Vietnam Combat Operation 1 - Aces8 vs AI

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Operation Quyet Thang 131

The Vietnamese Marine Corp's Task Force B has been tasked with completing Operation Quyet Thang 131. The objective of the Operation is to clear Route 1 from Hoai Nhon to Tam Quan the border of Quang Ngai province. Enemy troops have been spotted by VNMC TF B in the village of An Thai. The two Battalions of Marines cordon off the village and prepare for an assault.

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VNMC TF B attack on enemy forces at An Thai

VNMC TF B has suffered heavy losses in the attack on An Thai. The enemy force is revealed to be the 5th Battalion of the 12th Regiment of the PAVN (People's army of Vietnam). Half of the Marine force is lost in the assault on the heavily fortified village. More ARVN forces will need to be brought to An Thai to try and destroy this enemy battalion before it slips away.

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Operation Dan Chi 129

The 21st ARVN Division have been given orders to start a search and destroy operation called Dan Chi 129 with its 33rd Regiment. Also assigned to this operation is the 42nd and 44th ARVN Ranger battalions. The operation began with a road clearing force that proceeded north from Quan Long but quickly encountered an enemy force in a heavily fortified area in a mangrove swamp south of Kien Long. The enemy force is believed to be a Viet Cong Local force Battalion. A fire support base (FSB) is quickly set up at Kien Long and several more regiments of the 21st ARVN Division are rushed into the area via helicopter to set up blocking positions. Elements of the 21st ARVN Divisions 31st and 32nd Regiment are sent in to help destroy the enemy unit. Two ARVN Battalions have been sent into the U Minh forest to see if there are any more VC Local forces near by. They have discovered what is believed to be the VC 3rd Regional HQ. The two ARVN battalions in the U Minh forest consist of two battalions of the 32nd ARVN Regiment of the 21st Division. Hopefully the ARVN forces in this Operation won't suffer the heavy losses that were encountered in Operation Quyet Thang 131. And just one final note in my pics of operations solid arrows represent ground travel and the dashed arrows represent helicopter or air travel if anybody was wondering [:)]

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Operation Dan Chi 129 attack on the Swamp position

The attack on the fortified position in the Mangrove swamp (The northern most enemy unit in the last map) just southwest of Kien Long wasn't too bloody but the ARVN took more losses then the Viet Cong once again despite the fact that they outnumbered the enemy. The enemy unit in the swamp has been identified as the 10th Viet Cong Local force Battalion.

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Operation Dan Chi 129 attack on the VC HQ in the U Minh Forest

The southern attack in the U Minh forest on the Viet Cong's Military Region 3 HQ was a very bloody battle. The VC suffered negligible losses in the battle while the ARVN 21st Divisions 32nd Regiments two battalions suffered heavy losses in the attack on the heavily fortified VC HQ. These units will have to wait until the 10 Viet Cong Local force Bn in the Mangrove swamp is cleared further north and the rest of the 21st ARVN Division's forces can join them in attempting to destroy the VC HQ if they don't escape.

[desert]

Really, you're going to continue taking incredible losses unless you allocate disproportionate amounts of support to each assault.

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ORIGINAL: desert

Really, you're going to continue taking incredible losses unless you allocate disproportionate amounts of support to each assault.

I will keep that in mind [:)]

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This turn I have a bunch of missions that involve building and securing 4 CIDG Camps at Tan Linh, Suoi Da, Tuyen Nhon and Cai Cai. Most of these CIDG camps are in remote areas they will be on the lookout for enemy troop movements. On the 6th of April of this weekly turn President Johnson has authorized the Marines at Da Nang to move out and engage Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. Here's the summary at the beginning of the turn

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Operation Dan Chi 129 Phase 2

Operation Dan Chi 129 has entered its second phase. The 21st ARVN Division has managed to take the fortified swamp position formerly held by the 10th Viet Cong Local force Battalion only to find it completely abandoned. The bulk of the ARVN 21st Divisions forces have been sent further south to try and take out the Viet Cong's Military Region 3 HQ which is heavily fortified in the U Minh forest. Hopefully they will be destroyed before they slip away in the night.

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21st ARVN Division attack on VC MR3 HQ in U Minh Forest

The forces of the 21st Division have begun the attack on the VC Military Region 3 HQ. For the first time in this campaign the VC have taken more losses then ARVN troops. Here's the combat summary.

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2nd Battalion 3rd Marines Land and secure Phu Bai

A Third U.S. Marine Battalion has landed at Da Nang the 2nd Battalion from the 3rd Marines. They have been given orders to secure the airfield at Phu Bai. The unit is helilifted immediately to Phu Bai. With these facilities secured a second Marine Enclave will be established in Vietnam.

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ORIGINAL: Aces8

21st ARVN Division attack on VC MR3 HQ in U Minh Forest

The forces of the 21st Division have begun the attack on the VC Military Region 3 HQ. For the first time in this campaign the VC have taken more losses then ARVN troops. Here's the combat summary.

They took a slightly higher percentage loss but since you were attacking with so many troops you probably lost more men.

Still if you can finish off a major HQ unit that is a coup.

[Boonierat]

Gotta be careful here, with the guerrilla invisibility rule it's easy to overlook the Local Force battalion the HQ is stacked with [8D]

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ORIGINAL: Boonierat

Gotta be careful here, with the guerrilla invisibility rule it's easy to overlook the Local Force battalion the HQ is stacked with [8D]

I'm getting nervous about attacking again I don't want to lose the entire ARVN 21st Division that would be a disaster [;)]

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Marines move Hawk Missile batteries to the High Ground

The Marine Hawk batteries of the 1st LAAM Battalion have been moved to the high ground west of Da Nang Airbase with the 3/9th Marine Bn. The Marines encountered no enemy troops outside of the airbase perimeter in their initial patrols before escorting the HAWK Missles to their new location.

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Turn 6, 4/12/65 to 4/18/65

There are no missions this turn but more Marine reinforcements have arrived at Da Nang. On the 13th of April on this turn the joint chiefs have decided to deploy the 173rd Airborne Brigade to the Bien Hoa Vung Tau are for security and counterinsurgency combat operations immediately. It will take a couple of weeks for the 173rd Airborne to arrive in the country. On April 15th of this turn For the first time, planes from the carriers Midway, Coral Sea, and Yorktown, which are at Dixie Station southeast of Cam Ranh Bay, attack VC forces in South Vietnam, targeting VC positions northwest of Saigon. Here's the news summary for Turn 6.

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Marine reinforcements land at Da Nang

Several more Marine units have landed at Da Nang this turn. The 3rd battalion 4th marines have landed and have been helicoptered to Phu Bai airfield replacing the two companies of the 2nd Battalion 3rd marines that were sent there the previous week. Some artillery have arrived at Da Nang the 1st Battalion of the 12th Marines. The Headquarters of the 3rd Marine Regiment commanded by Colonel Edwin B. Wheeler have also arrived. The Marine buildup in South Vietnam continues by the end of the month there will be 8,878 Marines in country.

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Battle of U Minh Forest Phase 3 (Operation Dan Chi 129)

The ARVN 21st Division is continuing the battle against the VC 3rd Regional HQ in the U Minh forest that was started during operation Dan Chi 129 I managed to attack the Viet Cong twice this turn here's the first combat summary.

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Battle of U Minh Forest Phase 4 (Operation Dan Chi 129)

And here's the combat summary for the second attack against the VC 3rd Regional HQ by the 21st ARVN Division in the U Minh forest. This concludes Turn 6.

[sapper32]

Looks like Su Doan 21 and the ARVN Rangers are filling a lot of body bags,when i attacked that HQ unit in my game i lost a Ranger battalion its a juicy prize but your paying a price for it[&:]