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Odd Angry ShotScenario#: AP068 Date: 10/12/1943 Location: Finisterre Range, New GuineaThe campaign to push the Japanese out of New Guinea moved into the Markham and Ramu Valleys in 1943. The Australian 7th Division was tasked with the job of clearing these two strategic areas. As the 21st Brigade battled for high ground to the west,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Uncommon MiseryScenario#: AP069 Date: 5/7/1944 Location: Potsangbam, BurmaBy early May, the village of Potsangbam – known to the British as “Pots and Pans” – had already been the scene of furious fighting, with attack and counterattack pushing first one side and then the other out of their positions, only for the enemy to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Sons of SlavaScenario#: AP070 Date: 7/18/1944 Location: Busk Sasov, PolandThe Red Army launched the Lvov-Sandomierz offensive after OKH had stripped Army Group North Ukraine to the bare bones in order to plug the holes left by a crumbling Army Group Center. This attack was a major operation in its own right, designed to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Head in the NooseScenario#: AP071 Date: 9/10/1944 Location: Dornot , FranceThe American XXth Corps’ advance through central France brought it to the banks of the Moselle River in early September, and the 5th Infantry Division’s 11th Infantry Regiment forced a crossing of the river in the rain at Dornot on September 8. In… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Guns for St. BarbaraScenario#: AP072 Date: 11/29/1944 Location: St. Barbara, GermanyThe American 95th Infantry Division, upon being relieved from its position at Metz, was tasked with making the first crossing of the Saar River. From 25-28 November, the division made headway against the German defense which, though thin spread, was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Happy ValleyScenario#: AP073 Date: 11/26/1942 Location: Chouigui Pass, TunisiaLt. Col. John Waters was tasked with creating a "tank-infested area" in the Tine Valley southeast of Mateur and reconnoitering the bridges across the Medjerda River at El Bathan and Djedeida. Waters' route of march led over the hills between the Tine… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Batty-PScenario#: AP074 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Battipaglia, ItalyLanding at 0330 a mile from the mouth of the Tusciano River, the 9th Royal Fusiliers were under fire from the moment they disembarked onto Roger Beach. Their objective was a small village at the base of a tall hill that was six miles distant. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Gabriel's HornScenario#: AP075 Date: 9/12/1943 Location: Altavilla, ItalyThe 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 |
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Smoke 'EmScenario#: AP076 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Persano, ItalyDuring 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 |
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Texas FloodScenario#: AP077 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Persano, ItalyTo 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 |
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CrossfireScenario#: AP078 Date: 9/22/1943 Location: Acerno, ItalyAcerno 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 |
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Rude MoodScenario#: AP079 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Esperia, ItalyThe 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 |
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A Bloody WasteScenario#: AP080 Date: 6/1/1944 Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, ItalyThe 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 |
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Lost HighwayScenario#: AP081 Date: 6/5/1944 Location: Rome, ItalyThe 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 |
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CorianoScenario#: AP082 Date: 9/13/1944 Location: Coriano, ItalyAfter 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 |
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Thai HotScenario#: AP083 Date: 12/8/1941 Location: Pattani Province, ThailandPattani, 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! |
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Double TroubleScenario#: AP084 Date: 12/28/1941 Location: Bokpyin, BurmaWithin 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! |
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Slicing the ThroatScenario#: AP085 Date: 1/19/1942 Location: Tavoy, BurmaMen 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! |
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Milling AboutScenario#: AP086 Date: 1/20/1942 Location: Miyawadi, BurmaWhile 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! |
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Empire's FallScenario#: AP087 Date: 1/31/1942 Location: Moulmein, BurmaMoulmein – 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! |
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Full Moon MadnessScenario#: AP088 Date: 2/11/1942 Location: Kuziek, BurmaAfter 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! |
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To the PainScenario#: AP089 Date: 2/17/1942 Location: Danyingon, BurmaJapanese 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! |
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Smashing the HookScenario#: AP090 Date: 2/18/1942 Location: Danyingon, BurmaThe 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! |
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Parting ShotsScenario#: AP091 Date: 2/21/1942 Location: Thebyuchang, BurmaAs 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! |
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End of the BeginningScenario#: AP092 Date: 2/22/1942 Location: Sittang, BurmaWith 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! |
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Beyond the Blue BeachScenario#: A004 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Paestum, ItalyAt one minute past midnight, loud speakers on the Allied transports called the boat teams to their stations. Before them lay the beaches of Salerno. The 141st and 142nd Infantry regiments of the U.S. 36th Division would be first ashore, in six waves… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Holding the RearScenario#: A005 Date: 9/11/1943 Location: Naro, ItalyTo accompany the 142nd's push to Altaville, the U.S. 179th Regimental Combat Team had been ordered to advance to Ponte Sele up the corridor of the Serre Valley. All night their drive continued and dawn saw the weary GIs of the 1st and 3rd Battalions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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The Price of ImpatienceScenario#: A006 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Cressensac, FranceAt dawn, under orders that brooked no delay, the vehicles of the 2nd SS-Panzer Division lurched forward, beginning the eventful trek north towards the Allied beachheads at Normandy. At Montauban, the 4th SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment was to meet up… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Midnight MassacreScenario#: A009 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Uttfeld, GermanyCompany F of the 110th Infantry Regiment cleared out a small grouping of Siegfried Line pillboxes in the late afternoon of September 14th. The weary men settled down around the pitted and scarred pillboxes, hoping to spend a quiet night. But just… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Silent DeathScenario#: A011 Date: 12/9/1939 Location: Aittojoki, FinlandAs Soviet troops pressed into the wilderness area north of Lake Ladoga, the Finns instituted a full-scale scorched earth policy. Even those Russians lucky enough to find Finnish dwellings still intact met with disaster. With the onset of the severe… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Savoia!Scenario#: A012 Date: 8/23/1942 Location: Ischbuchenskiy, RussiaAs the Italian 8th Army took up positions along the west bank of the River Don, a Russian counterattack opened a gap between it and the German 6th Army advancing on Stalingrad. As part of the effort to seal this breach, the Savoy Cavalry and Novara… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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L'Ecole NormaleScenario#: AD01 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Tulle, FranceWith the arrival of the Allies in Normandy, many in France believed their liberation would follow within weeks if not days. The Communist FTP partisans believed that they would now have to take matters into their own hands or see their power in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Able at CesaroScenario#: A013 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Cesaro, SicilyAt first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Monastery HillScenario#: A014 Date: 3/9/1941 Location: Scialesi, AlbaniaMussolini's bid to dominate Greece had been a fiasco of the first magnitude; by mid-February 1941, the war which had begun in November amid much posturing had taken the lives of 500 Italian officers and over 5000 other ranks. The Greeks had gone on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Sbeitla ProbeScenario#: A018 Date: 2/17/1943 Location: Sbeitla, TunisiaDuring the night of February 16th, as battered elements of the 1st Armored Division fell back westward under the onslaught of Operation Fruehlingswind, they met with reinforcements and set up a temporary defensive line in the olive groves and wadis… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Cat and MouseScenario#: A019 Date: 2/1/1944 Location: Anzio, ItalyFrom the moment that the "Devil's Brigade" moved in to occupy a portion of the defensive perimeter around the beachhead, Lt.-General Frederick instituted aggressive nightly patrols of company strength. His goal was to keep the enemy opposite --… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Counterattack at Sidi Bou ZidScenario#: A020 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Sidi Bou Zid, TunisiaKampfgruppe Schütte and Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff of the 21st Panzer Division had secured the Maizila Pass to the south and Kampfgruppe Schütte headed north to engage two battalions of the 168th RCT on Djebel Ksaira while Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff headed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Contest in the CloudsScenario#: A023 Date: 3/26/1944 Location: Plateau Glieres, FranceInformation reached Britain and America that a great and glorious uprising had taken place in south east France. Glières had become an important element in the psychological warfare. To honour the French Resistance, the new leader, Captain Anjot, an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Cold CrocodilesScenario#: A025 Date: 1/20/1945 Location: Saint Joost, HollandOperation Blackcock's plan was for 12th Corps to clear the German 176th and 183rd Infantry Divisions, well dug in with anti-tank guns, from a triangle formed by the rivers Roer, Wurm and Maas. The Division was on the left bank with 131st Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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BreakoutScenario#: AD06 Date: 6/29/1944 Location: Bokruisk, RussiaIn what was to become known as the "Destruction of Army Group Centre", the city of Bobruisk was one of the primary objectives for the Soviet summer offensive. The Soviet 65th and 3rd Armies linked up west of Bobruisk, trapping some 100,000 German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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King's CastleScenario#: A027 Date: 11/26/1944 Location: Weisweiler, GermanyPenetrating the outskirts of Weisweiler, the GIs of "King" Company suddenly encountered devastating fire from the feudal castle which dominated the "old town". Frenzenberg Castle, a landmark of the region, was being held by the young troops of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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A Meeting of PatrolsScenario#: A029 Date: 12/26/1944 Location: Monschau, BelgiumDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. 47th Infantry Regiment was trucked to the vicinity of Eupen and assigned the role of preventing an enemy penetration past the lines held by the 38th Cavalry Squadron. Defensive positions were established along… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Defeat in JavaScenario#: A030 Date: 3/2/1942 Location: Soebang, JavaThe fate of the Dutch East Indies – a prize rich in natural resources and one of the prime objectives of the Japanese expansion – had been decided by the naval clashes off the coast of Java. After a pre-dawn landing on 1 March, elements of the Shoji… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Lash OutScenario#: A034 Date: 9/19/1944 Location: Kaunas, Holland101st Airborne forces holding "Hell's Highway" were in an intense battle with German forces when a crippled British Sherman tank, which had dropped out of column due to mechanical issues, came charging in -- at five miles per hour. Afterward, when… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Oy VeghelScenario#: A036 Date: 9/22/1944 Location: Uden, HollandOn the morning of 22 September, the U.S. 327th Glider Regiment’s 3rd Battalion was just moving into Veghel. Behind them came in the 1st Battalion Anti-Tank Platoon. Colonel Joseph Harper gave both his formations orders to push up the highway toward… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Gruppo MobileScenario#: AD08 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyBy dawn of D-Day, Force X consisting of the 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions along with attached combat engineers, were were fighting for possession of Gela. By 0830 hours they had taken the burning town, along with some 200 Italian prisoners, and were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Showdown at Tug Argan PassScenario#: A039 Date: 8/11/1940 Location: Tug Argan Pass, SomalilandOn 3 August 1940, Italian forces crossed the open border into British Somaliland from Ethiopia. Splitting into two columns, the Italians struck for French Somaliland and for the crucial British port of Berbera. The British moved to block the route to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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Commando HuntScenario#: A042 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Ramelau Mountains, TimorSince the February invasion, the Japanese occupation forces had been subjected to a constant series of raids, ambushes and small firefights by the Australian 2/4th Independent Company. Japanese Area Command called in their own specialists – the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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Blocking Action at LipkiScenario#: A044 Date: 7/3/1941 Location: Borisov, BelarusDuring the opening stages of Barbarossa, the first great pincer movement on the Central Front occurred between the cities of Bialystok and Minsk. As a result of the encirclement of four Soviet armies in the pocket, the high command was forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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Chakila SunriseScenario#: A045 Date: 7/13/1944 Location: Chakila, New GuineaMajor Iwataro Hoshino’s ad hoc Coastal Attack Force had crossed the Driniumor River during the night of 11-12 July, bringing 70mm and 75mm guns up to support the advance by the 237th Infantry. When contact with the 237th was lost, however, the major… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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