Dutch Indies Campaign

DI-1: Hell Furnaces of Sumatra — Palambang, Sumatra, 14 February 1942
This scenario represents an airborne Japanese raid on a lightly defended Allied oil refinery. For the Japanese, simply capturing this facility is not enough -- it must be captured intact. Meanwhile, Dutch forces frantically buy time to stash time-delayed demolition charges before they retreat. (View)

DI-2: Armored Carjacking — Palambang, Sumatra, 14 February 1942
An Allied convoy rushes headlong into a Japanese ambush and engages in a bloody firefight. Some spirited Japanese attackers have set their sights on a grand prize -- a Dutch armored car. (View)

DI-3: Raid! — Palambang, Sumatra, 14 February 1942
Armed with a captured Dutch armored car, Japanese airborne forces close in on their target -- a British airfield. Salvaging heavy weapons from aircraft and manning anti-aircraft guns, Dutch territorial troops and British ground crews make their stand. (View)

Eastern Front Campaign

EF-1: Caught in the Crossfire — Krasnogvardeysk, Russia, 18 August 1941
Soviet forces are expecting an offensive by the 8th German Panzer Division. To blunt the oncoming armored thrust, several tanks are positioned on the road to Leningrad, but are they enough? (View)

EF-2: Hell's Gate — Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket, Ukraine, January 1944
Germans of Army Group South, pocketed by Red Army advances in 1944, were forced to fight their way out through encircling enemy lines. In the darkness, they bumped up against T-34 tanks, setting off a desperate dash to escape across the Gniloi Tikich stream. In this solo scenario, you control a group of German tank hunters (panzerjagers) trying to clear a path for the fleeing troops. (View)

SC-2: Blood From Stones — Golzow, Germany, 22 March 1945
Forming an ad hoc Kampfgruppe with SS forces, shattered elements of Panzergrenadiers and the once-formidable Brandenburg Division attempt to blunt the Soviet thrust on Berlin. They must defend the city from Soviet shock troops, while also keeping their losses low so that they may fight again another day. (View)

European Campaign

EU-1: Operation Spring — Caen, France, 25 May 1944
Following the disaster that was Operation Goodwood, General Bernard Montgomery turned to the Canadian Corps in an attempt to break out of the Normandy beachhead, as well as to steal a march on the Americans before their offensive, Operation Cobra, was launched. (View)

EU-2: L'Audace! — Abbeville, France, 29 May 1940
Increasingly desperate, the French high command cobbled together a counter-attack force centered on the newly-formed 4th DCR (Division Char de Reserve), led by General Charles DeGaulle. Victory here could reunify the Allied forces, and also cut-off the deadly but depleted panzer divisions that had earlier wrought so much havoc. (View)

EU-3: Operation Vital Ground — Abbey Ardenne, France, 7 June 1944
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's defense plans at Normandy called for immediate counter-attacks to drive the Allies from the breaches. The first of these counter-attacks was delivered by the newly formed 12th SS, Hitler Youth Division. The SS Panzergrenadiers ran head-on into advancing elements of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and their supporting armor. (View)

Grossdeutchland Campaign

GD-1: The Verdun of 1940 — Stonne, France, 15 May 1940
As the main body of Guderian's XIX Corps race towards the channel coast, Infantry Regiment Grossdeutshland is tasked with covering the left flank of the advance. (View)

Guadalcanal Campaign

GC-1: Consolidation: L Co.
In an effort to clear the village of Matanikau, L Company of the 5th Marines moves in on the village from the east, unsure of the exact location of their Japanese opponents. (View)

GC-2: Consolidation: B Co.
In an effort to clear the village of Matanikau, B Company of the 5th Marines moves in on the village from the south, unsure of the exact location of their Japanese opponents. (View)

GC-3: December Offensive
The 132nd Infantry Regiment easily captured Hill 27 as a forerunner to taking Mount Austen. Now the Japanese must retake Hill 27 before they are flanked, their defenses crumble and they lose the strongpoint of Mount Austen. (View)

GC-4: Cracking the Gifu Line
Elements of the 25th Division have struggled in vain with the heavily fortified Gifu line. Can they maneuver their newly acquired light tank through the heavy jungle to a position where it can clear a hole in the tenacious Japanese defensive line? (View)

GC-5: Desperate Resistance
The Japanese 17th Army readies itself for a final delaying action against elements of the advancing 147th Infantry. The Allies must break through this final line of defense before the remainder of the 17th Army reaches Cape Esperance. (View)

Italian Campaign

SC-1: Operation Avalanche — Salerno, Italy, Sept. 1943
Elements of the 29th Panzergrenadiers have planned a counterattack against advancing 5th Army units as part of German rearguard operations. both forces have the same tactical objective: to control the road access into and out of the village. (View)

North African Campaign

NA-1: It Makes One Cry!
Based upon the freewheeling Battle of Ruweisat Ridge, both sides will have opportunities to attack and defend in this scenario. The Allied player will see the tables turned as a stunning nighttime victory over Italian defenders turns into a desperate struggle for survival in the face of a German armored counterattack. (View)

NA-2: Come Out & Fight!
This scenario represents a typical armored engagement during the Battle of Alam Halfa. A German force attacks dug-in British armor, which is supported by reserves called in to aid in the defense of a key position. (View)

NA-3: Shoot the Gap
This scenario represents a typical armored engagement during the Second Battle of Alamein, which features a mixed force of German and Italian tanks facing the new Sherman tanks produced by the United States. (View)

NA-4: The Gazala Ram — Trigh Capuzzo, Libya, 30 May 1942
By the end of May, the British were becoming desperate in North Africa. The British 150th Brigade was cut-off in their fortified "box", called Knightsbridge, at the center of the Gazala Line. Rommel's panzers seemed to everywhere in the Allied rear areas. (View)

NA-5: Stubbing the Toe — Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, 21 February 1943
With their quarry both green and overextended, Germany broke through the Kasserine Pass in spectacular fashion. Yet their success against the Allies proved fleeting as Axis infighting and indecision allowed U.S. and British forces a chance to make key stands against dispersed enemy battlegroups. (View)

Operation Citadel

OC-1: Prokhorovka Station — Kursk, Russia, 12 July 1943
Following the defeat and surrender of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, and the devastating battles for both sides that followed, a lull settled along the Eastern Front in the Spring of 1943. The massive salient the Soviets carved out of the German lines centered on the town of Kursk became the focus for the planned German counterattack. (View)

OC-2: Red October Collective — Kursk, Russia, 12 July 1943
Following the defeat and surrender of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, and the devastating battles for both sides that followed, a lull settled along the Eastern Front in the Spring of 1943. The massive salient the Soviets carved out of the German lines centered on the town of Kursk became the focus for the planned German counterattack. (View)

OC-3: Fight for Oboyan Hills — Kursk, Russia, 12 July 1943
Following the defeat and surrender of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, and the devastating battles for both sides that followed, a lull settled along the Eastern Front in the Spring of 1943. The massive salient the Soviets carved out of the German lines centered on the town of Kursk became the focus for the planned German counterattack. (View)

South Pacific Campaign

SP-1: Ordeal on Biak — Biak Island, May 29, 1944
In early 1944 MacArthur proposed the capture of Biak Island to not only end the New Guinea campaign, but also to provide a forward base of operations for his planned return to the Philippine archipelago. After a relatively easy landing, American GIs encountered fierce opposition by the veteran Japanese 36th Infantry, supported by SNLF troops, and tanks. Things for the Americans quickly went from bad to worse. (View)

Winter War Campaign

WW-1: Boulder Dash — Summa, Finland, 19 December 1939
Soviet sappers advance upon Finnish anti-tank emplacements under the cover of armored support. But this is not tank country, and the Finns have camouflaged tank-hunter teams lurking on the Soviet flanks. Without armored cover, the Soviets may just fall prey to the overlapping fire zones of the Finnish machine gun and mortar teams. (View)

WW-2: Cool Reception — Lake Tolvajaervi, Finland, 12 December 1939
Despite hundreds of Soviet dead littering the frozen surface of Lake Tolvajaervi, the Soviet 139th Rifle Division pressed its westward advance against the Finnish 4th Corps. Here, the Finns stiffened their defense and pressed with an attack of their own -- which culminated in a bloody, close-quarters assault on a lakeshore tourist hotel. (View)

Non-Historical Campaign

NH-1: A Ridge Too Far — Somewhere in Russia
German forces fight a desperate last stand against a large Soviet armored force intent on smashing through their lines. The Germans have the benefit of terrain, position and superior range. Can the Soviets yield a force sufficient to overcome the powerful Axis defensive line? (View)

SZ-1: The Defense of Hill 207
With the Allied race to the Rhine, German elements were frequently called on to perform delaying actions to allow other units time to resupply and redeploy. This battle represents one such action where German units were forced to hold a key crossroad against advancing American units. (October 2005 Combat Zone kit)

SZ-2: Sieze the High Ground
Throughout the war, hilltops and ridgelines were of vital importance. The side in possession of a key hill had a tremendous advantage in terms of what areas they could see and attack. Often larger battles would open with a smaller struggle to take an important hilltop. This battle represents a typical effort. (March 2006 Combat Zone kit)