The third scenario of ASL Starter Kit #3 is an engagement between American Paratroopers and Germans in Sicily, 1943. The set-up for the scenario is moderately involved. First, the American player splits his paratroopers into two groups and selects target hexes for each group to be dropped into. The first group is then “dropper” – basically, you roll two dice, one die giving direction and … Continue reading Advanced Squad Leader report: S22 Another Summer’s Day

Michael and I have finally reached the first of the scenarios involving tanks in the ASL Starter Kits. And, just to get us into the hang of using them, the scenario has nothing but tanks in it! The Russians have ten tanks, the Germans have six, with two of the German tanks being the famed Tigers. The setting is Borisovka in Russia on the 14th … Continue reading Advanced Squad Leader report: S21 Clash at Borisovka

Michael and I started on the Starter Kit #3 scenarios today with Joseph 351, an action from 1944, which featured some poor Germans (played by me) surrounded by Americans, Free French and Russian POWs. I had to set up first, and I placed my men around the hill in what cover they could find; a number of troops behind (to the left) to stop the … Continue reading Advanced Squad Leader report: S20 Joseph 351

Originally published in Operations #50 and now available on the MMP site, Purple Heart Lane features a situation shortly after D-Day where the Germans were trying to hold the town of Carentan whilst American paratroopers attempted to take it. ASL has quite a few scenarios of this sort, but this one is made quite special by the victory conditions. The basic victory conditions are for … Continue reading ASL Report: S19 Purple Heart Lane

Michael and I played through another of the Operations Magazine scenarios today, the first to combine two different starter kits. This game was set in Stalingrad, during the battle of 1942-3. It was quite a surprise to be back in the heavy industrial centre – and with the Russians – after playing through nine straight scenarios without them, as SK#2 has no Russian troops in … Continue reading Advanced Squad Leader: S18 Baking Bread

We’re back with the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kits, and Michael and I were playing S17 A Ridge Too Far this time around. Set on the 8th of June, 1944, it takes inspiration from Lt John Alderson of the 1st Special Service Brigade’s 6 Troop, whose men ran into a lot of Germans as they defended a road junction. Historically, they routed the German troops … Continue reading Advanced Squad Leader report: S17 A Ridge Too Far