I hope this is going alright and isn't to long in description.
I've decided to just post the last two screenshots from
TURN 12. Still in Clockwise fashion. I think for continuity's sake, it's best to post the turns in a separate posts.
Turn 12 SE Corner
Not much happening here, but you'll note what my
Sea Knight helos and mostly my
COBRA gunships unmasked for me. You might notice the
2nd Cobra flying towards FBD, flying over the road on the
WEST edge. At the
first flag to the
EAST you'll see how far my
jeep got before it was ambushed
very early in the game, so I know the
NVA are in those trees. Where the road runs off the map to the
SOUTH, you'll find my
Sniper in the trees with
full LOS of the flags to the
NORTH/ACROSS and one further to the
SOUTH where the road swings to the
RIGHT and off the map to the
EAST. In the trees by each of the flags in the
SE corner in ambush positions, sits a
Recon Section w/supporting LOS to
cover those
flags/Sniper and beyond. Those arrived on
TURN 5. This was a
Intel Goldmine for me as it set mind to future plans with the hope that some of any future reinforcements would come overland at some point. But again the "
wheels were turning" and I just needed the tools to get the job started.
TURN 12 SW Corner
On the
NORTH side of the river you'll again see the situation I was in around Fire Base Dragon (FBD) and my
2 Cobra Gunships coming in from the EAST "on the road" they would help me in many ways while I had them. The
1st attack came from SOUTH of the river and, it was sizeable by the
VC, they were "
MOTIVATED". If you don't "
Buckle Down" right off I can see where
some might get overwhelmed to a degree, this reminded me of the
Ia Drang Valley in 1965. Except you have the advantage of having a "
cozy" FB for your guys. It only rained
Mortar/B-40/Heavy Artillery occasionally, OK,
that's not quite true. You will get
pounded early and in cycles throughout. I literally
EVERY SINGLE TURN hit that
MORALE button for
every unit in FBD. AND I'M GLAD I DID IT!! I don't know if I would've exhausted all the turns this Scenario allows for at
60 Turns otherwise. If I'm wrong on that (
turns) please Suhiir correct me.
Going to enjoy the rest of this night before it's back to work for me.
And if Don you're looking in after I get all these posted, I'll start my submission checks from the last patch in a more "organized" fashion, however, in a "
catch as catch can" I haven't come across any issues.
Regards,
Pat
