Silver Bayonet Archival Material, Part 1

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In the course of conducting research and going over old material, Gene and I have stumbled across some items, initially released via the original, paper (*gasp*) version of InsideGMT from 1991. Within those hallowed (and yellowed) archives, we found two additional scenarios as well as some Advanced Game solitaire suggestions. As I get the rest of them cleaned up and ready for consumption, here is the first scenario for your gaming pleasure.

Silver Bayonet Scenario 13: Assault on Duc Co

During July and August of 1965, the NVA 32nd Regiment made several major attacks against the Duc Co Special Forces Camp. The camp was manned by a handful of American Special Forces troops, nearly four hundred Montagnards and Nuongs of the local CIDG, and two companies of ARVN elite troops. This scenario is a Basic Game scenario, representing four days of fighting.

Game Length: 4 Turns (NVA is the first player)

Setup:

ARVN (Sets up first):

Duc Co (1614): 2 x CIDG, 2 x ARVN Special Forces

Thanh Binh (2812): 1/42 Mech

Air Points: 10 on GT 1; 15 on GT 2; 20 on GTs 3 and 4.

NVA:

Within 3 hexes of Duc Co: All units of 635/32 and 996/32, A/32 Artillery and B/32 Artillery

Reinforcements:

ARVN:
GT 2:
At Thanh Binh (2812): ARVN 2/42 Mech
At LZ Falcon (1312), Plei Mok Den (1017), or Plei Loung (2116): ARVN 2/1 & 2/2 AB

GT 3:
At Thanh Binh (2812): ARVN 3/42 Mech
At LZ Falcon (1312), Plei Mok Den (1017), or Plei Loung (2116): DELTA

NVA:
None

Special Rules:

Players may remove Fatigue markers from fatigued units that are not adjacent to an enemy unit during the NVA Initial Phase of GT 3.

Victory:

Both sides earn victory points for destroying enemy steps and for occupying Duc Co (1614) at the end of the game, as follows:

2 points per enemy step eliminated

5 points for occupying Duc Co.

The player with the most points wins. Any other result is a draw.

Silver Bayonet Archival Material Part 2

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  1. For some more detail, here’s the exact composition of the Duc Co garrison: “Captain Richard B. Johnson’s Special Forces Detachment A-215, with a dozen men; its Vietnamese Army counterpart, the Luc Luong Dac Biet (LLDB), which, literally translated, means airborne-ranger; two hundred Montagnard irregulars; and two hundred Nuong tribesmen.” (from Pleiku, J.D. Coleman)

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