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Havoc at the HospitalScenario#: S089 Date: 2/16/1945 Location: Manila, PhilippinesAgainst the express orders of the Army Commander in Chief, the Naval Commander in Manila, Rear Admiral Iwabuchi (perhaps still influenced by defeats at Guadalcanal two years earlier), was determined to fight a last-ditch battle and had his men in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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American DevilScenario#: S071 Date: 1/17/1945 Location: Potpot, LuzonThe Japanese 2nd Armored Division was ordered to help defend the Philippines, a daunting task due to its large area, multiple islands, and lack of adequate intelligence on American intent. General MacArthur chose to land on Luzon very near the spot… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Over Open SightsScenario#: S012 Date: 12/17/1944 Location: Skyline Drive, LuxembourgDespite numerous pleas from his field commanders, Hitler insisted that the main thrust of the Ardennes offensive not be diminished just to shore up the flanks. This General Brandenberger’s 7th Army, charged with protecting the southern flank as the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Hammer to the TeethScenario#: S015 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Bleialf, GermanyThe opening hours of the Ardennes offensive found forward U.S. infantry outposts probed and infiltrated by their German counterparts. River crossings and key road networks had to be seized to allow the panzer divisions to drive through Belgium. On… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Welcome BackScenario#: S004 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Hosingen, LuxembourgAt 0525 on December 16th, an intense German artillery barrage commenced against U.S. forces astride Route N16, “Skyline Drive”, one of only a few paved roads in the Ardennes. A thick fog obscured anything beyond a few hundred yards and as the morning… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1 |
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The Down PaymentScenario#: S088 Date: 12/10/1944 Location: Gey, GermanyThe battle for Hürtgen Forest had been bitter, cold, and deadly. Every tree and shrub, every fold in the terrain concealed death. The area generally know as the Hürtgen Forest was not all forest. South of the divisional boundary between the 9th and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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Enter the YoungScenario#: S051 Date: 11/29/1944 Location: Merode, GermanyBy the end of November, Major General Clarence Huebner's "Big Red One" had fought all the way through the Huertgen Forest and into the towns along the edge of the Roer river plane. Hopeful for the end of fighting in the Huertgen "Death Factory", the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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N-463Scenario#: S050 Date: 11/21/1944 Location: Seppois, FranceOn November 20th, the German XIX Army launched a counterattack intended to push the Free French back from the city of Belfort and cut off the Free French forces in the Belfort gap and at the Rhine River. For the counterattack, the German commanders… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Simple EquationScenario#: S003 Date: 10/12/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe battle for Aachen had been raging for two days. A complicated series of maneuvers designed to encircle the city from both the north and south had been occupying the American command. These few units committed to the frontal assault on Aachen had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1 |
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Last Ally, Last VictoryScenario#: S026 Date: 10/10/1944 Location: Püspökladány, HungaryAs the Red Army steamrolled towards Hungary, heavy German tank formations were increasingly rare. By the end of September, Cavalry-Mechanized Group Pliyev had crossed the border near Oradea, and was threatening the agricultural center of Debrecen. To… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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Leave...or ElstScenario#: DAE4 Date: 9/25/1944 Location: Elst, HollandOn the day that Operation MARKET-GARDEN officially ended, the 7th Somerset Light Infantry was ordered to capture the crossroads in the center of Elst. Supported by a troop of tanks, the Somersets jumped off at 1000 hours on either side of the main… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Historical Module 1: Decision at Elst |
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Knaust's 'FaustsScenario#: DAE3 Date: 9/24/1944 Location: Elst, HollandThe 43rd Wessex Division sent a message to XXX Corps HQ that was unusually realistic: “214th Brigade are going to have another crack at Elst, in which every house contains a bazooka and a few infantry. Will be a slow job but should be cleared up… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Historical Module 1: Decision at Elst |
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The Bend in the RoadScenario#: DAE2 Date: 9/23/1944 Location: Elst, HollandThe road to Nijmegen and Arnhem became the scene of many dramatic events. While the 1st Airborne Division was being annihilated in Arnhem, XXX Corps, desperate to reach the Rhine River and rescue its comrades, was behind schedule. The Germans had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Historical Module 1: Decision at Elst |
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Ambush at De HoopScenario#: DAE1 Date: 9/22/1944 Location: Elst, HollandThe British had just completed the “Dash to Driel”, a 10-mile advance in just 30 minutes across “the Island” to bring supplies to the beleaguered troops in the Arnhem bridgehead. Having been informed that German armored vehicles had engaged British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Historical Module 1: Decision at Elst |
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Straight and FastScenario#: S087 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Nijmegen, HollandUnaware of the details of the boat assault across the Waal River, Lt. Col. Edward H. Goulburn broke up his column of armor of the 2nd Grenadier Guards, infantry of the 1st Grenadier Guards, and American Paratroopers of Lt. .Col. Vandervoort's 2nd… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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A Sideshow AffairScenario#: S070 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Angaur Island, PalauAnguar Island, near Peleliu which the Marines assaulted on 15 September, was to be assaulted only upon assurance that the resistance on Peleliu was well in hand. Marine General Rupertus gave the required assurance a mere day after the landings. Thus,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Monty's GambleScenario#: S023 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Oosterbeek, HollandThe British perimeter outside the city of Arnhem was steadily shrinking. Four days after dropping north of the Rhine, the paratroops and glidermen of the 1st Airbourne Division were running critically short of supplies and men. The Germans were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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88s at ZonScenario#: S014 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Son, HollandThe mission of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Market-Garden was to secure the 15 miles of highway stretching from Eindhoven north to Veghel. The Screaming Eagles faced almost no opposition until the paratroopers reached the northern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Cooks, Clerks, and BazookasScenario#: S049 Date: 9/1/1944 Location: Meximieux, FranceAs the German 19th Army retreated up the Rhone River Valley towards Lyon, the leading elements of the American 45th Infantry Division bypassed the Germans on the east and came abreast of Lyon on August 29th. Units of the 45th captured two bridges… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Joseph 351Scenario#: S020 Date: 8/28/1944 Location: Pointe de Corsen, FranceThe German fort at Point de Corsen, a rocky promontory five miles north of the Graf Spee Battery that is one of the westernmost points on the French mainland, was garrisoned by a force defined by an American intelligence report as ’50 in number,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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Sherman Marches WestScenario#: S024 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Krupki, BelarusOperation Bagration, launched by the Soviets on June 23, was turning out to be highly successful. German reports noted that the Russians no longer attacked as in the early days with masses of infantry across a broad front but instead employed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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Going CommandoScenario#: S086 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Octeville, FranceNo. 30 Commando, also known as 30 Assault Unit, was a very specifically trained Commando unit whose purpose was to obtain and recover German intelligence. One of the key figures involved in the creation of 30 Assault Unit was Ian Fleming, future… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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Legio Patria NostraScenario#: S016 Date: 6/18/1944 Location: Radicofani, ItalyAfter the fall of Rome, the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (FEC) opened its Italian summer campaign on June 10th along a 25 km front. To carry out its mission of pushing the Germans in front of it north towards Sienna, General Juin set up a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Stovepipe FuneralScenario#: S069 Date: 6/15/1944 Location: Charan Kanoa, SaipanAs part of the invasion to capture the southern Marianas Islands, the 2nd Marine Division landed on the southwest coast of Saipan on 15 June. Lt. Gen. Yoshitsugu Saito chose not to expose the bulk of his troops to an American shoreline bombardment,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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One More HedgerowScenario#: S042 Date: 6/13/1944 Location: Couvains, FranceThe 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division struggled across the Elle River and having to fight through many fields surrounded by the boucage. Orders have come down to take the village of Covains which is defended by elements… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1 |
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Clearing CarentanScenario#: S043 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Carentan, FranceThe key to the initial assaults on the Cotentin Peninsula was the town of Carentan. Control of this vital town of approximately 4000 people would allow Utah and Omaha beach to be securely joined. At approximately 0530 on 12 June, elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1 |
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Sink's EncouragementScenario#: S041 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: St. Côme du Mont, FranceColonel Robert Sink and his unit, the five-oh-sinks, were trying to break the German hold on the town of St. Côme du Mont bewteen Carentan and St. Mere Eglise. To do this he manuevered several units into a line east of the town including the 1st… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1 |
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Retaking ViervilleScenario#: S001 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Vierville, FranceVierville, which lay a few miles inland from Utah Beach, had been liberated on D-Day. On the morning of June 7, elements of the 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR moved out from Vierville towards St. Come du Mont, leaving Vierville virtually unoccupied. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1 |
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Clearing CollevilleScenario#: S005 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Colleville, FranceOn the Omaha beachhead, as more and more troops and material came ashore, those remaining alive from the first wave were forcing their way inland bit by bit. In the sector of the First Infantry Division – the “Big Red One” – the day’s objective was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1 |
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Mopping UpScenario#: S059 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: St. Laurent, FranceFor the 115th Infantry Regiment, their D-Day plan was to land in a subsequent wave, move inland several miles, and defend against the expected German counterattack. All plans change at the first shot, however, and the 115th was now to “mop up” the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition |
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The End of Their RopeScenario#: S068 Date: 5/21/1944 Location: Charpate, BurmaOn 17 May, Merrill's Marauders, weary and sick from a 65 mile trek, attacked Myitkyina airfield along with elements of two Chinese infantry regiments. They quickly overran the airfield and the western sections of the town. Subsequent attacks,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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BesiegedScenario#: S067 Date: 3/31/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, BurmaBy the fourth day of fighting at Nhpum Ga, the Japanese had completely surrounded the 2nd Battalion of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) -- popularly known as "Merrill's Marauders". The 3rd Battalion's morning patrol from Hsamshingyang… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Not A Man AfraidScenario#: S081 Date: 3/28/1944 Location: Jessami, IndiaThe war struck northeastern India when a column of the 138th Regiment commanded by Colonel Torikai came upon the remote village of Jassami. The British hastily sent elements of the Assam Regiment to the village in an attempt to continue to slow the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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Converging AssaultsScenario#: S048 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyThe Rangers had taken Gela from the surprisingly resistant Italian Coastal troops. After assessing the situation, Col. Darby organized the remaining Rangers to defend the town from counterattack. And in fact the Italian high command had ordered a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Another Summer's DayScenario#: S022 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Niscemi, SicilyTo form a defensive zone ahead of the vulnerable beachheads, parts of the 82nd Airborne Division wasdropped during the night before the main landings. But poor coordination, friendly AA fire and bad weather all made the operation a very difficult… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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A Long Way To GoScenario#: S011 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Biscari, SicilyDuring the pre-dawn hours the U.S. 7th Army successfully landed at both Licata and Gela. Unaware of each others plans, the Italians and Germans began a series of uncoordinated attacks against the Americans with the intention of breaking through to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Ambitious AssaultScenario#: S009 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Avola, SicilyOperation Husky got off to a terrible start as gale-force winds greeted the poorly-trained pilots flying in the paratroopers and glidermen of the British 1st Airborne Division and the American 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Instead of dropping… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Not So DisposedScenario#: S047 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyThe small city and port of Gela was at the center of the American landing beaches and therefore was an important target. Colonel William Darby and his famous Rangers were to take the town during the landings. It was a difficult task, but one that the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Clash at BorisovkaScenario#: S021 Date: 3/14/1943 Location: Borisovka, RussiaThe German offensive to retake Kharkov put the Russian Voronezh Front in disarray. Shortages of fuel and ammo hampered the Russians. The siutation got worse on March 13th when the Grossdeutschland Division attacked north of Kharkov along the seam… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3 |
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Tiger's RoarScenario#: S085 Date: 1/13/1943 Location: Scheidies Forest, RussiaThe Soviets, desperate to relieve the siege of Leningrad, launched Operation SPARK along a narrow corridor south of Lake Lagoda. The German commander, Generaloberst Georg Lindemann, knowing the Soviets would be attacking, had his troops deployed and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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Bailey's BridgeScenario#: S066 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalThe Marines planned a three-pronged attack against the Japanese forces on the western bank of the Matanikau River. The 1st Raider Battalion would cross the river at a small footbridge upstream and attack from the south while elements of the 5th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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War of the RatsScenario#: S002 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaGerman tactics failed inside the confines of Stalingrad as the Russians were able to dig in and fight from every building. The confines of the city stifled manoeuvre, and German superiority in artillery, air power, and armor were rendered ineffective… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1 |
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Take It BackScenario#: S065 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Lunga Ridge, GuadalcanalColonel Edson had set up the 1st Paramarine Battalion on the east side of Lunga Ridge while he deployed his 1st Raider Battalion to the west. On the night of 12 September, leading elements of Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Kawaguchi's GambleScenario#: S064 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Henderson Field, GuadalcanalColonel Merritt Edson's command, a composite battalion made up of U.S.M.C. Raiders and Paramarines, had just been ordered to occupy a "quiet area", an unnamed ridge overlooking the all-important Henderson Airfield. Much depleted from past operations,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Spring and SummerScenario#: S080 Date: 8/27/1942 Location: Isurava, New GuineaThe Japanese had landed on the northwest corner of Papua New Guinea on 21 July and began their trek towards Port Moresby. The Australian Army moved to prevent the Japanese intentions, and the first clash along the Kokoda Trail occurred two days later… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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Where the Winter LingersScenario#: S046 Date: 4/27/1942 Location: Lapland, FinlandThe war in Lapland had taken on a start and stop manner. The distances that men and machines had to travel were far too difficult to maintain for long and so the enemies would prepare for and then execute attacks with limited objectives. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Politics, Logistics, and PrideScenario#: S079 Date: 3/19/1942 Location: Toungoo, BurmaThe American military mission to China led by General Stillwell was formed with the intent to create a Theater of Operations in the China, Burma, India area to engage the Japanese forces and protect the Allied interests. Despite politics, logistics,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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No Japanese Within 100 MilesScenario#: S078 Date: 3/4/1942 Location: Leuwiliang, JavaThe Japanese invasion had been underway for several days with the Dutch intelligence telling their Commonwealth allies that there were no Japanese landings on the island. Despite this report, Dutch generals blew the bridge at the Tjianten River… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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Dutch TrucksScenario#: S077 Date: 3/2/1942 Location: Soebang, Javafollowing successful landings, the Shoji Detachment quickly captured the Kalidjati airfield despite tenacious British resistance, while its headquarters unit, including Colonel Shoji, took the nearby town of Soebang at 0500 on 2 March. While the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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A Less Peaceful ChristmasScenario#: S076 Date: 12/25/1941 Location: Urdaneta, LuzonThe Japanese had landed at Lingayen Bay with 43,000 troops composed mostly of the 48th Division which had been activated in 1940 on the island of Formosa and which had not yet seen battle. Using landing craft and powered sampans, the Japanese landed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |