Inside Schwerpunkt Volume #26: The 24-page booklet contains 2 articles: Brook White’s Better to Die Than Be a Coward: Gurkhas in ASL; Mike Augustine’s The BAR: Neither Rifle Nor Machine Gun as well as our trademark analyses and designer’s notes for Scenarios SP301-SP312. Each of the 12 scenarios is printed on collector grade, coated cardstock. The scenarios are in keeping with the Tampa ASL Group’s well-known tradition of tournament-sized as well as medium-sized actions. There's something in this pack for players of all experience levels!
SP301 Dirt Nap - Northwest of BALIKPAPAN, Borneo, 10 July 1945: The Chinese 153rd Brigade, 51st Division is attacking with 15.5 squads to eliminate elements of the Japanese 106th Infantry Division who are defending a village with 10 squads and a 70mm infantry gun. Brook White designed this fast-playing 5.5 turn, tournament level infantry action set on board 15a.
SP302 Iraq Attack – FALLUJAH, Iraq, 22 May 1941: Elements of the Iraqi 3rd Infantry Division and Iraqi Resistance attack with a 22.5 squads and six L3/35 tankettes to control two buildings defended by a mixed British force consisting of 15 squads from the The King’s Own Rifle Regiment, Gurkha Battalion and RAF Assyrian Levies. Mike Augustine designed this 5 turn, fast-playing scenario set on boards 53 and 97.
SP303 The Magyar Contingent –VERKHNYI BISHKIN, Ukraine, USSR, 13 May 1942: Elements of the Soviet 253rd Rifle Division are attacking (with 20 squads and a platoon of T-60 M40 tanks) to clear a hilltop village of 9 German 4-6- 7s from the 62nd Infantry Division who are desperately holding until much-needed Hungarian reinforcements arrive. Evan Sherry designed this 6.5 turn tourna-max thriller that is set on boards 97 and 99.
SP304 The Tiger’s Harvest – ALISSOV, Soviet Union, 3 August 1943: Elements of the Großdeutschland Panzergrenadier Division (13 squads, a flame tank, Tiger I and 2 halftracks) attack to clear units of the 11th Guards Army (10 squads) from buildings and fortifications. Will the T-34s arrive in time to save the defenders? Mike Augustine designed this fast-playing, 4.5 turn thriller set on boards 5, 35, 37 and 70.
SP305 Nashida’s Last Parry – PERRY ISLAND Eniwetok Atoll, Lesser Marshalls: 22 February 1944: Elements of the 1st Bn, 22nd Marines are attacking with 13 squads and 4 Sherman tanks to seize buildings & clear fortifications defended by the Japanese 1st Amphibious Brigade supported by 3 marauding HA-GO tanks. Mike Augustine designed this 5 turn, PTO action (with a unique tank twist) set on board 73 and SK board l.
SP306 Signal Surprise – CLASTRON FARM, Le Muy, France, 15 August 1944: Elements of the British 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade are attacking to clear the German 242nd Infantry from a farm when they are unexpectedly reinforced (just in the nick of time) via glider landing by a platoon from the U.S. 512th Airborne Signal Co. Founding Tampa Group member, Mike Faulkner returns after a long scenario design absence with this 6.5 turn tournament action set on board 9a.
SP307 Beleaguered Love – FORÊT DE GRÉMECY, Fresnes, France, 28 September 1944: Elements of Volksgrenadier Division 559 are attacking (with 15 squads, 2 Panthers, 2 TDs and an Ostwind) to clear elements of the 137th Infantry Regt., 35th Infantry Division from their trenches in the wooded areas on Starter Kit boards i, l, o and q. Evan Sherry designed this 5.5 turn, action packed thriller that features lots of movement for both sides. This is a full ASL scenario, not a Starter Kit scenario.
SP308 A Tale of Two Tigers – LISÓW, Poland, 13 January 1945: Elements of the 17th Pz Div. and 424th Schwere Panzer Abteilung make a four-pronged attack converging from all four cardinal directions to clear the 61st Guards Tank Brigade from the village of Lisów. Mike Augustine designed this classic, 5.5 turn, tank vs tank thriller (set on boards 90, 96 and 97) that has more Russian armor leaders than you can shake a panzerfaust at. The Russians will need all of them to prevail.
SP309 Busted Flat Footed – ROTTHAUSHOFF, Germany, 24 March 1945: The 120th Infantry Regiment and Company B, 744rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division were attacking with M24 Chaffee tanks to clear a village of the German 180th Infantry Division. In the process, they ran down and destroyed a retreating enemy horse-drawn artillery battery. If you enjoy horsing around on the cardboard battlefield, this 4.5 turn tournament-level action set on boards 67 and 86 is for you.
SP310 Heidelberger Strasse - SCHWETZINGEN, Germany, 30 March 1945: CCA, 10th Armored Division was attacking to clear Schwetzingen when it ran into a stubborn detachment of Volksgrenadiers and 3 Jagdtigers from Schwere Panzerjäger Abeilung 653. This 4.5 turn tourna-max scenario, set on board 19a will test your narrow street tactics and showcases the M18 GMCs’ agility in urban tank fighting.
SP311 Vergato Vendetta - VERGATO, Italy, 15 April 1945: Elements of the American 81st Cavalry Recon Squadron, 1st Armored Division attacks with 8.5 squads and 2 Chaffee tanks to clear elements of the German 94th Infantry Division {supported by a Marder III(t)M and a FlaK Pz 38(t)} from a hilltop village. Evan Sherry designed this this fast-playing, 4.5 turn, tournament scenario set on boards 68 and 79.
SP312 Kukri and Bayonet – MEDICINA, Italy, 16 April 1945: This sequel to last year’s SP300 Ride Gurkha Ride features the 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade and 14th/20th King’s Hussars (16 squads, 2 Kangaroos and 4 Sherman tanks) executing their primary mission (down narrow streets) to clear Fallschirmjäger Division 4 (11 squads, 2 Semovantes, a FlaK 18 and SdKfz 6/2) from the medieval city of Medicina. This action packed, 6.5 turn scenario is set on boards 18a and 51.
