Campaign Series Vietnam

Crossroads · June 28, 2024, 11:34:35 AM

So happy to have this update finally out! Thank you for your support and if you notice anything out of whack do let us know

Old TImer · June 28, 2024, 12:19:59 PM

No Tet/Hue in the update? Or am I blind?
Not really complaining as there's a lot here as it is.
Just curiouso....

Crossroads · June 28, 2024, 12:49:37 PM

Quote from: Old TImer on June 28, 2024, 12:19:59 PMNo Tet/Hue in the update? Or am I blind?
Not really complaining as there's a lot here as it is.
Just curiouso....

Cheers, OT, from Jason's post:

Quote from: Jason Petho on June 27, 2024, 09:20:16 AMScenarios
• Included six new TET related scenarios.

From the final 1.31 installer, I think I counted seven, not six Tet scenarios, or at least 1968 scenarios.

Old TImer · June 29, 2024, 01:00:08 PM

Quote from: Crossroads on June 28, 2024, 12:49:37 PM
Quote from: Old TImer on June 28, 2024, 12:19:59 PMNo Tet/Hue in the update? Or am I blind?
Not really complaining as there's a lot here as it is.
Just curiouso....

Cheers, OT, from Jason's post:

Quote from: Jason Petho on June 27, 2024, 09:20:16 AMScenarios
• Included six new TET related scenarios.

From the final 1.31 installer, I think I counted seven, not six Tet scenarios, or at least 1968 scenarios.

So I AM blind then. Fantastic.
Thanks though for the info. I'll have another look.

Crossroads · June 29, 2024, 02:48:40 PM

Quote from: Old TImer on June 29, 2024, 01:00:08 PMSo I AM blind then. Fantastic.
Thanks though for the info. I'll have another look.

Thanks for participating in the public beta, Old Timer! Spot anything do let us know.

Jason Petho · June 30, 2024, 03:51:33 PM

The updates have been released! I went over a quick How To and things to consider when updating Middle East and Vietnam. Also where to find the TET related scenarios! Then we dove back into the chaos at Omaha. We are well off the beaches and clearing the map. The counter attacks have mostly calmed down and now it's a lot of clearing small positions and then figuring out the best way to exit off the map. The mopping up is still full of surprises, it's interesting to see where the defenders are holed up and rooting them out is always fun!

Jason Petho · July 03, 2024, 11:44:52 PM

We went over the Middle East 2.31 reissue of the update. Not much had changed, but there was some cruft that should have been removed from the original. Petri bought a new piece of software to help find those issues so it shouldn't happen again in the future. Then we went back into Omaha. This session was dealing with pockets and clearing routes for our maneuvers to the exit objective. The pockets are a pain, but we will overcome!

Jason Petho · July 07, 2024, 03:49:17 PM

Campaign Series West Front: We wrapped up the scenario. It was a lot of cleaning up pockets and then removing units from the map. That being said it wasn't an action packed session, but the conversation was most interesting. There were various questions and thoughts posed throughout where we had some discussion to various topics such as the recent post at the Blitz, Iran/Iraq War, Soviets in Afghanistan, etc. That being said, it was an interesting session, the conversations are always intriguing!

Jarhead0331 · July 07, 2024, 05:15:51 PM

Before the site took a dirt nap for a couple of days, I had asked the following question:

I'm currently playing the Alabama Tick scenario that takes place in 1966. My ARVN Airborne units are really struggling to secure their objectives along Highway 527. LZ Alpha consists of two hexes and it is the only area where my USMC helos are able to drop off reinforcements. There is a lot of AAA covering the LZ and some of those crew served weapons have taken down a few of my CH-34s. Two units of the CH-34 units have been reduced in strength to 1 and 2, respectively. As a result, they are no longer capable of carrying the reinforcements that are desperately needed in the combat zone. Without these helicopter transports at full strength, the rest of the airborne infantry will trickle in and it won't be enough to hold on, much less advance. I've tried merging the two under strength helo units, but this triggers an error message saying that the untis cannot be merged because it would exceed the maximum strength allowable for the unit. This doesn't make sense though because I have other CH-34 units that are up to a strength of 6. What am I missing? I really need these helicopters at full strength.

Also, is there any way to reinforce the under strength helicopter units? I've tried landing them at a base with a supply truck, but the strength has not gone up any.

What are my options?

Thanks.

Jason Petho · July 07, 2024, 07:30:41 PM

There in lies the question indeed and why you're grateful for loaches when you get them to help draw fire so your helicopters have a chance at surviving.

Taking the AAA positions is the highest priority for the ARVN troops because that landing zone is the key to the whole operation. If you don't take out the AAA positions, you're pretty well screwed for the rest of the scenario.

Before anything, you can transport a 3SP infantry with a 3SP helicopter, so if you take a loss on the 4SP helicopters, you can still haul the platoons with them.

As for regaining strength points for the helicopters. As the helicopters are all in the same organization, you can use the MERGE feature. Land a normally 2SP helicopter (it may be 1SP now) into an LZ and then land a 4SP (assuming it is now 3SP) helicopter into the same LZ. Selecting them both and pressing the Merge button should merge them into one platoon of 4SP (increasing by 1SP from the reduced helicopter). There's a section in the manual that gives you the details about how to do this and the limitations for it.

That's the only way to regain strength points in a scenario.

Jason Petho · July 08, 2024, 01:27:12 AM

The other thing to note is that the 2SP helicopters are good for hauling the heavy weapons, or the headquarters, things like that. And replace losses.

Jason Petho · July 14, 2024, 04:28:10 PM

Back to Hue! What a mess indeed. We covered the latest news about the current updates and what I've been working on and some thoughts and ideas about artillery. Feedback would be super! After that we went back into the city fighting in Hue. It didn't go as well for the ARVN as I had hoped. Not being in the groove for a month while we were in D-Day certainly had reared its ugly head, but it was fun nevertheless and we learned lots of valuable lessons for urban combat!

Jason Petho · July 21, 2024, 04:29:14 PM

After going over the latest news on the UPDATES for CSME and CSVN we dived into some senseless violence. I playtested a FSB Ripcord scenario I had hidden away and was taught some valuable lessons in fighting in the mountains and jungle. Even my plethora of Cobra's couldn't save me. Well, that's only partially true. What a nail biter of a battle anyway! Then we started up the third installment of the Hue scenarios. More intense city street fighting and a massive counterattack by the NVA. Good times

Jason Petho · July 28, 2024, 02:36:41 PM

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Jason Petho · July 28, 2024, 03:15:13 PM

We went through the latest news about the UPDATES for CS Middle East and CS Vietnam and then talked about some interesting tidbits that I found while I have been working on the North Koreans for the 1.40 UPDATE to be released at the end of the year (ish). After we dove back into the Hue #3 scenario where we engaged in heavy city street combat. The battle itself has been going well, considering. Some flanking maneuvers were successful and we are in the final phases of assaulting well defended NVA bunkers.