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Lunch in Luga Scenario#: AP124 Date: 8/24/1941 Location: Luga, Russia In order to complete the encirclement of Leningrad, the so-called “Luga Line” had to be broken first. The Germans began their assault on 22 August with Infanterie-Division 269 fighting its way slowly to the west from Luga into the river bend to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Ambush on South Knob Scenario#: AP125 Date: 3/10/1944 Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea The Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Maryuma's Stronghold Scenario#: AP126 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Myitkyina, Burma After the capture of Myitkyina Airfield, General Frank Merrill established his headquarters there. An attack on the city itself was ordered using the disengaged portion of H Force. To this purpose the city would be attacked by two battalions of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
The First Virtue Scenario#: AP127 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Elba, Italy On 12 June, the German commander in Italy was informed that “Elba must be defended to the last man and the last cartridge”. On 14 June, German reinforcements began to arrive on Elba from Pianosa. The decision to reinforce Elba was not known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Flight of Fancy Scenario#: AP128 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Herouville, France After waiting a month for the Allied attack at Calais, Generalmajor Karl Seivers' Feld-Fivision 16 (Luftwaffe) began its move to Normandy into the front lines around Caen, protecting the flanks of SS-Panzer-Division 12 and Panzer-Division 21. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
A Polish Battlefield Scenario#: AP129 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Hill 262, France To help close the gap in the Falaise Pocket, the Polish 1st Armored Division occupied Hill 262, which the Poles called Maczuga (the Mace). The Mace overlooked the Chambois-to-Vimoutiers road which was the Germans' only hope of escape. Occupying a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Mageret Morning Scenario#: AP130 Date: 1/8/1945 Location: Mageret, Belgium The German attack on Bastogne brought SS-Panzer-Division 12 to within 4 kilometers of the city center. The division was ordered to capture Hill 510 to the west of Mageret to provide observation into Bastogne since, from their current positions, they… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Crickets in Spring Scenario#: AP131 Date: 3/7/1945 Location: Aranyos-Puszta, Hungary The Lake Balaton offensive, code named FRUHLINGSERWACHEN (Spring Awakening) began on 6 March. The “Hitlerjugend” division launched its part of the attack at 0400. The first day was disappointing as the division made little progress against the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Night of Nights Scenario#: AP132 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France "Tonight is the night of nights" began Lt. Col. Robert Sink's message to the men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment as they embarked onto a fleet of transport planes on the evening of 5 June. As the vast armada of aircrafts carrying the 101st… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Two the Hard Way Scenario#: AP133 Date: 6/9/1944 Location: Azeville, France Despite significant bombing and shelling, the batteries at Azeville and Crisbecq still posed a serious threat to the Allied landings. Supported by Sherman tanks, the 22nd Infantry Regiment began attacks on both batteries on 7 June, only to be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Fuller's Folly Scenario#: AP135 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Hill 192, France The week after D-Day, the 2nd Infantry Division was still not ready for the atatck on Hill 192. According to Captain Henry Caulder, a battalion adjutant in the 23rd, the officers leading the attack had not personally reconnoitered the ground and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Second to None Scenario#: AP136 Date: 6/16/1944 Location: Bérigny, France After licking its wounds amid two days of local German counterattacks, the 23rd Infantry Regiment was able to bring more supporting elements, including a tank platoon, to assist in a renewcd assault around Hill 192. This time, with three full… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Fear Naught Scenario#: AP137 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: St. Manvieu-Norrey, France Montgomery's attempt to take Caen by the end of June was codenamed Operation EPSOM, and the flanking maneuver west of Caen commenced in bad weather. This kept anticipated tactical airstrikes from happening, but did not prevent the 15th (Scottish)… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Red Horse Recon Scenario#: AP138 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Goucherie, France The swampy areas of the Cotentin peninsula led Allied command to misundcrstand bocage country. Only as the U.S. First Army attempted to reach the line formed by the towns of Coutances, St. Ló, and Caumont would that terrain's true nature be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Emergency Surgery Scenario#: AP139 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: Châteauneuf, France Patton's rush across Brittany to take the port city of Brest and fortress of St. Malo met little resistance during July. To keep the pressure on, he ordered the formation of Task Force A, a regiment sized unit composed of the 15th Cavalry Group and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Misty Morning Mayhem Scenario#: AP140 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: St. Barthélemy, France With the breakout of Patton's 3rd Army and the American capture of Avranches, Hitler felt it necessary to launch a counterattack. 3rd Army's supplies had to come through Avranches across the See River bridge. Further to the east, the Americans also… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Currie's Favor Scenario#: AP141 Date: 8/19/1944 Location: St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France The pincers around Falaise were closing en Paul Hausser's 7 Armee and by the third week of August there were very few routes of escape left. One such possible route was at the village of St. Lambert along the Dives river, which is little more than a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
The Closer Scenario#: AP142 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France Having secured most of the small village of St Lambert-sur-Dives with a quick strike the day before, Major David Vivian Currie of the South Alberta Regiment consolidated his mixed force of tanks and infantry around the main bridge across the Dives… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Late for Chow Scenario#: AP143 Date: 8/29/1944 Location: Kergoas, France Breaking out of Normandy, Maj. Gen. Stroh's "Pathfinders" of the 8th Infantry Division advanced quickly across the Breton coast and was the first infantry division to arrive in the Brest area, relieving the 6th Armored on 18 August. In a hasty… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Death Takes a Toll Scenario#: AP134 Date: 6/10/1944 Location: Norrey-en-Bessin, France After the disaster that befell Kompanie 3 of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 on the 9th, a last attempt to retake Norrey was made by the only uncommitted infantry left available to SS-Panzer-Division 12, SS-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 12. Ordered to assault at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Ten-Ton Tank Scenario#: AP144 Date: 2/27/1940 Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The Swedish Volunteer Corps Anti-Tank Gun Company had taken up position along the road leading from Kemijärvi to Märkäjärvi. On the afternoon of the 27th a "Ten-Ton Tank" showed up besides the road at the edge of the woods opposite the Swedish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
The Swedish Voluntary Corps Scenario#: AP145 Date: 3/2/1940 Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland In November 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland. Sweden dared not engage in full scale war with its age-old enemy, but allowed volunteer bureaus to be set up. Among the first in the Swedish Voluntary Corps to see action was the 4:e… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Absolut Märkäjärvi Scenario#: AP146 Date: 3/10/1940 Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The first two weeks of front service had passed without any major incidences for the Swedish Volunteer Corps. Both sides tried to find weaknesses in the opposite line of defense. On the very day Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm took a section of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Frivilligkompani Benckert Scenario#: AP147 Date: 4/16/1940 Location: Kongvinger, Norway Shortly after the attack on Denmark and Norway, the Swedish government prohibited public meetings and recruitment organizations for Swedish volunteers to Norway. Maybe some 300 Swedes went to Norway, some of them in the Swedish uniforms with Finnish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Beacon of Hope Scenario#: AP148 Date: 4/30/1940 Location: Selbu, Norway As the defenses of southern Norway crumbled before the German onslaught, a group of young Swedish men decided to try their luck and help their neighbors. Led by Conny Andersson, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, the group crossed the border in late… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Lions and Tin Men Scenario#: AP149 Date: 5/2/1940 Location: Os, Norway In early May, the defenses in central Norway, much like the snow on the ground, were reduced to minor patches. In the district of Röros, a handful of soldiers struggled to keep communications with Sweden open. To secure this, they needed to ensure… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Norwegian Edelweiss Scenario#: AP150 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: Stein, Norway Operation Wildente had pushed the Allied troops all the way up to Mo I Rana. Brigadier Fraser was ordered to hold that area for as long as possible. The forces at his disposal were the Scots Guards, five Independent Companies, a few platoons of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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
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
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
Katyusha Variations Scenario#: AP155 Date: 6/21/1944 Location: Näätäkä, Finland After the Russian breakthrough of the first Finnish line of defense in the Karelian Isthmus, Field Marshal Mannerheim ordered the evacuation of Far Karelia. All forces in the region were sent to the Isthmus tp prevent a Russian exploitation of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Swede Revenge Scenario#: AP156 Date: 6/25/1944 Location: Tali, Finland The Finnish Battalion Commander's voice was barely heard over the alarm. "Take the height!" "Protect the flank". The order started pumping adrenalin into every man's body, as the Swedish group led by Lieutenauts Axel Hård av Segerstad and Orvar… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Trap by Mishap Scenario#: AP157 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Tali, Finland The night before, 13th Infantry Regiment had been reinforced by troops trained in the new anti-tech weaponry. Panzerfausts and Panzerschrecks had breathed new hope into troops who for some time had to contend with a heavily armored foe. Early in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Rather Uncoordinated Scenario#: AP158 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Tali, Finland At the Command Post everyone was joyful, a Russian tank had been destroyed and the defense line held tight even if the battalion forces were strained to the limit. Then another tank attack came, an Assault Gun raced in the lead with a supporting… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Day at Night Scenario#: AP159 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Tali, Finland A report gave information that the Russian Tank Army drove south. Immediately the order was given to the 2nd Finnish Battalion to attack in the direction of Tali Mill. Supported by a few remaining men of the Swedish Avdelta Kompaniet, led by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Carrier Hill Scenario#: AP160 Date: 4/22/1941 Location: Tobruk, Libya SEIGE The Australian commander of the Tobruk garrison, Major General Leslie Morshead, was not content to rest on the laurels of his Easter victory against Rommel's first assault on the fortress. ln response to a newspaper headline "Tobruk Can Take It." he… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
ANZAC Boys Scenario#: AP161 Date: 5/27/1941 Location: Chania, Crete During the first part of 1941, Allied forces had been defeated in Greece and many had retreated to Crete. In their haste, the allies had been forced to leave much of their heavy equipment behind, leaving them lightly armed for the inevitable German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
The Governor Scenario#: AP162 Date: 6/19/1941 Location: Medjayoun, Syria The initial phase of the Commonwealth campaign against the Vichy forces in Syria was proving tougher than expected. These French, former allies of the Commonwealth. were resilient opponents. Merdjayoun was symbolic of this as the town, located only a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Dingoes At Damour Scenario#: AP163 Date: 7/9/1941 Location: Damour, Syria After a month the British and Commonwealth campaign against Vichy forces in Syria was coming to a close. The coastal town of Damour was the last major Vichy outpost before the key city of Beirut. The Vichy commander in the Damour region, allocated a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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
The Chocos Scenario#: AP165 Date: 7/26/1942 Location: Oivi, New Guinea In late July, the Japanese South Seas Detachment landed on the east coast of New Guinea attempting to secure an overland route to the capital of Port Moresby. A mixture of Australian militia and local militia were sent to delay this landing force.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Aussie Alamo Scenario#: AP166 Date: 1/28/1943 Location: Wandumi, New Guinea In early January, the bitterly fought Buna-Gona campaign on the eastern coast of New Guinea was concluding. Further up the coastline, 4,000 Japanese troops of the veteran Slst Division landed in Salamaua, near Lac, and proceeded into the hinterland… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
All The King's Enemies Scenario#: AP167 Date: 1/30/1943 Location: Wau, New Guinea The Japanese offensive at the strategic location of Wau had been slowed through a rearguard effort at the nearby village of Wandumi. Once a Japanese regimental battle group, the Okabe Detachment, had finally amassed at Wau, they attempted to capture… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Nameless Hill Scenario#: AP168 Date: 12/30/1943 Location: Razorback Ridge, New Britain Colonel William J. “Wild Bill" Whaling's 1st Marines hadjust captured the airfield at Cape Gloucester, located to the west of the New Britain landing sites. The residual elements of the Japanese defense, led by Colonel Koki Sumiya's 53rd lnfantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
The Beasts Have Arrived Scenario#: AP169 Date: 4/16/1944 Location: Seredynki, Ukraine Marshal Zhukov mustered six tank armies within the 1st Ukrainian Front and, on March 4, launched them with the town of Tarnopol as a key objective. The "Mud Offensive" was successful and 200,000 Germans under General Hube became trapped, victim's of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Never On Time Scenario#: AP170 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Mouen, France The company level engagement around Mouen railway station was an accidental affair, although the nature of the combat was typical of those in the village and bocage country of Normandy. Company C from Lt. Colonel Hubert Orr's 3rd “Monmouths”… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Pössl’s Posse Scenario#: AP171 Date: 7/12/1944 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania The Soviet advance during their summer offensive was rapid and combined with Hitler"s “no retreat” order led to many German units becoming trapped inside cities. At Vilnius, remnants of two German regiments under the command of Luftwaffe Major… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Hickory Lickin' Scenario#: AP172 Date: 10/16/1944 Location: Wurselen, Germany After several days of struggle, the city of Aachen, one of the first major German towns to be threatened on the Western Front, was now completely enveloped. The veteran U.S. 1st infantry Division had approached Aachen from the south while the 30th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
The Bend Scenario#: AP173 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Hatten, France A war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under