Assault on Lima 85 -Laos A real tough fight!

[WBWilder]

Sorry for the Repitition. I posted this on the main side by error.

Another hot battle from a member of the Wild Team, Andrew Weeble Weaver..a real tough fight!

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Raid on the 'TACAN' site "Lima 85" atop Pha-Thi mountain.

Date: March 11th 1968

Pha-Thi Mountain, NE Laos

Battle Type: PAVN assault v USAF/Thai defend*

Design by: Andy Weaver.
Testers: Tom DeShetler, Fabio Prado, Massimo Rocco, Sgt Walrus and "Wild Bill" Wilder


Description: *Comrade Truong Muc, your specially trained PAVN Sapper Assault team is to assault and

destroy the US TACAN site atop Pha-Thi mountain.

It will liberate the American and 'Bandit' objectives and hold until relieved. Overwhelming People's Army of Vietnam forces are approaching from the East and North-East, pending reciept of a success signal.

The plateau atop the mountain is heavily fortified, mined and wired above steep cliffs. Your previous recce has identified approx 20 Americans, a reinforced Company of Thai and Irregular forces and several artillery and HMG positions.

Your reconnaisance showed a gap in the enemy defences, with a path up the karst cliff (Which is where you
will start your assault)

Other enemy forces up to Battalion size are within ~2.5km. Since the installation (Lima 85) controls and
directs most airstrikes on Northern Vietnam, enemy air support is expected.


Notes: This scenario is designed to be played against the AI, the human player should take 'Player 1'.

Historical Note: The raid on Lima 85 resulted in a major victory for the PAVN forces. For the loss of 1 man killed and 2 wounded they achieved their objectives.

They killed 42 "enemy" personnel, mainly Lao & Thai soldiers and routed the Meo special Forces off the
mountain.

The exact status of most of the USAF personnel is still uncertain (KIA/BNR or POW/MIA).


For full details see Major Do Chi Ben's description/AAR "Raid On the "TACAN" Site Atop Pha-Thi Mountain By A Military Region Sapper aTeam On 11 March 1968"

http://limasite85.us/do_chi_ben.htm#_ftn

Details of the construction, operation and loss of site Lima 85, with special reference to the KIA/MIA
can be found at http://limasite85.us/index.html

[trip_1509]

PAVN 1130
Thai/USAF 856
Draw

Damned tough fight. Destroyed the TACAN but could not hold on to anything. Definitely different playing from this side.

Trip

[WBWilder]

Has an odd feel, doesn't it? Still, as you say, its an interesting point of view, one we sometimes miss in gaming.

WB

[junk2drive]

I finally had some time for SP. I did not do as historical.
Got a Draw, 1100+ to 800+ but lost all of my units. Destroyed the TACAN early but the counterattack did me in.
Nice small scenario.

[MacGalin]

One of your hardest scenarios IMHO (for WinSPMBT at least). Veeery nice.

For now, i managed marginal defat [i still lack some skills with infantry ], but i had great time playing!