ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021)

Published by: Multi-Man Publishing. October 2021
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Introduction:

Rising Sun is Advanced Squad Leader’s long-awaited return to the jungles, islands, and atolls of the southwest Pacific.
Rising Sun includes the entire Japanese, Chinese, and United States Marine Corps orders of battle; a 2nd edition of Chapter G, which covers the unique rules needed to play ASL in the Pacific Theater of Operations and incorporates all the current errata; and an updated Chapter H for the Japanese and Chinese vehicles and ordnance and for landing craft.

Included are 16 updated scenarios, combining the original Code of Bushido and Gung Ho! scenarios with 16 out-of-print PTO scenarios that originally appeared in the pages of the GENERAL, the ASL Annual, and the ASL Journal. Also included from the ASL ‘93b Annual comes "Sand and Blood" a Gavutu-Tanambogo campaign game with a 17"x 22" map and Chapter Z pages and from the Operations Special Edition #3 comes the Hell's Corner HASL map and it's 5 updated scenarios.
Scenario errata have been incorporated, and new errata has been issued for the older scenarios to reflect the balancing changes made to the updated scenarios.

Rising Sun (2021) contains:
32 Updated Scenarios from Code of Bushido, Gung Ho!, The GENERAL, ASL Annual, and ASL Journal.
5 Updated Scenarios from Hell's Corner HASL from Operations Special Edition #3.
Sand & Blood: Gavutu-Tanambogo CG
- Revised Chapter G; Chapter H for Japanese, Chinese, and Landing Craft; and Chapter Z (Gavutu-Tanambogo Campaign Game)
- 1,300 ½” counters and 592 5/8” counters (1,892 total)
- boards 34-39, 47, Gavutu-Tanambogo (GT) and Hell's Corner (HC) HASL maps
- overlays 1-5, B1-B5, Be1-7, Ef1-3, G1-5, M1-5, O1-5, OC1-4, OG1-5, P1-5, RP1-5, Wd1-5, X6, X11, X25-X29

Map board(s):

Board: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 47, MMP: GT, MMP: HC

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Scenarios:

ScenarioPlayedTotalRatingLocationTheatreAttackerDefenderLengthBalancePopularity*
59: Smertniki-59 6 miles north of Mutanchiang, ManchukuoCBIRussianJapanese10.5 hrsBalanced3%
60: On the Kokoda Trail-119 Deniki, Papua, New GuineaPTOJapaneseAustralian7.8 hrs64% Japanese6%
61: Shoestring Ridge-59 7.00Damulaan, Leyte, The PhilippinesPTOJapaneseAmerican8.5 hrsBalanced3%
62: Bungle in the Jungle-60 Payagyi, BurmaCBIBritishJapanese10.8 hrsUnknown3%
63: The Eastern Gate-74 11 miles Northeast of Maungdaw, BurmaCBIJapaneseGurkha (British)10.2 hrsUnknown4%
64: Hazardous Occupation-41 Tamparan, Mindanao, The PhilippinesPTOJapaneseMuslims5.3 hrs61% Muslims2%
65: Red Star, Red Sun-0 8 miles SW of Nomonhan, ManchukuoCBIRussianJapanese12.5 hrsUnknown0%
66: The Bushmasters-80 13 miles SE of Sarmi, Netherlands New GuineaPTOAmericanJapanese16.4 hrsUnknown4%
67: Cibik's Ridge-31 7.33Bougainville, Solomon IslandsPTOJapaneseAmerican (USMC)3.6 hrs100% Japanese2%
68: The Rock-77 Corregidor, The PhilippinesPTOJapaneseAmerican (USMC)13.1 hrsUnknown4%
69: Today We Attack-59 6 miles North of Toungoo, BurmaCBIChineseJapanese15.8 hrsUnknown3%
70: KP 167-63 3 miles East of Mauban, BataanPTOFilipino/AmericanJapanese18.9 hrsUnknown3%
71: Jungle Citadel-65 Bhamo, BurmaCBIChineseJapanese7.8 hrsUnknown3%
72: Sea of Tranquility-41 Peleliu, PalauPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese8.4 hrsBalanced2%
73: Hell or High Water-44 Cape Torokina, BougainvillePTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese14.8 hrsUnknown2%
74: Bloody Red Beach-50 6.50Guam, the Mariana IslandsPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese23.9 hrs100% American (USMC)3%
145: Shanghai In Flames-91 8.50Shanghai, ChinaCBIJapaneseChinese5.4 hrs60% Chinese5%
146: The Drive for Taierzhuang-40 7.00North of Taierzhuang, ChinaCBIJapaneseChinese10.1 hrs67% Chinese2%
147: A Stiff Fight-223 7.33Asun, MalayaCBIJapaneseGurkha (British)3 hrs64% Gurkha (British)11%
148: Ramsey's Charge-0 Morong, The PhilippinesPTOAmericanJapanese4 hrsBalanced0%
149: Grabbing Gavutu-16 79raviPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese17.3 hrs57% American (USMC)1%
150: Tanambogo Nightmare-5 Tanambogo, Solomon IslandsPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese11.8 hrsBalanced0%
151: Take Two-12 Tanambogo, Solomon IslandsPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese10.5 hrs60% Japanese1%
152: Munda Mash-8 Near Laiana, New GeorgiaPTOAmerican / American (USMC)Japanese5.6 hrs73% American / American (USMC)0%
153: Totsugeki!-71 8.00Near Kantau, BurmaCBIJapaneseChinese4.3 hrsBalanced4%
154: Orange at Walawbum-19 3.50Walawbum, BurmaCBIJapaneseAmerican4.7 hrsBalanced1%
155: Smith & Weston-97 Near Warong, BurmaCBIJapaneseAmerican4.8 hrsBalanced5%
156: Broken Bamboo-78 Mawlu, BurmaCBIGurkha (British)Japanese3.4 hrs58% Gurkha (British)4%
157: OP Hill-42 7.00Near Mawlu, BurmaCBIJapaneseBritish9.6 hrs89% British2%
158: Last Of Their Strength-22 6.50Charpate, BurmaCBIAmericanJapanese3.7 hrsBalanced1%
159: White Tigers-94 Ningthoukhong, IndiaCBIJapaneseGurkha (British)11.9 hrsBalanced5%
160: Battlin' Buckeyes-34 7.50Tacondo Barrio, Luzon, The PhilippinesPTOJapaneseAmerican6.9 hrsBalanced2%
HC01: First Matanikau-41 7.00Matanikau Village, GuadalcanalPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese3.7 hrsBalanced2%
HC02: Bailey's Demise-49 5.80One Log Bridge, GuadalcanalPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese2.8 hrs69% American (USMC)3%
HC03: Samurai Sunset-17 6.00Near Matanikau Village, GuadalcanalPTOJapaneseAmerican (USMC)5 hrs94% American (USMC)1%
HC04: Whaling Good Time-1 9.00Hill 75, Guadalcanal, Solomon IslandsPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese2.5 hrs64% American (USMC)0%
HC05: The Sand Spit-16 6.00Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, Solomon IslandsPTOJapaneseAmerican (USMC)9.2 hrs58% American (USMC)1%
GT CG: Sand & Blood-0 Gavutu-Tanamgogo, Solomon IslandsPTOAmerican (USMC)Japanese203.3 hrsBalanced0%

 * Popularity is the sum of Roar and Archive reported playings based as a percentage of the parent publication's total games.

 (Dark) grey rows indicate Night scenarios.

Median length of scenarios: 8.45hrs

Average rating of scenarios: 6.87

Total playing time: 531.8hrs

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