The Battle of LZ X-ray (v 1.00)*
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"Hate War, Love the American Warrior"*
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Lt Gen Harold G. Moore (USA-Ret)*
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Hal Moore was the Battalion Commander who led the American forces at LZ
Xray. He retired from the Army as a 3 Star General in 1977 with over 32
years active service that included combat tours in Korea and Vietnam.*
 
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Campaign details :*
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Location: Ia Drang valley (Vietnam)*
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Date: 14th - 17th November 1965*
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Involved nations : USA vs NVA*
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Produced by Historical Campaign Group*
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Senior designer: PYROS Lambert*
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Designing consultants :*
(in alphabetical order)*
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Remco "Narwan" Leenhouts,*
David "Listy" Lister,*
Ulf "Wulfir" Lundstrom,*
Mike "Double Deuce" Torrance ( SZO )*
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Historical/OoB research : *
(in alphabetical order)*
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Chris "Weasel" Ireland,*
Pyros Lambert,*
David "Listy" Lister,*
Ulf "Wulfir" Lundstrom,*
Stephane "Boonierat" Moutin-Luyat,*
Laurent Touchard* 
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OoB consultants :*
(in alphabetical order)*
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Remco "Narwan" Leenhouts,*
David "Listy" Lister *
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Map designer : Pyros Lambert*
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 Lead QA/Playtesting :*
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Stephen "Skirmisher" Porter (Lead QA/Tester)*
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QA/Playtesting :*
(in alphabetical order)*
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Davide "FJ_MD" Bendazzi,*
Maciej "Czerpak" Czerkas,*
Peter "Cimmerian" Dunn,*
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Campaign concept :*
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The scope of this campaign is to recreate a historically accurate model of the battle of LZ X-ray.*
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The effort for historical accuracy is not only focused on the quality and quantity of the involved units but also includes fields like the topography of the map, the timing of events and the tactical approach of the engagement.*
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We hope that we have achieved an acceptable model of the battle and we promise that we will continue to ameliorate this campaign in order to release a better version in the near future.*
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The orientation of the map is as following :*
UP  ->  South-West*
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Background :*
In late October '65, a large North Vietnamese force attacked the Plei Me Special Forces Camp. Troops of the 1st Brigade were sent into the battle. After the enemy was repulsed, the 3rd Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade in early November. After three days of patrolling without any contact, Hal Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was ordered to air assault into the Ia Drang Valley on Nov 14. his mission:*
__________Find and kill the enemy*
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At 10:48 AM, Moore was the first man out of the lead chopper to hit the landing zone, firing his M16 rifle. Little did Moore and his men suspect that FATE had sent them into the first major battle of the Vietnam War between the American Army and the People's Army of Vietnam - Regulars - and into history.* 
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NOTES :*
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1. The campaign gives you the option for three gameplay modes. The selection of the gameplay mode will be made after you start the campaign during the first scenario.*
2. You wont have to buy any additional core or support force because you will use pre-selected historical formations.*
3. Before starting the game we suggest that you visit the www.Lzxray.com site in order to learn more about the battle and don't miss to watch the BATTLE ANIMATION at www.wtj.com/articles/xray*
4. In the starting screen of each scenario you will first read the parameters of the scenario and then you may read sections of the original Lt. Col Hal Moore's After Action Report of this battle. *
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HINTS :*
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1. Sometimes, when facing a massive attack , it is better to leave your units to react during the AI phase instead of attacking the enemy during your active phase.*
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2. Try first to hit the enemy with your close air support in order to suppress him and reduce his ability to react against your ground forces.*
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3. Try to plan ahead your artillery missions and always take advantage of the last targeted location (read the "Artillery Bombardment" section of the game manual).*  
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4. If you set the flying altitude of your utility and scout helicopters to high you risk less from hostile small arms firing.*
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Special Thanks to :*
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The developers of WinSPMBT, Andy Gailey and Don Goodbrand for their support and guidance during the project.*
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The publishers of WinSPMBT, ShrapnelGames.com for their support to this project.*
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To Steve Moore (the son of Lt Gen Harold G. Moore (USA-Ret)) for his kind support during the project  (Website: Lzxray.com)*
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To the members of the www.strategyzoneonline.com and the www.theblitz.org*
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The campaign is dedicated to all the soldiers around the world who lost their lifes fighting for their country*
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Enjoy the game!*
