I originally submitted this for publication in Line of Fire 16 but stuff kind of happened and here we are. I tried to make a scenario where the Soviets invade West Germany after the end of the Vietnam War, well before the US starts making those wonderful and deadly M-1 …
This is part 2 of the ‘Amgrunts’ scenario from Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s Anzac Attack, the expansion for Forgotten Heroes II. Part 1 is posted here. Last we left off, the Marines were in considerable trouble, with the NVA managing to surround their right flank and threaten to overrun it. …
Well, you’ve read the history, now it’s time for the report! This is a 13-turn affair that involves three forces; the US Marines and the Republic of South Vietnam are up against the K-500 Battalion of North Vietnamese Army regulars. Four maps are involved with a nice variety of terrain. …
Well, it seems that the post office is considerably faster than I expected and some superhero managed to send through my copy of Anzac Attack in record time. I pre-ordered this one a while back and I’ve been looking forward to playing it for a long time. Let’s take a …
Line of Fire magazine issue 12 has several excellent scenarios that expand on Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s Forgotten Heroes II, its game of modern squad tactics set in the Vietnam War. One of the first scenarios in the magazine is called “Ambush! Relief Attempt During Operation Attleboro”, which was created …
River of Perfume is a small 7-turn scenario that takes place during the battle for Hue in 1968 just after the Tet Offensive. It pits the United States Marine Corps versus the Viet Cong in a pitched battle. This differs significantly from the usual hit and run scenarios that feature …
So I got down to playing LnLP’s Forgotten Heroes during the past week and out came the great scenario, “Assault at Ben Suc”. The background here is the US Army and South Vietnamese troops were conducting search and destroy missions in the Iron Triangle as part of Operation Cedar Falls …
For the past week, I’ve been reporting on a playthrough of “Tread Heads”, a scenario from Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s Forgotten Heroes: Vietnam. This scenario features an NVA ambush of a US armored column. In my last write-up, I detailed the many and myriad ways that the NVA thoroughly ruined …
In LnL’s Forgotten Heroes: Vietnam scenario “Tread Heads”, the NVA spring an ambush on an approaching American armored column. The past couple of posts have featured a breakdown of how each side prepared for the fight. Now it’s time to sit back and watch how it all panned out. In …
Yesterday, I talked about setup for the NVA ambush in the scenario “Tread Heads” from Forgotten Heroes: Vietnam. Basically, the US player rolls through three map boards with six vehicles (three M-113s and three M-48s) mounted with infantry. The Americans cannot spot the NVA ambush unless they move adjacent to …
