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Extracurricular Activity Scenario#: 122 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Budapest, Hungary While the Red Army was hammering at Pest for over six weeks, the inhabitants of Buda were still preparing for Christmas festivities, albeit subdued ones. On Christmas Day, however, they were surprised by the sudden appearance of Russian armored… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition)
Operation Schwarz Scenario#: 226 Date: 5/15/1943 Location: Cajnice, Croatia Operation Schwarz was the largest Axis anti-partisan operation. The operation attempted to encircle and crush the NOVJ partisan stronghold in the mountainous area between the Ceotina and Piva Rivers in southern Bosnia. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition)
Danica Air Scenario#: 227 Date: 10/6/1943 Location: Koprivnica, Croatia Danica Air Base, defended by the 120-man strong 1st Light Infantry Parachute Company, came under attack by Croatian partians. The Croatian Air Force dropped supplies and ammunition to the surrounded paratroopers. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition)
Break For Hungary Scenario#: 228 Date: 11/9/1943 Location: Koprivnica, Croatia After a month of partisan attacks, Major General Draguin Dolanski, commander of the 1st Croatian Light Parachute Company, determined they could not hold their positions at the Danica Air Base much longer and decided to withdraw through the village of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition)
Prelude to Dying Scenario#: 230 Date: 5/8/1945 Location: Celje, Slovenia After months of anti-partisan operation east of Zagreb, the 1st Light Infantry Parachute Battalion had finally returned to its home barracks in the Zagreb neighborhood of Maksimir. The writing had been on the wall for a while, but word had finally… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition)
Mountain Hunters Scenario#: 221 Date: 6/29/1942 Location: Novo Shuli, Crimea As spring arrived in the Crimea, the fortress of Sevastopol still stood defiant after resisting two offensives and a six month siege. A June offensive had XXX Corps attacking to break through Sevastopol’s eastern defenses. XXX Corp included a large… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition)
In Sight of the Volga Scenario#: 5 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Defense of Stalingrad’s central district and the all important main ferry landing lay largely in the hands of hastily mobilized militia composed of factory workers and the NKVD garrison. These troops would have to hold the Wehrmacht at bay until the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
The Commissar's House Scenario#: 4 Date: 11/9/1942 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 — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Smertniki Scenario#: 59 Date: 8/13/1945 Location: Mutanchiang, Manchukuo The surprise Soviet blitzkrieg across the eastern border of Manchukuo did not necessarily seal the fate of the Japanese 5th Army. The key was the quick capture of a great railroad bridge spanning the Mutan River north of the strategic city of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
On the Kokoda Trail Scenario#: 60 Date: 8/9/1942 Location: Deniki, Papua New Guinea On New Guinea, the Japanese had been slowly advancing on the Kokoda Trail. The Allies’ Maroubra Force had been forced back to prepared positions at Deniki. The Australian militiamen preformed a three-company counterattack which recaptured Kokoda and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
Shoestring Ridge Scenario#: 61 Date: 11/24/1944 Location: Damulaan, Leyte On Leyte in the Philippines, the U.S. 32nd Infantry Regiment seized the town of Dumulaan with ease. Several days later they received news that a large Japanese force was moving toward them. One battalion supported by artillery was to hold the point… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
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
The Eastern Gate Scenario#: 63 Date: 2/7/1944 Location: Maungdaw, Burma In a series of concentric flanking movements, the Japanese 55th Infantry Division enveloped the forward divisions of the XV Indian Corp, cutting off their supplies and communications. A defensive “box” was formed around the 7th Indian Division’s… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
Hazardous Occupation Scenario#: 64 Date: 9/12/1942 Location: Mindanao, Philippines In their occupation of the Philippines, the Japanese created an atmosphere of escalating anger and resentment. On Mindanao, outside the village of Tamparan, a band of Muslims equipped with discarded U.S. rifles as well as their own kris and bolo… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
Red Star, Red Sun Scenario#: 65 Date: 7/5/1939 Location: Nomonhan, Mongolia In May 1939, a dispute broke out over the boundary between Soviet-controlled Outer Mongolia and Japanese-held Manchuria. After a Soviet and Mongolian combined-arms force virtually annihilated a Japanese recon party, the heavily reinforced 23rd… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
The Bushmasters Scenario#: 66 Date: 5/24/1944 Location: Sarmi, New Guinea The 158th Regimental Combat Team landed at Arare on the north coast of New Guinea with orders to capture Sarmi and its valuable airfields. Attacking westward, the RCT made modest gains against stiffer than anticipated resistance. The plan for the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido
Cibik's Ridge Scenario#: 67 Date: 11/22/1943 Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea As elements of the 3rd Marine Division pushed eastward to expand its beachhead on Bouganville, 1st Lt. Steve Cibik’s reinforced platoon was ordered to occupy a small knoll with a commanding view of Empress Augusta Bay. Shortly after arriving, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
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!
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!
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!
Jungle Citadel Scenario#: 71 Date: 12/9/1944 Location: Bhamo, Burma As part of the multi-pronged drive to re-open the northern end of the Burma Road, the Chinese New 1st Army had pushed south to the river port of Bhamo, the terminus of navigation on the Irrawaddy. The Japanese had spent some six months turning it… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Sea of Tranquility Scenario#: 72 Date: 10/7/1944 Location: Peleliu, Palau Islands Although the island of Peleliu had been declared secure on September 30th, about a thousand Japanese remained in an area some 900 yards long by 400 yards wide. In some of the fiercest fighting of the entire Pacific campaign they had repelled in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Hell or High Water Scenario#: 73 Date: 11/1/1943 Location: Cape Torokina, Bougainville The obvious invasion sites on Bougainville were avoided in favor of a landing around Cape Torokina in Empress Augusta Bay. The usual prolonged naval bombardment was rejected in order to maximize the element of surprise. At 0710 the first wave of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Bloody Red Beach Scenario#: 74 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Asan, Guam As part of Operation Stevedore, the veteran 3rd Marine Division was to land on four beaches between Asan and Adelup Points on the west coast of Guam. However, Lt.-Gen. Takashina had correctly guessed the landing spots and had shifted infantry and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Buchholz Station Scenario#: 191 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Buchholz, Belgium The original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor support, was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Rocket's Red Glare Scenario#: 195 Date: 12/22/1944 Location: Cheneux, Belgium Colonel Reuben Tucker personally appealed to General Gavin to allow his 504th Regiment to attack Cheneux. Friendly civilians had reported a large column of German vehicles, including tanks, encamped there. Normally an American infantry regiment would… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Hitdorf on the Rhine Scenario#: 202 Date: 4/6/1945 Location: Hitdorf, Germany As the Third Reich collapsed, many American leaders became bold to the point of recklessness. Often, a daring stroke by a small group of GIs yielded a vast gaggle of demoralized German prisoners. But sometimes the Americans pushed their luck to far… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
First Crisis at Army Group North Scenario#: 125 Date: 6/25/1941 Location: Plavy, Lithuania When Army Group North moved toward the River Daugava, the Russian command detailed the 3rd Mechanized Corps to stop them. Over 100 of the Soviet tanks were the new super-heavy KV models. The Germans had no guns which could penetrate these monsters.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Land Leviathans Scenario#: 127 Date: 7/3/1941 Location: Lipki, Russia Under pressure from Stalin to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On 1 July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division. It was a crack unit, the pride of the STAVKA. Equipped with… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Hill 253.5 Scenario#: 132 Date: 7/9/1943 Location: Ponyri, Russia Operation Citadel had begun, but instead of the desired lightning breakthrough, fighting had taken on the characteristics of World War I trench warfare. In four days of grueling combat, the XLI Panzer Corps had managed to penetrate the defenses of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
The Niscemi-Biscari Highway Scenario#: 178 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Niscemi, Sicily During the initial invasion of Sicily, many American parachute units were given the task of blocking German movement towards the landing beaches. One such, the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Regiment, landed two miles northwest of Biscari.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Devil's Hill Scenario#: 189 Date: 9/19/1944 Location: Nijmegen, Holland Although the airborne portion of the “Market-Garden” Operation centered around the seizure of vital bridges, heavy fighting also occurred over control of the highway leading to the bridges as well. While parts of the 82nd Airborne fought to gain… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
The Attempt to Relieve Peiper Scenario#: 194 Date: 12/21/1944 Location: Trois Ponts, Belgium During the German Ardennes offensive, Colonel Peiper’s kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Panzer Division had quick victories which had taken them close to the Meuse River bridges but they had completely run out of fuel. The remaining assault elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Hunters from the Sky Scenario#: 201 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Hamminkeln, Germany “Operation Varsity”, the airborne phase of the Allies’ northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. The 17th Airborne Division’s first regiment to drop had little problem from ground fire, arriving so close behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Strayer's Strays Scenario#: 182 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Hiesville, France By dawn of D-Day, Lt. Colonel Robert Strayer had pieced together a unit comprised of scattered men from three Parachute Regiments. Radio communication with HQ didn’t exist. All Strayer knew for certain was that his objective was to clear the southern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
A Day By the Shore Scenario#: 103 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Franceville-Plage, France The heavily defended gun battery at Merville had been attacked by paratroops, but one gun was still firing and, in the confusion, two groups of Number 3 Commando were sent to finish the job. 45 (RM) Commando was reassigned to secure the coastal town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Parker's Crossroads Scenario#: 197 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium Major Arthur C. Parker, withdrawing with remnants of his 598th Artillery Battalion, including only three guns, realized the strategic value of the crossroads he was approaching. The center of the US XVIII Airborne Corps sector would be at risk. With… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
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
Morgan's Stand Scenario#: 187 Date: 9/11/1944 Location: Bar-le-Duc, France Lt. Allen Morgan's 2nd Platoon had orders to hold an important crossroads west of the Moselle River. On September 10th the Germans counterattacked the junction, but were repulsed in a furious fight, falling back to the village of Bar-de-Duc with Lt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Shoot-N-Scoot Scenario#: 192 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Rocherath, Belgium In the opening moves of the Ardennes offensive it would be imperative for Dietrich's 6th SS Panzer Armee to make big gains early. Unfortunately, this would mean driving the 1st SS and 12th SS Panzer Divisions and the 277 Volksgrenadiers Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Chance d'une Affaire Scenario#: 232 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chéhéry, France On the morning of the 14th, a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain General Guderian's bridgehead on the river Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Point of the Sword Scenario#: 102 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Langrune-Sur-Mer, France The Allied landings at Normandy were quickly followed by advances into the villages that lined the coast. A detachment of the 4th Brigade Commandos pushed into the sleepy village of Langrune-sur-Mer from Sword Beach and met stiff resistance from the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Hill of Death Scenario#: 104 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: Hill 112, France Hill 112 had a commanding view over the area south of Caen and attracted the best units of both combatants. On July 10th, a British combined tank and infantry force had wrested the hill from its SS defenders. That same evening, the hill was subjected… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Going To Church Scenario#: 105 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Saint Martin-de-Fontenay, France In the days following Operation Spring, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division conducted several short but sharp engagements to improve their positions. One such position was the adjoining villages of St. Andre-sur-Orne and St. Martin-de-Fontenay. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
A Desperate Affair Scenario#: 97 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Heraklion, Crete The mission of the German paratroopers approaching Heraklion was to take the town and its airfield in order to land troops of the 5th Mountain Division. As the paratroopers jumped from the Junker Ju52s, each armed with only a few grenades and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Kangaroo Hop Scenario#: 106 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Mont Lambert, France Mount Lambert offered a vantage point over the key French port of Boulogne and was critical to its defense. After an aerial and artillery bombardment, the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade, following tanks of the 10th Armoured Regiment,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Abandon Ship! Scenario#: 193 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Wardin, Belgium In an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
The Defense of Luga Scenario#: 128 Date: 7/19/1941 Location: Leningrad, Russia SEIGE As German panzers drove toward Leningrad, they bypassed potentially dangerous Russian armored groups. When these attempted to break out, handling them fell to infantry and anti-tank units. One such instance occurred at Luga, where elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Triumph atop Taraldsvikfjell Scenario#: 241 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway Despite an incredible number of command mistakes, a series of flanking attacks had put the Allies in position to cut off and destroy the isolated Germans who had captured Narvik. The defending German force was a mixed batch of excellent Gebirgsjager… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Fighting at World's Edge Scenario#: 239 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway With the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command decided that the operation around Narvik would have to be halted, though the city itself was taken in order to cover the evacuation and to ensure… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)