THIS SCENARIO HAS SPECIAL VICTORY CONDITIONS - SEE BELOW*
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A/69 Armor vs. NVA*
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Date: April 10, 1968*                     
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Battle Location: Highway 19E, west of An Khe, South Vietnam*
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Battle Type: U.S. advance vs. North Vietnam/VC delay*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*
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Scenario description: Prior to 1968, a debate raged within U.S. military circles as to whether Vietnam was an appropriate battlefield for armor.  Opponents of the use of armor argued that tanks and other vehicles could accomplish little in the counter-insurgency and jungle warfare that existed in Vietnam.  In 1968, however, proponents of the use of armor in Vietnam won the debate when North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched three major offensives against the south.  In these offensives, U.S. and ARVN armored forces demonstrated the ability to move fast with overwhelming firepower to smash the enemy wherever he emerged.  Even in the mountainous regions of the country where armored units were restricted to roads and were often subject to murderous ambushes, U.S. armored forces adapted, employing the right mix of tanks, APCs, helicopters, and air strikes to thwart the NVA and VC.*
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In this scenario, A Company, 69 Armor smashes a battalion of the NVA 95B Regiment following a botched ambush attempt along Highway 19E, west of An Khe.  *  
Note: This scenario is designed to be played with the human player as the U.S. side.*
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Sources:  Zumbro, "Tank Sergeant" pp. 131-42; Starry, "Vietnam Studies - Mounted Combat in Vietnam", Dept. of the Army. 
 








