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Swatting at Tigers Scenario#: U30     Date: 7/11/1943     Location: Biazzo Ridge, Sicily In the early morning hours of July 10th, Colonel James Gavin and the 505th Parachute Regiment were scattered over much of southern Sicily. Gavin landed 20 miles east of the selected drop zone, while most of his regiment came down as far as 60 miles… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
Pynda Avenged Scenario#: WO29     Date: 11/19/1940     Location: Agios Kosmas, Greece Greek High Command planned a large scale offensive operation to expel the Italians from the Pindus mountain region and push the Italians back across the Albanian border. Reserve forces were moved up to the front in preparation for the attack, which… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
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
First Action Scenario#: 33     Date: 9 Sept 1943     Location: Salerno, Italy After training in North Africa, the 36th took part in the Salerno landings, where they landed on the right flank at Paestum. After advancing inland they were struck by German counterattacks including one that almost penetrated to the Division CP. … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Grapes of Wrath Scenario#: 34     Date: 13 Sept 1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead was a key objective. On September 13th, after an initial artillery barrage, Companies I and K of the 142nd assaulted the southern part of the hill mass, encountering heavy fire from German machinegun… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Million Dollar Mountain Scenario#: 35     Date: 3 Sept 1943     Location: Mt Maggiore, Italy Much of the 36th’s campaign in Italy consisted of wresting mountain top after mountain top from dug-in German defenders. One such peak was Mount Maggiore, called the ‘Million Dollar Mountain’ because of the quantity of artillery ammunition expended… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
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
Cross the Gari Scenario#: 37     Date: 21 Jan 1944     Location: Sant'Angelo, Italy In one of the most controversial actions of the war, the 36th were repeatedly ordered by General Mark Clark to attack across the fast-flowing Gari River in featureless terrain overlooked by hills between the 20th and 22nd of January. The … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
A Mountain Hike Scenario#: 38     Date: 1 June 1944     Location: Velletri, Italy The village of Velletri was part of the so-called ‘Caesar Line’ (which stretched from Lanuvio to Valmontone), and was defended by troops of the 362nd Infantry Division. The commander of the 36th, General ‘Fred’ Walker, spotted a weak point in … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Hi-Wire Jinx Scenario#: E8     Date: 14 Sept 1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead, was taken by the 36th but they were then forced to retreat by German counterattacks. The Allied forces made their stand along the La Cosa Creek between the Calore River and Altavilla. In the … Band of Brothers — Extras
misty Mountain Scenario#: 12     Date: 12-Dec-44     Location: Monte Castello, Italy Brazil declared war on the European Axis in August of I942. Organized like the US forces and equipped with the Iatest American weaponry, the Brazilian 1st Expeditionary Division finally arrived in Italy in the Summer of ’44. After helping to … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Tussle at Maleme Scenario#: 13     Date: 21-May-41     Location: Maleme Airfield, Crete Captain Van Etten’s parachutists had been in many chaotic skirmishes with Allied forces in and around Maleme Airfield since the airborne landing on Crete the previous morning. His forces wearing thin, he decided to temporarily reassemble in the high… Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
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
Metaxas Season Scenario#: 19     Date: 7-Apr-41     Location: Kilkis, Greece The Metaxas Line was a 90 mile chain of fortifications built by the Greeks in the 1930's along their border with Bulgaria. In the spring of I941, it fell to the German XVIII Corps to assault the Metaxas Line at … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Saint Agatha Scenario#: 21     Date: 8-Aug-43     Location: Northern Sicily, Sicily While elements of the 15th and 30th Infantry Regiments of the US 9th Division seized a key hill along the San Fratello Line, Lt. Col. Lyle Bernard led a reinforced Battalion in an amphibious landing at Sant' Agata, a few … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
No Man's Land Scenario#: 23     Date: 11-Aug-42     Location: El Alamein, Egypt Unaware of the preparations being made by Rommel's Afrika Korps for an attack later in the month, life in the Italian trenches along the Alam Haifa Line was hot, dusty and boring, and punctuated by timely British artillery attacks every … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Six Hills Scenario#: 24     Date: 12-Aug-40     Location: Tug Argan Pass, Somaliland On August 11, Italian General de Simone’s assaults on three of the six hills overlooking Tug Argan Pass had been less than spectacular. Only one hill was taken before the attacks were called off for the night. Eager to reach … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
The Orient Express Scenario#: 67     Date: 25-Nov-42     Location: Lamia, Greece The 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
Dongolaas Ravine Scenario#: 115     Date: 16-Mar-41     Location: Dongolaas Ravine, Eritrea In mid-January 1941, British forces launched the Eritrea Campaign. The 4th and 5th Indian Divisions started their offensive from Sudan. They broke the Italian defensive lines in two weeks but finally the drive stopped in front of the town of … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #26
On the Road to Victory Scenario#: TBP05     Date: July 1943     Location: Modica, Sicily Canadian war correspondent Ross Munro recorded his experiences of the first few days of the attack on the Italian 122 lnfantry Regiment north of Pachino in a newspaper article printed on 12 July: "Stubborn Resistance has been put up by … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Operation Mercury Scenario#: TBP09     Date: 20 May 1941     Location: Rethymnon, Crete “Expecting a seaborne invasion, little did the defenders of Rethymnon concern themselves with an airborne invasion.” Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
La Villa Strangiato Scenario#: TBP11     Date: July 1943     Location: Route 120 Vicinity, Sicily The US 7th Army battled its way through western Sicily after the collapse of the Axis beach defense forces in early July. The Italian Forces, however, were still game to defend their homeland. Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Bunker Busting Scenario#: HoNA01     Date: 1940-06-28     Location: Moyale, Kenya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Kill or Be Killed Scenario#: HoNA02     Date: 1940-07-04     Location: Kassala, Sudan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
On the Run Scenario#: HoNA03     Date: 1940-08-17     Location: Barkasan, British Somaliland Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Ponente Scenario#: HoNA04     Date: 1940-12-10     Location: Sidi Barrani, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Tank Alert! Scenario#: HoNA05     Date: 1941-01-21     Location: Keru, Eritrea Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mountain-Top Drama Scenario#: HoNA06     Date: 1941-02-05     Location: Keren, Eritrea Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Breakout Scenario#: HoNA07     Date: 1941-02-07     Location: Beda Fomm, Lybia Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Attack & Counterattack Scenario#: HoNA08     Date: 1941-05-04     Location: Ouskirts Of Tobruk, Lybia Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Is Anyone Out There? Scenario#: HoNA09     Date: 1941-11-19     Location: Bir El Gubi, Lybia Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Knightsbridge Scenario#: HoNA10     Date: 1942-05-26     Location: Sw Of Tobruk, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mon Chéri, Armor (I) Scenario#: HoNA11     Date: 1942-05-27     Location: Bir Hacheim, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mon Chéri, Armor (II) Scenario#: HoNA12     Date: 1942-05-27     Location: Bir Hacheim, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mixing it Up Scenario#: HoNA13     Date: 1942-09-04     Location: Sw Of Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Night Moves Scenario#: HoNA14     Date: 1942-09-13     Location: Barce, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
No Bit of Cake Scenario#: HoNA15     Date: 1942-09-30     Location: Deir-el-munassib, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Folgore!!! Scenario#: HoNA16     Date: 1942-10-24     Location: S Of El Alamein, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Doomsday Scenario#: HoNA17     Date: 1942-10-27     Location: El Alamein, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Terminal Scenario#: HoNA18     Date: 1942-11-08     Location: Algiers, Algeria Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Why oh Y Scenario#: HoNA19     Date: 1942-11-08     Location: W Of Oran, Algeria Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Rocking the Kasbah Scenario#: HoNA20     Date: 1942-11-08     Location: Mehdia, Morroco Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
On the Road from Rabat Scenario#: HoNA21     Date: 1942-11-09     Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, Morroco Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Fiery Baptism Scenario#: Comp09     Date: 1942-11-08     Location: Algiers, Algeria Operation Torch would be the first test of the American Army in the European Theater. Unfortunately, the initial test would come against the American's soon to be allies, the French. … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
Rocking the Kasbah Scenario#: Comp10     Date: 1942-11-08     Location: Mehdia, Morroco During Operation Goalpost, to get to Port Lyautey by road or vía the Sebou River, the Americans had to get past a Vichy French controlled 16th-century citadel in Mehdia, known to the Americans as the Kasbah. The Kashah was heavily … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
On the Road from Rabat Scenario#: Comp11     Date: 1942-11-09     Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, Morroco The objective of Operation Goa/post, part of the Western Task Force of Operation Torch, was to capture the coastal town of Mehdia, secure the Sebou River and, most importantly, take control of the airfield at Port Lyautey. The … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
Devils In Baggy Pants Scenario#: Comp05     Date: 1944-02-05     Location: Aprilia, Italy American parachutists, devils in baggy pants, are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-headed devils are everywhere . .… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Cassino Royale Scenario#: Comp06     Date: 1944-03-01     Location: Cassino, Italy One of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, this operation was a series of four battles, fought by multiple divisions, for the Gustav Line and Rome beyond. Perhaps the indelible image of the battles was the struggle for Cassino and the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
On Boys! On! On! Scenario#: Comp23     Date: 1935-12-25     Location: Selaclaca Amba, Ethiopia After drinking their last bottles of wine on Christmas Eve, the Spahys di Libya were awoken by the sounds of noise and shots coming from a large group of Ethiopian attackers. The Spahys di Libya had the advantage of occupying the high ground of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Caricat! Charge! Scenario#: Comp24     Date: 1935-10-06     Location: Border Region Between Eritrea And Ethiopia After having crossed the frontier between Eritrea and Ethiopia three days earlier, the Saphys di Libya got their first sighting of the enemy. A couple of dozen poorly armed Skirmishers/Tribesmen occupied a small Amba roughly a kilometer away from the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3