Tropic LighTning - Flames of War

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Turn 4: Tank Killers Run Amok2B-40Mark gets his reserves.1The Zippo flamethrowersdouble up theroad and the slicks carryingthe airmobile infantry landnear the LZ objective.The last remaining2M551 Sheridan setsoff the booby trap under it.Obviously a buried aircraftbomb, as the tank blows up!3The ACAV grenadelauncher kills the lastZPU-1 gun and the M113gets a Type 54 12.7mmmachine-gun.The M48A3 tanks4move back, machinegunningthe infantry beforeassaulting. They shouldhave been safe againstB-40’s, but two lucky shotslater, they are both dead!HQ71Key Events14Kyran places his5bunkers to ambushthe landing helicopters, buttheir fire does nothing.Using the ‘Born in the6North to Die in theSouth’ rule, Kyran bringsback the infantry companyequipped with B-41rocket launchers. Theycharge forward killing theM113 track. The ArmoredCavalry Platoon is belowhalf strength, but passes itsPlatoon Morale Check.The B-10 82mm7recoilless guns alsoarrive from reserve, turningup behind the slicks. Theyopen fire, forcing the slickcarrying the rifle platoon’scommand team to return tobase. It will attempt to landagain next turn.2H13B-415 6Victory Points1 7Body CountVietnamese:1x AK-47 team1x Type 54 12.7mm1x ZPU-1 14.5mmUS:1x M551 Sheridan2x M48A3 Patton *1x M113 ACAV1x M113 track1x UH-1D SlickUnits DestroyedUS:Tank Platoon **Gains enemy 1 VPplus 1 VP for fourother tanks and tracksM132 Zippo Flame-throwerEvery tank and mechanised infantrybattalion or cavalry squadron inVietnam had three or four M132‘Zippo’ flame-throwers. These werestandard M113 armoured personnelcarriers fitted with a special flamethrowerturret and four 50 gallon(190 litre) spherical fuel tanks in therear compartment.Like all flame-thrower vehicles,they suffered from short range andlimited fuel supply, but once theygot close to the enemy, their effectwas devastating.42361BattleReport.indd 13 11/2/11 13:57:38
4The M48A3 Patton tank is very well armoured. The pair of them should be able toshrug off B-40 hits, but some good shooting sees both of them knocked out.6The ‘Born in the North to Die in the South’ rule allowed Kyran to bring a previouslydestroyed infantry company back on as reinforcements.7Born in the Northto Die in the SouthThe Vietnamese tend to takehorrendous casualties when they takeon American firepower in a head-toheadclash. Rather than requiring theVietnamese player to have hundredsof stands of infantry, we allow themto bring previously destroyed infantrycompanies back on as reserves.We called this rule Born in theNorth to Die in the South to reflect apopular, if rather fatalistic, slogan ofthe North Vietnamese soldiers. Oncesent south few returned to the northbefore the end of the war.Mark has both armoured cavalry and airmobile infantry on the objective, but untilturn six, can’t win by holding it. Meanwhile he has to avoid losing!Guerilla Reserves3Lacking in communicationsequipment and forced to disperseto avoid detection, Viet namesecommanders often found it difficultto mass their troops for a coordinatedresponse to US operations.To reflect this, the Vietnamese playerstarts with just a single company onthe table. As the game progresses,more troops turn up. However, wherethey turn up is somewhat random asthey march to the sound of the guns.As the Americans had little ideawhere the Vietnamese guerillas wereuntil they attacked, the Vietnameseplayer places the new arrivals rightup close, ready to fight immediately.637BattleReport.indd 14 11/2/11 13:58:21
Page 1 and 2: Tropic LightningAmerica’s 25 th I
Page 3: 25TH InfANTRy DIVIsION ‘TROPIC LI
Page 6 and 7: B2 Front in South VietnamIt can be
Page 8 and 9: CONTACT!By Kyran Henryand Mark Haze
Page 10 and 11: US Armored Cavalry TroopFLAME-THROW
Page 12 and 13: Turns 1 and 2:Here Comes the Cavalr
Page 14 and 15: Turn 3: The Bô Đôi Strike Back!2
Page 18 and 19: Turn 5: Hanging in the Balance21B-4

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