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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
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
Venture Into Carnage Scenario#: SF11     Date: 1945-02-20     Location: Manila, Philippines As the Americans edged deeper into the Ermita District of downtown Manila, the Japanese response became increasingly violent. Dominating this area was the City Hall with its tall tower. Should the Americans gain control of this building it would… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
High Rent Hooligans Scenario#: SF10     Date: 1945-02-20     Location: South Port Area, Manila, Philippines In downtown Manila just east of the High Commissioner's Office were several high-rise hotels and apartment buildings. These were the University Apartments, Peralta Apartments, Alhambra Apartments, Bayview Hotel, Miramar Apartments, Luneta Hotel and… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
First, Do No Harm Scenario#: SF09     Date: 1945-02-19     Location: Manila, Philippines From 16-18 February the 148th Infantry Regiment repeatedly assaulted the Japanese positions in the Medical School and Science Buildings and had penetrated the eastern portion of the University Hospital as well. On the morning of 19 February, the 5th… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Meeting at the Elks Club Scenario#: SF08     Date: 1945-02-19     Location: Manila, Philippines Situated near the shores of Manila Bay were the Elks Club, the Army/Navy Club, and the High Commissioner's Office. These large structures blocked access towards Burnham Green, the Manila Hotel, and the South Port area. The Japanese positioned their… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Breakin' Into the Slammer Scenario#: SF07     Date: 1945-02-18     Location: Manila, Philippines The new Police Station was built near the intersection of Isaac Peral and San Marcelino Streets, a few blocks northeast of the Philippine Hospital. Two stories tall and made of reinforced concrete and steel, it was fortified inside and out with… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Deliver Us from Evil Scenario#: SF06     Date: 1945-02-16     Location: Manila, Philippines The task set before the 3rd Battalion was daunting. After two days of desperate struggle, the Japanese were still firmly in control of all major buildings within the University-Hospital complex. Barricaded within the stone and brick buildings and… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
No Safe Refuge Scenario#: SF05     Date: 1945-02-15     Location: Manila, Philippines The 2nd Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment finally reached Taft Avenue and proceeded to attack the Japanese holed up in the Philippine University and Hospital Complex. The Japanese had fortified themselves inside the hospital and, against Geneva… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Light 'em Up Scenario#: SF04     Date: 1945-02-12     Location: Tabacalega Cigar Factory, Manila, Philippines The Tabacalera Cigar Factory and warehouses were situated along the western shore of the Estero de Tanque. From here the Japanese could interdict any movement across the estero or the nearby bridge. Initial attacks on 10 February were repulsed by… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
The Grim Reaper's Lair Scenario#: SF03     Date: 1945-02-11     Location: Paco Cemetery, Manila, Philippines Situated a few blocks southeast of the new Manila Police Station was the Paco Cemetery. It was built in 1820 of two concentric adobe walls ten feet high and ten feet thick. Entry to the central courtyard was through four gates in the walls.… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Power Struggle on Provisor Scenario#: SF02     Date: 1945-02-10     Location: Isla Provisor, Manila, Philippines Situated along the south shore of the Pasig River, Isla Provisor was 400 by 125 meters in size, but with no sandy beaches, no seawall, no tropical jungle; just factory buildings, tin-roofed workshops, a power plant, a boiler room, and a large coal… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Race to the River Scenario#: SF01     Date: 1945-02-05     Location: Manila, Philippines Flames from a huge fire in the Tondo District forced the Americans to alter their path of advance towards the Pasig River east into the Binondo District in Manila. To slow the American advance, the Japanese set up roadblocks at key intersections… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila
Loss Of Hope Scenario#: O12     Date: 4/7/1942     Location: Bataan, Luzon As disaster manifested itself in every form for Fil-American forces, General Parker, the American commander of II Corps, looked for units to plug gaps in the line. Units of untrained Filipinos would quickly form up and then, just as quickly, disperse… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 6
US counter-attack at Bataan Scenario#: 23823     Date: April 7, 1942     Location: Mount Samat, Philippines On the Bataan Peninsula, the Japanese launched what would be the final offensive in April 1942. The 4th Japanee division captured Mount Samat and formed a salient in the Philippines lines. On April 7th, US General King ordered the 45th … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Landing at Dili Scenario#: 23692     Date: February 19-20 1942     Location: Timor Island During the nights of 19th and 20th of February 1942, units of the 228th Japanese regiment landed at Dili, on Timor island. Allied troops (Sparrow Force), were composed of both Australian units entrenched at Dili airfield and scattered on the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Landing on Wake Island Scenario#: 23318     Date: December 23, 1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific On December 11th, 1941, the Japanese attempted to capture Wake Island but failed and two of their destroyers were sunk. They launched another attack during the night of December 23rd when troops of Special Naval Landing Force landed in the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Wake Island Scenario#: 1599     Date: 12/23/1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific A coral atoll lost in the vast expanse of the North Pacific, Wake Island was home to "PAAville", a small stop-over on Pan American Airways' U.S.-China route during the 1930s. In the military build-up to the war, the US Navy … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
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
Peleliu Landings Overlord Scenario#: 1517     Date: 9/15/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau At 05.30 the morning of September 15, 1944, naval support ships began a massive pre-landing bombardment of Peleliu, in the Palau islands. Armored amphibious tanks came ashore ahead of the infantry waves of the 1st, 5th and 7th Marines. But … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
Japanese Counterattack Scenario#: 1488     Date: 7/25/1944     Location: Asan, Guam Lt. General Takeshi's counterattack plan called for a night attack on July 25/26. The goal was to split the 3rd Marines and target ammunition and supply dumps. The frontline of the 3rd Marines was stretched thin in the area and … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
Guam Landings Scenario#: 1487     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Asan, Guam On July 21st, the first wave to hit the northern landing beaches off the island of Guam in the Marianas, were amphibious tank units. Most of the Japanese infantry had pulled back from their beach defenses during the heavy naval … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
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
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
Matanikau River Scenario#: 1412     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal A four-pronged Japanese plan to attack and recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was scheduled for October 22nd, 1942. The main force, 7,000 men under the command of General Maruyama, planned to approach the airfield from the South, but found… Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
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
First Crack at Hellzapoppin' Ridge Scenario#: OB09     Date: 12/9/1943     Location: Hellzapoppin' Ridge, Bougainville During November and December, the Japanese under Major General Iwasa made extraordinary efforts to emplace artillery on the high ground overlooking the Marine beachhead at Empress Augusta Bay. Guns of calibers ranging from 70mm up to 150mm were… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
Unhappy Trails Scenario#: OB08     Date: 11/5/1943     Location: Numa-Numa, Bougainville Following the main landings at Empress Augusta Bay on November 1, the Marines of the 3rd Marine Division & 3rd Raider Battalion were ordered to push inland to expand the perimeter and establish a jumping off point for the eventual assault on the… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
Raider Ridge Scenario#: OA30     Date: 6/29/1943     Location: Choi River, New Georgia The Marine 4th Raider Battalion was assigned the mission of clearing Viru Harbor. P and O Companies landed in the night at Regi, and fought a pair of rearguard actions as it marched towards Viru Harbor. On the 29th, Lt Devillo Brown was sent down a… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
First Matanikau Scenario#: HC1     Date: 1942-08-19     Location: Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal After Lt. Col. Goettge's small reconnaissance patrol was wiped out near Matanikau on August 12, General Vandefrift ordered a strike against the Japanese concentration in the area. Given the overriding need to protect Henderson Field, it was a week… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
The Sand Spit Scenario#: HC5     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal The leading elements of the elite 2nd "Sendai" Division had arrived on Guadalcanal with same orders as their predecessors -- eliminate the Marine beachhead. With ample manpower, Japanese commanders planned to attack the perimeter from the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Bailey's Demise Scenario#: HC2     Date: 1942-09-26     Location: The One-Log Bridge, Guadalcanal The Marine Raiders were looking to cross the Matanikau River to the west bank to complete an encirclement. Unbeknownst to the Marines, the IJA had crossed the river and was … Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Whaling Good Time Scenario#: HC4     Date: 10/9/1942     Location: Hill 75, Guadalcanal After many abortive attempts to push the Japanese back from the west bank of the Matanikau, a large-scale effort was launched. Well south of the river's mouth, three groups would cross and push northwards toward Point Cruz, trapping the Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Samurai Sunset Scenario#: HC3     Date: 10/8/1942     Location: Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal As part of a larger offensive designed to drive Japanese forces away from the Matanikau valley, two battalions from the 5th Marines and elements of the 1st Raider Battalion attacked west from the Lunga perimeter on October 7, forcing an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Peleliu Airfield Scenario#: 18435     Date: 9/15/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau On the 15th of September 1944, the 1st Marine Division landed on Peleliu in the Palaus Islands. In the afternoon, the Marines reached the airfield. At that time, the Japanese launched their counter-attack with infantry and tanks. In spite … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2017
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
Motoyama Airfield 1 Scenario#: 10838     Date: 2/19/1945     Location: Motoyama Airfield, Iwo Jima On the 19th of February 1945, after a long naval and air bombing, the 4th and 5th Marine Division landed unopposed on the long black sandy beach of Iwo Jima. But as soon as the Marines tried to exit the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Guam - Landing on Yellow Beach Scenario#: 5735     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Agat, Guam On July 21, 1944, the Marines set foot on Guam, as part of Operation Forager. The 3rd Marine Division lands on Asan Beach, north of the Orote peninsula, while the 1st Marine Division lands south, opposite the town of Agat. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2010
Battle of Piva Forks Scenario#: 5520     Date: 11/19/1943     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea After landing in Empress Augusta Bay during Operation Cherry Blossom, the 3rd Marine Division ventures into the Bougainville Jungle. On November 19, the Marines reach River Piva and a crossroads where the Numa Numa trail meets the East-West one.… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2009
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
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
Mabatang Scenario#: 3468     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Mabatang, Phillipines The first major battle of the "Fighting Retreat" occurred south of Calaguiman River. Supported by artillery, the 57th Infantry, set up a line of defense extending from Manila Bay through Mabatang across open ground. The Japanese 65th Brigade and 9th… Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Battle of Arundel - Act II Scenario#: 20849     Date: 9/19/1943     Location: Arundel, Salomon Islands After the failure of their attack in the night of 14-15 September, Japanese command decided to evacuate their troops from Arundel Island, in the Solomon Islands, under the protection of a well entrenched rear guard near Stima Lagoon. On the … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
Hill 170 Scenario#: 20553     Date: 1/31/1945     Location: Kangaw, Burma During Operation Talon, a British offensive in the Arakan area of Burma, the 3rd Commando Brigade landed on January 22, 1945 on the banks of the Daingbon Chaung. Their objective was to capture the village of Kangaw and to cut … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan