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Unexpected Visitors Scenario#: FH12     Date: 05/02/1968     Location: Dong Ha, South Vietnam When the fighting around Dong Ha erupted In the spring of 1968, the Marines needed help and called upon the Army to supply that help. An Army battalion arrived in the area and their first task was to clear the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Tread Heads Scenario#: FH10     Date: 04/10/1968     Location: An Khe, South Vietnam At first glance Vietnam did not seem a proper home for the tanks and APCs of the United States Army. The crowded jungle roads appeared to be perfect locations for Vietnamese ambushes, and the tanks, although fast, were not as … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
The Village Scenario#: FH09     Date: 02/09/1968     Location: Saigon, South Vietnam As North Vietnam had planned, the Tet Offensive shocked the world. It had not, however, led to a general uprising in the South. Throughout February, Allied forces counterattacked Viet Cong enclaves, eliminating them one by one. Viet Cong losses were… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Stay Behind Scenario#: LOF18     Date: 09/10/1968     Location: West Of Tan An, South Vietnam An infantry battalíon had been sweeping an area 12 km west of Tan An for several days with scattered resistance. Since they couldn't get the enemy to stand and fight, they were set to pull out and return to base. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #12
Serious Firepower Scenario#: FH11     Date: 05/01/1968     Location: Dai Do, South Vietnam The Marines spent three bloody days clearing the villages of Dai Do and Dinh To. The fighting was tough, and the Marines called for armor support for the actual attack on Dai Do. The NVA forces holding the town, however, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
River of Perfume Scenario#: FH08     Date: 02/08/1968     Location: Hue, South Vietnam The fighting in Hue was some of the most bitter of the war. It was a mix of Vietnam and Stalingrad. South of the Perfume River Marines fought the Viet Cong block by block, house by house, and room by … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Prelude to Lang Vei Scenario#: FH07     Date: 01/15/1968     Location: Lang Vei Special Forces Camp, Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam In late January, 1968, survivors of the 33rd Laotian Battalion streamed into the Special Forces camp at Lang Vei; their camp had been overrun by the North Vietnamese. A fight with the NVA wasn’t unusual, what was unusual was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Forgotten Heroes
Battles of Firebases Coral and Balmoral Part 2 Scenario#: LOF07     Date: 05/17/1968     Location: North of Tân Uyên, South Vietnam After the initial assaults on FSPB Coral, the Australian forces commenced an aggressive patrolling regime with combined infantry and armored forces. These patrols would often spring NVA and VC forces preparing for an attack in their bunker and tunnel… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #03
Battles of Firebases Coral and Balmoral Part 1 Scenario#: LOF06     Date: 05/15/1968     Location: North of Tân Uyên, South Vietnam Three months after the Tet Offensive, Australian forces moved to establish a Fire Support Base in Area of Operations Surfers (AO Surfers), in support of patrols to locate and destroy NVA units retreating through the area. Over a period of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #03