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- Collection: ASL - Historical Modules
First MatanikauScenario#: HS01 Date: 8/19/1942 Location: Matanikau Village, GuadalcanalAfter 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 |
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War Without QuarterScenario#: HS02 Date: 8/21/1942 Location: Tenaru River, GuadalcanalColonel 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 |
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Tasimboko RaidScenario#: HS03 Date: 9/8/1942 Location: Tasimboko, GuadalcanalWith 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 |
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High Water MarkScenario#: HS04 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalThe 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 |
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RestorationScenario#: HS05 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalOn 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 |
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The First BidScenario#: VOTG01 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaSince early morning the German 71st Infantry Division had been attacking towards the downtown district with the capture of the main ferry landing as its goal. Led by Lt. Col. Roske’s 194th Regiment, good progress was made through the residential… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Russe! Drown in the Wolga!Scenario#: VOTG02 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe defense of downtown Stalingrad rested mainly with two lightly-armed regiments of thes 10th NKVD Divisions. The Germans had broken through and seized several key buildings near the riverbank. From the upper floors of the Brewery, the State Bank,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Khopka's CrossingScenario#: VOTG03 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Russian 62nd Army was desperately trying to keep the German 71st Division from breaking through to the main ferry landing. All General Chuikov had to accomplish this were two lightly armed regiments and militia of Sarayev’s 10th NKVD Division,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Specialists' HouseScenario#: VOTG05 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 71st Infantry Division had broken through the weak Russian defenses in downtown Stalingrad and seized several tall buildings along the bank of the Volga. A group of Germans wielding submachine-guns and supported by tanks had captured the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Just Fighting ThroughScenario#: HS06 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalThe 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 |
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We Know Where They AreScenario#: HS07 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Lunga Point, GuadalcanalOn 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 |
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The Last FifteenScenario#: VOTG04 Date: 9/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 3rd Battalion, Infanterie Regiment 194 fought through Stalingrad’s suburbs, the Main Railway Station, Red Square, and finally to within sight of the Volga. Their rapid advance across the cratered landscape and the fierce resistance the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Enter DraganScenario#: VOTG06 Date: 9/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOne of Rodimtsev's junior officers, Lieutenant Anton Kuzmich Dragan was personally ordered by Chuikov to hold a key railroad station in downtown Stalingrad against an impending German assault. Dragan proceeded to gather a platoon of less than fifty… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Storming the StationScenario#: VOTG07 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe past couple of days had seen horrific fighting at the Stalingrad-1 Rail Station. On the morning of 16 September, the 1st Battalion of the 42nd Guards Regiment turned away an attack by twelve self-propelled guns with supporting infantry. Not long… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Hammer and NailScenario#: VOTG08 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Germans had managed to seize a building on the station square to the rear of the Guards position, where they were reported to be assembling to attack the station building from behind. Lt. Fedesyev ordered Lt. Dragan to organize a counterattack to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Eviction NoticeScenario#: VOTG09 Date: 9/18/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaA group of German tommy-gunners had seized some buildings at the intersection of Respublikanskaya and Kievskaya streets, and to evict them General Chuikov organized an immediate counterattack. A platoon of tanks that was positioned near the slopes of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Darkest DayScenario#: VOTG10 Date: 9/21/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 20 September, a civilian informed Lt. Dragan that a massive German buildup was taking place. Fortifications and street barricades were prepared as well as detachments of men armed with anti-tank rifles and molotov cocktails to combat tanks. The… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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A Dangerous PossibilityScenario#: VOTG11 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaIt was at the flanks of the 34th Guards Regiment where the Germans directed particularly heavy attacks. One thrust penetrated the Dolgyi Gully and came out in the rear along the riverbank. Another ttack broke through along Tambovskaya Street,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Siberian ShockwaveScenario#: VOTG12 Date: 9/23/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaGeneral Chuikov desperately wanted to gain complete control of the main ferry landings, which had fallen into German hands, and were prefect locations for the Germans to interdict reinforcements crossing the Volga. Help was on the way in the form of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Escape from Komsomol ParkScenario#: VOTG13 Date: 9/24/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaSince 14 September, elements of the 272nd NKVD Regiment were defending the area around Komsomol Park. The NKVD Regiment became cut off and surrounded in the park. The trapped units included the regimental staff, along with 17 seamen from Batrakov's… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Bailey's DemiseScenario#: HS08 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: The One-Log Bridge, GuadalcanalThe 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 |
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Ambitious PlansScenario#: HS09 Date: 9/27/1942 Location: Point Cruz, GuadalcanalAfter 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 |
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Government PropertyScenario#: HS10 Date: 10/12/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalMarine 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 |
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Pavlov's HouseScenario#: VOTG14 Date: 10/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaFinally, the historical version of this famous action. A bunch of fanatical Russians try to keep the Germans out of a three storey building as they rush from all sides. A bloody battle with lots of very tall stacks. Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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One Down, Two to GoScenario#: RB01 Date: 10/17/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaWith the fall of the massive Dzherhezinsky Tractor Works, the Germans turned their attention to the Barrikady and Krasny Oktyabr factories. On 16 October German infantry, tanks and Stukas tried to blast a path into the Barrikady through the remnants… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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Blood and GutsScenario#: RB02 Date: 10/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe receding day witnessed renewed all-out assaults against the Barrikady and Krasny Oktyabr factories as the Germans flailed away in pouring rain at the fanatical Soviet defenders in their well-fortified positions. Little headway was made, but much… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The Sand SpitScenario#: HS11 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalThe 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 |
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Blood on the TracksScenario#: RO1 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaBy 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 |
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Second StepScenario#: RO2 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaBy 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 |
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Perfected in BattleScenario#: VOTG15 Date: 10/24/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe nature of the close quarter fighting dictated the development of new tactics. The Soviet 62nd Army formed small shock units termed "Storm Groups" - assault groups equipped with grenades and tommy-guns, which would first attack the objective, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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Chesty's TurnScenario#: HS12 Date: 10/24/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalThe 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 |
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Bread Factory #2Scenario#: RB03 Date: 10/25/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 24 October, Panzer Division 14 reached its objective of “Bread Factory #2” just south of the Barrikady. The next day the German assaults against the buildings continued but were soon checked by fierce defensive fire of the Soviet 138th Rifle… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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Defenders of StalingradScenario#: RO3 Date: 10/25/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaGerman 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 |
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To the RescueScenario#: RB04 Date: 10/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaA patrol of Jaeger Division 100 managed to reach the west bank of the Volga following a saturation bombardment of Russian positions. The Germans soon found themselves cut off as Red Army soldiers re-emerged from their rubble hideouts after allowing… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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Fire on the VolgaScenario#: RB08 Date: 10/27/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaFor the Russians, this was rapidly becoming yet another critical day in the defense of their ruined city. Elements of the German 79th Infantry Division had pushed toward the Krasny Oktyabr steel mill, bringing the HQ of Guryev’s 39th Guards Division… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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Oh Joy!Scenario#: RB11 Date: 10/28/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAlthough 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 |
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Ghosts in the RubbleScenario#: RB09 Date: 10/31/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe 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 |
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The Commissar's HouseScenario#: RB10 Date: 9/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe 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 |
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The Last BidScenario#: RB05 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaHoping that one last great push might be enough to finally shatter all organized resistance in the city, German assault troops prepared for a final onslaught. In the meantime, fresh Pioniere battalions specially trained in urban warfare were flown… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The MartinofenScenario#: RO4 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaDominating 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 |
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Men of SteelScenario#: RO5 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOperation 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 |
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Sandbanks of the VolgaScenario#: RB13 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe 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 |
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Turned AwayScenario#: RB06 Date: 11/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaDespite failing to achieve its main objective, Operation Hubertus had severely mauled the remaining Soviet formations. One of these, the redoubtable 138th Rifle Division, now found itself isolated along the Volga on a 400m x 700m strip of land. Of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The 138 of the 138thScenario#: RB12 Date: 11/17/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 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 |
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Under Murderous FireScenario#: VOTG16 Date: 11/24/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 24 November, sappers arrived to deactivate the minefield surrounding "Pavlov's House", which they accomplished without being fired on. Shortly thereafter, Sgt. Pavlov received orders to attack a building that was about one hundred yards across the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The RavineScenario#: HS13 Date: 11/24/1942 Location: Hill 81, GuadalcanalThe 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 |
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The Red HouseScenario#: RB07 Date: 12/5/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 6th Army had been surrounded for almost two weeks. Still, it in turn had trapped the Soviet 138th Rifle Division in a pie-shaped piece of land behind the Barrikady. The 138th launched nightly forays against the eastern edge of der Kessel,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The Playing FieldScenario#: RO6 Date: 12/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaBy 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 |
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The Christmas GifuScenario#: HS14 Date: 12/25/1942 Location: Gifu, GuadalcanalArmy 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 |
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Stone Age CavesScenario#: RO7 Date: 12/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOne 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 |