NAM 1965-1975
TYPED BY SCOOTER. Edited by PARASITE.
INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING THE GAME
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THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO PREVENT SOUTH VIETNAM FALLING TO COMMUNIST
POWERS. THEY STRIVE TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY BOTH BY MILITARY
MEANS,USING NORTH VIETNAMESE REGULAR TROOPS,AND VIET GONG GUERILLAS,AND
BY SOCIO-POLITICAL MEANS, BY WINNING OVER THE POPULATION WJILE WORKING TO
TOPPLE THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERMENT.
THESE 2 AIMS WORK HAND IN HAND,AND PART OF THE COMMUNIST PHILOSOPHY
INVOLVED THE IDEA OF POPULAR REVOLUTION,TO WHICH END MUCH FIGHTING WAS
AIMED.
AS PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,YOU OPPOSE THIS CHALLENGE TO THE
GOVERMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM,AND THE VESTED INTERESTS OF THE U.S IN IT,
THROUGH THE USE OF MILITARY POWER AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT.
IN THIS GAME YOU CAN CONTROL THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO SOUTH VIETNAM,AND
HOW THE COMMITMENT IS USED ON THE GROUND.YOU ARE NOT A FREE AGENT,BECAUSE
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THE U.S.A FOR YOUR DECISIONS,AND THE WAR CAN
BECOME ENORMOUSLY UNPOPULAR.
OVERCOMMIT OR FARE BADLY AND YOU WILL LOSE THE NEXT ELCTION.BEHAVE
IRRESPONSIBLY AND YOU MAY FACE WORSE THINGS THAN ELECTION DEFEAT.
TUTORIAL
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WHEN THE GAME STARTS YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A SCREEN FULL OF
SCENARIOS WHICH YOU CAN PLAY.SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED `SCENARIOS` FOR
MORE DETAILS. FOR NOW CLICK ON THE `NIXON` BUTTON WITH MOUSE TO BEGIN
PLAYING THE SCENARIO IN WHICH YOU PLAY PRESIDENT NIXON.BY THE WAY,DONT BE
PUT OFF IF THE PICTURES DO NOT EXACTLY CORRESOND TO THE IMAGE ON YOUR
SCREEN, AS GRAPHICS VARY BETWEEN MACHINES, BUT THE CONTENTS OF EACH
SCREEN DO NOT.
WHEN THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN YOU HAVE 2 CHOICES,YOU
CAN CLICK WITH THE MOUSE ON EITHER HIS NEWSPAPER,OR THE PILE OF REPORTS
ON HIS DESK.
FOR NOW CLICK ON THE NEWSPAPER. A NEWS REPORT SCREEN WILL APPEAR.
ON IT THERE ARE SEVERAL BUTTONS IN WHICH YOU CAN CLICK:-NEXT ITEM-
PREVIOUS ITEM-DELETE ITEM- ETC. THE BULLET SYMBOL AND ROUNDED BOXES
INDICATE THAT THEY ARE BUTTONS.
THIS SCREEN LETS YOU READ THE VARIOUS NEWS REPORTS THAT YOUR PRESS OFFICE
SENDS UP TO YOU. IT IS USEFUL TO FIND OUT HOW YOUR POPULARITY STANDS AND
HOW THE PUBLIC PERCIEVE THE WAR.REMEMBER,THAT THE PAPERS OFTEN PORTRAY A
VIEW THAT IS SOMEWHAT AT ODDS WITH REALITY,SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THAT THE PAPERS RECORD WHAT THE PUBLIC THINK OF THE WAR. FOR AN
`OFFICIAL` VIEW YOU HAVE GOVERMENT REPORTS WHICH YOU WILL LOOK AT A
LITTLE LATER.
TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT NEWS ITEMS,PRESS THE `NEXT ITEM`AND `PREVIOUS ITEM`
BUTTONS. IF YOU REACH THE LAST ITEM AND PRESS `NEXT ITEM` THE FIRST ITEM
ON THE LIST WILL BE SHOWN,THE SAME IS TRUE IF YOU GO FROM THE 1ST ITEM
BACK TO THE LAST. THE FOLDER OF NEWS CLIPPINGS ONLY HOLDS 25 ITEMS,BUT
IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ ANYTHING A 2ND TIME YOU CAN
DELETE IT,MAKING SPACE FOR SOMETHING NEWER, BY PRESSING THE `DELETE ITEM`
BUTTON.
WHEN YOU FEEL HAPPY WITH THE `NEWS` SCREEN,PRESS THE `RETURN TO DESK
`BUTTON, THIS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE, PRESSING THE
BOTTOM IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF ANY SCREEN SUCH AS THIS WILL ALWAYS TAKE
YOU BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SCREEN.ONCE YOU ARE IN THE PRESIDENTS,PRESS ON
THE REPORTS ON HIS DESK,THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE INDEX OF REPORTS,SHOW
MAPS, TROOP COMMITMENTS, WITHDRAW TROOPS, COMMIT RESERVES, SUPPORT SOUTH
VIETNAM, COMMIT AIR SUPPORT, SHOW SUMMARY SCREEN,AND,OF COURSE-RETURN TO
MAIN SCREEN-.DONT PRESS ANY FOR A MOMENT.
THE MAP BUTTON TAKES YOU TO THE MAP INDEX.`SHOW SUMMARY SCREEN`WHICH IS
NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST,SHOWS YOU SOME BASIC INFO ABOUT THE STATE OF
AMERICAS INVOLVEMENT IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA.
THE NEXT 2 ALLOW YOU TO COMMIT OR WITHDRAW TROOPS. THE REST ALLOW YOU TO
MAKE DECISIONS THAT EFFECT THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR IN VIETNAM. THEY CAUSE
DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS TO BE MADE THAT ACTUALLY COME INTO EFFECT AT
THE END OF THE YEAR.THINK OF ALL BUT THESE 2 DECISIONS AS BUDGET
PROPOSALS RATHER THAN IMMEDIATE DECISIONS.WORKING FOM THE BOTTOM UP:
PRESIDENTIAL DECSIONS
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PRESS THE `SHOW SUMMARY REPORT BUTTON`THIS TAKES YOU TO A SCREEN WITH 2
GRAPHS ON IT.
IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IS THE USUAL `RETURN TO INDEX BUTTON`.IN
THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE CURRENT DATE(REMEMBER THAT ALL YOUR
DECISIONS MUST BE MADE BY DECEMBER,SO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS).YOU CAN PRESS
THE `ADVICE` BUTTON TO GET SOME USEFUL,AND SOMETIMES CONTENTIOUS ADVICE.
THE PACIFICATION % SHOWS YOU WHAT % OF SOUTH VIETNAMS POPULATION IS
THOUGH TO BE SYMPATHETIC TO THE AMERICAN SPONSORED GOVERMENT OF SOUTH
VIETNAM(GVN).
THE TOP GRAPH SHOWS(RETROSPECTIVELY)THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMERICAN
COMMITMENT TO THE WAR IN VIETNAM(IN TERMS OF TROOPS AND EXPENDITURE)AND
YOUR OWN POPULARITY. YOU WILL COME TO NOTE THAT AS YOUR COMMITMENT
RISES,SO WILL YOUR POPULARITY DECREASE,UNLESS YOU REDEEM YOURSELF THROUGH
MILITARY OR POLITICAL SUCCESS.
THIS GRAPH IS ONLY UPDATED AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF
THE NEW YEARS COMMITMENT,AND PUBLIC REACTION TO IT.THE 2ND GRAPH SHOWS,ON
THE SAME SCALE, US AND ALLIED LOSSES VS COMMUNISTS LOSSES. THIS IS
PERHAPS THE ULTIMATE, AND MOST GRUESOME MEASURE OF THE INFAMOUS `KILL
RATIO` IT IS THE THERMOMETER OF YOUR MILITARY SUCCESS IN SOUTH VIETNAM,
AND IS CONTINUOSLY UPDATED. IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO SEE HOW THE CURRENT
YEAR COMPARES IN LOSSES AND VICTORIES TO PREVIOUS YEARS,YOUR POPULARITY
AND COMMITMENT(AS SHOWN ON THE GRAPH ABOVE ON THE SAME HORIZONTAL
SCALE).COME BACK TO THIS SCREEN WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS TUTORIAL,AS
IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE POLITICAL SCREENS,FOR NOW RETURN TO THE
INDEX SCREEN.
NEXT WE SHALL USE VARIOUS SCREENS TO LOOK AT NEXT YEARS PROJECTED
COMMITMENT TO SOUTH VIETNAM,AND TO CHANGE SOME OF THE FIGURES.PRESSTHE
`COMMIT AIRPOWER `BUTTON, THIS WILL BRING UP A SCREEN WHICH CONTAINS THE
BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR AIR POWER COMMITMENT TO SOUTH VIETNAM,INCLUDING
MONEY FOR AIRMOBILISATION, AND THE PROPOSED USE OF THAT AIRPOWER IN
SUPPORT OF GROUND FORCES OR IN STRATEGIC BOMBING.
CLICK IN THE TEXT FIELD TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE IT SAYS `AIR SUPPORT THIS
YEAR ($MILLION) `WHICH HAS 0 IN IT. YOU CAN USE THE CURSOR KEYS AND
EDITING KEYS TO EDIT THE TEXT. SO, DELETE THE0,AND TYPE 250. THIS
INDICATES THAT YOU WANT TO ALLOCATE 250 MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR TO AIR
WAR IN VIETNAM.
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND ANY TIME UP TILL THE END OF THE
PRESENT YEAR. THE 3 TEXT FEILDS BELOW THE 1 YOU JUST TYPED IN ONTAIN 3
PERCENTAGE FIGURES WHICH INDICATE WHAT PROPORATION OF AIRPOWER
EXPENDITURE YOU WANT ON DEFOLIATION AND RECONNAISSANCE,ON STRATEGIC
BOMBING,AND ON CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AND INTERDICTION OF SUPPLIES IN THE
COMBAT ZONE.CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AND INTERDICTION INDIRECTLY HELPS YOUR
GROUND TROOPS IN COMBAT.
STRATEGIC BOMBING REDUCES THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT
FROM NORTH VIETNAM. DEFOLIATION AND RECCE INCREASES YOUR CHANCES OF
SPOTTING ENEMY UNITS WHILE THEY ARE ON THE MOVE.
THE LAST FIGURE INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON HELICOPTER
SUPPORT.1 MILLION DOLLARS WILL AIRMOBILISE 100 MEN PERMANTLY,SO YOU WILL
NEED 30 MILLION TO AIRMOBILISE A BRIGADE-SIZE UNIT.
YOU CAN AIRMOBILISE GROUND TROOPS ON THE TROOP COMMITMENT WINDOW WHEN YOU
COME TO IT, BUT REMEMBER THAT IT WILL TAKE UNTIL DECEMBER OF THE CURRENT
YEAR FOR THE NEW COMMITTMENT TO BE APPROVED AND TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
AIRMOBILISING UNITS.
WHEN YOU START A GAME YOU HAVE ENOUGH AIRMOBILE POINTS TO AIRMOBILISE A
SMALL UNIT.
[NOTE] THAT THE 1ST AIR CAVALRY ARE ALREADY AIRMOBILE WHEN THE GAME
STARTS. NOW PRESS THE `COMMIT THIS SUPPORT`BUTTON WHICH WILL STORE YOUR
PROPOSED FIGURES READY FOR THE NEXT BUDGET AND RETURN YOU TO THE INDEX
SCREEN.ONCE THERE,PRESS THE `SUPPORT SOUTH VIETNAM BUTTON`.
SUPPORT GVN
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THIS TAKES YOU TO THE SCREEN WHERE YOU CAN COMMIT ECONOMIC AND MILITARY
AID TO THE GOVERMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.AGAIN THIS IS IN THE FORM OF BUDGET
PROPOSAL. ECONOMIC AID HELPS THE GVN PACIFY THE COUNTRY AND INVEST IN
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
REMEMBER THAT COMMITING LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY WHILE SOUTH VIETNAM IS
VERY UNSTABLE WILL GUARANTEE THAT MOST OF THE INVESTMENT IS WASTED IN
INEFFECIENCY AND CORRUPTION,ALTHOUGH IT CAN SOMETIMES REDUCE SUCH
INSTABILITY IN A PROCESS OF BUYING TIME FOR REAL REFORM.MILITARY
COMMITMENT ALLOWS IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE IN THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF
THE SOUTH VIETNAM`S ARMIES. YOU WILL NEED TO FEED IN CONSIDERABLE
AMOUNTS OF MILITARY AID IF YOU WISH TO COMMIT LARGE NUMBERS OF SOUTH
VIETNAMESE UNITS TO WAR. THE DEFAULT FIGURES ARE REASONABLE AMOUNTS FOR
COMMITING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE UNITS, GIVEN 50% STABILITY AND POPULATION
CONTROL.YOU CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THESE VALUES MORE OR LESS IN
PROPORTION TO YOUR DESIRED COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN THE WAR.
NOW RETURN TO THE MAIN INDEX SCREEN BY PRESSING THE `COMMIT THIS SUPPORT`
BUTTON, AND CLICK ON THE `COMMIT RESERVES`BUTTON.THIS SCREEN HAS A SINGLE
FIELD WHICH LETS YOU COMMIT TROOPS THAT WILL REPLACE BATTLE CASUALTIES
DURING THE NEXT YEAR. YOU START THE GAME WITH 5000 RESERVES,AND YOU WILL
NEED TO JUDGE HOW MANY RESERVES TO COMMIT BY MONITORING YOUR LOSSES
DURING THE YEAR,SO LEAVE THIS SCREEN FOR THE MOMENT(BUT REMEMBER TO COME
BACK AND REQUEST RESERVES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR)
NOW YOU CAN GET DOWN TO BUSINESS BY COMMITTING TROOPS TO SOUTH VIETNAM
AND BEGINNING THE CAMPAIGN THERE.WHEN YOU COMMIT TROOPS TO THE WAR(OR
WITHDRAW THEM FROM IT) YOU ACT IN YOUR CAPACITY AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AN
SO YOUR ORDERS ARE CARRIED OUT MORE OR LESS IMMEDIATELY.
CLICK ON THE `TROOP COMMITMENT BUTTON`
COMMIT GROUND FORCES
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THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO A SCREEN WITH A SCROLLING LIST,AND SEVERAL BUTTONS
ON IT. IN THE SCROLLING LIST ARE ALL THE AMERICAN UNITS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR COMMITMENT TO SOUTH VIETNAM,AND A LIST OF ALL ALLIED AND
SOUTH VIETNAMESE UNITS AVAILABLE.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMMIT ALL THE UNITS PRESENT(INDEED THIS COULD BE
POLITICAL SUICIDE). INSTEAD YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO MATCH THE COMMUNIST
PRESENCE. AT FIRST, 2 OR 3 AMERICAN UNITS PER CORPS AREA, AND ABOUT THE
SAME NUMBER OF ARVN UNITS SHOULD SUFFICE.
IF YOU CLICK IN THE SCROLLING LIST ON A UNIT NAME, ITS NATIONALITY,
STRENGTH, AND CURRENT DESTINATION CORPS WILL BE SHOWN.
[NOTE] THAT THE CORPS AREA`S WERE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF SOUTH
VIETNAM, AND ARE USE IN THE GAME.
YOU CAN CHANGE THE DEFAULT DESTINATION OF A UNIT BY TYPING IN A NEW CORPS
NUMBER IN THE CORPS FIELD OF THE UNIT COMMITMENT SCREEN.ONCE YOU HAVE
TYPED IN THE NEW NUMBER YOU CAN EITHER COMMIT THE ORIGINAL DEFAULT,OR
SELECT ANOTHER UNIT IN WHICH CASE THE DESTINATION WILL REVERT TO THE
ORIGINAL DEFAULT.
COMMITTING A UNIT TO INVALID CORPS(ie NOT 1,2,3 OR 4)WILL RESULT IN THE
UNIT NOT BEING COMMITTED AND A WARNING BEEP SOUNDING.
[NOTE] THAT YOU CAN NOT AIRMOBILISE AND ALREADY AIR-MOBILISED UNIT!!!
IF YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRMOBILE COMMITMENT YOU CAN AIRMOBILSE A FOOT
UNIT BY PRESSING THE AIRMOBILISE BUTTON.IF YOU AIRMOBILISE A NON-FOOT
UNIT,IT WILL FIRST CONVERT TO INFANTRY AND THEN BECOME AIRMOBILISED.IF
YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POITS YOU WILL AGAIN HERE A WARNING BEEP AND
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
IF YOU CAN AIRMOBILISE THE UNIT.IT WILL HAVE AN ASTERIX PLACED AFTER THE
NAME TO INDICATE THAT IT IS NOT AIRMOBILE.
ONCE YOU HAVE DECIDED TO AIRMOBILISE OR CHANGE THE DESTINATION OF A
UNIT (OR EVEN IF YOU DO NOT)YOU CAN COMMIT THE UNIT TO SOUTH VIETNAM BY
PRESSING THE `COMMIT UNIT`BUTTON.PRESS THIS A FEW TIMES TO SEND A FEW
UNITS TO SOUTH VIETNAM. THEN PRESS THE `EXIT` BUTTON TO RETURN TO THE
INDEX SCREEN.
YOU CAN WITHDRAW UNITS FROM VIETNAM USING THE `WITHDRAW UNITS`SCREEN,IT
WORKS LIKE THE `COMMIT UNITS` SCREEN,BUT IN REVERSE,AND IS USED TO TO
BRING TROOPS BACK FROM VIETNAM TO AMERICA WHEN YOU ARE WINNING THE WAR,OR
IF THE DECLINE IN YOUR POPULARITY REQUIRES IT.
MAPS SCREEN
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NOW PRESS THE `MAPS BUTTON`,YOU WILL SEE A MAP OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA.IF YOU
CLICK ON THE `RETURN TO MAIN SCREEN`BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND
CORNER IT WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE INDEX.DO NOT DO THAT YET.EACH OF THE
4 CORPS AREAS HAS ITS OWN DETAILED MAP.THIS MAP IS A KIND OF INDEX TO
THOSE MAPS. CLICK THE MOUSE WITHIN THE REGION THAT IS MARKED AS `1
CORPS` (THAT IS THE NORTHERN MOST OF ALL 4). YOU WILL THEN MOVE INTO 1
CORPS MAP.
MAPS OF ALL CORPS AREAS ARE GIVEN AT THE END OF THE MANUAL.YOU WILL SEE
A COUPLE OF UNITS PRESENT(THESE ARE THE LITTLE SQUARES WITH CROSSES IN
THEM) THESE ARE THE UNITS YOU COMMITTED EARLIER.COMMUNIST UNITS REMAIN
INVISIBLE UNTIL THEY FALL INTO THE SPHERE OF OPERATIONS OF ONE OF YOUR
UNITS, OR A TOWN.SOMETIMES,THEY WILL APPEAR BRIEFLY WHICH INDICATES A
SIGHTING FROM AIR, OR INFO FROM VARIOS INTELLIGENSE SOURCES.
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE AND COMBAT
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[NOTE] THAT THE RECTANGLE OF A UNIT INDICATES APPROXIMATELY ITS SPHERE(OR
RECTANGLE)OF INFLUENCE. THIS IS THE AREA IT IS PATROLLING AND
INVESTIGATING. THE UNIT`S COMMANDERS WILL SHIFT FORCES AROUND WITHIN
THAT AREA ACCORDING TO HIS BEST JUDGEMENT. THIS PROGRAM CONCENTRATES ON
STRATEGIC ASPECTS-LOCATION-CONTROL-AND PACIFICATION RATHER THAN THE
TACTICAL ASPECTS OF COMBAT.
AS UNITS LOOSE TROOPS THROUGH COMBAT,AND IF THESE TROOPS ARE NOT REPLACED
FROM THE RESERVE POOL. THEN THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE SHRINKS ACCORDINGLY.
THIS AREA IS NOT ABSOLUTE; SOMETIMES ADVANCE PARTIES FROM 2 MOVING UNITS
WILL CLASH BEFORE THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE INTERSECT.
FOR THE MOST PART THOUGH,COMBAT TAKES PLACE WHEN 2 UNITS OVERLAP.WHEN
MORE THAN 1 UNIT OF EITHER SIDE IS INVOLVED IN COMBAT,THEN IT IS RESOLVED
BY A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL FIGHTS.
WHILE THE ULTIMATE WINNER WILL BE THE ONE THAT HAS THE MOST TROOPS
ENGAGED IN A GIVEN AREA, EACH UNIT WILL TAKE CASUALTIES, AS IF IT WERE
BEING ATTACKED BY ALL THOSE ENEMY UNITS THAT IT IS ENGAGED WITH(AS YOU
MIGHT EXPECT)
TROOP ORDERS
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YOU CAN GET INFO ON A UNIT BY CLICKING WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
(ie, ON THE UNITS SYMBOL). THIS BRINGS UP A UNIT INFO PANEL.INIT IS THE
-NAME-NATIONALITY-STRENGTH-EFFECIENCY AND MORALE OF THE UNIT.
EFFECIENCY AND MORALE ARE EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES.MORALE IS AFFECTED BY
COMBAT-SUCCESS AND REST,EFFECIENCY IS FIXED FOR AMERICAN UNITS, BUT
VARIABLE FOR ARVN UNITS.
IT DETERMINES THE LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP AND EQUIPMENT IN THE UNIT.THE
ARVN`S EFFECIENCY VARIES BECAUSE OF THE STABILITY OF THE GOVERMENT OF
SOUTH VIETNAM. PRESSING THE `OK` BUTTON WILL GET RID OF THE PANEL.
PRESSING THE `SPACE BAR `WILL SELECT THE NEXT UNIT IN THE CORPS.
PRESSING THE `TAB BUTTON`WILL MOVE THE PANEL TO AND FRO SO THAT YOU CAN
SEE UNDER IF IT IS NECESSARY.
[NOTE] THAT THE SELECTED UNIT IS ALWAYS SHOWN TOPMOST,AND WITH A BLACK
SQUARE AROUND THE OUTSIDE.
YOU CAN ORDER A UNIT`S COMMANDER TO MOVE HIS UNIT BY SELECTING THE
UNIT, AND THEN CLICKING ON THE MAP TO GIVE THE UNIT 1 OR A SERIES OF
DESTINATIONS. SELECT A UNIT, AND WHEN THE INFO PANEL APPEARS CLICK DOWN
ON THE MAP ABOUT 3 INCHES (ON THE SCREEN)TO THE LEFT OF THE UNIT.A BLACK
LINE WILL CONNECT THE UNIT AND YOUR SELECTED DESTINATION.CLICK AGAIN A
LITTLE TO THE NORTH.AGAIN A LINE WILL APPEAR. IF YOU PRESS THE `CLEAR
ORDERS` BUTTON ON THE INFO PANEL THIS `ORDER PATH` WILL BE CLEARED AND
YOU CAN SET A NEW ONE.PRESS THE `OK` BUTTON AND THOSE ORDERS WILL BE
TRANSMITTED TO THE UNIT(IT WILL NOT START MOVING UNTIL YOU SET THE GAME
SPEED TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN PAUSE,WHICH YOU WILL DO SHORTLY)
YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE YOUR UNITS TO CONTROL AN AREA OF LAND,OCCUPY A CITY
OR TO ATTACK AN ENEMY UNIT.IT IS QUITE A USEFUL TACTIC TO KEEP SOME
AIRMOBILE UNITS INRESERVE, WHICH YOU CAN RAPIDLY MOVE IN TO SUPPORT AN
INFANTRY UNIT THAT HAS COME UNDER ATTACK.
YOU CAN MOVE UP AND DOWN THE MAP OF VIETNAM BY CLICKING ON,ABOVE AND
BELOW THE CORPS MAP YOU ARE LOOKING BY CLICKING ON THE NAME OF THE CORPS
MAP YOU WISH TO GO TO. FOR EXAMPLE,IN 1 CORPS CLICK ON THE WORDS `II
CORPS`AND THAT MAP WILL APPEAR.
ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN CLICK ON THE `RETURN TO MAIN MAP`BUTTON AND SELECT
A NEW CORPS MAP FROM THAT.
[NOTE] THAT YOU CAN MOVE UNITS BETWEEN CORPS BY ORDERING THEM ONTO THE
SAME PLACE THAT YOU CLICK TO MOVE BETWEEN MAPS.THEY WILL MOVE ONTO THE
AREA OF THE NEW CORPS,AND THEN DISAPPEAR FROM THE CORPS MAP YOU ARE
LOOKING AT ONLY TO RE-APPEAR IN THE NEW CORPS MAP,WHICH YOU CAN THEN MOVE
TO IF YOU WISH.
CONTROLLING GAME SPEED
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WHEN YOU HAVE GIVEN ALL YOUR UNITS,ALL THE ORDERS YOU WANT,YOU CAN
MAKE EVERYTHING HAPPEN BY USING THE `GAME` MENU AND SELECTING A SPEED.YOU
CAN ALSO `PAUSE` THE GAME` BY PRESSING `0` AND THE KEYS 1-4 SET THE SPEED
WHERE 1 IS THE FASTEST.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
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1....YOU CAN TURN OFF ALL SOUNDS USING THE GAME CONTROL MENU
2....PAUSING THE GAME TO GIVE ORDERS WILL MAKE IT MUCH EASIER TO GIVE
ORDERS,AND IS RECOMEMNDED.
3....EVERY COMMITMENT TO VIETNAM HAS A PRICE BOTH ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL.IF YOU OVERCOMMIT YOU RUN THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC DECLINE
IN POPULARITY.
[NOTE] THAT WITHDRAWING UNITS CAN RETRIEVE SOME OF YOUR LOST POPULARITY.
YOU ARE ALWAYS BALANCING COMMITMENT AGAINST POPULARITY.
REFERENCE SECTION
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THIS SECTION IS ENTERED AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY YEAR.A SERIES OF OF
FORMULAE WORK OUT AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR THE WAR,AND FROM THAT HOW MUCH
SUPPORT AMERICA CAN COMMIT TO THE WAR. YOU THEN USE THIS AVAILABLE
COMMITMENT TO SEND NEW UNITS TO VIETNAM, OR DO OTHER THINGS LIKE BOMBING
CAMPAIGNS OR DEFOLIATION.
COMMITMENT POINTS
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EVERYTHING YOU DO HAS A COST IN COMMITMENT POINTS.THE COST VARIES FROM
TIME TO TIME, BUT THE PROPORTIONS STAY SIMILAR TO THE TABLE BELOW.
OBJECT COST
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RESERVES (PER THOUSAND) 1
NEW UNITS(PER THOUSAND) 3
AIRPOWER(1 MILLION DOLLARS) 2
AIRMOBILITY(FOR 100 TROOPS) 2
MILITARY AID(1 MILLION DOLLARS) 2
ECONOMIC AID(1 MILLION DOLLARS) 1
THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE COMMITMENTS,EXCEPT
THAT THEIR POINTS ARE DERIVED FROM PONTS GIVEN BY THE AMERICANS.
POLITICAL OPTIONS
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`COMMIT UNIT` THIS OPTION ALLOWS THE USER TO SEE ALL THE UNITS,REPRSENTED
BY THIER ICONS AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION IN A SMALL AREA WITH ITS OWN
SCROLL BAR, THAT CAN BE COMMITED TO THE WAR.THE PLAYER CAN SELECT THE
UNITS BY DRAGGING THEM INTO A DIFFERENT BOX IN THE `DIALOG` BOX.AN
`ADVISER` WILL GIVE ADVICE AS TO HOW THE SELECTION WILL GO DOWN WITH THE
PUBLIC,BUT THIS WILL BE THE ONLY GAUGE OF THE COST IN COMMITMENT POINTS.
[NOTE] in general withdrawls are popular and commitment unpopular..also
bombing,defoliation and invasion also carry penalties.
WITHDRAW UNIT...THIS ALLOWS A UNIT TO BE WITHDRAWN,WITH THE CONCOMITANT
DECREASE IN COMMITMENT POITS.
RESERVES........THIS OPENS A DIALOG BOX INTO WHICH YOU CAN TYPE THE
NUMBER OF RESERVE TROOPS YOU WANT TO HAVE IN THE COMING YEAR
COMMIT ARVN.....THIS DEALS WITH ALL COMMITMENTS TO THE GOVERMENT OF SOUTH
VIETNAM,INCLUDING THE EXPENDITURE ON THE ARVN,AND
ECONOMIC AID,EXPRESSED IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,AND AGAIN THIS
IS SUBJECT TO ADVICE. $1000,000 EQUALS 1 ECONOMIC POINT AND
12 ARVN COMMITMENT POINTS(ENOUGH FOR A DIVISION).$1000,000
OF ECONOMIC AID COSTS 3 COMMITMENT POINTS AND MILITARY AID
COSTS 5.
COMMIT AIRPOWER.ALLOWS THE PLAYER TO COMMIT AIRPOINTS,AND AIRMOBILE
POINTS,WITH APPROPRIATE COST IN COMMITMENT POINTS AND WITH
THE RELEVANT ADVICE,AIRPOINTS ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN BOMBING
NORTH VIETNAM BOMBING THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL,AND CLOSE AIR
SUPPORT FOR COMBAT TROOPS BY PERCENTAGE.
MILITARY SECTON
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ORDER OF PLAY.
THE COMMUNIST FORCES WILL CONSTANTLY FIND THEIR TARGETS AND CARRY OUT
THEIR PLANS EVEN IF YOU DO NOTHING,BUT ALWAYS RESPOND TO ANY CHANGES IN
THE SITUATION, UNLESS YOU SELECT PAUSE,THE GAME PROCEEDS AT THE RATE 1
DAY EVERY FEW SECONDS (DEPNDING ON THE SPEED YOU SELECT) UNITS MOVE EVERY
DAY,IF THEY HAVE ORDERS TO, AND COMBAT MAY TAKE PLACE.EVERY YEAR OF GAME
TIME YOUR POLITICAL DECISIONS TAKE EFFECT.YOU CAN CHANGE THESE AT ANY
TIME PRIOR TO THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU ORDER $100
MILLION TO BE SPENT ON AIR SUPPORT THIS GETS CARRIED OUT ONLY AT THE END
OF THE YEAR,JUST AS IF YOU HAD ENTERED IT INTO A PROPOSED BUDGET, AND
CONGRESS HAD ACCEPTED IT.YOU MAY AT ANY TIME GO TO THE MAP SCREENS AND
GIVE UNITS ORDERS,AND YOU MAY AT ANY TIME COMMIT NEW TROOPS OR WITHDRAW
TROOPS FROM SOUTH VIETNAM AT THE USUAL COST IN COMMITMENT POINTS.
MOVEMENT
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A UNIT IS EITHER AIRMOBILE,FOOT OR MECHANISED.DIFFERENT UNITS OF THE SAME
TYPE MOVE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS,ACCORDING TO THEIR EFFECIENCY RATING AND
THEIR EQUIPMENT LEVELS.AIRMOBILE UNITS MOVE AT A CONSTANT RATE,OOT TROOPS
MOVE FASTER THAN MECHANISED IN MOUNTAINS,JUNGLES AND PADDIES.EVERYWHERE
ELSEMMECHANISED TROOPS MOVE FASTER.
UNDERSTANDING UNIT INFO
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THE UNIT ICON THAT IS DISPLAYED INDICATES THE TYPE OF UNIT;PLEASE NOTE
THAT UNITS ON COLOUR MACHNES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY.
[NOTEABLE EXAMPLES] AIRMOBILE UNITS WHICH RESEMBLE AIRBORNE UNITS UPSIDE
DOWN(THE SYMBOL SUGGESTS ROTOR BLADES) AND RANGERS APPEAR TO HAVE CROSSED
ARROWS INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD INFANTRY ICON.
COMMUNIST UNITS DO NOT BECOME VISIBLE UNLESS THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH FWA
UNITS,OR THEY MOVE IN OR NEAR A MAJOR TOWN OR CITY.VC UNITS OFTEN APPEAR
FROM NOWHERE WITHIN VIETNAM,AS BEFITS A GUERILLA ORGANISATION. THE NVA
MOVE DOWN THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL FROM THE NORTH AND USUALLY MOVE INTO
COUNTRY FROM THE EAST. AMERICAN UNITS WHEN COMMITTED APPEAR IN THE
SELECTED CORPS,AT A PROVINCE CAPITAL OR PORT,AS LOGISTICS ALLOW.
THE UNIT INFO WINDOW CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFO;
NAME
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THIS IS THE NAME OF THE UNIT THAT IS SELECTED.UNITS ARE DISPLAYED IN
ABBREVIATED MILITARY NOTATION.1/1/1 IS READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS -1ST
BATTALION OF THE 1T BRIGADE OF 1ST DIVISION. A BATTALION IS ABOUT 500-
1000 MEN,A BRIGADE IS 3 TIMES THE SIZE OF A BATTALION,AND A DIVISION IS
TYPICALLY MADE OF 3 BRIGADES.IN THIS GAME THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF
BATTALION SIZED UNITS, THE MAJORITY BEING BRIGADE SIZED UNITS,ANY SINGLE
NUMBER IN THIS INSTANCE REPRESENTS AN INDEPENDANT UNIT(EG;THE 173RD OR
THE 11TH) NOT A DIVISION.
STRENGTH
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THIS IS THE RATION OF STRENGTH OF THE UNIT
MORALE AND EFFECIENCY
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THESE ARE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE HOW WELL A UNIT FIGHTS(APART FROM
STRENGTH)-MORALE IS AFFECTED BY (FOR INSTANCE)LOOSES AND VICTORIES,
EFFECIENCY BY CONSTANT MOVEMENT AND REST.GENERALLY,LETTING A UNIT REST IS
A GOOD WAY OF RECOVERING LOST POINTS.
TYPE
----
THIS SHOWS WHAT TYPE THE UNIT IS-ARTILLERY-INFANTRY-MARINES-AIRBORNE.
THIS SHOULD BE SHOWN AS AN ICON
COMBAT
------
COMBAT OCCURS WHEN THE AREAS OF OPERATION OF TWO OPPOSING UNITS
OVERLAP.THE UNIT ICON GIVES A GOOD IDEA OF THIS AREA OF OPERATIONS,BUT A
UNIT MAY HAVE ADVANCE PARTIES OUT IN FRONT WHILE MOVING,WHICH RESULTS IN
A COMBAT OCCURING WHEN A UNIT IS MOVING TOWARDS ANOTHER.
[NOTE] HOW A UNIT ICONS SHRINK FROM LOSSES TO INDICATE A REDUCING
STRENGTH,BUT THE SIZE OF THE UNIT PRESENT COMPARED TO ESTABLISHMENT
SIZE.2 UNITS WITH THE SAME SIZED ICON ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME STRENGTH.
Often American units on patrol would pass right through communist
units, if they did not want to be seen,and so combat usually occured when
the communists were ready for it.
COMBAT DOES NOT USUALLY RSULT IN VICTORY-BUT SIMPLY LOSSES TO BOTH
SIDES.SOMETIMES THE COMMUNISTS WILL WITHDRAW,OTHER TIMES NOT.THE WINNER
THEN IS THE SIDE THAT LOSES THE LEAST MEN.THE NUMBER OF MEN LOST DEPENDS
ON THE COMPLEX FORMULAE THAT INCLDES-STRENGTH-MORALE-EQUIPMENT AND
MISSIONS OF BOTH SIDES. ON THE WHOLE,GREATER NUMBERS,EFFECIENCY AND
FIREPOWER RESULT IN GREATER LOSSES INFLICTED UPON THE ENEMY,BUT CANNOT
PREVENT CASUALTIES WITHIN YOUR FORCES.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
------------------
PUT SIMPLY THE COMMUNISTS WILL WIN IF THEY HOLD SAIGON FOR 3 MONTHS,OR IF
THEY CAPTURE A LARGE ENOUGH PROPORTION OF SOUTH VIETNAM(ABOUT 2/3RDS).THE
AMERICANS WIN BY STOPPING THEM DOING SO FOR 10 YEARS,OR BY CAPTURING THE
SAME AMOUNT OF POPULATION. THE AMERICANS CAN ALSO WIN BY COMLETELY
SMASHING COMMUNIST RESISTANCE (VERY DIFFICULT)
It has been said that `all communists had to do was lose,the americans
could not however win` while this is not entirely true it does give some
idea of the problems the americans faced.
SCENARIOS
---------
PURPOSE OF SCENARIOS. SCENARIOS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GAME TO PROVIDE
OPTION OF PLAYING A SHORTER GAME THAN THE COMPLETE CAMPAIGN VERSION.IT IS
ALSO A USEFUL WAY OF GETTING USED TO THE MILITARY SIDE OF THINGS.FINALLY
IT PROVIDES A `GET OUT` OPTION FOR THOSE NOT INTERESTED IN THE POLITICAL
ASPECTS OF THE GAME.
THE SCEANRIOS SIMULATE 3 MAJOR BATTLES OR CAMPAIGNS OF THE WAR:-TETKHE
SANH-AND THE 1975 OFFENSIVE.THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW GIVE AN IDEA OF THE
MAIN POITS OF THE SCENARIO.
TET
---
THIS WAS A MAJOR OFFENSIVE BY THE NLF IN 1968.IT INVOLVES A LARGE NUMBER
OF US AND SOUTH VITNAMESE UNITS,SEVERAL FREE WORLD ALLIES,LARGE NUMBERS
OF VC AND SOME NVA REGULARS. IN THE REAL CAMPAIGN,THE COMMUNISTS AIMED TO
INCITE A NATIONWIDE REVOLUTION BY INVADING AND HOLDING AS MANY TOWNS AND
CITIES IN THE SOUTH AS POSSIBLE.THEY FAILED MILITARY,BUT THE SIGHT OF
COMMUNIST FORCES HOLDING SO MANY TOWNS ALBIET TEMPORARILY,WAS ENOUGH TO
MAKE THE WAR SEEM UNWINNABLE TO MANY PEOPLE.
IT WAS THE TURNING POINT IN THE WAR,THE COMMUNISTS IN THE GAME WILL TRY
TO DO THE SAME THING,AND THE PLAYER MUST RESIST BY DEFENDING TOWNS AND
ALSO BY DESTROYING COMMUNIST FORCES.
KHE SANH
--------
THIS BATTLE TAKES PLACE IN 1 CORPS ONLY.IT INV9OLVES SEVERAL NVN
DIVISIONS AND A VARIETY OF MARINE,ARMY AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE UNITS.AIR
SUPPORT IS MASSIVE,BUT AIRMOBILITY IS LIMITED.THE MATINES ARE HEAVILY
FORTIFIED ON THE KHE SANH PLATEAU. VICTORY IS WON FOR THE NLF BY
OCCUPYING KHE SANH,AND FOR THE US DECIMATING THEN ENEMY UNITS.
1975 OFFENSIVE
--------------
THIS SCENARIO IS JUST LIKE THE 1973 SPRING OFFENSIVE,EXCEPT THAT US AIR
STRENGTH IS NOT PRESENT AND ARVN RESERVES ARE MINIMAL.VICTORY CONDITIONS
FOR THE NVN ARE FAIRLY HIGH.BUT THE EASE WITH WHICH THE NORTH CAN ROLL
OVER TOWNS IN THE SOUTH MEANS THAT MIT WILL BE EASY TO CLOCK UP THE
POINTS REQUIRED.
YOU STRATEGY BUFFS SHOULD GUESS THE ABBREVIATIONS..BUT HERE GOES SOME
INF..........INFANTRY
BDE..........BRIGADE
BAT..........BATTALION(ALSO AS BN)
REG..........REGIMENT
DIV..........DIVISION
WORK ANY OTHERS YOURSELF.
UNIT INFORMATION
----------------
THIS IS A LIST OF THE DIVISION SIZED UNITS THAT WERE AVAILABLE FOR
COMMITMENT TO SOUTH VIETNAM. THERE ARE SOME MORE REPRESENTED IN THE
PROGRAM, AND SOME FICTIONAL ONES ADDED IN ORDER TO SIMULATE THE POSSIBLE
RAISING OF NEW UNITS. THIS INFORMATION IS INCLUDED TO GIVE YOU A BETTER
IDEA OF THE STRUCTURE HISTORIES OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT UNITS IN
SOUTH-VIETNAM.
1ST AIR CAVALRY DIVISION
------------------------
ARRIVED VIETNAM: 11 SEPTEMBER 1965
DEPARTED VIETNAM: 29 APRIL 1971
THIS UNIT IS THE DESCENDANT BOTH OF THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION,FIRST RAISE
IN 1921 AND THE 11TH AIR ASSAULT DIVISION(TEST)WHICH WAS RAISED IN
1963.IT WAS THE FIRST SPECIFICALLY HELI-BOURNE DIVISION IN THE AMERICAN
ARMY AND HAS A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN VIETNAM FIGHTING IN 11 CORPS UNTIL
1968 WHEN IT WAS ORDERED INTO 1 CORPS.
NAME TYPE SIZE MEN NAT MORALE
AIRMOBILE
HQ 5TH CAVALRY HQ -- -- US ------ YES
IST BATT 5TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
2ND BATT 5TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
5TH BATT 5TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
HQ 7TH CAVALRY HQ -- -- US ------ YES
1ST BATT 7TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
5TH BATT 7TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
HQ 8TH CAVALRY HQ -- -- US ------ YES
1ST BATT 8TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
2ND BATT 8TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
HQ 12TH CAVALRY HQ -- -- US ------ YES
1ST BATT 12TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
2ND BATT 12TH CAV INF BN 1000 US 100% YES
1ST INFANTRY DIVISION
---------------------
ARRIVED VIETNAM: 2ND OCTOBER 1965
DEPARTED VIETNAM:15TH APRIL 1970
THIS UNIT WAS RAISED IN 1917 TO FIGHT IN WW1. IT WAS KNOWN AS THE `BIG
RED ONE `AFTER ITS SHOULDER PATCH.
HQ 2ND INF BDE HQ -- -- US ------ NO
1ST BATT 2ND INF BDE INF BN 1000 US 100% NO
2ND BATT 2ND INF BDE MECH BN 1000 US 100% NO
HQ 16TH INF BDE HQ -- -- US ------ NO
1ST BAT 16TH INF BDE MECH BN 1000 US 100% NO
2ND BAT 16TH INF BDE INF BN 1000 US 100% NO
HQ 28TH INF BDE HQ -- -- US ------ NO
1ST BAT 28TH INF BDE INF BN 1000 US 100% NO
2ND BAT 28TH INF BDE INF BN 1000 US 100% NO
4TH INFANTRY DIVISION
---------------------
ARRIVED VIETNAM:25TH SEPTEMBER 1966
DEPARTED VIETNAM: 7TH DECEMBER 1970
THE 4TH WAS ANOTHER UNIT FIRST RAISED TO FIGHT IN WW1.IT FOUGHT IN
VIETNAM MOSTLY IN 11 CORPS.
HQ 8TH INF BDE HQ -- -- US ------ NO
1ST BAT 8TH INF BDE INF BN 1000 US 100% NO
| NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM ABOVE|
| FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
2ND BAT 8TH INF BDE MECH
3RD BAT 8TH INF BDE INF
HQ 12TH INF BDE HQ
1ST BAT 12TH INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 12TH INF BDE MECH
3RD BAT 12TH INF BDE INF
HQ 35TH INF BDE HQ
1ST BAT 35TH INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 35TH INF BDE INF
3RD BAT 35TH INF BDE MECH
HQ 39TH INF BDE
6TH BAT 39TH INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 39TH INV BDE INF
3RD BAT 39TH INF BDE INF
82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION
----------------------
ARRIVED VIETNAM:(3RD BDE):18TH FEBUARY 1968
DEPARTED VIETNAM:(3RD BDE):11TH DECEMBER 1969
LIKE THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION THIS UNIT WAS RAISED FOR SPECIAL ACTION
IN WW2. ONLY THE THIRD BRIGADE WENT TO VIETNAM,IN RESPONSE TO THE 1968
TET OFFENSIVE. IT WAS SOON WITHDRAWN. AS THERE WAS PLANS TO COMMIT THIS
UNIT TO VIETNAM IN ITS ENTIRITY THIS IS AVAILABLE IN THIS PROGRAM.
HQ 1ST INF BDE HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM ABOVE|
| FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
2ND BAT 1ST INF BDE INF
3RD BAT 1ST INF BDE INF
HQ 12TH INF BDE HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM ABOVE|
| FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BAT 2ND INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 2ND INF BDE INF
3RD BAT 2ND INF BDE INF
HQ 35TH INF BDE HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM ABOVE|
| FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BAT 3RD INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 3RD INF BDE INF
3RD BAT 3RD INF BDE INF
101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
-----------------------
ARRIVE VIETNAM:19TH NOVEMBER 1967
DEPARTED VIETNAM:10TH MARCH 1972
THIS UNIT WAS RAISE IN 1942 AS A PARACHUTE REGIMENT DIVISION FOR SERVICE
IN THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.AT FIRST SPREAD BETWEEN II AND II CORPS,THE
UNIT MOVED TO 1 CORPS IN MARCH 1965.
HQ 327TH INF BDE HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BAT 327TH INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 327TH INF BDE MECH
3RD BAT 327TH INF BDE INF
HQ 12TH INF BDE HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BAT 501ST INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 501ST INF BDE MECH
3RD BAT 501ST INF BDE INF
HQ 306TH INF BDE HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BAT 306TH INF BDE INF
2ND BAT 306TH INF BDE MECH
3RD BAT 306TH INF BDE INF
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE DIVISIONS THERE WERE A SERIES OF BRIGADE SIZED
UNITS
WITH THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITION:
HQ 11TH INF BDE (LIGHT) | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 11TH INF
2ND BN 11TH INF
5TH BN 11TH INF
THESE UNITS WERE
----------------
173RD AIRBORNE BDE
196TH INFANTRY BDE
198TH INFANTRY BDE
199TH INFANTRY BDE
AND THE ABOVE 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (LIGHT)
1ST MARINE DIVISION
-------------------
ARRIVED VIETNAM:23RD FEBUARY 1966
DEPARTED VIETNAM:14TH APRIL 1971
1ST MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 1/1 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 1/1 INF
3RD BN 1/1 INF
5TH MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 2/1 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 2/1 INF
3RD BN 2/1 INF
7TH MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 2/1 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 2/1 INF
3RD BN 2/1 INF
26TH MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 2/1 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 2/1 INF
3RD BN 2/1 INF
27TH MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 2/1 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 2/1 INF
3RD BN 2/1 INF
3RD MARINE DIVISION
-------------------
ARRIVED VIETNAM: 6TH MAY 1965
DEPARTED VIETNAM:30TH NOVEMBER 1969
3RD MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 1/3 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 1/3 INF
3RD BN 1/3 INF
4TH MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 2/3 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 2/3 INF
3RD BN 2/3 INF
9TH MARINE REGIMENT HQ | NOTE THESE 5 VALUES DO NOT DIFFER FROM |
| ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE INFO BELOW |
1ST BN 2/3 INF | EXCEPT MEN STRENGTH IS 2000 |
2ND BN 2/3 INF
3RD BN 2/3 INF
UNITS FROM DIFFERNET COUNTRIES FOUGHT IN VIETNAM. THEY ARE LISTED BELOW.
THEY ARE: THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT,THE ROYAL THAI DIVISION, THE KOREAN
CAPITAL, AND 2ND MARINE DIVISION.
NAME TYPE SIZE MEN NAT MORALE AIRMOBILE
1ST BN RAR INF BN 1000 AUSSIE 100% NO
2ND BN RAR INF BN 1000 AUSSIE 100% NO
3RD BN RAR INF BN 1000 AUSSIE 100% NO
ROYAL THAI DIV HQ - -- THAI -- NO
1ST BN BDE INF BN 3000 THAI 100% NO
2ND BN BDE INF BN 3000 THAI 100% NO
3RD BN BDE INF BN 3000 THAI 100% NO
CAPITAL DIV HQ - -- ROK -- NO
THE CAVALRY REG INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
1ST INF REG INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
26TH INF REG INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
9TH INF DIVISION HQ - -- ROK -- NO
28TH INF REG INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
29TH INF REG INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
30TH INF REG INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
2ND MARINE DIV HQ - -- ROK -- NO
1ST BDE INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
2ND BDE INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
3RD BDE INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
4TH BDE INF 3000 ROK 100% NO
THE ARVN (ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM) WAS THE AMERICAN SPONSORED
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY, IT WAS AMERICAN EQUIPPED AND TRAINED. IT FOLLOWED
AMERICAN MODELS, AND WHEN IT COULD AFFORD TO, AMERICAN STYLES OF COMBAT.
THERE WERE SOME EXCELLENT UNITS, BUT A MAJORITY WERE INEFFECIENT AND
OFTEN INEFFECTIVE.
THEY WERE USUALLY ORGANISED ALONG THE FOLLOWING PATTERN:
ARVN DIV HQ BDE -- SVN -- NO
1ST BDE INF BDE 3000 SVN 100% NO
2ND BDE INF BDE 3000 SVN 100% NO
3RD BDE INF BDE 3000 SVN 100% NO
THE FOLLOWING UNIT IDENTIFICATIONS WERE GIVEN TO DIFFERENT ARVN UNITS
DURING THE WAR.
1ST INF DIV/2ND INF DIV/3RD/4TH/5TH/6TH/7TH/9TH/18TH/21ST/22ND/23RD
GLOSSARY
--------
AIRMOBILITY......THE USE OF HELICOPTERS TO MOVE TROOPS
AIRSTRIKES.......AIRBORNE INDIRECT FIREPOWER
ARCLIGHT.........A STRIKE BY B52 BOMBERS-3 BOMBERS CAN FLATTEN 5 SQUARE KMS
ARVN.............ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM,ARMY OF SVN
B52`S............STRATEGIC NUCLEAR BOMBERS-CONVERTED TO CARRY 82,000 LB BOMBS
BATTALION........SEE DIVISION
BRIGADE..........SEE DIVISION
COMMITMENT.......A MEASURE OF MATERIAL COMMITMENT, HENCE POLITICAL
COMMITMENT TO THE WAR BY ALL SIDES.
CORPS AREA.......PRONOUNCED `CORE` THESE WERE THE MILTARY REGIONS OF SOUTH
VIETNAM,STARTING WITH 1 CORPS(PRONOUNCED1EYE-CORE`)IN THE
NORTH AND IV CORPS IN THE SOUTH
DIVISION.........A DIVISION COMPRISES OF 3 BRIGADES,WHICH IN TURN
COMPRISE 3 BATTALIONS,EACH SUBORDINATE UNIT HAS ITS OWN
HQ (NFL),IN THIS CASE OF THE US HQ ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN
DIVIDED INTO THEIR SUBORDINATE UNITS,A NAME SUCH AS 1/2/12.
WOULD INDICATE THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE 2ND BRIGADE OF THE
12TH DIVISION
FWA..............FREE-WORLD-ALLIES,UNITS OFSEATO COUNTRIES THAT FOUGHT IN
SOUTH VIETNAM.
GAME TURN........THE SHORTEST GAME TURN LASTS 1 WEEK
HO CHI MINH......THE LEADER OF THE NVN
HO CHI MIN TRAIL.SUPPLY LINES THROUGH LAOS AND CAMBODIA TO SVN, FROM SVN,
FROM THE NORTH.
I CORPS..........THE NORTH MOST MILTARY REGION(PRONOUNCED EYE-CORE)
II CORPS.........THE AREA CONTAINING THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
III CORPS........AREA CONTAINING SAIGON
IV CORPS.........THE SOUTH MOST AREA OF SOUTH VIETNAM,MOSTLY MARSH,RICE
PADDIES
INDIRECT.........FIRE-POWER COMING OUTSIDE THE COMBAT ZONE-FROM
NAVAL, AIR, *OR ARTILLERY GUNFIRE
INDOCHINA........THE ARE OF S-EAST ASIA-INCLUDES CAMBODIA,LAOS AND THE 2
VIETNAMS.
KHE SANH.........US COBAT BASE,IN THE HIGHLANDS OF 1 CORPS,ALSO SIEGE OF
KHE SANH IN 1968
MY LAI...........MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS,BY US TROOPS UNDER LT CALLEY
NVN..............NORTH VIETNAMESE(THE COMMUNISTS)ALSO THEIR ARMY
OUTRAGES.........EVENTS THAT ARE UNPOPULAR-LIKE MY LAI
PACIFICATION.....US AND SVN PROGRAM TO `CONVERT` THE PEASANTS-IN THE GAME
THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT POPULATION CONTROL.
RANGERS..........A TYPE OF US INFANTRY UNIT
RAR..............ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
REGULAR VC.......THESE WERE THE VC UNITS THAT DID MOST OF THE FIGHTING,
SMALLER VC UNITS WERE CONFINED TO GUERILLA OPERATIONS.
RESERVES.........A POOL OF TROOPS,RAISED LIKE ORDINARY UNITS, USED TO
REPLACE COMBAT LOSSES- A WAY OF REPRESENTING THE POLITICAL
COST OF CASUALTIES.
ROK..............REPUBLIC OF KOREA
SCENARIO.........A SET OF DATA THAT WILL RECREATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES,IN
GAME TURNS
SEARCH + DESTROY.A US MILITRAY TACTIC-THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
STACK............A GROUP OF UNITS OPERATING TOGETHER
STRATEGIC-
BOMBING..........BOMBING OF THE NORTH AND THE TRAIL BY BOTH B52`S AND
TACTICAL BOMBERS.
SVN..............SOUTH VIETNAM..ALSO IN THIS DOCUMENT THE GOVERMENT OF
SVN
TET..............OFFENSIVE BY COMMUNISTS,ON TET HOLIDAY 1968
UNIT.............A MILITARY UNIT,IN GAME TURNS THE SMALLEST IS A
BATTALION. THE LARGEST A DIVISION.
VC...............VIET CONG(TRANS:VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS)-SVN
GUERILLAS, SPONSORED BY THE NVN
End.
