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A Sideshow Affair Scenario#: S070     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Angaur Island, Palau Anguar 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
American Devil Scenario#: S071     Date: 1/17/1945     Location: Potpot, Luzon The 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
Four Hours More Scenario#: S082     Date: 3/16/1938     Location: Tengxian, China By March of 1938 Japanese forces controlled most of the Chinese Shandong Province. Despite the official non-expansionist policy that the Japanese High Command had enacted, the China Garrison Army continued to advance. To counter the Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
Off to Oslo Scenario#: S083     Date: 4/9/1940     Location: Fornebu, Norway Operation WESERÜBUNG called for a prompt seizure of political institutions and assets in both Demark and Norway. Seizure of two Norwegian airports-Fornebu and Sosa-by paratroops was the key to this goal and a prompt buildup of German forces. Although… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
Insufficient Resolve Scenario#: S084     Date: 8/2/1941     Location: Roslavl, Russia In an effort to replicate the spectacular successes at Belostok and Minsk during the first weeks of BARBAROSSA and to prevent Soviet forces from escaping towards Moscow, Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock’s Army Group Center initiated an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
Tiger's Roar Scenario#: S085     Date: 1/13/1943     Location: Scheidies Forest, Russia The 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
Going Commando Scenario#: S086     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Octeville, France No. 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
Straight and Fast Scenario#: S087     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Nijmegen, Holland Unaware 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
The Down Payment Scenario#: S088     Date: 12/10/1944     Location: Gey, Germany The 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
Havoc at the Hospital Scenario#: S089     Date: 2/16/1945     Location: Manila, Philippines Against 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
Iron Fist Scenario#: S074     Date: 8/17/1937     Location: Shanghai, China The area known as "Little Tokyo" in Shanghai was a Japanese enclave that was quickly surrounded by the Chinese Army in the first week of the fighting. The area included the Japanese Naval Club and the dock district along the Hunagpu River. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2
They Always Returned Scenario#: S075     Date: 10/11/1937     Location: Shanghai, China The fighting raged all across the Shanghai environs. In the district of Hongkew, the Chinese and the Japanese often exchanged attacks. The combatants would exchange positions, retaking the same ground several times before any consolidation could be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2
A Less Peaceful Christmas Scenario#: S076     Date: 12/25/1941     Location: Urdaneta, Luzon The 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
Dutch Trucks Scenario#: S077     Date: 3/2/1942     Location: Soebang, Java following 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
No Japanese Within 100 Miles Scenario#: S078     Date: 3/4/1942     Location: Leuwiliang, Java The 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
Politics, Logistics, and Pride Scenario#: S079     Date: 3/19/1942     Location: Toungoo, Burma The 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
Spring and Summer Scenario#: S080     Date: 8/27/1942     Location: Isurava, New Guinea The 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
Not A Man Afraid Scenario#: S081     Date: 3/28/1944     Location: Jessami, India The 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
Ambush at De Hoop Scenario#: DAE1     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Elst, Holland The 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
The Bend in the Road Scenario#: DAE2     Date: 9/23/1944     Location: Elst, Holland The 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
Knaust's 'Fausts Scenario#: DAE3     Date: 9/24/1944     Location: Elst, Holland The 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
Leave...or Elst Scenario#: DAE4     Date: 9/25/1944     Location: Elst, Holland On 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
Taming Tulagi Scenario#: BB01     Date: 8/8/1942     Location: Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands The invasion of Tulagi was one of the several small preliminary invasions planned to secure the flanks of the Guadalcanal attack. The units selected for the invasion of Tulagi were the highly trained 1st Raider Battalion and the 2nd Battalion, Fifth… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #1
A Wedge in the Ice Scenario#: BB09     Date: 2/11/1940     Location: Viipuri, Finland After a week of forceful probes and measured attacks, General Timoshenko’s major offensive against the Mannerheim Line was finally ready. The 123rd Division and 35th Tank Brigade were to spearhead the offensive, having undergone intensive training… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
Up Number One Road Scenario#: BB15     Date: 3/16/1944     Location: Manus Island, the Ad The attack on Manus got underway on 15 March. Before dawn, two troops of the 8th Cavalry, six cargo carrying LVTs and the combat LVT were loaded on board an LST for the 18 kilometres (11 mi) trip across Seeadler Harbour from Salami. Beaches at Lugos,… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident Scenario#: BOF01     Date: 7/8/1937     Location: Wanping, China In July 1937, Beijing was surrounded by Japanese-controlled territory. Only the southern road with the ancient Marco Polo Bridge was still free of the enemy. If this last of the Beijing approaches fell into Japanese hands, the whole city would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
A Polish Requiem Scenario#: BOF02     Date: 9/14/1939     Location: Brzesc-Litwski, Poland General Heinz Guderian's XIX Panzer Corps had broken through the Polish defensive lines at Wizna and Mlawa. Next on the agenda was the fortress of Brzesc-Litewski. The fortress' garrison was a mixed bag consisting of march battalions and a number of… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
The Abbeville Bridgehead Scenario#: BOF03     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Abbeville, France The Germans had crossed the Somme and established three bridge-heads on the western shore at Abbeville, Amiens and Péronn. As these posed a mortal threat to the French forces, they had no alternative but to counterattack. At Abbeville, the recently… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
About His Shadowy Sides Scenario#: BOF04     Date: 6/24/1941     Location: Dubysa, Lithuania The German advance seemed to progress as planned. But up north, the Wehrmacht had another thing coming. Beginning 23 June, repeated Russian attacks by units supported by heavy tanks met occasional success. The ponderous but heavily armed and armored… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Adolf's Amateurs Scenario#: BOF05     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Salla, Finland On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Cavalry Brigade Model Scenario#: BOF06     Date: 7/2/1942     Location: Rzhev, Russia The Russian 39th Army was firmly entrenched in the inaccessible primeval forests between Belyi and Rzhev. Recently pocketed by a German attack cutting their last supply route, this army was scheduled for destruction. Attacking along the Wjasma road… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
The Fields of Black Gold Scenario#: BOF07     Date: 9/28/1942     Location: Sagopshi, Russia In mid-September, after the fall of Rostov, the Wiking SS Division received orders to leave the western Caucasus and move eastward in order to spearhead the attack on the important oil fields east of Grozny. After two days of bitter fighting against… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Sting of the Italian Hornet Scenario#: BOF08     Date: 7/12/1943     Location: Modica, Sicily A few days before the start of Operation Husky, Mussolini had ordered General Guzzoni’s 6th Army to defend Sicily to the last man. The demoralized and poorly equipped Italian soldiers did exactly the opposite. On the morning of 12 July, the Edmonton… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Pursuing Frank Scenario#: BOF09     Date: 7/27/1944     Location: Otwock, Poland On the same day Hitler had ordered Warsaw to be held "at all costs" the Russian 2nd Tank Army advanced on the Polish capital from the north. All the German 9. Armee could muster against this powerful force was Gruppe Frank based around… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
To Have and To Hold Scenario#: BOF10     Date: 9/2/1944     Location: Thionville, France In early September 1944, the Allied armies' wild chase across France was starting to slow down with growing supply problems and stiffening resistance from the supposedly beaten German Army. Although the bulk of Patton's Third Army was stalled,… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Second Thoughts Scenario#: BOF11     Date: 1/4/1945     Location: Wingen-sur-Moder, France The first objective of Operation Nordwind, Hitler's last major offensive in the west, was to secure a path through the Low Vosges mountains to the Alsatian plains. One possible path ran through Wingen-sur-Moder. Kampfgruppe Wingen was tasked to seize… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Forging Spetsnaz Scenario#: BOF12     Date: 8/13/1945     Location: Chongjin, Korea On 9 August 1945 the Russians unleashed a massive offensive aiming to destroy the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Russian naval forces would capture the vital port of Chongjin and cut the Japanese supply route. Led by twice-Hero of the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Totensonntag Scenario#: BOF13     Date: 9/10/1939     Location: Janowice, Poland After a week of war, the German invasion of Poland ran according to plans. German troops of the 8. Armee were marching eastward on Warsaw, and on the other side of the Bzura river were Polish troops withdrawing in the same direction. Stretched along… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Cocktails for Molotov Scenario#: BOF14     Date: 9/20/1939     Location: Grodno, Poland Ill-equipped, undermanned and lacking any anti-tank artillery, the Polish defenders relied mostly on improvised anti-tank means such as bottles of gasoline or turpentine, small arms fire, and anti-tank obstacles. On 20 September, the tanks of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Forsthaus Clash Scenario#: BOF15     Date: 6/10/1942     Location: Sevastapol, Crimea On 7 June, the Germans broke through Sevastopol's outer defensive ring. Three days later, Mekenziyevy Mountain train station and a nearby road junction known as the Forsthaus (Forester's House) were captured. The Russian 79th Naval Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Saluting a General Scenario#: BOF16     Date: 9/4/1942     Location: Karmanovo, Russia In August 1942 the Red Army attempted to retake Rzhev and eliminate the most dangerous threat to the Russian capital. After almost a month of relentless attacks and bitter fighting, the Red Army had made only very small gains. On 4 September the… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
No Time to Bleed Scenario#: BOF17     Date: 11/20/1943     Location: Brusilov, Ukraine Manstein's counterattack near Fastov pushed the 3rd Guards Tank Army on to the defensive, but he could not quite deliver a repeat of the “backhand blow” as he had hoped. The new Panther battalions arrived for the attack, but by now the grenadier and… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Bidermann's Escape Scenario#: BOF18     Date: 7/5/1944     Location: Miory, Belarus On 4 July a Russian offensive cut off Grenadier-Regiment 437. A kampfgruppe lead by Lieutenant Bidermann fell back and soon only a small village stood between them and friendly lines. The seemingly deserted settlement hid Russian infantry backed by… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Bite of the Bassotto Scenario#: BOF19     Date: 7/27/1944     Location: San Casciano, Italy During six months of static mountain warfare around Cassino, the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry had found little use for their lumbering Staghound armored cars. This changed after Rome fell. In hot pursuit of the retreating enemy in the Liri valley,… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Scenario#: BOF20     Date: 1/27/1945     Location: Liebstadt, Germany On 26 January the breakout attempt of the now-encircled 4. Armee began. The main blow fell on Russian 53rd Rifle Corps of the 48th Army. Two Russian rifle divisions were enveloped and two more driven to the rear. The 131. Infanterie-Division… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Dying for Danzig Scenario#: BOF21     Date: 3/27/1945     Location: Gdansk, Poland Before the outbreak of the war, some French groups questioned why France would go to war with Germany over Poland and "die for Danzig". However, any French reluctance to fight did not prevent the outbreak of the war. In March 1945 the front lines ran… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Capital Punishment Scenario#: BOF22     Date: 4/16/1945     Location: Neu Glietzen, Germany In mid-April 1945, the time had come for the Red Army to cross the last major natural obstacle before Berlin - the Oder river. One of the many planned crossings was the 61st Army's effort to get the 8th Penal Battalion across to the south side of a… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Anhalt Pandemonium Scenario#: BOF23     Date: 4/26/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany The Red Army had finally reached Berlin. In the suburb of Neukölln, SS troopers and the Russians struggled for control of the courthouse. Not until both flanks had crumbled under Russian pressure and two streets were the only open withdrawal route… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
A War of Their Own Scenario#: BOF24     Date: 8/18/1945     Location: Shumshu, Kuril Islands Shumshu is the northernmost of the Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific near Kamchatka. In mid-August 1945, just after the Japanese surrender, the Russians set out to seize the island. The instructions that had been given to the surrendering Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Sweep For Bordj Toum Bridge Scenario#: U02     Date: 12/10/1942     Location: Bordj Toum Station, Tunisia The Fifth Panzer Army in an effort to expand its position around Tunis, sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by armor from the 7th Panzer Regiment on a two-pronged attack along both sides of the Medjerda River. If the Germans were to… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen