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The RockScenario#: 68 Date: 5/6/1942 Location: Corregidor, PhilippinesAfter the fall of Bataan, the Japanese turned the full weight of their artillery and air force onto the island fortress of Corregidor. For nearly a month, massive guns up to 14 inches in caliber salvoed back and forth across the North Channel of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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The Road to AstrachanScenario#: AP01 Date: 09/13/1942 Location: Elista, RussiaHitler's Army Group A had driven deep into the southern steppes of Russia. So far and so fast, in fact, that maps were of limited use and intelligence of the opposition even less. The Germans decided to equip a long … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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The ReplacementsScenario#: WO25 Date: 9/1/1942 Location: Kotovskiy, RussiaThe Soviets occupied a small bulge on the west side of the Don River centered on the small town of Kotovskiy. Daily, both sides launched small attacks to expand their position or to recover what had just been lost. Tired of the back and forth, and… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018 |
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The Red HouseScenario#: RB07 Date: 12/5/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 6th Army had been surrounded for almost two weeks. Still, it in turn had trapped the Soviet 138th Rifle Division in a pie-shaped piece of land behind the Barrikady. The 138th launched nightly forays against the eastern edge of der Kessel,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The RavineScenario#: HS13 Date: 11/24/1942 Location: Hill 81, GuadalcanalThe Japanese began to fortify their positions, particularly in the hills west of the Matanikau. The westward U.S. advance threatened supply routes leading to inland positions. Using reverse slope positions that could not be hit by artillery, the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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The RaidScenario#: 37 Date: 1942-08-17 Location: Makin AtollElite Marine Raiders came ashore on Makin Island having debarked from two submarines for the purposes of taking Japanese prisoners, gathering intelligence, and destroying the enemy radar installation. This was also done to partially distract the… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands |
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The Rag Tag CircusScenario#: 306 Date: 12-Apr-45 Location: Barby on the Elbe, GermanyGls of the 83rd Infantry Division took particular pride in their use of captured German vehicles. So extensive was their "used car lot" appearance that the news correspondents nicknamed this unit the "Rag Tag Circus". The Americans had a chance … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon) |
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The Playing FieldScenario#: RO6 Date: 12/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaBy the end of the second week in December the former defenders of Stalingrad were finally ready to take the initiative and begin their bid to recapture the ruined city. In the southern end of the Red October factory complex, two of those structures… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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The Penetration of RostovScenario#: 131 Date: 7/24/1942 Location: Rostov, RussiaWith the German summer offensive of 1942, “Operation Blue”, Hitler hoped to force a decision on the southern front. In an attempt to complete a large-scale encirclement of the Lower Don, the city of Rostov became the natural center of operations. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) |
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The Panzer Thrust Is SlowedScenario#: 24 Date: May 27, 1942 Location: Bir el Harmat, LibyaThe first day of the Gazala Battles. After slamming into the 4th Armoured Brigade and overrunning the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions of the Afrika Korps continued to run due north literally looking for a … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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The OutpostScenario#: 33 Date: 1942-09-23 Location: Henderson Field, GuadalcanalIn the weeks following the vicious fighting during the Battle of the Tenaru, both sides stayed on constant alert as they attempted to build up their forces. Ultimately, the Japanese felt confident that soon they would be able to attempt another… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands |
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The Orient ExpressScenario#: 67 Date: 25-Nov-42 Location: Lamia, GreeceThe south end of the Gorgopotamos Bridge near Lamia, Greece, with ELAS partisans seeking to suppress the Italian Garrison while British Demolition commandos prepare to blow the bridge during Operation Harling. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance |
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The Old BreedScenario#: P05 Date: September 11, 1942 Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon IslandsThe 1st Marine Division was stocked with many long serving Marines. Many had experience in Central American dust ups, but this was different. As the defensive perimeter was set up around Henderson airfield, US manpower was stretched thin. Too thin … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific |
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The Nail FactoryScenario#: S03 Date: September 21, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaElements of the German 7lst Infantry and 24th Panzer Divisions move forward to crush Resistance in the shattered buildings and workshops of the Nail Factory. Units of the 42nd Guards Rifle Regiment and armed factory workers will fight for every … Old School Tactical — Stalingrad |
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The MartinofenScenario#: RO4 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaDominating the Krasny Oktyabr factory complex, the mammoth Hall 4 was the lynchpin of the Soviet defense. The enterprising Soviets had turned the factory’s 14 recessed “Martin Ovens” into a series of impregnable fortresses, interconnected with… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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The Lost PatrolScenario#: 34 Date: 1942-08-12 Location: Guadalcanal1st Marine Division Intel Officer Frank Goettage asked for and received permission from MG Vandergrift to conduct a long-range patrol to locate Japanese remnants who he suspected to be on the verge of surrender. His patrol of 25 Marines would … Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands |
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The Long RoadScenario#: A095 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Anjiajia, MadagascarThe Nyasalanders of the King’s African Rifles, with a detachment of South African armored cars, had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the Madagascan capital, Tananarive. The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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The Last FifteenScenario#: VOTG04 Date: 9/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 3rd Battalion, Infanterie Regiment 194 fought through Stalingrad’s suburbs, the Main Railway Station, Red Square, and finally to within sight of the Volga. Their rapid advance across the cratered landscape and the fierce resistance the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Last BlitzkriegScenario#: 26 Date: 1 July 1942 Location: Volovo, RussiaCase Blue was the code name for the German offensive in Russia for 1942. It was a two part plan. The first half of which was an attack eastward toward Voronezh, which would then enable the Germans to drive southward … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer |
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The Last BidScenario#: RB05 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaHoping that one last great push might be enough to finally shatter all organized resistance in the city, German assault troops prepared for a final onslaught. In the meantime, fresh Pioniere battalions specially trained in urban warfare were flown… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The Hound and the HareScenario#: K02 Date: December 16, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaMorning, South of the Stalingrad Pocket. They found their place to rest. Nevertheless, the Russians held the Eastern half of the town. At dawn’s early light, the Soviets pulled out and your men were glad to see them go. But … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front |
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The Hedgehog of PiepskScenario#: 4 Date: 14-Nov-41 Location: Piepsk, RussiaDespite a heavy beating, the Soviet army was still holding the field, and in some areas, giving better than they got. However, the German ranks were thinning out as their manpower resources were called upon time and again to fight … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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The HedgehogScenario#: E26 Date: December 21, 1942 Location: Rodnya, RussiaIn the cold winters, the German armu fortified many small villages to hold on. These strongpoints would continue to fight even as the Russian winter offensive passed by. Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front |
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The Heat is OnScenario#: WO06 Date: 1/17/1942 Location: Pogost'e, RussiaAfter five months of siege, the new year saw STAVKA order the Lubyan Offensive to break Army Group North's stranglehold on Leningrad. The focus of the attack was the seam of the German 1st and 28th Armies. Several small penetrations were achieved at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012 |
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The Guards CounterattackScenario#: A Date: 10/6/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAfter an extremely successfulsummer campaign, the Germans came upon the Volga fortress of Stalingrad.Here the Red Army had dug in and was determined to make a stand. Sensingtotal victory, the Germans threw more and ever more troops into the… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL |
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The GuardsScenario#: E22 Date: December 18, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Russian Guards were elite units of the Soviet Union. They distinguished themselves against their foe. The German 4th Panzer Army pushes to relieve the trapped forces at Stalingrad. Initially surprised, the Russians recover and the 2nd Guards Army… Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front |
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The Great EscapeScenario#: NA11 Date: 1942/09/14 Location: Barce, LibyaDuring the attack on Barce, the LRDG patrols attacked Barce Airfield for about an hour. They then withdrew and eventually met up at rally point. According to official Italian figures, the raid resulted in sixteen aircraft destroyed and … Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa |
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The Grain ElevatorScenario#: S09 Date: 14 September, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaBrave marines and guardsmen you are commended for tying down the fascist horde… Combat! — Stalingrad |
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The Grain ElevatorScenario#: X01 Date: September 14, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn September 14, 1942, the 24th Panzer Division received orders to launch a surprise assault into southern Stalingrad. A strong kampfgruppe would follow the railroad line north of the El’shanka River towards Stalingrad Station no. 2, wheel northwards… Tide of Iron — 1A Kickstarter |
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The Gloomy ForestScenario#: M2 Date: 26-Jul-42 Location: Oivi, Papua, New GuineaThe initial formation of Maroubra Force (39th, 53rd and Papuan Infantry Battalions) faced the vanguard of the Japanese presence building up on New Guinea in June 1942. The force worked rapidly in an attempt to block the easy spread of … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea |
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The French Decide to FightScenario#: 250 Date: 11/10/1942 Location: Port-Lyautey, MoroccoThe first phase of Operation Torch include amphibious landings along the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Many of the primary objectives included the securing of French airdromes in the area. One such field was nestled on three sides by the Sebou River. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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The First BidScenario#: VOTG01 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaSince early morning the German 71st Infantry Division had been attacking towards the downtown district with the capture of the main ferry landing as its goal. Led by Lt. Col. Roske’s 194th Regiment, good progress was made through the residential… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Fields of Black GoldScenario#: BOF07 Date: 9/28/1942 Location: Sagopshi, RussiaIn 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 |
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The Fall of TobrukScenario#: 20388 Date: 6/20/1942 Location: Tobruk, LibyaOn June 20, Rommel launched the final attack against Tobruk, using the same plan as the year before. After heavy bombing and an artillery barrage, the assault was launched at 0630. In the attack sector of the 21.Panzer Division, the … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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The Fall of SevastopolScenario#: D5 Date: 7-June-42 Location: Sevastopol, CrimeaBy June 7, 1942, General Erich von Manstein had rid the Crimea of Russian troops, except those who still held the fortress of Sevastopol. On that date, Sevastopol was guarded by seven Russian rifle divisions, three marine brigades, 600 guns … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 5 |
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The Expected CounterattackScenario#: 10 Date: 22-23 September 1942 Location: Cemetary Hill, RussiaFollowing the taking of the so-called ‘cemetery hill,’ III Battalion/I.R. GD 1 was called forward to relieve the two Pionier companies which had carried out the assault. By 1900 hours III Bn began consolidating their new positions in anticipation of… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division |
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The Drive NorthScenario#: HotM15 Date: 1942-12-14 Location: Sw Of Stalingrad, RussiaLock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland |
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The Deadly TreesScenario#: J Date: 26-Oct-42 Location: Saddle Ridge, GuadalcanalAfter the failure of the September attacks, Japanese HO sent as many ground forces as could be spared to build up for another multi- pronged attack. During what is known as the Battle of Henderson Field, between 0300 and 0500 … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific |
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The Darkest DayScenario#: VOTG10 Date: 9/21/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaOn 20 September, a civilian informed Lt. Dragan that a massive German buildup was taking place. Fortifications and street barricades were prepared as well as detachments of men armed with anti-tank rifles and molotov cocktails to combat tanks. The… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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The Commissar's HouseScenario#: RB10 Date: 9/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Sixth Army was being bled white amidst the ruins. The rifle strength of whole companies was often reduced to little more than a squad in an attempt to take a single house. The battle lines were now drawn through the hallways of individual… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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The Commissar's HouseScenario#: 4 Date: 11/9/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe Sixth Army was being bled white amidst the ruins. The rifle strength of whole companies was often reduced to little more than a squad in an attempt to take a single house. The battle lines were now drawn through the hallways of individual… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) |
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The Commissar HouseScenario#: 41 Date: 11-Nov-42 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaDuring the last major attack by the German óth Army to capture Stalingrad, a formidable structure known as the Commissar House (Kommissarhaus) was targeted as one of the key points near the Volga River. With the temperature at minus 25 … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad |
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The Clash of ArmorScenario#: 23 Date: May 27, 1942 Location: Point 171, LibyaThe first full-scale encounter between British and German armor in the Battle of Gazala began at approximately 7:15 am in the morning of the 27th of May, 1942 when the British 4th Armoured Brigade was assaulted by the entire armored … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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The Christmas GifuScenario#: HS14 Date: 12/25/1942 Location: Gifu, GuadalcanalArmy troops, having taken over for most of the Marine formations, were eager to prove their mettle on the assault. Their first task on the long list of objectives required to clear the island was a strongpoint called the Gifu. This particularly nasty… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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The ChocosScenario#: AP165 Date: 7/26/1942 Location: Oivi, New GuineaIn late July, the Japanese South Seas Detachment landed on the east coast of New Guinea attempting to secure an overland route to the capital of Port Moresby. A mixture of Australian militia and local militia were sent to delay this landing force.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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The CauldronScenario#: D10 Date: 1942-05-31 Location: The Cauldron, LibyaThe Battle of Gazala raged on for days. By the end of the sixth day, 31 May 1942, Rommel found himself in desperate straits with his entire mobile force trapped behind the Gazala line. His supply lines were stretched thin: … Tank Leader — Desert Steel |
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The CauldronScenario#: 18 Date: 30 May 1942 Location: Gazala, LibyaThe Cauldron was a position caught between Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie fully-supplied army, which vastly outnumbered the Germans, and a minefield which prevented Rommel from reaching his supplies. Rommel had blitzed through British defenses and… Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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The CauldronScenario#: 23 Date: Late 1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaUrban warfare was the bane of all mechanized forces. The idea of slugging it out in close combat among the tight and twisting roads, rubble and endless buildings struck fear in hearts of all soldiers. Yet, it was critical as … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #2 The Final Forces On The Eastern Front |
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The Capture of TobrukScenario#: 5460 Date: 6/20/1942 Location: Tobruk, LibyaAfter smashing British defenses at Gazala, Rommel pushed his Afrika Korps towards Tobruk. Having successfully withstood a 9-months siege the previous year, the city was left to the protection of the 2nd South African Division's General Klopper. The… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe |
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The Butcher's BillScenario#: M7 Date: 10-Dec-42 Location: Sanananda, New GuineaThe Japanese defenses west of the Girua River were anchored on numerous hidden strong points along the Soputa-Sanananda Road. One such strongpoint was flanked and cut off by the men of Coy l, 3rd Bn, 126th IR under the command … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea |