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Chapter G: Pacific Theatre


General

* Run Through the Jungle: A Beginner's Introduction to the PTO Using a Programmed Approach, by Matt Shostak, ASL Journal 1:56
* A Basic PTO Example of Play: ASL A60: Totsugeki!, by Tom Repetti
* Beginning ASL IV: General Overview, by Devaux, Jean Naud, Philippe, Vae Victis 24: (Jan-99, Histoire & Collections) - Basic Explanation of Chapters E, F & G (Translation into English)
* Jungle Warfare in ASL, by McGilchrist, Mark, Rate of Fire 9: (Jul-96, Paddington Bears) - PTO / Japanese
* Jungle Warfare in ASL, by Mark McGilchrist, ASL Digest 7.5 (May 19, 1997)
* The Grognard Speaks: “Learning ASL, One Scenario at a Time” By Bob Smith, Hit The Beach! 6:2:6 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club) - scenarios recommended for learning
* The Jungle Isn't Neutral: Up Close and Personal in the PTO, by Mark Pitcavage, ASL Journal 5:7 (2003, Multi-Man Publishing)

Player Aids

* PTO Cheat Sheet, by Mark Pitcavage
* BRT Terrain Excel Spreadsheet - A spreadsheet containing Terrain Characteristics for the BRT map, by Sean Deller.

G .8 Trip Flares

* Tactical Tips for Veterans: Optimum Use of Trip Flares, Dispatches From the Bunker 7:Backpage - Trip Flare Tactics

1. The Japanese

* Soldiers of the Sun: The Japanese in ASL, by Charles Markuss, 92 Annual 5-16
* Airborne Samurai: Reference Notes for ASL, by Steven Swann, 95w Annual 4-7, 33
* The Japanese, by Chris Farrell, ASL Digest 1.6
* Whither the Japanese, by Jeff Shields, ASL Digest 6.8 (October 15, 1996)
* Japanese National Capabilities Sheet - from the old ASL Crossroads

Tactics

* Welcome to the Jungle: Tactical Tips For Playing the Japanese in ASL, by Robert Wolkey, ASL Journal 1:51
* THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY: When you absolutely, positively have to kill Americans in the PTO, by Chuck Hammond, Hit The Beach! 3:8:4 (November 1998, Southern California ASL Club)
* Jungle Warfare in ASL, by McGilchrist, Mark, View From the Trenches 14/15:20 (Sep-97, Philipps, Pete)
* The Soldiers of the Emperor, by Farrell, Chris Repetti, Tom, View From the Trenches 14/15:16 (Sep-97)

1.11 Step Reduction

* Japanese Units Step Reduction Table, by Schonkeren, Luc, Scroungin' ASL News:24 (Critical Hit) - Japanese Units Step Reduction Table
* Japanese Unit Step Reduction Chart, View From the Trenches 14/15:17 (Sep-97) - Japanese Step Reduction Chart -Player Aid

1.421 Tank-Hunder (T-H) Heroes

* Tactical Tips for Veterans: Tank Hunter Heroes as Decoys, Dispatches From the Bunker 6:

1.5 Banzai Charge

* Tactical Tips for Novices: Defending Against the Banzai Charge, by Ruta, Tom, Dispatches From the Bunker 11:Backpage

1.641 Hara-Kiri

* The Misuse of Hari-Kiri, by Brimmicombe-Wood, Lee, View From the Trenches 38:18 (Jul-01) - Historical Review of Hari-Kiri

2. Jungle

* The Jungle is Neutral, by Repetti, Tom, View From the Trenches 14/15:13 (Sep-97) - PTO Terrain Basics
* PTO Terrain Summary Sheet, by McGilchrist, Mark, View From the Trenches 14/15:15 (Sep-97) - PTO Terrain Player Aid

5. Huts

* With Shovels and Picks: Or a Less Glorious Way to (Sometimes) Win a War: Part 5, by Scref, Claude, ASL News 29:21 (Mar-95, Number Nine) - Eliminating Fortifications

8. Rice Paddies

* With Shovels and Picks: Or a Less Glorious Way to (Sometimes) Win a War: Part 5, by Scref, Claude, ASL News 29:21 (Mar-95, Number Nine) - Eliminating Fortifications
* Rice Paddies Cheat Sheet, player aid by Mark Pitcavage

9. Panjis

* Hung Up, Skewered, and Blasted: The Use of Wire, Panjis and A-P Mines in ASL, by Chuck Goetz, The General 31-4 50, 54
* Hung Up, Skewered. And Blasted to Smithereens: A Short Primer on the Uses of Wire, Panjis and A-P Mines, by Goetz, Chuck, Backblast 2:16 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - Wire, Panjis & A-P Mines Use

9.31 Panji MC

* Panjis: Bamboo Spike Jungle Traps, by , Critical Hit 3.1:21 - Panjis - Historical & Rules Analysis
* With Shovels and Picks: Or a Less Glorious Way to (Sometimes) Win a War: Part 5, by Scref, Claude, ASL News 29:21 (Mar-95, Number Nine) - Eliminating Fortifications

10. Animal Pack

* Horse Transport, 97 Annual 9

11. Caves

* Phosphorescent Caves - Using White Phosphorus grenades against caves, by JR VanMechelen
* Spelunking 101: Tips on Cave and Cave Complex Setups, by Dade Cariaga, 96 Annual 42-44
* Spelunking, by Fottenberry, Gary, Fire for Effect 1.1:5 (Feb-92) - Cave Complex Assault Tactics
* With Shovels and Picks: Or a Less Glorious Way to (Sometimes) Win a War: Part 6, by Scref, Claude, ASL News 30:27 (Sep-95, Number Nine) - Eliminating Fortifications
* The Grognard Speaks: “Learning ASL, One Scenario at a Time” By Bob Smith, Hit The Beach! 6:2:6 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club) - scenarios recommended for learning
* Assaulting a Cave Complex: A One-Turn Study of Kakazu Ridge, by J.R. Tracy, ASL Journal 2:12 (2000, Multi-Man Publishing)

11.33 Search & Recon

* Caves in ASL: Easier to Find Than You Think (Maybe), by Banozic, Rob, ASL Junk:20 (WCW) - Cave Search & Recon

12. Landing Craft

* Across the Waves, by Steven Swann, The General 28:2:8
* Landing Craft Damage Flowchart, by Dahl, Greg, View From the Trenches 21:10 (Sep-98)
* LC Destruction Table, by Mudge, Pete, Critical Hit 2:35 - Landing Craft Destruction Table -Player Aid
* LC for Targets. the Basics: A Primer on LC Killing, by Mudge, Pete, Critical Hit 2:35 - Attacking Landing Craft

13. Beaches

* Beach Terrain Cheat Sheet, player aid by Mark Pitcavage

14. Seaborne Assaults

* Hit the Beaches Running: An Introduction to Beach Assaults, by Dahl, Greg, View From the Trenches 21:7 (Sep-98) - Seabourne Assault Rules Explanation
* Ambitious Tips, Backblast 2:37 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - Seaborne Evacuation & NOBA Tips
* The Grognard Speaks: “Learning ASL, One Scenario at a Time” By Bob Smith, Hit The Beach! 6:2:6 (April 2001, Southern California ASL Club) - scenarios recommended for learning

14.51 Tetrahedrons

* With Shovels and Picks: Or a Less Glorious Way to (Sometimes) Win a War: Part 6, by Scref, Claude, ASL News 30:27 (Sep-95Number Nine) - Eliminating Fortifications in ASL

14.6 Naval OBA (NOBA)

* Ambitious Tips, Backblast 2:37 (Apr-95, M.M.P.) - Seaborne Evacuation & NOBA Tips
* The Forgotten Fleets, by Harris, Charles, View From the Trenches 34/35:36 (Nov-00) - French, German & Italian NOBA Chart Variant Rules
* Enter the Kreigsmarine: German NOBA for ASL, by Harris, Leon, Critical Hit 1:12 (Aug-94) - German NOBA Rules Variant

17. Marines and Early U.S. Army

* Semper Fi! The United States Marine Corps in ASL, by Steven Swann, The General 28:2:7, 9-13
* USMC National Capabilities Sheet - from the old ASL Crossroads
* Marine Corps Gazette's Mastering Tactics: Ambush at Dark, by Schmitt, John F., Critical Hit 3:17 - USMC Tactics
* Marine Corps Gazette's Mastering Tactics: Attack on Narrow Pass, by Schmitt, John F., Critical Hit 2:27 - USMC Tactics

17.1 U.S. Marine Corps

* Morale is High, by Cocke, Perry, Backblast 1:30 (Oct-94, M.M.P.) - Explanation of U.S.M.C. Morale

17.111 Marine Defense Battalions; ParaMarines; Marine Scout-Sniper Detachments; Marine Raiders

* First To Fight! Reference Notes for ASL, by Steven Swann, 93b Annual 17-22

18. The Chinese

* The Cannon of the Red, by Daglish, Andy, ASL News 29:14 (Mar-95, Number Nine) - Nationalist vs Red Chinese 1939-1945 -Historical
* Chinese National Capabilities Sheet - from the old ASL Crossroads

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