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Gabriel's Horn Scenario#: AP075     Date: 9/12/1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy The barely tested “T-Patchers” of the US 36th (Texan) Infantry Division were tasked with taking the hilltop village of Altavilla and the hill to the northeast beyond the village, labeled Hill 424 on their maps. The Texans met little resistance… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Smoke 'Em Scenario#: AP076     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Persano, Italy During the afternoon, two German battle groups, the Kampfgruppe ‘Kleine Limburg’ and Kampfgruppe ‘Krüger’, had attacked Persano to the north-west and overrun the 1/157th Infantry before crossing the Sele river to fall on the 2/143rd Infantry and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Texas Flood Scenario#: AP077     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Persano, Italy To fulfill General Dawley's request to close the gap between the Sele-Calore Rivers, General Walker sent his divisional reserve to plug the hole. The 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment was deployed to cover the frontage with the company's HQ in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Crossfire Scenario#: AP078     Date: 9/22/1943     Location: Acerno, Italy Acerno was a mountain village astride a tortuous and winding stretch of road leading north from Battipaglia. The road was one of two that connected the beachhead with Highway 7—the main highway to Rome. On 22 September, elements of the US 3rd “Rock… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Rude Mood Scenario#: AP079     Date: 5/18/1944     Location: Esperia, Italy The Allied efforts to breach the German fortified defenses known as the Hitler Line were moving slowly forward. General Juin, commanding the Free French forces in Italy, had a plan to outflank the Germans through the Esperia defile and on to Mt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
A Bloody Waste Scenario#: AP080     Date: 6/1/1944     Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, Italy The breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Lost Highway Scenario#: AP081     Date: 6/5/1944     Location: Rome, Italy The race to be the first to enter Rome was on. Equally urgent was the German race to evacuate the Eternal City. Hitler's order of an open city was not extended to the approaches to Rome where small groups of Fallschirmjagers, landsers, and panzers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Coriano Scenario#: AP082     Date: 9/13/1944     Location: Coriano, Italy After the 1st Canadian Corps' breach of the Green Line, the Allies pushed forward to the inevitable next German defensive position, the Rimini Line. In order to secure its left flank while making the drive to the Rimini Line, the 1st Canadian Corps… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Thai Hot Scenario#: AP083     Date: 12/8/1941     Location: Pattani Province, Thailand Pattani, a town in the province of the same name, is located on the Kra Isthmus, more than 500 kilometres south of Burma. The town’s proximity to the Malayan border made it a top Japanese priority. As day broke on 8 December, Japanese transports were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Hold Your Horses Scenario#: AP175     Date: 3/3/1944     Location: Los Negros Island, New Guinea Having spent the first year of the war patrolling the Mexican border, by 1943 1st Cavalry Division was alerted for overseas duty in February with all of their normal equipment-submachine guns, carbines, a Colt .45 for each trooper, and other… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Always Ready Scenario#: AP176     Date: 3/8/1944     Location: Los Negros Island, New Guinea The initial follow-up to secure Momote airdrome included the investment of the western shore of Seeadler Harbor, where Japanese command had expected the initial attack. A still disorganized Japanese command provided the opportunity for Brewer Task… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
A Celebratory Mood Scenario#: AP177     Date: 10/21/1944     Location: Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines For the invasion of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division landed across White Beach, the northernmost beaches of Sixth Army. The 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was on the right flank of the division and after landing turned north to clear the Cataisan… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Walker’s Orders Scenario#: AP178     Date: 7/22/1950     Location: Yongdong, S. Korea After the mauling it received during the fall of Taejon, the 24th Infantry Division was relieved on 22 July by the 1st Cavalry Division, which became responsible for blocking the Korean People's Army's drive down the main Taejon-Taegu corridor to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Garry Owen! Scenario#: AP179     Date: 7/28/1950     Location: Kumchon, S. Korea Generals Walton "Johnnie" Walker and Hobart "Hap" Gay, commanders respectively of Eighth Army and 1st Cavalry Division, had both served in the Third Army during WWII, and both realized the division's performance at Yongdong was nothing General Patton… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
East Bank Scenario#: AP180     Date: 8/12/1950     Location: Wich’on-Dong, S. Korea The KPA plan for the attack against Taegu demanded that the 10th Division make a coordinated attack with the 3rd Division, from the west and southwest respectively. The 10th Division, so far untested in combat, was ordered to cross the Naktong River… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
No Dunkirk Scenario#: AP181     Date: 8/14/1950     Location: Yongp’o, S. Korea On 29 July, the increasingly dire situation prompted Eighth Army Commander General Walton Walker to issue to division commanders what became known as his “Stand or Die” order, which read in part "There will be no Dunkirk, there will be no Bataan."… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Sabres Crossed Scenario#: AP182     Date: 8/16/1950     Location: Waegwan, S. Korea Lieutenant General Kim Ung and his KPA I Corps were two weeks behind schedule regarding "Operation Order 121"-to take Taegu and Pusan by 6 August. With Eighth Army getting stronger by the day in its defensive positions behind the Naktong, Ung’s… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Patton’s Ghost Scenario#: AP183     Date: 9/27/1950     Location: Osan, S. Korea The breakout from the Pusan Perimeter would not be considered successful until Eighth Army linked up with X Corps coming from the Seoul area. To help make that a reality, each regiment of the First Team received fresh troops in early September in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
The Order of War Scenario#: AP184     Date: 10/12/1950     Location: Korangp’o-Ri, S. Korea In August, General Gay replaced the 5th Cavalry Regiment's aging and near-deaf commander Colonel Carl Rohsenberger with the more dynamic Marcel Crombez. Colonel Crombez had missed most of WWII in stateside training assignments but served in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Unsanity Scenario#: AP185     Date: 11/2/1950     Location: Unsan, S. Korea As the First Team blasted its way to the Yalu River and the Chinese border in late October, many of the GIs and Officers believed they might be home in time for Christmas. At the same time, however, units of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
The Horse They Never Rode Scenario#: AP186     Date: 11/6/1950     Location: Yongbyon, N. Korea The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 8th Cavalry Regiment barely escaped from Unsan on 2 November, with the 3rd Battalion under Major Robert Ormond acting as rear guard, not yet aware that the area was under attack by the entire Chinese 39th Army. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Home By Christmas? Scenario#: AP187     Date: 11/29/1950     Location: Samso-Ri, N. Korea Even after the heavy casualties inflicted on the 8th Cavalry Regiment at Unsan and Yongbyon, UN Command still thought that the Communist Chinese did not intend to rescue the Kim Il Sung regime. When Chinese forces disengaged in early November, the UN… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
The Cost of a Cross Scenario#: AP188     Date: 2/15/1951     Location: Chipyong-Ni, S. Korea In early February 1951, General Gay was reassigned to Eighth Army staff and replaced with former First Team executive officer General Charles D. Palmer. 5th Cavalry received a boost with the addition of a 3rd Battalion, transferred from the stateside… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Bona Fide Effort Scenario#: AP189     Date: 4/11/1951     Location: Hwacheon Reservoir, S. Korea The Bukhan Dam held back the 19 billion cubic feet of water of the Hwacheon Reservoir. Concerned the CPVA might open the dam's sluice gates to hamper his movements, General Matthew Ridgeway ordered the dam to be captured or the gates disabled prior… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
We Are Sparta Scenario#: AP190     Date: 10/4/1951     Location: Sangnyong, N. Korea With their own civil war against communism over, the Greek government was enthusiastic about sending forces to contribute to UN efforts in Korea. After arriving in December 1950, the Greek Expeditionary Force (GEF)-nicknamed the Sparta Battalion-was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV