The first game at home for the year sees a return to SE Asia. This time a 1 on 1 game using The Nam - The Way it Was rules.
A VC force has been spotted and the Marines are sent on a search and destroy . The VC have their own objectives to complete as they are mustering supplies and forces for the future , so they have to get stuff off board , which means it’s not just a straight up firefight.
The VC are set up initially on blinds with some blanks . The US made a reasonable intel roll and chose 7 or the 12 to reveal finding some key teams and some blanks . Game on
US Forces
4 x 4 , Fireteams with M16’s . All trained
2 x M60 teams
1 Lt (veteran), , RTO , and Grenadier (7x Grenades ), 1 Corpsman
1 Mortar team , Veteran
VC ,
4 x4 rifles teams - with limited ammunition , trained
1 x 4 SMG team, veteran
2 x 5 AK47 teams , trained
2 x LMG teams, veteran , 1 x RPG
2 s Sniper (placed at far end of table). Veteran
VC supply column - 2 bikes , 2 carrier figures , 1 VC command - veteran
3 hidden caches - rolling on a d8
Card deck has 1 per squad , plus random event and joker .
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First squad off the chopper. |
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The LZ is under observation |
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Halt ! - booby traps - punji sticks.. luckily they were spotted. |
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Ambush! |
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Incoming ! RPG! |
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Mortar section is set up on the cleared LZ. |
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1st round on target - takes out the RPG and his mates. |
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The VC supply column is though getting away |
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The LT finds another way through . |
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Sniper ! Wings the LT and kills the RTO. |
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Another LMG team opens up - the Marines just charge . |
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VC escape across the river - grenades and shots just don’t stop these. |
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VC command stay to conduct the defence. |
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Bug out time for the VC as the Marines get near the village |
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Casualty evacuation |
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A cache of weapons is discovered in the village too. |
Great game only just won by Pete’s USMC final weapons cache discovery, found as a result of hiding from the sniper, they nearly missed it! 5 US KIA 3 wounded . 5 wounded VC captured - 14 KIA . The majority of the VC supply column got away . They will be back!
A few overhead shots of the wider table - until next time