Tag: Guadalcanal
ASL Map Spotlight: Edson’s Ridge
Edson's Ridge The Battle of Edson's Ridge was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Imperial Japanese Army and Allied (mainly United States Marine Corps) ground forces on Guadalcanal.
Hell’s Corner Unboxing
Hell's Corner ASL historical pack, focusing on battles between the US Marine Corp and the Imperial Japanese Army around the Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, in the Fall of 1942.
ASL AAR: Ambitious Plans (HS9)
AAR by: Michael Rodgers
Advanced Squad Leader AAR - Ambitious Plans (HS9)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: September 27, 1942
Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Attacker: Japanese (2nd Battalion, 124th Regiment)
Defender: American (USMC) (1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division with ad hoc Landing Craft Flotilla)
After a series of Bloody Ridge engagements earlier in the month, General Vandegrift knew that a sizable...
Advanced Squad Leader AAR – Kawaguchi’s Gamble (S64)
Advanced Squad Leader AAR - Kawaguchi's Gamble (S64).
Here’s the historical situation:
Date: September 9, 1942
Location: Near Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
Attacker: Japanese - 1st Battalion, 124th Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment
Defender: Americans (USMC) - Raider Battalion and Para-marine Battalion
Colonel Merritt Edson's command, a composite battalion made up of U.S.M.C. Raiders and Para-marines, had just been ordered to occupy a "quiet area",...
Advanced Squad Leader AAR – Kawaguchi’s Gamble (S64)
Advanced Squad Leader AAR - Kawaguchi's Gamble (S64).
Here’s the historical situation:
Date: September 9, 1942
Location: Near Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
Attacker: Japanese - 1st Battalion, 124th Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment
Defender: Americans (USMC) - Raider Battalion and Para-marine Battalion
Colonel Merritt Edson's command, a composite battalion made up of U.S.M.C. Raiders and Para-marines, had just been ordered to occupy a "quiet area",...