Campaign Series Vietnam

Crossroads · February 03, 2025, 01:37:49 PM

Thanks Jason and welcome back to proper winter! Speaking of which, the winter map images were completed today, both for 2D and 3D maps. I will put them in for the Official updates at the end of month - barring any unseen issues - so for all you Korean War fans out there, you can now opt to create for battles in winter conditions as well.

I am referring to discussion around 27 minute mark, where for this Public Beta we only had Snow completely finished and included here.

The first 30 minutes or so cover the new 2.00 and 3.00 version of Vieatam and Middle East, if you have any questions we're happy to answer them here.

Jason Petho · February 06, 2025, 12:59:49 AM

We took a minute to get everyone caught up to speed on the Campaign Series Middle East and Vietnam UPDATES and then we dove right into the senseless violence of Aachen. At this rate it is taking a bit longer to do the turns, but I am also taking the time to explain some of the thoughts and tactics I'm using as I continue to play. Of course, if you have questions, feel free to ask them and I am always happy to answer! This scenario is getting more intense as I am seeing tanks coming to the front and the counter-attacks are starting to form up. Alas, I did make a few mistakes near the end of the session... boo for bloody lessons.

Jason Petho · February 09, 2025, 06:10:20 PM

We spent the first half hour going over the first couple day results of the survey that was posted over on cslegion.com If you haven't filed it out, I highly recommend doing so, as we do take the answers into account as we design the games! After that we returned to Aachen for some intense city fighting and fighting on the southern portion of the map, for a couple turns. In most cases the German artillery was off, but damn, in the south - it was atrocious. On the bright side, progress is being made in the city.

Jason Petho · February 13, 2025, 01:13:59 AM

It was an intense session, with some good progress on both the flanks. The city fighting is grinding down though, as we didn't make a lot of progress into Aachen this turn. Block by block we're scrapping in the city, but I have reinforcements coming on the outskirts, hopefully that will turn the tide. Panthers have been spotted advancing to the front in the south, so that is a whole new ball of wax I will have to deal with. It will be interesting to see how well the Jackson's can do against the tanks, even though some Panzer IV's nailed a few this turn. Ugh. Positive vibes!

Jason Petho · February 16, 2025, 04:27:13 PM

We went over some news for the latest Campaign Series games and offered a reminder about the Cold War survey. Please take a moment to fill it out if you're interested, we really want to make the game for you! We dove back into Aachen with some intense city fighting, making progress in some sectors and being held back in other. What a pain in the rear. We engaged some Panthers for the first time with some relative success and continued to clean out the Aachen Municipal Forest. Once we do that, it will release a bunch of troops to send to the south of Aachen and fill in the gap where German reinforcements appear to be coming from. Onward!

Crossroads · February 19, 2025, 04:00:49 PM

"We are excited to announce the release of the Remastered free update for Campaign Series: Vietnam Version 2.00.01 it brings a host of new features, enhancements, and fixes, ensuring an even deeper and more immersive tactical wargaming experience", says Matrix Games, and who am I to argue!

Campaign Series: Vietnam remastered free update is out now

Go get yours while supply lasts

Jason Petho · February 20, 2025, 10:43:50 AM

The Campaign Series Vietnam 2.00 UPDATE has been officially released! I explained a few things about it to help those that haven't installed it yet. Also a quick reminder about the Cold War Survey before we dove back into the Aachen scenario. This time it was mostly about city fighting and I went through a number of techniques of making a good go of it. We are up to 60% of Aachen captured and have been able to consolidate some forces. We were also quite fortunate in the south and managed the destruction of some Panthers and Panzer IV's that was threatening our advance. Only 29 more turns to go... Onward!

Jason Petho · February 23, 2025, 04:44:31 PM

Success! There was excellent progress in the Aachen Municipal Forest and it has finally been cleared of Germans. This will give the southern flank a fairly substantial boost in artillery and infantry to help push along the corridor and break through the Schill Line in the south. The city fighting in Aachen proper left a lot to be desired this turn, but with the fall of a few kew positions in the city last turn, I am able to maneuver some infantry towards where it is needed. There is still progress in the north and center, with a potential breech of the Schill Line coming soon, but the advances have slowed to a snails pace as I clean up some stubborn German pockets. I'm grateful this is only against the AI. HA!

Jason Petho · February 27, 2025, 12:55:34 AM

We went over the latest news about the Campaign Series Vietnam and Middle East Updates and then returned to Aachen. Well, I cursed a lot during this turn, so prepare yourself for that. The fighting in Aachen is going well, quite well even, as I'm making good progress to clear the city. I would venture to guess around 65% has been captured. To the north, well, I ran into Tigers and Panthers and all my direct fire had decided to glance off the armour. Otherwise the Germans were getting some amazing shots, making me cringe and wince often. It's a fight, a good one, but a nasty one!

Jason Petho · March 06, 2025, 12:27:11 AM

Campaign Series West Front: We went over the latest Campaign Series news and went over a quick run down of what is going on behind the scenes. Then we dove back into Aachen and all the violence associated to that. The German artillery was BRUTAL this turn, I winced a lot and cursed even more. On the bright side, Aachen has nearly fallen which will provide an excellent jumping off point for advances in the south. In the north, well, I have run into Tigers and Panthers and they are going to cost me in some pretty nasty fighting. It's close range at the moment, until I run out of tanks in that sector. There are minor breakthroughs in the middle though, which offers encouragement until I run into the hidden anti-tank guns. Exciting times!

Jason Petho · March 08, 2025, 08:32:37 PM

I took a few minutes to create a quick tutorial for those that had ongoing PBEM games or scenarios (Like A WEEK IN BINH LONG) that they wanted to continue with the Vietnam 2.00 UPDATE. This procedure will not work with Middle East. Let me know if you have any questions and don't forget to delete the files when you're done!

Jason Petho · March 09, 2025, 03:46:44 PM

With the release of the Campaign Series Vietnam 2.00 UPDATE, we spent a little time going over what is new and showed off a few feature coming in the next UPDATE. After we fired up a classic, Street Without Joy. We are in command of a few French Groupments as we hunt down the Viet Minh 95 Regiment along the QL1. I really love this scenario, it has a lot of things going on and it's nerve wracking as you advance into the Viet Minh held territory. We spent the session maneuvering and planning and as daylight broke, we are now starting to be engaged by the Viet Minh, suffering some losses already. Definitely no joy.

Jason Petho · March 12, 2025, 11:43:32 PM

Another session of intense combat all over the map, including running into some nasty ambushes. The battlefield is slowly becoming littered with burning American tanks. On the bright side, we're getting a few swipes of our own! Aachen is 98% secured and we're about the flank the southern positions. I'm hoping I find some of the blasted artillery that's been a thorn in our rears. I did spend the first bit going over the expectations and future plans. Feel free to chime in your thoughts, I would love to hear!

Jason Petho · March 19, 2025, 11:45:03 PM

After going over what was new and what I was working on the past few days for Cold War, we dove back into Aachen. It didn't start off that well as I lost 15 or so tanks during the German turn. What a mess. On the other hand, Aachen has been cleared and we're pushing through into the rear. I took the opportunity before I started tonight to do some of the tedious moving, so most of the session is talking about the action or conducting action. Some battles were in my favour, but others were not. One good thing is it seems I have some an armoured task for as reinforcements precisely where I needed it for a break through. I hope anyway, ha!

Jason Petho · March 27, 2025, 07:55:36 PM

We did a quick overview of what the team has been working on and then returned our attention to Aachen. In the north, my attack has stalled due to the presence of the big cats. I am making progress up there, but the fighting is rough. The center is seeing a breakthrough and I decided to be overly aggressive in one sector, we shall see if it pans out or I leave a bunch of burning hulks. Aachen has fallen completely and we are pushing east towards the Schill line in that sector. The most interesting part was I think I found a hole in the southeast to dive into the rear of the Germans. Unfortunately, our adventure into the Hurtgen was short lived and now I need to screen that very vulnerable flank.