Tag: Americans
ASL Map Spotlight: The Battle of Wake Island
From 8–23 December 1941 the Japanese attempt to secure their foothold in the Pacific after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
ASL Map Spotlight: The Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
From Sep 19 to Dec 16, 1944 a long, bloody, drawn-out battle raged through the rugged terrain of the Hürtgen Forest.
ASL AAR: Rocket’s Red Glare (195)
Colonel Reuben Tucker personally appealed to General Gavin to allow his 504th Regiment to attack Cheneux. Friendly civilians had reported a large column of German vehicles, including tanks, encamped there.
ASL Map Spotlight: Purple Heart Draw
Purple Heart Draw, as it was called, ran for 750 yards east to west along the battalion front, only 200 to 400 yards from the line of departure. It was deep enough to be almost impassable for tanks, and so well covered by enemy fires as to promise heavy losses for infantry who tried to cross.
The War Room: The End of Their Rope (S68)
In this War Room we go over in-depth gameplay of The End of Their Rope (S68) showing the why and how of ASLSK PTO gameplay.
ASL Map Spotlight: Corregidor The Rock
During World War II, Corregidor was the site of two costly sieges and pitched battles—the first during the first months of 1942, and the second in January 1945 — between the Imperial Japanese Army and the U.S. Army, along with its smaller subsidiary force, the Philippine Army.
ASL Map Spotlight: Parry Island
"Operation Catchpole", and was a three-phase operation involving the invasion of the three main islands in the Enewetak Atoll: Engebi, Eniwotek, and Parry.
ASL Map Spotlight: Suicide Creek
On 2 January, there was a sharp engagement around Suicide Creek, when the advancing Marines came up against a heavily entrenched defending force from the 53rd Infantry.
Drop Zone: Sainte-Mère-Église On Pre-order!
Drop Zone: Sainte-Mère-Église depicts the first two days of fighting (June 6-7, 1944) in and around the Norman town of Sainte-Mère-Église during the allied landings on the beaches of Normandy.
ASL Boot Camp #21: Retaking Vierville (Turn 4)
New ASL Starter Kit and full ASL players can use the video to learn the basics of the ASL system, including the phase system, movement, fire attacks, morale, terrain, and close combat.