Campaign Series Vietnam

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Jason Petho

That's coming on Sunday during the live stream.
Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

The eighty-first session of A Week in Binh Long. We spent today session reviewing the scenario/campaign. Discussions varied from tactics to suggestions to ideas. Lots of tidbits on how to play the campaign more effectively and offering alternate solutions to having a better Day 7 than I had. Things to consider, things to contemplate, things to engage in!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

Starting a new and shorter scenario since we finished A Week in Binh Long. Tonight we played the first half of The Contradiction - The Battle of Minh Thanh Road. Our core unit is a couple of cavalry troops from 1st/4th Cavalry (Quarter Horse) and we are going to ambush and destroy a Viet Cong Regiment. Exciting times to be had with all this firepower!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

An error was found in the script and I decided to give it another go. I started from turn 8, near the start of the ambush site. Silly me for doing so, especially live. What a mess. Things were going so well before the Viet Cong decided to get serious. These 12 turns are an example of ways to experience and defeat an ambush, but then get surprised and have a bad day!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

I could say that the ambush rolled into our favour and it was a glorious victory. Well, that's what the press would say. The reality is that the ambush was finally cleared when the Viet Cong finally decided to withdraw from the highway. That was a rough session today, with more losses than I could shake a stick at. Lots of valuable lessons learned though!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

An all French scenario session today! After a few questions about how to win the Giong Dinh scenario has come to my attention recently, I decided to give it a whirl with the 1.30 UPDATE and see how it went. I show some tactics on what do to and, of course, what not to do. Ha!  The scenario only takes about an hour so then I started up Blood and Coal, Battle of Mao Khe and managed to play through the first 12 turns. It's a mess, but a heck of a lot of fun!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

It was a very late session last night, damn work getting in the way of my schedule. We ended up finishing up Blood and Coal successfully! That was a fun little scenario, the French parachutists were the core of the counter attack, with some valuable lessons how to assault. The second game was the start of a Rendevous with Destiny - Battle of Ia Drang. This is the first landing with 1st/7th Cavalry in to LZ XRAY in the Ia Drang Valley. I did do a modification, which I explained in my babbles, although I'm having second doubts. Let me know what think!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

My internet crashed during the live stream, but I kept recording and played through these two scenarios. I played the two primary Ia Drang scenarios. Let me know what you think about the first one and if I should remove the extra helicopter platoon. The second one, Broken Arrow, I knew I added some options for the attacks, but the attacks in this case were pretty tame. I might see about revising the script for a future update or try it offline another go and see if it is just a fluke. What do you think?

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

Since the CS Middle East 2.30 UPDATE still hasn't been released, although should be released tomorrow, I started up another Vietnam scenario. This has me operating a couple Marine Battalions into the DMZ and trying to hunt down some PAVN regulars. Well holy crap! What a mess so far. I'm just getting started and it is already nerve wracking. But it's fun, a lot of fun. I lost some precious helicopters though, which will make my attack in the north quite difficult. Give it a watch, tell me what you think!

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

Continuing on with Operation Hickory, we are stumbling forward into well position NVA defences. Both the American Marines and the ARVN Parachutists are having a hell of a time making progress. The ARVN are taking brutal losses in the forests just south of the DMZ, while the Marines are holding their own... so far. My helicopter situations went from bad to terrible. This is a good scenario to learn how to attack... or die.

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Boggit

Thanks for the update Jason. :ThumbsUp:
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Jason Petho

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

Back to Vietnam for today's session! We are continuing on with Into the DMZ and the brutal fighting that is happening in this sector. This session provides a lot of good examples of how to use the Free World firepower to reduce well defended bunkers and trenches, especially when operating in close quarters with the enemy. Jungle bunker busting at its finest.  Alas, the ARVN Parachutists, on the other hand, are having a hell of a go. It's a rough fight, very indeed.

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

We finished off Into the DMZ - Operation Hickory. While I would like to say it went swimmingly well, it generally didn't. There were a lot of valuable lessons learned in this session. This session is a bit longer than usual as I played through until the end so we can start up something new next time. This was a challenging scenario and I know what I would do next time I played. There are a lot of small challenges in the scenario, which makes it most fascinating to play.

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?

Jason Petho

Back to Vietnam and we started a new scenario today. Hunting in Ho Bo Woods, Operation Crimp. This takes place in III Corps area northwest of Saigon near the Iron Triangle. The star of this episode is the 1st Australians and we land into LZ March and attempt to clear the plantation. Of course, I have suffered casualties and it took quite a bit to get my troops organized into a coherent attack, but we're on the way! The US Airborne is nearly on scene in their slicks getting ready to land at LZ April! Exciting times to be had.

Campaign Series Middle East 1948-1985 : v3.00 coming 2024

Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967 : v1.30 released April 26, 2023

Campaign Series Cold War 1948-1985 : v1.00 coming 202?