Watch out for the shoulder AAs.Īssigning aircraft was quite a task for me. Excellent for burning out the NVA and VC infantry.Ĭobras and Heavy hogs for helicopters. Now comes the fun parts, in the vehicles tab, both the Zippo and M150 shoot napalm. The iconic cobras and more heli-borne infantry form the backbone of your recon. The Sheridans are easy prey for the T-34s and PT-76s, but the vast numbers of M48 tanks make up for it. M60s weren’t used in Vietnam (except for a few variants which are present in the support tab). Sheridans and M48 Pattons form the armoured spearhead. (But its fun using napalm to burn vast swathes of the land, and see so many helicopters flying about, isn’t it ?)Ĥ out of the 5 infantry cards have helicopter transports. It is expected to be a tough nut to crack, and since Wargame cannot simulate a 20 year long conflict along with the various political issues it entailed, in most of the cases the American deck will win against the Vietnam deck. I have tried my best to keep the units as historical as possible.ĭeck Code: face it, the US decks seems a lot scary in comparison to the Vietnamese one, and to some extent it is. I do not know how accurate this depiction is though ? Lots of helicopters, lots of napalm, and then some more….at a glance that is what this deck seems like. The NVA deck is best suited for defense and ambushes, using these in flat open maps will result in easy annihilation of your infantrymen. The airforce is for defensive purposes mainly, they do have some attack aircrafts, but they can easily shot down, so use them carefully. They cost just a little less than the F-4s, but are more experienced. The Russian migs were bit too good, so I gave them the Chinese versions. It was a massive pain in the bottom for the F-4 when it was introduced and it will the same here too ? The jewel of the North Vietnamese air-force has to be the Mig-21. They also had Mig-19s which I have added. I added the helicopter I found in Battlefield Vietnam.Įarly in the war they had Mig-17s which weren’t much good against American F-4s, but these do not exist in-game. Some recoilless rifle mounted jeeps for more ambushes… (Should I add a card of Type 59s, to make it more balanced.?) PT-76 is also amphibious so it can be used to make some nasty surprise attacks ? They did have tanks like T-34-85, Type 59s, T-54s, PT-76s etc etc.but nowhere near as much as the Americans, so I have just given them T-34s and PT-76s. The difficult terrain, and American airpower rendered tank offensives useless.
The Vietnam war wasn’t know for its tank battles. If used properly the SAMs will alone decimate enemy aircraft. They have quite good missile AA, but not as good AA guns. I’ve also given them lots of shoulder launched AA to act as a counter to the American helicopters.
Most of their hardware is supplied bu the erstwhile USSR, and China and their allies as reflected in the deck.ĭeck Code : comes in trucks and BTR-60Ps, pretty standard stuff. They are an infantry heavy force since tanks and other heavy equipment are very difficult to move around and use effectively in forests. I won’t bore you with any history or context behind the Vietnamese guerrillas and the North Vietnamese army. There’s also lots of helicopters, and napalm in keeping with the pop culture depictions of the war.Īnyways, have fun playing with these decks. I have tried to keep the units as historically accurate as possible, and have searched a myriad of sources. I just happen to love the game, and reading some history.
I am by no means a qualified historian, nor am I a pro at Wargame Red Dragon. I just completed binging on some Rambo films a few days back, and decided to share with you all my interpretation of what a Vietnam War themed deck would be like. Some decks representing the Viet cong+NVA and the US Forces in the Vietnam War.