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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
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
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
Red Beach, Red Scenario#: HotP04     Date: 1943-11-20     Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the 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
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
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!
Makin Taken Scenario#: J084     Date: 11/22/1943     Location: Butaritari, Makin Atoll While the Marines were experiencing the horror of Tarawa, the Army's 27th Division, a New York National Guard outfit, was facing a considerably smaller Japanese force on Makin Atoll. Previously, the 27th Division had been garrisoning Hawaii and its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
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
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
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
The German Relief Of Kiev Scenario#: 7     Date: '23/11/43     Location: Kiev, Russia MEETING ENGAGEMENT DURING THE GERMAN RELIEF OF KIEV (23/11/43). The Russians had just liberated Kiev and were continuing their advance. The Germans made a desperate attempt to drive them back. Panzer (AH/MMP) — PanzerBlitz
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
The Battle of Buariki Scenario#: HotP05     Date: 1943-11-27     Location: Buariki Island, Gilbert Island Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific
Action West Of Dneiper River Scenario#: 6     Date: '28/11/43     Location: Dneiper Bend, Russia Even during momentary ”quiet" spells the Rusians would launch minor probes which were usually met by an elastic German "mobile defense." Panzer (AH/MMP) — PanzerBlitz
The Turning Tide Scenario#: 15     Date: Late 1943     Location: Poltava, Ukraine After the German defeat at Kursk, the focus shifted south to the Dnepr River. There, the Germans constructed a fortified line dubbed the "Eastern Rampart". Boasting the Dnepr would flow backwards before the Soviets could overcome this position, the… Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #1 The Shape Of Battle On The Eastern Front
Salarola Junction Scenario#: ROMA3     Date: 12/2/1943     Location: Salarola, Italy A gap opened between Infanterie-Division 65 and the neighboring Panzer-Division 26. On the morning of 2 December, the 4th New Zealand Brigade tried to exploit this gap by heading towards Melone, optimistically convinced that they could reach Chieti… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020
First Crack at Hellzapoppin' Ridge Scenario#: OB09     Date: 12/9/1943     Location: Hellzapoppin' Ridge, Bougainville During November and December, the Japanese under Major General Iwasa made extraordinary efforts to emplace artillery on the high ground overlooking the Marine beachhead at Empress Augusta Bay. Guns of calibers ranging from 70mm up to 150mm were… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
San Pietro Scenario#: 20073     Date: 12/10/1943     Location: San Pietro, Italy The Allied objective in Italy was the capture of Rome. They needed to follow Highway 6, passing Monte Cassino through the Winter line to get there. To reach the Winter line Allied Forces needed to capture San Pietro Infine. This … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Casa Berardi Scenario#: 10919     Date: 12/14/1943     Location: Casa Berardi, Italy The small coastal city of Ortona, on the Adriatic Sea, was the place of a violent battle between the British 8th Army and the German 10.Armee. Canadians of the 1st Canadian Division had to capture a strategic crossroad codenamed "Cider", … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
To Save the Village Scenario#: 36     Date: 15 Dec 1943     Location: San Pietro, Italy The Reinhard Line ran through the town of San Pietro In fine, which occupied the Mignano Gap, blocking Route 6 and Allied access to Cassino and Rome. The Germans turned the town into a strongpoint, defended by the second Battalion … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
The T-Patchers Scenario#: 180     Date: 12/18/1943     Location: San Pietro, Italy Since the 7th of December, the American 36th (Texas) Division had been attempting to remove the German strongpoint of San Pietro. The “T-Patchers” and their supporting elements had made two previous attempts against San Pietro, but they had no… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Battle of Ortona Scenario#: 19080     Date: 12/20/1943     Location: Ortona, Italy In December 1943, after taking heavy casualties when crossing the Moro River, Allied Canadian forces led by Major General Chris Vokes have formed a small beachhead into the city of Ortona. The Canadians, stuck in their advance, were met with … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Feast Day Scenario#: WO34     Date: 12/21/1943     Location: Ortona, Italy As Canadian forces pushed steadily through the olive groves and vineyards west of Ortona, Fallschirmjáger Division 1 was compelled to establish a new defensive line in the town itself. Ortona was already something of a rubble strewn maze from damage… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2020
Thunderstorm Scenario#: 72     Date: 23-Dec-43     Location: Island of Korcula, Croatia On the island of Korčula on the Croatian Adriatic coast, with Partisans of the Dalmatian Brigade attempting to buy enough time for their comrades to evacuate from surrounding German units of the 118th Jäger Division. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Little Stalingrad Scenario#: 17     Date: 24-Dec-43     Location: Ortona, Italy On December 21l, house to house fighting began in earnest in the Adriatic seaport of Ortona. It was during the next seven days that the Canadian 1st Infantry Division literally rewrote the book on close-quarters city fighting techniques. More than … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Solotvyn Scenario#: 6365     Date: 12/24/1943     Location: Solotvyn, Russia On December 24, 1943, Soviet General Vatutine opens the first Ukrainian Front towards Zhitomir and Berdichev. The 48th German Panzer rushes to the front to stem the Soviet advance. On December 30, the SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (1st SS … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2010
Arawe Ambush Scenario#: P11     Date: December 24, 1943     Location: Arawe, New Britian The 112th Cavalry Regiment was landed as an infantry unit at Arawe. Dismounted now, the troopers had little training as an infantry unit and no experience in jungle warfare. A small patrol was ambushed by veteran units of the Komori … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Nameless Hill Scenario#: AP168     Date: 12/30/1943     Location: Razorback Ridge, New Britain Colonel William J. “Wild Bill" Whaling's 1st Marines hadjust captured the airfield at Cape Gloucester, located to the west of the New Britain landing sites. The residual elements of the Japanese defense, led by Colonel Koki Sumiya's 53rd lnfantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Hill 621 Scenario#: 5     Date: 1-Jul-44     Location: Minsk, Russia In late June, 1944, the Soviets began what eventually would be known as the "Destruction of Army Group Center." The key to this offensive was the city of Minsk. Should it be captured, numerous German units would be hopelessly cut … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Vitality I Scenario#: R221     Date: 24-Oct-44     Location: South Beveland, Holland The south shore of the Scheidt was nearly cleared. Unfortunately, guns on the north bank, though much less commanding, could still threaten the Allied shipping lanes to the port of Antwerp. The eastern portion of the north shore was a … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Buchholz Station Scenario#: 7     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Buchholz, Belgium The original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such key … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
A Belated Christmas Scenario#: 33     Date: 27-Dec-44     Location: Bastogne, Belgium The 101st Airborne was isolated, surviving by desperation and courage alone. But even the best troops cannot fight without ammunition, and by Christmas day supplies of all types were dwindling. A desperate plan to attempt resupply of the pocket was … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Hill 133 Scenario#: TBP01     Date: 1943     Location: Somewhere deep in Russia “Soldier, the enemy occupies Hill 133. The Motherland and Political Officer Blurtarsky require you to wrest control of it from him." Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack