Ukraine War 2022 - 15mm Wargame Video
Change of Gears - Heading Back to 'Nam for Some Special Forces Action
So I’ve taken a brief break from Omaha to build and run a game with @stvitusdancern on the Sitrep Command Team. The game was Valor & Victory (Barry Doyle, Vietnam Expansion by @oriskany) where we pitted a platoon of US Special Forces up against Vietnamese regulars (PAVN) near the Laotian border, Kon Tum Province, South Vietnamese Central Highlands, III Corps, mid-December 1967.
The general situation in this part of the war was dominated by a VC/NVA build-up for the Tet Offensive that would hit in January-February 1968. During this build-up, large contingents of NVA troops and weapons for the VC would come down the the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos and Cambodia – with branches leading off the trail at many points, leading into South Vietnam. American and ARVN ground forces were not allowed into Laos and Cambodia, but they could interdict these forces as they crossed into South Vietnam, hopefully stopping the buildup and perhaps using intelligence gained in these actions (prisoners / captured documents) to build a better picture about the Tet Offensive that was building up.
Nicely written! You sucked me right in. Instead of watching a movie tonight we’re watching the SITREP channel.
With the Flames of War resurgence in general I’ve been building up Arab/Israeli Team Yankee stuff I’ve also been building up my WW2 American forces for the Slow Grow League forces and while shopping for that I’ve been running across the ‘NAM’ stuff as well. After revisiting the old Beasts of War NAM Week videos I’ve started buying that stuff as well too!
This game season was perfectly timed for me. Thanks TEAM SITREP!??
No worries, @templar007 – Looks like the edited “highlight” replay of this game is going to come down to three 30-min videos like the Gold Beach game … I hope to be putting them up through the coming week. ?