which… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Spring and Summer Scenario#: S080     Date: 8/27/1942     Location: Isurava, New Guinea The 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
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
Soviet Infiltration Scenario#: 17872     Date: 7/7/1939     Location: Khalkh River, Mongolia As the Japanese recovered from their failed offensive from early July, Zhukov planned a Soviet infiltration. A Soviet faint would hold the enemy in position in the south while his real plan unfolded. On July 7th a combined force of … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol
Southern Okinwa - 10th Army Operations - 10 May to 30 June 1945 World War II - Pacific Theater
Southern Okinawa - XXIV Corps Operations - 9 April to 6 May 1945 World War II - Pacific Theater
Southern Okinawa - 10th Army Operations - Operation Iceberg 1-8 April 1945 World War II - Pacific Theater
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Southeast Asia - Japanese Centrifugal Offensive January to May 1942 World War II - Pacific Theater
Southeast Asia - Japanese Centrifugal Offensive December 1941 World War II - Pacific Theater
Southeast Asia - Final Allied Offensives in the Southwest Pacific Area 29 February to 1 July 1945 World War II - Pacific Theater
Smith & Weston Scenario#: 155     Date: 3/26/1944     Location: Warong, Burma Two American platoons, Lt. Logan Weston's Intelligence and Recon platoon and Lt. Warren Smith's rifle platoon of the 3rd Battalion, had been left in place to block the trails leading east to Auche, thus covering the withdrawal of "Merrill's… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
Smertniki Scenario#: 59     Date: 8/13/1945     Location: Mutanchiang, Manchukuo The surprise Soviet blitzkrieg across the eastern border of Manchukuo did not necessarily seal the fate of the Japanese 5th Army. The key was the quick capture of a great railroad bridge spanning the Mutan River north of the strategic city of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
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!
Slow and Steady Scenario#: J007     Date: 3/5/1944     Location: Hukawng Valley, Burma None. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Slopes of Mount Austen Scenario#: 3727     Date: 1/22/1943     Location: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal At the close of the year, Major General Millard Harmon, commanding U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific concluded that Mount Austen, the high ground that dominated American positions around Henderson Field, had to be taken in order to secure … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Slopes of Mount Austen Scenario#: 1413     Date: 1/10/1943     Location: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal At the close of the year, Maj. Gen. Millard Harmon, commanding U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific concluded that Mount Austen, the high ground that dominated American positions around Henderson Field, had to be taken in order to secure … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater