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Cutting Out a Strongpoint Scenario#: A090 Date: 12/19/1941 Location: Halfaya Pass, Egypt During the tedious days of confining the Axis to their ring of frontier fortresses around Halfaya, HQ 4th South African Infantry Brigade authorized a small operation to eliminate an enemy forward position. This strongpoint, manned by mostly Italian… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Maximum Aggression Scenario#: J166 Date: 12/19/1941 Location: Sumpitan Village, Malaya On 19 December the Scottish 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders received its next task, the defense of Kuala Kangsar. Success here would both deny the main north-south road junction to the Japanese and allow the 11th Indian Division to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
The Cat Has Jumped Scenario#: A055 Date: 12/22/1941 Location: Bauang, Luzon Upon hearing of the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, General Jonathan Wainwright is said to have exclaimed, "The cat has jumped!" In the two weeks that followed, positioning the under-strength Philippine Army and scattered American units for the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a
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
Vaagso Venture Scenario#: G27 Date: 12/27/1941 Location: Vaagso Island, Norway In October of 1941, Lord Louis Mountbatten took command of the Special Service Brigade. In accordance with a directive from Churchill, Mountbatten was to begin a “programme of raids in ever increasing intensity”. The first, a raid on the Lofoten… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #30.2
Double Trouble Scenario#: AP084 Date: 12/28/1941 Location: Bokpyin, Burma Within days of gaining passage through Thailand, Japanese forces were probing southern Burma. On 12 December, 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 55th Division crossed the Kra Isthmus. The Regimental Commander, Colonel Uno, and one rifle company… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
The Dead of Winter Scenario#: T06 Date: 12/29/1941 Location: Naro, Russia The German army was frozen in place. Bitter cold and deep snow made the thinly-clad Wehrmacht dig in and fight first for warmth, then the Russians. The Siberians were well equipped for war in the snow, but the Soviet High Command still threw them… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
In Deadly Combat Scenario#: J187 Date: 12/30/1941 Location: Mekensievy-Gory, Crimea After heavy fighting, Infanterie-Division 132 took the strategic town of Mekensievy-Gory, north of Sevastopol. Gefreiter Bidermann’s PaK platoon, reduced to only two guns, set up near the railway station. On the morning of 30 December, red flares… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
In the Old Tradition Scenario#: DASL22 Date: 12/31/1941 Location: Kampar, Malaya The British had continued their withdrawal to Kampar, a position of considerable strength. Two high, jungle-covered ridges bordered a relatively open area consisting of nearly one thousand yards of open paddies and fields, giving the British… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Highway 5 Scenario#: A092 Date: 12/31/1941 Location: Baliuag, Luzon By late December it was obvious to MacArthur that the time had come for the retreat to Bataan. For the Philippine Army’s 71st and 91st Divisions, assigned to hold the Baliuag-Plaridel-Calumpit area, the order to withdraw came not a moment too soon.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
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
Sat Sri Akal! Scenario#: AP058 Date: 1/2/1942 Location: Kampar, Malaya As the veteran troops of the Japanese 5th Infantry Division pushed down the Malay peninsula, the 11th Indian Division opposing it was forced to amalgamate several units from the battered 6th Brigade into the 15th Brigade, creating the composite… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Grab at Gribovo Scenario#: G10 Date: 1/3/1942 Location: Gribovo, Russia In late December, while the battles for Moscow were still boiling cauldrons, STAVKA ordered four Soviet armies to attack and destroy the German 4th Army. To assist in the action, a tactical airdrop by Soviet Paratroopers was planned to disrupt German… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.2
Armored Fist Scenario#: J010 Date: 1/6/1942 Location: Trolak, Malaya The Japanese continued boldly down the trunk road, assaulting and flanking any British position which tried to block the road. At Milestone 62, the British nearly stopped the Japanese cold. This time, a small Japanese detachment of four tanks and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Airborne Samurai Scenario#: A085 Date: 1/11/1942 Location: Menado, Celebes The Battle of Manado at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa peninsula on the northern part of the island of Celebes (now known as Sulawesi), from 11–13 January 1942 was an attempt to open a passage to attack Australia through the eastern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
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
Ramsey's Charge Scenario#: 148 Date: 1/16/1942 Location: Morong, Philippines The village of Morong, situated on a good river defensive line, had been inexplicably abandoned by the Philippine 1st Division. An advance guard was needed to reconnoiter and secure the town. The task fell to the ragged troopers and bony horses of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
The Heat is On Scenario#: WO06 Date: 1/17/1942 Location: Pogost'e, Russia After five months of siege, the new year saw STAVKA order the Lubyan Offensive to break Army Group North's stranglehold on Leningrad. The focus of the attack was the seam of the German 1st and 28th Armies. Several small penetrations were achieved at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
Slicing the Throat Scenario#: AP085 Date: 1/19/1942 Location: Tavoy, Burma Men of the 3rd and 6th Burma Rifles were about to experience their baptism of fire. The Japanese were coming. They were coming not from the south, but from the east. British plans for the defence of Burma and Malaya were partly predicated on the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Milling About Scenario#: AP086 Date: 1/20/1942 Location: Miyawadi, Burma While Major Oki’s men secured Tavoy, a sister battalion of the 112th Infantry Regiment made preparations to cross the Burmese frontier in strength. Before sunrise on 20 January, a platoon of Gurkhas garrisoning the border village of Miyawadi was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
KP 167 Scenario#: 70 Date: 1/22/1942 Location: Mauban, Bataan On the 18th of January 1942, a battalion of the Japanese 16th Division began infiltrating across the slopes of Mt. Silanganan, where the terrain so rugged and densely forested that I Corps had been unable to form a continuous defensive line. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Empire's Fall Scenario#: AP087 Date: 1/31/1942 Location: Moulmein, Burma Moulmein – the third largest city in Burma with nearly 100,000 residents and long loyal to the Crown – clings to the eastern bank of the mouth of the Salween River. Its all-weather airfield, and position astride an important transportation route as… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Jungle Fighters Scenario#: J012 Date: 1/31/1942 Location: Jahore Bahru, Malaya The Malayan Campaign was nearly complete with the goal of Singapore just a few short miles away from the Japanese lines. Knowing that further resistance on the mainland could result in troops being cut off, the commander of the British force in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Tomforce Scenario#: J071 Date: 2/10/1942 Location: Bukit Timah Village, Singapore Island Following a successful crossing of the Johore Causeway on 9 February, Japanese forced advanced toward Bukit Timah heights, literally translated as Tin Mountain. The surrounding villages held a number of vital supply dumps and the main road ran… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Full Moon Madness Scenario#: AP088 Date: 2/11/1942 Location: Kuziek, Burma After the drubbing they received at Moulmein, the British made haste to cover the crossings of the Salween River in an ultimately futile attempt to forestall the Japanese advane. Meanwhile, beginning in early February, the Japanese began aggressive… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Opium Hill Scenario#: J128 Date: 2/14/1942 Location: Pasir Panjang, Malaya During the course of the Malayan campaign, the IJA landed in the north-western parts of Singapore on February the 8th. After the capture of Tengah airfield, the Japanese invading force, consisting of some 13.000 troops, moved south towards Pasir… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
To the Pain Scenario#: AP089 Date: 2/17/1942 Location: Danyingon, Burma Japanese reconnaissance parties had reached as far as the colonial office in Danyingon, replacing the Union jack with a Nisshoki – the Imperial flag. After several attempts to push the constantly reinforcing Japanese out of Danyingon, a decision was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
A Winter Melee Scenario#: U27 Date: 2/17/1942 Location: Ozerechnya, Russia Following the Russian winter counteroffensive, the Germans were forced to fall back to isolated pockets in an attempt to survive both the Russians and the Weather. In the resulting gaps, the Russians found useful employment for their cavalry in… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
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!
Parting Shots Scenario#: AP091 Date: 2/21/1942 Location: Thebyuchang, Burma As the British made a precarious and disjointed withdrawal in front of the relentless Japanese advance, many small actions were fought between the Bilin River and the easily fordable Thebyu River. The Bilin was the last barrier before the Salween… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Fighting Sparrow Scenario#: A086 Date: 2/21/1942 Location: Kaunas, Timor By mid-February the Japanese had embarked their invasion force, bound for the south coast of Timor opposite Koepang. At roughly 0830 on 20 February, long-range Japanese aircraft began to scatter paratroopers in small drops all around the city. Their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
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
End of the Beginning Scenario#: AP092 Date: 2/22/1942 Location: Sittang, Burma With British defenses in disarray—the 17th Indian Division was strung out over 15 miles of roads, and jungle – the Japanese pressed even harder for their prize: the bridge at Sittang. Early on the morning of the 22nd the commander of 1st Battalion,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
Haase to Hold On Scenario#: S057 Date: 2/25/1942 Location: Ugra Station, Russia The Soviet Moscow counteroffensive aimed to encircle Army Group Center’s 4. Armee and 4. Panzerarmee by cutting through their rear area and supply lines in the Vyazma and Iukhnov regions. To achieve this, General Zhukov employed deep cavalry,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
Defeat in Java Scenario#: A030 Date: 3/2/1942 Location: Soebang, Java The fate of the Dutch East Indies – a prize rich in natural resources and one of the prime objectives of the Japanese expansion – had been decided by the naval clashes off the coast of Java. After a pre-dawn landing on 1 March, elements of the Shoji… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
Probing Korsus Scenario#: AP151 Date: 3/4/1942 Location: Jandeba, Russia The Svir Front had been calm for sometime, when the Swedish Volunteers in Avdelta Kompaniet arrived at the stream Jandeba. Occasional shelling was a nuisance, and a raid to locate the source of this problem was ordered. After a few days worth of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Bungle in the Jungle Scenario#: 62 Date: 3/6/1942 Location: Payagyi, Burma Following the disaster at the Sittang River in February, the troops defending Burma against the Japanese invasion fell back toward Rangoon. And from there the 7th Armoured Brigade was rushed to the rapidly collapsing front. The experienced "Desert… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
Wet Sahwahs Scenario#: J004 Date: 3/15/1942 Location: Bojonegoro, Java On the night of 4 March, several Dutch recon patrols left Babad and Kedoengpring for the city of Bodjonegora. Advancing along the main road and expecting opposition, the 1st Company of Infantry Division VIII found the outskirts of Baoerena unoccupied… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
The Tiger Of Toungoo Scenario#: DASL23 Date: 3/26/1942 Location: Toungoo, Burma In order to slow the lightning advance of the Japanese, Lt.-General Stilwell sent the elite Chinese 200th Division into the walled city of Toungoo to help stabilize his ruptured front. Meanwhile to the south, Japanese patrols ranged through the… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Ambush! Scenario#: 28 Date: 3/29/1942 Location: Thrace, Greece After the swift and total Axis victory over Greece, Bulgaria laid claim to Thrace and Macedonia. Throughout the winter of 1941-42, small bandit groups began to emerge as the nucleus of a fledgling resistance movement. On March 29th, two such bands… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
Today We Attack Scenario#: 69 Date: 3/29/1942 Location: Toungoo, Burma Generalissimo Jiang Kai-shek had committed some of his best divisions to aid the British defense of Burma. One of them, the 200th, was fighting valiantly to hold the walled city of Toungoo, now nearly encircled by the Japanese. Major-General “Vinegar… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
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
Your Turn Now Scenario#: J092 Date: 4/10/1942 Location: Cebu City, Cebu Island American forces in Bataan had surrendered the day before. Now it was Cebu Island's turn to feel the weight of the Japanese attack. Realizing that they could not defend the island with the few Filipino troops pressed into service, the garrison… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Through Mud and Blood Scenario#: AP152 Date: 4/18/1942 Location: Shemenski, Russia The Soviet offensive at Jandeba had left a dangerous bulge in the Finnish lines at Shemenski. It threatened to cut the Finnish forces in two, thus a counterattack was ordered with the two hills the primary objective. The ad-hoc unit given this… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
The Rock Scenario#: 68 Date: 5/6/1942 Location: Corregidor, Philippines After the fall of Bataan, the Japanese turned the full weight of their artillery and air force onto the island fortress of Corregidor. For nearly a month, massive guns up to 14 inches in caliber salvoed back and forth across the North Channel of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Across the Rio Grande Scenario#: AP153 Date: 5/16/1942 Location: Jandeba, Russia In order to relieve the pressure of German infantry and artillery on a Finnish supply route, Swedish volunteers were ordered to attack and advance the front line. Two Swedish platoons silently crossed the improvised footbridges across the Jandeba… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Mexico and Morocco Scenario#: AP154 Date: 5/25/1942 Location: Jandeba, Russia During the nine day period that had passed since the Russians had been displaced by a Swedish attack across the Jandeba stream, the new defenders had been digging in and placing wire and mines in anticipation of the expected counterattack. At… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Third Time's The Charm Scenario#: O06 Date: 6/8/1942 Location: Sevastopol, Russia The German advance in the Crimea meant nothing without control of the city of Sevastopol. Having conquered the rest of the Crimea in late 1941, the Germans turned their attention to Sevastopol but were repulsed twice. In May, the German 11th Army… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 3
Forsthaus Clash Scenario#: BOF15 Date: 6/10/1942 Location: Sevastapol, Crimea On 7 June, the Germans broke through Sevastopol's outer defensive ring. Three days later, Mekenziyevy Mountain train station and a nearby road junction known as the Forsthaus (Forester's House) were captured. The Russian 79th Naval Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Khamsin Scenario#: 37 Date: 6/13/1942 Location: Tobruk, Libya The Gazala battles had been raging for days with Panzerarmee Afrika driving for the great prize of Tobruk. Several British strongpoints still lay in its path, one of which was the Knightsbridge box held by the 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group. On 13… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein