"Actually there is an NVA platoon that appears at the bend in the road late in the game to do just that. Assuming it follows it plotted path. Remember there a 120(?) plot point limit and they use 3 per turn. So after turn 40 the AI does as it pleases with units." Suhiir (#18)
Yes, they appeared after the establishment of the HQ 1/9. The HQ security detail took care of them in short order. We were lucky. I thought an NVA/VC would attack from Hill 77, the Sunset Strip. We swept through the area clearing it with light resistance.
In the following map, please note Charlie 1/9 advance maneuver and the placement of the HQs.
Additionally, I found a few similar scenarios, in particular #104 , The Outpost: 09/48. Remarkably similar.
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