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== The Avalon Hill Game Company's ASL Annual ==
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The ASL Annual was first published by [[Avalon Hill]] in 1989. Although the focus of the magazine was ASL, this issue contained a Squad Leader article and three Squad Leader scenarios that were later converted to ASL in [[ASL Annual 90|ASL Annual '90]].
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''ASL Annual '89'' also introduced the controversial Incremental Infantry Fire Table.
  
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
  
Hill, John. "The Evolution of Small Unit Tactics: A Historical Commentary on SQUAD LEADER." 22-25.
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* '''A Nation of Workers''' Utilization of American Manpower and Material in ASL by Craig F. Posey
Kaufmann, Jay, Charlie Kibler and Bob McNamara. "One-Half FP: The Incremental Infantry Fire Table." 48-49.
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* '''A Word from the Editor''' by Rex A. Martin
Martin, Rex A. "A Word From the Editor." 10.
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* '''A Question of Balance''' A Playtesters' Look at [[Scenario 9]] by H. Sylvester and E. Murrell
---. "Forward Observer." 63.
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* '''Topography''' (list of maps and modules)
Medrow, Robert. "Another Shell in the Tube: On-Board Mortars in ASL." 57-59
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* '''The Evolution of Small Unit Tactics''' A Historical Commentary on Squad Leader by John Hill
Mishcon, Jon. "Comprehensive Index: SQUAD LEADER through G.I." 43-46.
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* '''Piper's Lament''' A New SMC for ASL ([[A25.47]]) by Eugene Murrell
---. "How to Win an ASL Tournament." 48, 54.
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* '''Signals''' (letters column)
Murrell, Eugene. "Pipers' Lament: A New SMC for ASL." 25
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* '''Gunned-Up in the Desert''' A [[West of Alamein]] Adventure by Mark C. Nixon
Nixon, Mark C. "Gunned-Up in the Desert: A WEST OF ALAMEIN Adventure." 27-31.
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* '''The Squad Leader's General''' (list of ASL articles in [[The General]])
Posey, Craig F. "A Nation of Workers: Utilization of American Manpower in ASL." 5-10.
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* '''The Men of Company A''' (list of ASL and Squad Leader players)
---. "Man and Superman: Utilization of Russian Manpower and Material in ASL." 37-41, 54.
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* '''Man and Superman''' Utilization of Russian Manpower and Material in ASL by Craig F. Posey
Stahler, Jim. "Updating the Oldies: ASL Scenarios A10 and A11." 52-54.
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* '''Comprehensive SL Index''' Squad Leader through G.I. by Jon Mishcon
Sylvester, Howard, and Eugene Murrell. "A Question of Balance: A Playtester's Look at Scenario 9 ([[Scenario 9]])." 15-16.
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* '''How to Win an ASL Tournament''' Eight Steps to Victory by Jon Mishcon
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* '''One-Half FP''' The Incremental Infantry Fire Table by Jay Kaufman
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* '''Updating the Oldies''' ASL [[Scenario A10|Scenarios A10]] and [[Scenario A11|A11]] by Jim Stahler
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* '''Another Shell in the Tube''' On-Board Mortars in ASL ([[C9]]) by Robert Medrow
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* '''Debriefing''' (rules Q&A and errata)
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* '''Forward Observer''' by Rex A. Martin
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* '''Chronology of War''' (list of scenarios in chronological order)
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== Reviews ==
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* "A Guide for the Perplexed" in [[View From The Trenches 90]]
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== Scenarios ==
 
== Scenarios ==
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 1]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A1]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Tavronitis Bridge]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Tavronitis Bridge]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 20/05/1941
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 20/05/1941
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 2]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A2]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Bofors Bashing]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Bofors Bashing]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 20/05/1941
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 20/05/1941
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|-
 
|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 3]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A3]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Descent Into Hell]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Descent into Hell]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 20/05/1941
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 20/05/1941
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
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|-
 
|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 4]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A4]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Beyond The Blue Beach]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Beyond the Blue Beach]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 09/09/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 09/09/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
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|-
 
|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 5]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A5]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Holding The Rear]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Holding the Rear]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 11/09/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 11/09/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 6]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A6]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[The Price of Impatience]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[The Price of Impatience]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 08/06/1944
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 08/06/1944
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 7]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A7]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Slamming of the Door]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Slamming of the Door]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 17/08/1941
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 17/08/1941
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 8]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A8]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[The Agony of Doom]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[The Agony of Doom]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 19/04/1945
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 19/04/1945
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 9]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A9]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Midnight Massacre]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Midnight Massacre]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 15/09/1944
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 15/09/1944
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 10]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A10]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[The Borders are Burning]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[The Borders are Burning]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 30/11/1939
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 30/11/1939
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 11]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A11]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Silent Death]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Silent Death]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 09/12/1939
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 09/12/1939
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | ASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A 12]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario A12]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Savoia!]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Savoia!]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 23/08/1942
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 23/08/1942
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | DASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | DASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario DASL A 1]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario AD1]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[L'Ecole Normale]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[L'Ecole Normale]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 08/06/1944
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 08/06/1944
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|-
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | DASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | DASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario DASL A 2]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario AD2]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Last Act in Lorraine]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Last Act in Lorraine (Deluxe)|Last Act in Lorraine]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 06/12/1944
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 06/12/1944
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | American
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | American
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | DASL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | DASL
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario DASL A 3]]
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario AD3]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Back to School]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Back to School]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 04/02/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 04/02/1943
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | Russian
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Russian
 
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|-
! style="background:#ffffff;" | SL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario SL A 1]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[On The Borderline]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 30/11/1939
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Finnish
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Russian
 
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | SL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario SL A 2]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Sbeitla Probe]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 17/02/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | American
 
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! style="background:#ffffff;" | SL
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Scenario SL A 3]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[Regalbuto Ridge]]
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 31/07/1943
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | German
 
! style="background:#ffffff;" | British
 
 
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== Downloads ==
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[[Category:ASL Annual]]
 
[[Category:ASL Annual]]

Latest revision as of 05:47, 20 April 2016


89annual.jpg
ASL Annual '89

The ASL Annual was first published by Avalon Hill in 1989. Although the focus of the magazine was ASL, this issue contained a Squad Leader article and three Squad Leader scenarios that were later converted to ASL in ASL Annual '90.

ASL Annual '89 also introduced the controversial Incremental Infantry Fire Table.


Contents

  • A Nation of Workers Utilization of American Manpower and Material in ASL by Craig F. Posey
  • A Word from the Editor by Rex A. Martin
  • A Question of Balance A Playtesters' Look at Scenario 9 by H. Sylvester and E. Murrell
  • Topography (list of maps and modules)
  • The Evolution of Small Unit Tactics A Historical Commentary on Squad Leader by John Hill
  • Piper's Lament A New SMC for ASL (A25.47) by Eugene Murrell
  • Signals (letters column)
  • Gunned-Up in the Desert A West of Alamein Adventure by Mark C. Nixon
  • The Squad Leader's General (list of ASL articles in The General)
  • The Men of Company A (list of ASL and Squad Leader players)
  • Man and Superman Utilization of Russian Manpower and Material in ASL by Craig F. Posey
  • Comprehensive SL Index Squad Leader through G.I. by Jon Mishcon
  • How to Win an ASL Tournament Eight Steps to Victory by Jon Mishcon
  • One-Half FP The Incremental Infantry Fire Table by Jay Kaufman
  • Updating the Oldies ASL Scenarios A10 and A11 by Jim Stahler
  • Another Shell in the Tube On-Board Mortars in ASL (C9) by Robert Medrow
  • Debriefing (rules Q&A and errata)
  • Forward Observer by Rex A. Martin
  • Chronology of War (list of scenarios in chronological order)


Reviews


Scenarios

Type Scenario ID Title Date Attacker Defender
ASL Scenario A1 Tavronitis Bridge 20/05/1941 German British
ASL Scenario A2 Bofors Bashing 20/05/1941 German British
ASL Scenario A3 Descent into Hell 20/05/1941 German British
ASL Scenario A4 Beyond the Blue Beach 09/09/1943 German American
ASL Scenario A5 Holding the Rear 11/09/1943 German American
ASL Scenario A6 The Price of Impatience 08/06/1944 German Partisan
ASL Scenario A7 Slamming of the Door 17/08/1941 Russian German
ASL Scenario A8 The Agony of Doom 19/04/1945 Russian German
ASL Scenario A9 Midnight Massacre 15/09/1944 German American
ASL Scenario A10 The Borders are Burning 30/11/1939 Russian Finnish
ASL Scenario A11 Silent Death 09/12/1939 Finnish Russian
ASL Scenario A12 Savoia! 23/08/1942 Italian Russian
DASL Scenario AD1 L'Ecole Normale 08/06/1944 Partisan German
DASL Scenario AD2 Last Act in Lorraine 06/12/1944 American German
DASL Scenario AD3 Back to School 04/02/1943 German Russian

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