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Mount Austen Scenario#: GuadAE4     Date: December 15th, 1942     Location: Guadalcanal Mount Austen is composed of a cluster of hills in a jungle area known as “The Gifu”. U.S. Command has decided that taking Mount Austen is a critical step in the elimination of all Japanese forces from Guadalcanal due to … Conflict of Heroes — Guadalcanal
Narrow Corridor Scenario#: GuadAE5     Date: January 28th, 1943     Location: Guadalcanal After the defeat of the Japanese at Mount Austen, the Marines kept up their drive westwards to eradicate all Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal. General Hyakutake, however, was expecting 50,000 reinforcements and with these he planned to retake… Conflict of Heroes — Guadalcanal
The Hawk Scenario#: BRT01     Date: 11/21/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa Lt. Dean Hawkins and his Scout Sniper platoon had the distinction of being the first American force on Betio. Hawkins led a detachment of engineers and Scout Snipers along the pier on D-Day, taking out bunkers and buildings likely to be in the way of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
China Girl Scenario#: BRT02     Date: 11/20/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa The M4A2 Sherman was seen by Marine crews for the first time aboard the transport Ashland while en route from "Helen". Company C of the 2nd Tank Battalion was given the new monsters. The 1st Platoon under Lt. Edward Bale would take six Shermans to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
Ryan's Orphans Scenario#: BRT03     Date: 11/22/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa D-Day for the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines called for K and I Companies to land in the initial assault wave, followed by L Company under Major Michael Ryan. K and I Companies were pinned down by enfilading fire from the re-entrant beach. Like everyone… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
Rikusentai Scenario#: BRT04     Date: 11/23/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa One objective the Marines should have captured by D+2 was the junction between Red Beach One and Red Beach Two. But Commander Sugai, second in command on Betio and commander of the Sasebo 7th Rikusentai, had made the area - dubbed the "Pocket" by the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
Hell Wouldn't Have It Scenario#: BRT05     Date: 11/22/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa By 1930 hours on D+2, General "Howlin' Mad" Smith was on shore to personally take command of his Second Division. Plans were made for the 6th Marines to clear up the remaining one thousand or so Japanese rikusentai. Incredibly, by the third night an… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
A Legend is Born Scenario#: BRT06     Date: 11/20/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa In the pre-dawn light, the first amphibious invasion of a fortified beach began. Marines of 2/2 were slated to hit Red Beach Two, while those of 3/2 were assigned Red Beach One. Colonel Shoup, commander of the Regimental Landing Team, had planned for… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
Didn't Have to Be There Scenario#: BRT07     Date: 11/22/1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa Major Jim Crowe had been tasked with continuing the attack along the northeast portion of Betio Island. Before the attack could really begin, however, a major obstacle had to be removed -- a large bombproof emplacement stood directly in front of the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa
No Hope But Glory Scenario#: H01     Date: December 23, 1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific Pearl Harbor was just the beginning. The Japanese offensive spread throughout the Pacific. The American outpost on tiny Wake Island was in their path. Initially rebuffed on December 8th, the Japanese task force reinforced and layed siege to the tiny… Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Red Beach Scenario#: H02     Date: November 20, 1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa The Japanese had worked on fortifying Betio Island for almost a year before the Marines arrived. Rear Admiral Keiji Shibazaki boasted to his troops that it would take ”one million men one hundred years” to conquer Tarawa. As the Marines … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
China Gal Scenario#: H03     Date: November 21, 1943     Location: Betio Island, Tarawa On the second day of the invasion, D+1, Major Michael Ryan gathered what Marines and Engineers he could and prepared to sweep Green Beach of its defenders. Boosted by the timely arrival of the Shermans 'Cecille' and ‘China Gal', the … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Rampage Scenario#: H04     Date: June 26, 1944     Location: Saipan, Mariana Islands A large number of Japanese soldiers had been cutoff and trapped near Nafutan Point when the US offensive pressed North. On this night, a number of these units break free with orders to rejoin the main army and cause as … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
The Last Banzai Scenario#: H05     Date: July 7, 1944     Location: Saipan, Mariana Islands The Japanese retreated to the Northern part of the island and waited for help from the Imperial Japanese Navy. When the IJN was soundly defeated, all hope was lost for the defenders. Orders were given to the remaining troops for … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Steak & Eggs Scenario#: H06     Date: September 15, 1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau Major General William Rupertus had told his boys in the 1st Marine Division that this island would be secured in just 4 days. His men ate their traditional prelanding breakfast of steak and eggs and readied for battle. Landing craft … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Nakagawa Strikes Back Scenario#: H07     Date: September 15, 1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau The 5th Marines made the most progress on this first day of the invasion. As they approached the airfield, Colonel Kunio Nakagawa launched a counterattack to blunt the Americans. Using what armor he had, the Japanese commander punched back. Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
The Point Scenario#: H08     Date: September 16, 1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau Taking out 'The Point' was the task given to Captain George Hunt and his company from the 1st Marines. They reduced the fortification with much bravery and a little luck. Its murderous fire onto White Beach was eliminated. But now … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Bloody Nose Ridge Scenario#: H09     Date: November 2, 1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau After being severely mauled by the Japanese defenders, the Marines were pulled back. Eliminating the pockets of enemy soldiers holed upin the Umbrogol hills was now the job of the US Army. The Wildcats, of the 81st infantry Division, would … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Action at Potpot Scenario#: H10     Date: January 16, 1945     Location: Luzon, Phillipines General Yamashita Tomoyuki committed tanks of the 2nd Armored Division in counterattacks to slow the US army's advance. Japanese tanks were ill equipped to take on the Americans but their crews were just as fanatical as any troops in the … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Clark Field Scenario#: H11     Date: January 24, 1945     Location: Luzon, Phillipines After landing, one of MacArthur’s priorities was capturing this airfield to use in the campaign. Japanese units of the Kembu Group stiffened their defense as the Americans approached. With armor support, it was up to the ’Buckeyes' of the 37th … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Fools Rush In Scenario#: H12     Date: April 19, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific In supporting attacks of the 27th Infantry Division, the tanks of the 193rd Tank Battalion found themselves isolated. To make matters worse, they ran into an ambush by the Japanese 22nd independent Anti-Tank Battalion. The Japanese fell upon the… Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Sugarloaf Hill Scenario#: H13     Date: May 17, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific Sugarloaf Hill was not large, but it was an anchor of the Shuri Line of Japanese defenses. It was heavily fortified and would see some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. Units of the 6th Marine Division were brought … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Last Battle, Last Stand Scenario#: H14     Date: June 20, 1945     Location: Okinawa, Pacific The Battle for Okinawa, Operation Iceberg for the US, was the largest and costliest campaign in the Pacific theater of WW II. The Japanese would call it the ‘typhoon of steel ‘. After hard fighting. Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima's remaining … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific
Clevesy Assault Scenario#: HFO01     Date: 1943-05-19     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Advance on Cold Mountain Scenario#: HFO02     Date: 1943-05-19     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Point Able Scenario#: HFO03     Date: 1943-05-20     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Clearing Prendergast Scenario#: HFO04     Date: 1943-05-20     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Rebel Yell Scenario#: HFO05     Date: 1943-05-21     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Arnold's Signal Scenario#: HFO06     Date: 1943-05-29     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Tsunami Scenario#: HFO07     Date: 1943-05-30     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
First Banzai Scenario#: HFO08     Date: 1943-05-30     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Yamasaki's Last Charge Scenario#: HFO09     Date: 1943-05-30     Location: Attu Island, Usa Lock 'n Load Tactical — Hell Frozen Over
Raid on Taivu Scenario#: HotP01     Date: 1942-09-08     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Welcome to the Jungle Scenario#: HotP02     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Gifu Scenario#: HotP03     Date: 1943-01-02     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Red Beach, Red Scenario#: HotP04     Date: 1943-11-20     Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
The Battle of Buariki Scenario#: HotP05     Date: 1943-11-27     Location: Buariki Island, Gilbert Island Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Lone Tree Hill Scenario#: HotP06     Date: 1944-05-28     Location: Maffin Airfield, Dutch New Guinea Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Counterattack! Scenario#: HotP07     Date: 1944-06-17     Location: Saipan Island, Marianna Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
White Beach One Scenario#: HotP08     Date: 1944-09-15     Location: Peleliu Island, Carolina Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Armored Assault Scenario#: HotP09     Date: 1944-09-15     Location: Peleliu Island, Carolina Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Nishi Scenario#: HotP10     Date: 1945-03-07     Location: Iwo Jima, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
That Damned Hill Scenario#: HotP11     Date: 1945-04-09     Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
I Wana Take That Ridge! Scenario#: HotP12     Date: 1945-05-01     Location: Okinawa, Japan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Tasimboko Raid Scenario#: HS03     Date: 9/8/1942     Location: Tasimboko, Guadalcanal With 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
Ambitious Plans Scenario#: HS09     Date: 9/27/1942     Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal After 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
First Matanikau Scenario#: HS01     Date: 8/19/1942     Location: Matanikau Village, Guadalcanal After 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
Bailey's Demise Scenario#: HS08     Date: 9/26/1942     Location: The One-Log Bridge, Guadalcanal The 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
The Sand Spit Scenario#: HS11     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal The 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
War Without Quarter Scenario#: HS02     Date: 8/21/1942     Location: Tenaru River, Guadalcanal Colonel 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