Marine River force in Vietnam

[Suhiir]

Battle #3 (LZ Ambush)

The LZ had 3 fortifications in the middle; the treeline surrounding it swarming with 6 Hv AAMGs, 12 RPG armed squads, and 3 snipers. The surrounding jungle sported another 6 ZPU-4's and 3 Hv AAMGs. All this supported by 19 ... yes 19 ... 82mm mortar sections (I wasn't aware the VC even had mortar battalions).

Obviously those AirCav guys were from the 7th Cav (Custers' outfit).

It was impossible to reach the LZ before the first wave of AirCav appeared.
Needless to say it was ugly.
Only by performing a banzai attack were some of the USMC units able to slightly clear one side of the LZ before the second wave of AirCav appeared.
Again, it was ugly.
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After 3 battles I have to wonder ...
Do you playtest your scenarios yourself to see how well they work and if they're balanced (assuming they're designed to be winnable ... some aren't)?
In a campaign most players sort of expect the majority of their CORE to survive to participate in the next battle.