CSV try III Ian is NLF larry is Allies csv_lgf_v1.0.sce

[larryfulkerson]

I made a modification to CSV which was that I lowered the AA leathiality from 50% to 20% and I thought maybe I should post the scenario here below so you guys can check out the change I made.

[larryfulkerson]

I've been trying to create a challenge for Ian and me with me as the Allies and the "no borders" switch turned OFF and it's been no joy so far. I checked the game options twice and made sure it was OFF before I created the challenge. So now I'm wondering if it's always going to be on. Maybe when Ian is loading it, it gets turned on somehow.

Note to Ian, if during your turn the "no borders" gets turned ON it's a busted game.

[larryfulkerson]

Okie dokie I'll document this so I can prove it's a bug. Step one is to click on the "create a challenge" button.

[larryfulkerson]

Next, I scroll down to my custom scenario and chose to play the NLF side and check the "no borders" switch [ next post ].

[larryfulkerson]

For some reason the status line is blank in the previous image so I'm doing it again to show the status line showing that I'm asking for the NLF side.

[larryfulkerson]

And if I click on the Options tab then the switches are available for modification and I make sure that "no borders" is OFF.

[larryfulkerson]

And here's the created challenge, the one on the bottom row. It's got me playing the Allied side. Now we need to get Ian to accept our challenge to see what the "no borders" switch position is.

[devoncop]

Hi Larry

I get an option screen pop up my end before my turn starts. So far I have been ignoring it. I will see what it shows for borders and try and adjust it to show borders on if it has flipped back.

I will wait to get a new challenge up from you.

All the best

ian

[larryfulkerson]

Ahhhhhh HHHAAaaa......it's created wrong. I asked for "off" and it gave me "on" for some reason. Ian had to override it. This is definately a bug in 4.0.1.23

[larryfulkerson]

That fixed it Ian....I'm working on my moves. It's 08:26 local time Monday morning.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the condition of the planes so far. They are all green and ready except the Navy planes which are in reserve. I was wrong about when they reactivate....it's T6, not T2. D'oh. The NVA could be in Phu Bai by then. I can expect Ian to use the cover of the monsoon to really get frisky with his NVA divisions up north. He's already started moving the units of at least one division to better positions, some of them are on the trail I think.

[larryfulkerson]

New moves from Ian: I'm watching the playback.
Event 6 sees two VC units down south and I'm thinking that the alert ARVN units nearby might be able to do something about them.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's a look at the north right now. I distinctly heard troops marching south on the HCM trail and it persisted long enough for them to enscounce themselves in the mountains to the SW of Phu Bai so the next thing I need to do is deploy the Marines in those mountains to clear the area of bad guys, especially around Da Nang.

[devoncop]

Turn 2

So this game with "Borders On" is going to need a slightly different strategy from the last one I am thinking.

I need to try and be less predictable with the NVA (no more just moving due south from North Vietnam) and also be more creative with the weak VC units.

Disbandment after territorial gain or some mighty satisfying bridge blowing[:)] will need to be the name of the game in the very early stages and I then need to co-ordinate a wave of arrivals so I can locally try and swamp the provincial defenders.

The advantage of this is that in the early turns at least Larry will have mobilised the Marines ans MACV (and I expect some air assets) with little for them to do......the disadvantage of course is it allows free reign to the ARVN/US to sweep through the 50% of territory that begins VC controlled and re-convert it.

This turn there is some active bridge blowing in the Delta and the NVA get their marching shoes on (thankfully without interdiction)...

[larryfulkerson]

Without thinking about it twice I drove an ARVN regiment way into Laos toward an enemy supply spot. I was going to capture it and turn off the supply to a lot of enemy units in that area but halfway there it dawned on me what I was doing and stopped moving. I need to back out of there soonest. It's going to be +1 just for violating the soventry of Laos. D'oh. I can't imagine what I was thinking at the time. Maybe that's the problem....I wasn't thinking.

[devoncop]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

Without thinking about it twice I drove an ARVN regiment way into Laos toward an enemy supply spot. I was going to capture it and turn off the supply to a lot of enemy units in that area but halfway there it dawned on me what I was doing and stopped moving. I need to back out of there soonest. It's going to be +1 just for violating the soventry of Laos. D'oh. I can't imagine what I was thinking at the time. Maybe that's the problem....I wasn't thinking.

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[:-]....Sometimes unexpected things make me burst out laughing.....this post was one of them.

I believe the ARVN weren't always the most disciplined....an unprovoked invasion of a neutral neighbour probably comes under that category [;)]

[devoncop]

Turn 3

The government in Hanoi decide to try and exploit the outrageous violation of neutrality by the 51st regiment of the 1st ARVN Division which is stuck 25Km inside Laos.

Consequently NVA and VC troops aside from some shelling are ordered to hold the unit in Laos rather than destroy it whilst the world's TV cameras are invited to see the proof of US imperialism [:)]

Only two VC units arrive this turn so with the US Marine Expeditionary Force now arrived in South Vietnam and ARVN Rangers active there is little the VC can usefully do as yet. Despite last turn's +1 VP for the Viet Cong the overall score is +2 to the Americans reflecting the lack of meaningful VC activity... It is a case of "jam tomorrow" for the VC.

[larryfulkerson]

It appears that the NVA have killed my ARVN regiment...the one that ventured into Laos. I'm going to have to be more careful. Fortunately the ARVN units respawn but the American ones don't so I'll have to monitor them to make sure they don't go into harm's way without a good reason.

[larryfulkerson]

I got some heavy lift helicopters this turn and I moved 'em by boat to Da Nang and Hoi An so as to be near the Marines. I'd like them heliborne for a while for safety as well as utility. I can cover way more terrain by air then by marching so it makes sense to pay the EEV points for the choppers.

I'll have to see if I can airlift all the Marine assets at one time sometime soon because if I can that would be good to know.

I lost an ARVN regiment from the 1st Division last turn because he wasn't airmobile I think. If he could have gotten to the supply point and snuffed it, maybe he could have flown out the next turn and all it would cost me is +1 for the border violation and I'm pretty sure I can afford that pretty soon. And if I can cause supply difficulties for the NVA and the VC that would be a good thing.

[devoncop]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

It appears that the NVA have killed my ARVN regiment...the one that ventured into Laos. I'm going to have to be more careful. Fortunately the ARVN units respawn but the American ones don't so I'll have to monitor them to make sure they don't go into harm's way without a good reason.

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Thats an interesting one Larry.

I deliberately didn't kill off the 51st though it was reduced in combat strength from a 5-4 to a 3-3 by artillery. I cut it off from supply. I am wondering if ARVN/US units left in Laos at the end of a turn automatically are eliminated? It a shame as my fiendish plan was to trap them there and harvest the VP every turn [;)]

Having said that I guess you would have just disbanded it so it wouldn't have worked. Just thought you should know I didn't wipe it out....