NEU Nam 68 (Vietnam Skirmish) -Softback

In Nam ‘68 Tour of Duty you take command of a US platoon for a year ‘in-country’, fighting the wily and lethal Viet Cong insurgency.

• Rules for skirmish tabletop gaming with 10-40 troops a side, with the weapons and equipment of the Vietnam War. From ‘grunt’ privates with their M16s, to squad and platoon support weapons, up to fire support requests from mortars, artillery and strafing helicopter gunships.
• Rules include: Movement, Suppressing Fire, Targeted Fire, Explosive Weapons, individual and unit Morale, Medics and enemy ‘Hazard’ actions, such as Return Fire, Ammunition Checks and Booby-Trap detonations.
• Vehicle rules for the common armoured fighting vehicles of the war, with support from M113 APCs, M48 Patton tanks and ‘Huey’

helicopters.• Detailed US platoon creation and support fire options, using a points-free system.

• Scenario creation for ten missions, from routine security patrols to search and destroy missions, ambushes, hunting fugitives, clearing a hot LZ, to assaulting an enemy strongpoint. Also, surprise VC night raider attacks on US bases.
• All scenarios include options and rules for: variable game sizes (small, medium or large), from small firefights to a full platoon in action, variable ‘threat levels’ setting how many VC might be encountered, the presence of civilians on the battlefield, ‘search points’ and

optional scenario sub-plots for an added twist, like finding a downed pilot, or the arrival of unexpected VC reinforcements.

• Variable and unknown VC forces to encounter, divided into three threats: Local Guerrilla forces, the Regional ‘Militia’ Force and the National ‘Army’ Force, as well as all manner of ruses, booby-traps and defences.
• The ‘Tour of Duty’ campaign system, to play through 12 months ‘in-country’ in command of your own platoon.