1972: Defending The Street Without Joy

General Giai has ordered the withdrawal of the 3rd Division south of the Cua Viet River, the ARVN task force must delay the NVA advance to give the division time to dig in.

The ARVN must also evacuate the wounded and civilians currently sheltering at the barracks.

The scratch ARVN force must hold the barracks until all civilian and wounded markers have been removed and stop the NVA from exiting the south end of the table.

ARVN - Task Force

1x CO

Company Regulars (set up in the urban area)

CHQ – 1x HQ

                1x Mortar

                1x HMG

                3x Platoons (ARVN Regulars with M20 Bazooka)

Armoured Cavalry Assault Troop set up at the barracks

THQ – 1x HQ

            1x M113 with 106,RR

3x M113 ACAV

3x Infantry Platoons (ARVN Regulars with M72)

1x M125 – 81mm Mortar Carrier

1x M41 (broken down at barracks, cannot move but can fire)                                                                               (Can be fixed with the FOW Card: "I just gave it a good smack")

Marine Company set up at the old fire base

CHQ - 1x HQ

1x Mortar

1x HMG

3x Platoons – (Marine with M72)

Assets:

1x OV-10 (FAC)

Due to the shortage of support aircraft all requests are made with a -1 modifier

d10 to determine the type of aircraft

1d10 Roll	Aircraft
1 - 4	A-37 Dragonfly
5 - 7	F-5 Tiger II
8	A-4 Skyhawk
9	A-7 Corsair
10	F-4 Phantom II

Enter from southern edge on successful command roll from THQ

2x M48(platoons from the 20th Tank Regiment) orders to attach to the Armoured Cav Troop 

2x Trucks to transport civilians and wounded (carry 2 Civ/wounded markers each)

Off-Table 

2x 105mm Batteries (They can provide 4 fire missions each before having to be withdrawn) 

1d6 + 5 Civilians and wounded are at the barracks and need to be evacuated

NVA
The NVA must break through the blocking force and exit 25% (7 units) of the force off the south table edge.
Follow -on forces will mop up any remaining resistance. Both your battalions took some damage while crossing the border, a company of T34/85s has been added to 1st Battalion as reinforcements.

1x CO

                1x FAO
                1x BRDM (Recce)

                1x Sagger ATGW Team + BTR-40
                1x SAM-7 Team + BTR-40

                1x ZSU-57-2

1^st Battalion

                1x HQ

                1x Company

                                3x T-54

                1x Company

                                3x T-34/85
                1x Company
                                3x PT-76

               

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

                1x HQ

                

                3x Infantry Companies

                                3x BTR-50PK or BTR-152 or BTR-60

                                3x Infantry (NVA Reguars)

                

Off-Table

               4x 122mm

               2x BM21