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Heroes' Day Scenario#: WO35 Date: 10/10/1945 Location: Surabaya, Indonesia The Japanese surrender in August 1945 created a sudden power vacuum in the largely ignored Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were in no position to reclaim administrative duties over such a large area, so the British were tasked with restoring civil… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2020
A War of Their Own Scenario#: BOF24 Date: 8/18/1945 Location: Shumshu, Kuril Islands Shumshu is the northernmost of the Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific near Kamchatka. In mid-August 1945, just after the Japanese surrender, the Russians set out to seize the island. The instructions that had been given to the surrendering Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Landing at Port-Toro Scenario#: 20273 Date: 8/16/1945 Location: Port-Toro, Sakhalin island After the war declaration to the Japan Empire on the 8th of August 1945, Soviet troops attacked in Manchuria and in South Sakhalin. The 16th of August, 365th Marine Battalion and the 2nd Battalion of 113rd Infantry Brigade landed on … Memoir '44 — Online Only
Forging Spetsnaz Scenario#: BOF12 Date: 8/13/1945 Location: Chongjin, Korea On 9 August 1945 the Russians unleashed a massive offensive aiming to destroy the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Russian naval forces would capture the vital port of Chongjin and cut the Japanese supply route. Led by twice-Hero of the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
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
The Deadly Line Scenario#: J181 Date: 8/11/1945 Location: Mo Dao Shi, China The Soviet Union declared war on the Japanese Empire on 10 August. Depleted by the dispatch of its units to the Pacific theater, the Japanese Kwantung Army was seemingly helpless to resist the Soviet steamroller. Nevertheless, the Japanese commenced… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Last Battle, Last Stand Scenario#: H14 Date: June 20, 1945 Location: Okinawa, Pacific The Battle for Okinawa, Operation Iceberg for the US, was the largest and costliest campaign in the Pacific theater of WW II. The Japanese would call it the ‘typhoon of steel ‘. After hard fighting. Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima's remaining … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Medeera Pocket Scenario#: 1520 Date: 6/20/1945 Location: Medeera, Okinawa By the 3rd month of the battle on Okinawa, the remnants of the Japanese army had withdrawn to the south end of the island. Although the front had narrowed for the assaulting Marine Divisions, there were still irreducible pockets of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
The Coconut Plantation Scenario#: J101 Date: 6/9/1945 Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea The Japanese forces holding out on northern Bougainville had established a last line of defense across the Bonis Peninsula. To the north lay Buka Island and its airstrip – a key objecive in the Allied push towards Rabaul. A plan was devised to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Pursuing Kobayashi Scenario#: OB14 Date: 5/27/1945 Location: Wawa Dam, Luzon The next priority for General Krueger's XIV Corp after the retaking of Manila was to secure the dams and reservoirs notheast of the city that provided the metropolitan area with water for all puposes. The high ground surrounding the Ipo and Wawa dams… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
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
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#: 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
Grassy Knoll Scenario#: A Date: 7-May-45 Location: Mindanao Island, Philippines After capturing Libby Airfield with the aid of Filipino guerrillas, the US 24th Infantry Division found the assault toward Davao becoming exceedingly slow and ponderous. Exacerbating the issue was the preponderance of hemp fields in the area, now… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Invisible Foes Scenario#: AP005 Date: 5/4/1945 Location: Davo City, Philippines As the Okinawa campaign was in full swing, the Philippine campaign was winding down.Only the southern islands remained to be retaken from the Japanese. Mindanaowas the largest of these, and it was defended by the Japanese 100th and 30thDivisions. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1
Counter-offensive on Okinawa Scenario#: 1521 Date: 5/4/1945 Location: Tanabaru, Okinawa The Japanese began their counter-offensive on the night of May 3rd, 1945. The 24th Division, supported by the Japanese 27th Tank Regiment, decided to push forward in six separate thrusts. Their main objective was to break through the US Army … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
I Wana Take That Ridge! Scenario#: HotP12 Date: 1945-05-01 Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Clearing Kakazu Scenario#: J017 Date: 4/24/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa During the night of April 23 and early morning of April 24, a heavy Japanese bombardment masked the withdrawal of most of the remaining defenders of the Kakazu pocket. Several small units were left behind to delay the American pursuit. At the same… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
The Pinnacle Scenario#: J018 Date: 4/21/1945 Location: Ie Shima, Okinawa The Iegusugu Pinnacle was the nerve center of the Japanese defenses on the island of Ie Shima. After fighting their way through the town of Ie, the 306th was ready to attack the final Japanese bastion on Ie Shima. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Fools Rush In Scenario#: H12 Date: April 19, 1945 Location: Okinawa, Pacific In supporting attacks of the 27th Infantry Division, the tanks of the 193rd Tank Battalion found themselves isolated. To make matters worse, they ran into an ambush by the Japanese 22nd independent Anti-Tank Battalion. The Japanese fell upon the… Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Kakazu's Tombs Scenario#: J016 Date: 4/13/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa As night fell on April 12, Sgt. Beaufort Anderson and the members of his mortar platoon occupied several of the tombs dotting the area between Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu West. Good things seldom happen when one is forced to sleep with the dead. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
American Tragedy Scenario#: J064 Date: 4/11/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa Starting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Turning Off the Spigot Scenario#: J015 Date: 4/11/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa After the failure of the “powerhouse attack” to dislodge the Japanese from Kakazu Ridge earlier in the day, the Americans tried a series of attacks in battalion strength against various portions of the ridge... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Ambush at Houei Houn Scenario#: 15112 Date: 4/11/1945 Location: Houei Houn, Indochina After their attack by surprise of the main French garrisons in Indochina on the 9th of March 1945, Japanese troops pursued the French troops which had escape to the massacre. French General Alessandri led a column of surviving soldiers to … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2015
On the Hoss' Side Scenario#: J014 Date: 4/10/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa After advancing to the top of the smaller of the two summits along Kakazu Ridge, L Company developed a bit of a problem. It was sitting in the open above a Japanese underground complex specially prepared for just such a situation... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
That Damned Hill Scenario#: HotP11 Date: 1945-04-09 Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
The Gorge Scenario#: J013 Date: 4/9/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa The 3rd Battalion had been given the task of pushing onto Kakazu Ridge by advancing through the series of stream beds that lay in front of the hill. The Japanese had placed some defenses in the approaches to the ridge.. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Defense of Meiktila Scenario#: 1639 Date: 3/14/1945 Location: Meiktila, Burma By early March of 1945, the 17th Indian Division in Burma, under the command of British Major-General David Tennent "Punch" Cowan captured the city of Meiktila, taking just 4 days to defeat the nearly 4000 Japanese who held it. The … Memoir '44 — Game Trade Magazine #96
Ultimate Treachery Scenario#: 252 Date: 3/10/1945 Location: Hanoi Citadel, French Indochina Since November 1944, tension had been on the rise between the Japanese occupation troops and the Indochina government. French and Japanese troops were spread all over the country and their positions intertwined. As early as the end of February, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Nishi Scenario#: HotP10 Date: 1945-03-07 Location: Iwo Jima, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
The Meat Grinder Scenario#: 3731 Date: 3/6/1945 Location: Iwo Jima, Pacific On February 26, 1945 the Marines of the 4th Division found themselves facing a formidable complex of defensive positions on Iwo Jima. Hill 382, The Amphitheater, Turkey Knob and the village of Minami, were to become collectively known as the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Capture of Meiktila Scenario#: 17598 Date: 3/1/1945 Location: Meiktila, Burma The attack of Meiktila was conducted by the 17th Indian Infantry Division under the command of Major General Cowan. He ordered the 63th Brigade to attack the city from the west, while the 48th Brigade engaged from the north and … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
A Change in the Government Scenario#: SF25 Date: 1945-02-28 Location: Manila, Philippines The final battle in Manila would involve the capture or destruction of the three large government buildings east of lntramuros. The Legislative and Finance Buildings would be the responsibility of 2nd Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Dog Plus Eight Scenario#: H Date: 27-Feb-45 Location: Hill 382, Iwo Jima, Japan Eight days after the initial landing on the island and four days after the American flag had been raised on Mount Suribachi, the 3rd Marine Division found itself dug in on the barren stone plateau north of the airfields. The … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Dash for the Stairs Scenario#: SF24 Date: 1945-02-26 Location: Manila, Philippines Private First Class Cleto Rodriguez's actions fighting at the Paco Railroad Station just fifteen days earlier would earn him a nomination for the Medal of Honor. Now, once again, he would be called upon to display valor far beyond what was expected.… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Iwabuchi's Sarcophagus Scenario#: SF23 Date: 1945-02-26 Location: Manila, Philippines For the weary troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division, their final fight in Manila would be to secure the Agriculture Building where Admiral Iwabuchi had located his headquarters. Surrounded and with no hope for eventual victory, the well-stocked… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
The Meat Grinder Scenario#: 1483 Date: 2/26/1945 Location: Iwo Jima, Pacific On February 26, 1945 the Marines of the 4th Division found themselves facing a formidable complex of defensive positions on Iwo Jima. Hill 382, The Amphitheater, Turkey Knob and the village of Minami, were to become collectively known as the … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
Bamboo Spear Banzai Scenario#: SF22 Date: 1945-02-24 Location: South Port Area, Manila, Philippines After the 2nd Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment had cleared the Customs building, it was a matter of mopping up the remainder of the South Port facilities near the shore of Manila Bay. In performing their mission, the 1st Squadron generally encountered… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
The Walled City Scenario#: SFCG4 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines The Intramuros is an ancient Spanish fortress-town built in the late 16th century. The outer walls were designed to withstand the greatest sieges possible, being 40 feet thick at the base and 15 feet thick at the top. Only 155mm, 8-inch, and 240mm… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
A Mass for Humanity Scenario#: SF21 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines Situated near the center and southeast of the walled city of Intramuros were the San Augustin churches. Heavy fighting erupted all around. Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Through the Breach, Into the Fire Scenario#: SF20 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines The entire area within the walls of Intramuros had been subjected to a massive artillery barrage the previous day and another artillery attack that lasted for ninety minutes on the morning of the main attack. When the last shells bad roared overhead~… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Fortress Within A Fortress Scenario#: SF19 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines FORT SANTIAGO, MANILA, LUZON, PHILIPPINES, 23 February 1945: Shells from 240mm and 155mm American guns finally managed to breach a portion of the outer walls of this ancient Spanish fort along the south shore of the Pasig River. To escape the… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
And the Walls Come A-Tumblin' Down Scenario#: SF18 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines Their virtually unopposed river crossing came as a welcome relief to the men of 3rd Battalion, 129th Regiment. Taking full advantage of the limited Japanese response, the Americans advanced deeper into the ruins of the ancient walled city, placing… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Assault Across the Pasig Scenario#: SF17 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines The battle to take the ancient Spanish city of Intramuros was ready to begin. The 1st Cavalry Division was in position west and south of the walled city. The 37th Infantry Division held key buildings east of Intramuros. Now, an amphibious assault… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
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
No Greater Love Scenario#: SF15 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: South Port Area, Manila, Philippines Advancing through a light rain shower down a narrow street in the South Port Area, the men of E Troop suddenly came under machine gun and small arms fire from the Customs building. Most of the troopers dove under cover or ran behind the supporting… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
The Price of Postage Scenario#: SF14 Date: 1945-02-22 Location: Manila, Philippines While the 3rd Battalion was trying to secure the City Hall, the 1st Battalion of the 145th Infantry Regiment was preparing to attack the General Post Office. Situated along the south shore of the Pasig River, the five-story tall Post Office building… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
You Can Fight City Hall Scenario#: SF13 Date: 1945-02-22 Location: Manila, Philippines The first attempt on 20 February to reach City Hall had failed. A second attempt the next day met with similar results. Beginning just before dawn on 22 February, a heavy barrage of 155mm and 105mm artillery and 81mm and 4.2-inch mortars-accompanied… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Fighting for the Fortresses Scenario#: SFCG2 Date: 1945-02-21 Location: Manila, Philippines Once across the Pasig River, the 37th Infantry Division pushed south into the Paco District and west along the river toward Intramuros. The Gls quickly discovered that they were in the thick of the Japanese defenses. Every store and house had a… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Checkout Time Scenario#: SF12 Date: 1945-02-21 Location: Manila, Philippines The five-story tall Manila Hotel stood watch over Dewey Boulevard, the South Port area, and the open park areas surrounding lntramuros. To gain entrance, the troopers of 12th Cavalry Regiment would have to dash across the open areas of Wallace Field,… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila