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Dying For Thirst Scenario#: P14 Date: June 3, 1944 Location: Biak, New Guinea The island of Biak in Western New Guinea was very hot but very dry. It had few sources of fresh water, so any source would be worth fighting for. This small surface stream was one such source. The Japanese needed … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Silent and Swift Scenario#: P13 Date: January 3, 1944 Location: Cape Gloucester, New Britian After a heartbreaking day at Suicide Creek, a weapons platoon pulls back and start digging in for the night. Seen by no one, a group of Japanese have moved silently across the river at dusk. With their long bayonets fixed, … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Suicide Creek Scenario#: P12 Date: January 2, 1944 Location: Cape Gloucester, New Britian Moving out from Cape Glouchester, the Marines came upon a small creek that wasn’t on any map. It had no name. The Japanese soldiers were waiting for the Americans. Bunkers and entrenchments hid dangerously in the heavy jungle. After the … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Attacking Strass Scenario#: WS1 Date: December 10, 1944 Location: Strass, Germany The 330th Infantry Regiment of the 83 rd Infantry Division is sent to capture the town of Strass, near the Hurtgen Forest. The town was defended by the veterans of the 353rd Infantry Division. It would be a tough fight. Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
The Beast of Argentan Scenario#: W16 Date: August 14, 1944 Location: Argentan, France The noose was tightening on the Falaise pocket with two German armies trying to escape the trap. The US 5th Armored Division moves towards Argentan to stem the flow of battered German units Eastwards. The exhausted Wehrmacht troops have their … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Cobra Scenario#: W14 Date: July 25, 1944 Location: Hebecrevon, France The Allies had to break out from the deadly stalemate being fought in the hedgerows. Their answer was Operation Cobra. The elite Panzer Lehr Division was caught in the zone that was devastated by American carpet bombing. Those that survived … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Operation Luttich Scenario#: W13 Date: August 7, 1944 Location: Mortain, France After the Americans broke free with Operation Cobra, the Germans had to react to slow their advance. A counter attack was launched in the area of Mortain. Facing the Germans was the US 30th Infantry Division, ’Old Hickory”, resting in … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Bourbon for Bravery Scenario#: W12 Date: October 8, 1944 Location: Aachen, Germany The West Wall fortifications stood between the Allies and the German homeland. They would make the enemy pay dearly for each step into Germany. Near the old city of Aachen, American soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division, the ’Big Red … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
A German Sherman Scenario#: W10 Date: December 13, 1944 Location: Strass, Germany After three days of fighting, the 330th Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division has captured the town of Strass. The German defenders, elements of the 353rd Volksgrenadier Division, have retreated to the woods East of the village. Under the … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
The Abbey Scenario#: W09 Date: June 18, 1944 Location: Montebourg, France One thing was certain when fighting the Germans. If you dislodged them from their positions, you knew damn well that they would be back. Having wrested control of a small village from the enemy, the Americans prepared their defense. The … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Chaos Scenario#: W08 Date: December 14, 1944 Location: Düren - Hürtgenwald, Germany The battle for the crossroads was chaos. First one, then the other side would gain control of the key buildings. The Brass kept sending reinforcements, that was the good news. The bad news was that they would then call back, … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Night Raid Scenario#: W07 Date: September 12, 1944 Location: Metz, France German defenses came together in the city of Metz to put a stop to Patton’s 3rd Army. The Americans needed intelligence for the upcoming assault. A raid was devised to capture some German officers to get this information. The US … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Patton’s Ghosts Scenario#: W05 Date: August 6, 1944 Location: Le Mans, France The Recon units of the 3rd Army were known as Patton’s Ghosts because they moved so swiftly and quietly that they were never detected by the enemy until it was too late. Scouting the approaches to Le Mans, elements of … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Hedgerow Clash Scenario#: W04 Date: July 16, 1944 Location: Saint-Lo, France The hedgerow fighting in Normandy was brutal for the Americans. The stout earthen mounds, covered in vegetation, made any progress slow and costly. The terrain favored the defender, and the 352 nd was home here. It was ready for the … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Fubar Scenario#: W03 Date: June 18, 1944 Location: Contentin, France Lost! Again! The platoon was behind enemy lines, Damn! The Sergeant just felt it, he knew how things worked. The replacement 2nd Louie they were following did not. He couldn’t read a map if his life depended on it. But … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Into the Fog Scenario#: W02 Date: June 11, 1944 Location: Emelie, France Having just landed in Normandy a handful of days prior, men of the "Sante Fe" Division were about to get their first taste of combat in France. Patches of heavy fog drifted through the fields, and the green troops were … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
The Lost Boys Scenario#: W01 Date: July 16, 1944 Location: Madeleine, France In the battle for Saint-L6, some troops from the 29th Infantry Division became isolated. The ’Lost Battalion’ was surrounded by the enemy, low on ammo, and struggled to survive. The Germans pushed in on all sides to eliminate the pocket … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Cornered Cats Scenario#: E25 Date: July 15, 1944 Location: Brody, Russia Operation Bagration pushes West with a fury. Units from the 14th SS and 1st Panzer Divisions are isolated in a section of Brody. The Germans are battle hardened but are running low on supplies. The Russian 4th Tank … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
501st Heavy Scenario#: E24 Date: June 23, 1944 Location: Orsha, Russia The Russians launch Operation Bagration seeking the destruction of Army Group Center. Tanks of the 5th Army push westward. The 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion rolls into action against enemy forces near Orsha. A heavy armor shield to blunt the Russian … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Battle for the Passes Scenario#: 6088 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Massif of Grand Veymont, France As July 1944 drew to its end, the troops of German 157.Reserve-Division had the Vercors Plateau virtually surrounded. The only ground still out of their reach were the mountain passes (or "Pas") protecting the access to the East of the … Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
Battle of Valchevrière Scenario#: 5973 Date: 7/22/1944 Location: Valchevrière, France On July 22, 1944, the Germans launched a new assault on Valchevrière, a village under the protection of Captain Goderville and his group of French Resistance fighters. The maquisards' mission was to deny the Germans access to the west and … Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
Massacre at Vassieux-en-Vercors Scenario#: 5933 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Vassieux-en-Vercors, France On July 20, 1944, following several weeks of troops build-up, the Germans launched their attack on the newly proclaimed "Free Republic of Vercors". The next morning, the German 157.Reserve-Division, bolstered with Ukrainian troops from Eastern… Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
Battle of Saint Nizier Scenario#: 5754 Date: 6/13/1944 Location: Saint Nizier, France With its cliffs, steep slopes and limited access points, the Vercors plateau is a natural and easily defended fortress. Familiar with the terrain, the heads of the French Resistance immediately saw its value as a defensive bastion deep within… Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
Maquis of Malleval Scenario#: 5683 Date: 1/29/1944 Location: Malleval-en-Vercors, France The maquis of Malleval, a rural guerrilla band of the French Resistance, was composed of 50 men under the command of Lieutenant Eysseric (code name "Durand"). The group's base of operations was the isolated village of Malleval-en-Vercors, on the… Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
The Final Push Scenario#: 104 Date: August 12, 1944 Location: Mortain, France At dawn on 12 August, the Americans made a final push into Mortain, determined to retake the town. American infantrymen from the 119th Regiment and tankers from the 743rd's B Company worked together as they cleared the streets and strongpoints … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Romagny Scenario#: 103 Date: August 9, 1944 Location: Romagny, France On the afternoon of 9 August, the small town of Romagny, just west of Mortain, was still held by German forces. The 119th Regiment's first battalion joined forces with tanks from the 743rd's B Company and approached the town along … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
L'Abbaye Blanche Scenario#: 102 Date: August 7, 1944 Location: L'Abbaye Blanche, France On the afternoon of 7 August, the 120th Regiment's commander received reinforcements that would allow him to drive into the town of Mortain and try to re-establish communications with his forces that had been cut off on Hill 314. Elements … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Barenton Scenario#: 101 Date: August 7, 1944 Location: Barenton, France When the Battle of Mortaín began on 6 August the US 30th Infantry sent a small force to the town of Barenton, 10 kilometres southeast of Mortain, which served as a key German outpost. In the early morning hours of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
The Bridge at La Fiere Scenario#: N16 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Ferme Manoir la Fière, France Five hours before the D-Day landings began, a massive force of 6000 paratroopers jumped from 400 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft into an intended objective area of 10 square miles, either side of the Merderet River. Tasked with taking a Bridge … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Night Owls Scenario#: N14 Date: July, 1944 Location: St. Lo, France Late in the evening a squad of US soldiers on a reconnaissance mission deep in the Normandy countryside are cornered by an enemy patrol and pinned down inside a small farmhouse. Under sustained fire, the unit has taken multiple casualties, … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Mortain Scenario#: N12 Date: 1944/08/12 Location: Mortain, France Following the Germans’ successful seizure of Mortain on the morning of 7 August, battles raged through the streets all around the city. The Americans and Germans were locked in a stalemate until 11 August, when the chief of staff of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Hill 314 Scenario#: N11 Date: 1944/08/10 Location: Hill 314, France The Germans launched the first attack against Hill 314 shortly after midnight on 7 August. The initial assault involved flanking maneuvers that allowed for surprise attacks against the widely separated American defenders. Under constant attack,… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Critical Intelligence Scenario#: N10 Date: 1944/08/07 Location: Romagny, France By the early hours of 7 August, the German forces had overrun the key roadblock southeast of Mortain and had advanced as far as the town of Romagny In desperate need of current tactical intelligence, the US forces sent an … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Reinforcements Scenario#: N09 Date: 1944/08/07 Location: Mortain, France In the early hours of 7 August, Germany launched a counterattack to eliminate the gains made by the US forces during Operation Cobra and to cut off the units that had advanced into Brittany. One of the first key targets … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Streets of Tessy-Sur-Vire Scenario#: N08 Date: 1944/08/01 Location: Tessy-Sur-Vire, France On 1 August, the 50th Infantry Division was tasked with liberating the town of Tessy-sur-Vire. The Germans held the town and commanded the high ground to the east. The US forces entered from the ridge to the north and were … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
La Huberderie Scenario#: N07 Date: 1944/07/25 Location: La Huberderie, France After a one-day postponement due to the bombing errors, Operation Cobra got underway on the morning of 25 July. However, Allied bombing once again resulted in friendly casualties. After order was restored, the 50th Infantry Division began the… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Desperate Withdrawal Scenario#: N06 Date: 1944/07/24 Location: Saint-Lo, France Operation Cobra was the code name for an Allied offensive aimed at breaking out of the hedgerows of Normandy and punching through the German defenses. The Operation was set to begin on the morning of 24 July, when hundreds of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Crossing the Vire Scenario#: N05 Date: 1944/07/07 Location: Vire-et-Taute, France Three weeks after the 50th Infantry Division drove the Germans back behind the protection of the Vire-et-Taute Canal and the River Vire, the division launched its first full-scale offensive, an assault crossing of a defended river line. The days… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Behind Enemy Lines Scenario#: N04 Date: 1944/06/17 Location: Vire-et-Taute, France 16 June was followed by a lull for the 30th Infantry Division, while it waited for the arrival of more men and equipment. Over the next three weeks, the division’s activities consisted mostly of vigorous patrolling and active defence. Daylight … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Raid Across the Canal Scenario#: N03 Date: 1944/06/16 Location: Vire-et-Taute, France On 16 June, the 50th Infantry Division finished clearing the area north of the Viraet-Taute Canal. That night they dug in along the gentle slope leading down to the bare and watery no man’s land along the canal. The Germans … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Montmartin-En-Graignes Scenario#: N02 Date: 1944/06/15 Location: Montmartin-En-Graignes, France he the 30th Infantry Division moved south of the railway, it encountered German machine-gun nests in the tiny settlement of L’Enauderie. After a forty-minute battle, they cleared the area. By the end of the morning, the US forces had inched … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
La Raye Scenario#: N01 Date: 1944/06/15 Location: La Raye, France The 30th Infantry Division’s first action was on the morning of 15 June. While over half the division was still afloat or moving through the assembly areas on Omaha Beach, an initial attack was made by an improvised combat team. … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Red Sector A Scenario#: TBP12 Date: Oct 1944 Location: Aachen Vicinity, Germany The US effort to break into the Ruhr was given to the US 1st Army. The Germans defended the city of Aachen and its approaches with grim determination in an effort to prevent the breaking of the Siegfried Line. Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Bridge Too Far, The Scenario#: TBP04 Date: 18 Sep 1944 Location: Arnhem, Holland Col. Frost's 2nd Bn, 1st Airborne lnfantry is cut off at Arnhem Bridge. Bittrich's Panzergrenadiers move in to eliminate the airborne pocket. “. . .what, you didn't really think the enemy was made up of Old Men and Young Boys, … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
A Midnight Clear Scenario#: TBP03 Date: Dec 1944 Location: Ardennes Forest, Belgium Two reinforced reconnaissance platoons, one German, one US, face each other across No Man's Land. “I'm not exactly sure what country we're in. Could be Belgium, Luxembourg, France, or even Germany. I don't know what day it is. I have … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
The Dice Have No Memory Scenario#: TUS09 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: E Of Ranville, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories
In the Presence of My Enemies Scenario#: TUS08 Date: 1944-06-10 Location: W Of Carentan, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories
The Church Scenario#: TUS07 Date: 1944-06-07 Location: Amfreville, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories
The Reluctant Shepherd Scenario#: TUS06 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: N Of Ranville, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories
Mission of Vengeance Scenario#: TUS05 Date: 1944-06-09 Location: W Of Carentan, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories