Campaign Series Vietnam - YouTube

[Jason Petho]

We shared the lastest news about the Campaign Series games and went over what to expect so far with the Vietnam 2.10 and Middle East 3.10 UPDATES coming out later this fall. After that we dove back in to the fifth scenario of the Dien Bien Phu series of scenarios. Our attacks into the Viet Minh lines are going well and we found some AAA guns that were the primary mission for the scenario. It is exciting to see the Event Points in action and really changes the whole dynamic of the game.

https://youtu.be/FSSbEWBjpBQ

[Jason Petho]

Well that was an interesting session today. After the usual Campaign Series briefing we finished up with the Dien Bien Phu 5th scenario. Upon successful completion of that, we started a brand new challenge with the Dien Bien Phu 6th scenario. This is a bit longer one and we are now playing back as the Viet Minh. With multiple divisions under our command, we're assaulting a series of five hills that are heavily defended by the French forces. I explain my attacks and detail how we are going to overwhelm the position. There's always a method to the madness!

https://youtu.be/nR_FKLO9k00

[Jason Petho]

This was a session about preparing for massive assaults. We attempted to probe into the French defences and try to make some progress with our encirclements of the primary French positions. It was a hard fight today and our Viet Minh soldiers were suffering a lot of casualties. It was a very good lesson to see how effective utilizing smoke for the advance units were. We were also a little successful on some of assaults on the bunker positions. We didn't capture any, but we can see the losses mounting for the French defenders. It's slow progress, but progress nevertheless!

https://youtu.be/28MC0MytnzU

[Jason Petho]

We're making excellent progress in the Dien Bien Phu number six scenario. The French are dug in well and are causing mass casualties, but we managed to turn around the victory conditions from a major defeat to a major victory. It's still pretty early yet, so I am curious to see if there will be a mass counter attack. It is a slow grind though, the defences are well set up and interlocking, so it does take some planning to crack open the lines. Exciting times though with lots to learn!

https://youtu.be/LNB4ZZ0J_1w