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Purple Heart Lane Scenario#: S019     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Carentan, France Having secured the area behind Utah Beach, and with the 29th Infantry having captured Isigny, it was now up to the 101st Airborne to take Carentan to allow the linkup of the two American beachheads. The 327th Glider Infantry Regiment would clear the… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #50
Baking Bread Scenario#: S018     Date: 10/25/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Throughout the grueling month of October, determined and costly German assaults had steadily shrunk the Soviet defensive perimeter. By October 24, Panzer Division 14 had reached “Bread Factory #2” just to the south of the Barikady and commenced its… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #49
A Ridge Too Far Scenario#: S017     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Amfreville, France On D-Day, the 1st Special Service Brigade landed under fire on Sword Beach at H+90 and made the long trek to cross the Orne River Bridge (Pegasus Bridge) at Benouville and establish a defensive perimeter against counterattack on the far eastern flank… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #48
Ad Hoc at Chef-Du-Pont Scenario#: S008     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Chef Du Pont, France One of the responsibilities of the airborne troops landing behind Utah Beach was the seizure of several key bridges following the D-Day drop. Brigadier General James Gavin found himself as the senior officer near one of these bridges, the one at… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #47
Prelude to Festung Brest Scenario#: S007     Date: 8/26/1944     Location: Plouzané, France The Operation “Chastity” offensivewas planned to gain control of the large harbors of Brest and Lorient whosefacilities were needed to provide the logistical support the Allies would need todrive across France. General Ramcke and the 2nd… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #46
A Few Rounds Scenario#: HS32     Date: 3/2/1945     Location: Villa Reichswald, Germany By the beginning of March it was clear that it was just a matter of time before all of Germany west of the Rhine would be cleared of active German troops. Still the Germans launched a series of limited counterattacks intending to disrupt the Allies’… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Protesting the Speculative Scenario#: HS31     Date: 2/27/1945     Location: Hockwald Gap, Germany General Simonds, commander of the 2nd Canadian Corps, had insisted that he have a supply road with which to maintain the momentum of his attack and planned to use the Goch-Xanten railroad bed for this purpose. The raised track was flanked on both… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
The Good Shepherd Scenario#: HS30     Date: 2/26/1945     Location: Kepplen, Germany The North Shore Regiment had been ordered to advance toward the Rhine. Its Commander, Lt. Col. John Rowley, was known as the Good Shepherd for the long walking staff he usually carried. The regiment closed on Kepplen with the two lead companies… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Obstinate Canadians Scenario#: HS29     Date: 2/26/1945     Location: Ebben, Germany Company D, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry had recently made an unsupported night attack to capture a patch of woods that had been the staging area for many counterattacks by the 116th “Greyhound” Panzer Division. Given the importance of the woods line… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Battered Remnants Scenario#: HS28     Date: 2/21/1945     Location: Louisendorf, Germany As the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry battled for the Goch-Kalkar road, they were worried about their right flank, with good reason. Elements of the Essex Scottish Regiment were hanging on their by the skin of their teeth. Although they had… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Lawless Ways Scenario#: HS27     Date: 2/20/1945     Location: Goch, Germany The RHLI had been in position on their objective for over 24 hours. They had taken a beating but held, although the Schwanenhof farmstead changed hands multiple times. Frustration on the German side was noticeable, as ad-hoc assault after ad-hoc… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Got Milk? Scenario#: HS26     Date: 2/19/1945     Location: Goch, Germany During Operation Veritable, the Canadian 4th Infantry Brigade and attached formations were to capture a vital stretch of roadway that connected Goch and Kalkar. The Goch-Kalkar road was a fairly ordinary paved two-lane market road surrounded by… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Lambs Led to Slaughter Scenario#: HS25     Date: 2/19/1945     Location: Goch, Germany As A and D Companies attacked the middle of the Goch-Kalkar road, the inexperienced C Company attacked on the RHLI left flank. Most of C Company, comprised mainly of non-riflemen soldiers such as artillerymen and service corps men, had never fired a… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Tickling the Ivories Scenario#: HS24     Date: 2/19/1945     Location: Goch, Germany The Canadians dug in immediately upon capturing the Schwanenhof farm. German fallschirmjager counterattacked soon after but were repulsed. Major Kennedy, the wounded commander of B Company, barked out orders from his cellar command post, directing… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Goch Ya Scenario#: HS22     Date: 2/18/1945     Location: Goch, Germany With the civilians evacuated and the town fortified by two anti-tank ditches, the defenders of the town of Goch waited patiently for the inevitable Allied assault. For the Allies, the plan was for a dual assault by two Scottish Divisions via a set… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Hervorst Hell Scenario#: HS21     Date: 2/15/1945     Location: Hervorst, Germany At Hervorst, a village slightly north of Goch that was also part of the Siegfried line, a company of Camerons bumped up against several enormous pillboxes. They had concrete walls 3-feet thick and were cleverly camouflaged under dirt and grass, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Married Up Scenario#: HS20     Date: 2/11/1945     Location: Reichswald Forest, Germany At the start of Operation Veritable, the battle lines tan throughout the meticulously maintained Reichswald National Forest. Montgomery required that the forest be cleared of the Germans of the 86th Infantry Corp who had plenty of time to prepare a… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Bewildered and Belligerent Scenario#: HS19     Date: 2/10/1945     Location: Cleve, Germany The veteran 43rd Wessex Division was being held in reserve for a breakthrough opportunity. As D+1 drew to a close, the news of the imminent capture of Cleve came to General Horrocks. Reports of the capture of Cleve were premature, however. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
To the Matter Born Scenario#: HS18     Date: 2/9/1945     Location: Cleve, Germany By D+1 of the Operation Veritable campaign, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers had been ordered to cross the Westwall defenses in force near the Reichswald Forest as part of the 15th Scottish Division’s assault. They found a location to cross the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Water Foul Scenario#: HS17     Date: 2/9/1945     Location: Niel, Germany Operation Veritable kicked off in the early morning of the 8th, and progress throughout the day was better than expected. Plans called for several units to wait to attack after darkness had fallen, and some of these had the unenviable task of… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Tussle at Thomashof Scenario#: HS23     Date: 2/18/1945     Location: Thomashof, Holland On the morning of the 17th of February, as the 6th Black Watch and the 1st Gordon Highlanders approached the hamlet of Thomashof, the lead company of the Black Watch was pinned down by fire from a fortified farm complex, consisting of a large house… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Sims Ridge Scenario#: HS16     Date: 1/13/1943     Location: Galloping Horse, Guadalcanal The 27th Infantry Regiment had been attacking the 900-foot-high hill called Galloping Horse for three days. Only Hill 523, the head of the horse-shaped mass, was left. F Company would advance through the jungle on the right flank. E Company would… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Hill 27 Scenario#: HS15     Date: 1/2/1943     Location: Hill 27, Guadalcanal Hill 27 was a separate rocky elevation, 920 feet high, just east of the Gifu. The leading assault troops of the 2nd Battalion gained the summit of the hill at 0907 without firing a shot. By 1130 hours the entire assault force had reached the summit,… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
The Christmas Gifu Scenario#: HS14     Date: 12/25/1942     Location: Gifu, Guadalcanal Army troops, having taken over for most of the Marine formations, were eager to prove their mettle on the assault. Their first task on the long list of objectives required to clear the island was a strongpoint called the Gifu. This particularly nasty… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
The Ravine Scenario#: HS13     Date: 11/24/1942     Location: Hill 81, Guadalcanal The Japanese began to fortify their positions, particularly in the hills west of the Matanikau. The westward U.S. advance threatened supply routes leading to inland positions. Using reverse slope positions that could not be hit by artillery, the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Chesty's Turn Scenario#: HS12     Date: 10/24/1942     Location: Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal The Marines, anxious to take the fight to the Japanese, mounted an ambitious plan to surround and destroy the majority of the Japanese forces at the mouth of the Matanikau River. A three-pronged attack, each prong depending on the others succeeding,… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Government Property Scenario#: HS10     Date: 10/12/1942     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal Marine offensive operation in the area near the Matanikau River were scaled back due to reports of a massive Japanese attack on the main Henderson Field defensive perimeter. A large supply of mortar shells had been transferred to the front for use… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
We Know Where They Are Scenario#: HS07     Date: 9/14/1942     Location: Lunga Point, Guadalcanal On the night of September 13th, elements of Major Mizumo's Kuma Battalion attacked the positions held by Marines of the 3rd Battalion on the eastern flank of the American perimeter. At dawn, the Marines sent a platoon of light tanks on patrol to see… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Just Fighting Through Scenario#: HS06     Date: 9/14/1942     Location: Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal The defense on Lunga Ridge had been severely stretched, but it had not broken and had extracted a heavy toll on the attacking Japanese troops. General Vandergrift committed the Marine reserves and ordered a counterattack to disrupt Japanese efforts… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Restoration Scenario#: HS05     Date: 9/13/1942     Location: Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal On the night of September 12th, leading elements of Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade attacked the positions of the Raiders to the west of Lunga Ridge, overrunning C Company's positions. By the morning the Raiders were forced… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
High Water Mark Scenario#: HS04     Date: 9/13/1942     Location: Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal The Japanese under Colonel Kawaguchi were pressing hard to take the Lunga Ridge from Edson's Raiders. The Marines bent, but had not yet broken, and were making a last stand on the final defensive obstacle between the Japanese and Henderson Field.… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
War Without Quarter Scenario#: HS02     Date: 8/21/1942     Location: Tenaru River, Guadalcanal Colonel Ichiki's men were practically wiped out the night before in wave after wave of banzai attacks across the Tenaru into the well-prepared Marine defenses. Canister, machine-gun fire, and courage had broken Ichiki's back. As dawn rose above the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
The Sand Spit Scenario#: HS11     Date: 10/23/1942     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 — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Bailey's Demise Scenario#: HS08     Date: 9/26/1942     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 on the east bank when the engagement occurred. Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
First Matanikau Scenario#: HS01     Date: 8/19/1942     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 — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
Ambitious Plans Scenario#: HS09     Date: 9/27/1942     Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal After a series of Bloody Ridge engagements earlier in the month, General Vandegrift knew that a sizable Japanese force was operating from Matanikau village east of Point Cruz. A series of ambitious offensives in regimental strength were planned to… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
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
The Commissar's House Scenario#: RB10     Date: 9/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Sixth Army was being bled white amidst the ruins. The rifle strength of whole companies was often reduced to little more than a squad in an attempt to take a single house. The battle lines were now drawn through the hallways of individual… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Anchoring the Line Scenario#: RB14     Date: 12/31/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Since the 19th of November the tide in Stalingrad had begun its fateful turn. For on that day to the north and south of the city, the Soviet Army launched a massive two-pronged counterattack, on a 200-kilometer front, with 10 infantry divisions,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Sandbanks of the Volga Scenario#: RB13     Date: 11/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The objective for Major Braun and his men was to capture the fuel tank complex and penetrate to the shoreline of the Volga itself. Though Major Braun and his men had briefly reached the fuel tanks on 2nd November, they had been ousted by a… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
The 138 of the 138th Scenario#: RB12     Date: 11/17/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On the 11th of November the Germans launched an offensive in the Barrikady district with elements of two infantry divisions, backed up by five especially formed pioneer battalions, armed with satchel charges and flamethrowers. In addition two assault… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Ghosts in the Rubble Scenario#: RB09     Date: 10/31/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The last ferry-landing across the Volga was under German machinegun fire and the Russians were barely holding their positions in the rubble around Krasny Oktyabr and the Barrikady. Rather than waiting passively for the final blow, the Soviet “Army… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Stone Age Caves Scenario#: RO7     Date: 12/26/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia One month had passed since the German 6th Army had been surrounded by the Soviet counteroffensive of 19 November, but periodic spurts of fighting still erupted in the cold ruins of the Red October factory. A Russian war correspondent wrote that the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
The Playing Field Scenario#: RO6     Date: 12/15/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia By the end of the second week in December the former defenders of Stalingrad were finally ready to take the initiative and begin their bid to recapture the ruined city. In the southern end of the Red October factory complex, two of those structures… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Men of Steel Scenario#: RO5     Date: 11/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Operation HUBERTUS would be the Germans’ final bid to capture Stalingrad’s devastated factory district, one last attempt to secure the prize on the Volga that Hitler so dearly craved. The better part of three bloodied but still effective German… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
The Martinofen Scenario#: RO4     Date: 11/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Dominating the Krasny Oktyabr factory complex, the mammoth Hall 4 was the lynchpin of the Soviet defense. The enterprising Soviets had turned the factory’s 14 recessed “Martin Ovens” into a series of impregnable fortresses, interconnected with… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Defenders of Stalingrad Scenario#: RO3     Date: 10/25/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia German control of the southern half of the Krasny Oktyabr factory complex was tenuous. Dug-in troops of Guriev’s 39th Guards Rifle Division were able to pour “unbelievable machine gun fire” from the Martin Shop on all the nearby roads and trenches,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Second Step Scenario#: RO2     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia By 0930 the Germans’ first objective, the north-south railroad embankment west of the factory, had been reached. The attack plan then called for a brief interlude to allow fresh troops of the second wave to come up and for continued bombardment of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Blood on the Tracks Scenario#: RO1     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia By 23 October the German 6th Army had secured Stalingrad’s tractor factory and gained a solid foothold in the Barrikady gun factory. Their conquest of the southernmost of the three factory complexes, the Krasny Oktyabr steel factory had not yet… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Oh Joy! Scenario#: RB11     Date: 10/28/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Although desperate to buy time to allow the 45th Division to be ferried across the Volga at night, the Russians had no more reserves. During the 27th, the shattered 118th Rifle Regiment had a bit of luck. To their surprise, they recovered three tanks… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories