ASL Journal # 2
Published by: Multi-Man Publishing
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Introduction:
Journal was first printed in 2000, reprinted in 2010. Scenario and Counter errata corrected, Internet Resources updated. No additional scenarios.
Articles:
| Title | Author | Description | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| A View From The Mound | Curt Schilling | Review | 4 |
| Kakazu Ridge: Historical Background and Designers Notes | Dan Dolan | Reference Material | 5-11, 14 |
| Assaulting A Cave Complex: A One-Turn Study of Kakazu Ridge | J.R. Tracy | Analysis | 12-13 |
| Internet Resources for the ASL Player | Carl D. Fago | Reference Material | 14, 25 |
| The Guns of Naro | Matt Shostak | Analysis | 19-21 |
| SASL is NOT ASL | Robert Delwood | Rules and Strategy | 22-25 |
| Designer's Notes: Pegasus Bridge | Tim Van Sant | Reference Material | 26-28 |
| Behind the Scenes: Pegasus Bridge Developer's Notes | Brian Youse | Analysis | 29-30 |
| Can You Ever Be Sure?: Historical Research and ASL | Curt Schilling | Reference Material | 41-42, 47 |
| A Comprehensive Rout Example | Tom Repetti | Rules and Strategy | 44-47 |
| Chestnuts of Iron: The Capture of Balta | Jim Stahler | Analysis | 48-52 |
| Jump Training: a phase by phase guide to Air Drops in ASL | Simon Spinetti | Rules and Strategy | 57-58 |
| Zen and the Art of Using Armor | Matt Shostak | Rules and Strategy | 59-60, 65-66 |
| Armored Tactical Examples | Captain Chas Smith, U.S. Army | Analysis | 67-68 |
Reviews:
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Scenarios:
| Scenario | Played | Total | Rating | Location | Theatre | Attacker | Defender | Length | Balance | Popularity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J 13: The Gorge | 0 | 20 | Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa | PTO | American | Japanese | 5.4 hrs | 80% Japanese | 1% | |
| J 14: On the Hoss' Side | 0 | 19 | 6.75 | Kakazu Ridge West, Okinawa | PTO | American | Japanese | 5.4 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J 15: Turning Off the Spigot | 0 | 22 | 5.50 | Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa | PTO | American | Japanese | 4.5 hrs | 76% Japanese | 1% |
| J 16: Kakazu's Tombs | 0 | 5 | Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa | PTO | Japanese | American | 10.2 hrs | 80% American | 0% | |
| J 17: Clearing Kakazu | 0 | 30 | 8.00 | Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa | PTO | American | Japanese | 4.7 hrs | 67% Japanese | 2% |
| J 18: The Pinnacle | 0 | 11 | 7.17 | Ie Shima | PTO | American | Japanese | 10.2 hrs | Balanced | 1% |
| J 19: Merzenhausen Zoo | 0 | 60 | 7.48 | Merzenhausen, Germany | WTO | American / British | German | 13 hrs | Balanced | 3% |
| J 20: The Guns of Naro | 0 | 58 | 6.83 | North of Naro, Sicily, Italy | MTO | American | Italian | 5.1 hrs | Balanced | 3% |
| J 21: Scobie Preserves | 0 | 46 | 5.50 | Piraeus, Greece | MTO | Partisan (ELAS) | British | 3.4 hrs | 65% Partisan (ELAS) | 3% |
| J 22: Oh Joy! | 0 | 101 | 6.18 | Stalingrad, USSR | ETO | Russian | German | 4 hrs | Balanced | 6% |
| J 23: Kampfgruppe at Karachev | 0 | 179 | 6.52 | Kusmenkovo, USSR | ETO | Russian | German | 4.7 hrs | Balanced | 10% |
| J 24: Smashing the 3rd | 0 | 140 | 6.55 | South of Wolomin, Poland | ETO | German | Russian | 9.9 hrs | Balanced | 8% |
| J 25: The Weigh In | 0 | 49 | 6.50 | Piotrkow, Poland | ETO | German | Polish | 12.9 hrs | 67% Polish | 3% |
| J 26: Round Two | 0 | 52 | 6.00 | Sochaczew, Poland | ETO | German (SS) | Polish | 9 hrs | 61% German (SS) | 3% |
| J 27: High Tide at Heiligenbeil | 0 | 146 | 5.90 | Heiligenbeil, East Prussia | ETO | Russian | German | 5.2 hrs | 57% Russian | 8% |
| J 28: Inhumaine | 0 | 73 | 6.19 | Humaine, Belgium | WTO | American / British | German | 4.1 hrs | 58% American / British | 4% |
| J 29: The Capture of Balta | 0 | 60 | 6.70 | Balta, Ukraine | ETO | Russian | German / Romanian | 17.6 hrs | 63% Russian | 3% |
| J 30: Nocturnal Attrition | 0 | 47 | 5.80 | Sidi Rezeg, Libya | DTO | New Zealand | Italian | 4.1 hrs | 74% Italian | 3% |
| J 31: Lovat First Sight | 0 | 8 | 5.33 | Benouville and Le Port, France | WTO | British | German | 9.9 hrs | 58% German | 0% |
| J 32: Panzer Graveyard | 0 | 259 | 6.81 | Minturno, Italy | MTO | German | British | 5.7 hrs | 56% German | 14% |
| J 33: The Slaughterhouse | 0 | 182 | 6.94 | Graudenz, East Prussia | ETO | Russian | German | 8.4 hrs | 58% German | 10% |
| J 34: Men of the Mountains | 0 | 155 | 7.21 | Outside Ceyinje, Montenegro | MTO | Partisan (Montenegrin) | Italian | 4.7 hrs | 57% Partisan (Montenegrin) | 9% |
| J 35: Siam Sambal | 0 | 87 | 6.78 | Yang Dang Khum, Cambodia | CBI | French | Siamese | 9.1 hrs | 56% Siamese | 5% |
| PB 6a: It's About Time - Historical Variant | 0 | 5 | 5.80 | Bénouville and Le Port, France | WTO | British | German | 26.7 hrs | 91% British | 0% |
* 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: 5.55hrs
Average rating of scenarios: 6.47
Total playing time: 197.9hrs