Briefing

Vietnam65 is a turn based strategy game based on the Vietnam War.

ENEMIES (Computer)

ALLIES (Player)
United States Army
(US)

South Vietnamese
ArmyVietnamese
(ARVN)
South
Army
(ARVN)

VS

North Vietnamese
Army (NVA)

Vietcong Insurgents
(VC)

This is a game about insurgency and counter-insurgency, the winner being

whichever side wins the Hearts & Minds of the local population.

Border

Village

US HQ

The local population are located in 10 villages across the Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam.
Your forces (Allies) are situated in your HQ to the East and the border with NVA
controlled Cambodia is to the West.

H&M >= 60 US Victory (decisive)

H&M 50 59 US Victory
H&M 40 49 US Defeat
H&M <40
US Defeat (decisive)

H&M Score (Average of all villages)

Village

Each village starts the game with a H&M score of 50. After 45 turns the game ends
and victory/defeat is determined by the total H&M score, which is the average H&M
score across the ten villages.

H&M Score (Average of all villages)

The H&M score determines the % chance that new Enemy missions will be created
in the next turn. Therefore the lower the H&M score the higher the chance of more
Enemy missions next turn, and vice versa.

United States Army

(US)

South Vietnamese
ArmyVietnamese
(ARVN)
South
Army
(ARVN)

H&M Score (Average of all villages)

North

VS

Vietnamese
Army (NVA)

Vietcong Insurgents
(VC)

Whenever a VC unit is destroyed the H&M of the nearest village increases, and
likewise whenever an US/ARVN unit is destroyed the H&M score of the nearest
village decreases.

United States Army

(US)

South Vietnamese
ArmyVietnamese
(ARVN)
South
Army
(ARVN)

VS

North Vietnamese
Army (NVA)

Vietcong Insurgents
(VC)

The Ho Chi Minh trail is a number of points stretching across the valley, invisible to
you, from which the Vietcong insurgents (VC) launch their missions.

United States Army

Intimidate
(US)
local population

South Vietnamese
ArmyVietnamese
(ARVN)
South
Army
(ARVN)

Set up
ambushes

VS

North Vietnamese
Army (NVA)

Vietcong Insurgents
Plant mines(VC)

VC units start from the trail and make their way to the Villages. Upon reaching the
villages, they intimidate the local population and as a result reduce the villages
H&M score.

United States Army

Establish artillery
support base
(US)

VS

North Vietnamese
Army (NVA)

Attack US bases

South Vietnamese
ArmyVietnamese
(ARVN)
South
Army
(ARVN)

Set up
ambushes

Vietcong Insurgents
(VC)

The VC insurgents have a big brother, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).
Whenever the H&M score drops below a certain point, the NVA will enter the
battlefield from across the Cambodian border and target US forces.

Minesweeping

Patrol

US Firebase

Build bases/roads

Search & Destroy

US HQ

Train ARVN troops

As the Commander of the US and South Vietnamese (ARVN) forces, you are tasked
with searching for and destroying the Vietcong (VC) insurgents as well as keeping
the NVA at bay.

Political Support

In addition to increasing the H&M score, the US also needs to watch the Political
Support (PS) that the war is receiving from back home, driven mostly by casualties.

Political Support

Political support increases whenever enemy units are destroyed and decreases
when US forces suffer losses or reinforcements are deployed.

United States Army

(US)

South Vietnamese
ArmyVietnamese
(ARVN)
South
Army
(ARVN)

VS

North Vietnamese
Army (NVA)

Vietcong Insurgents
(VC)

Welcome to Vietnam Lieutenant , it is highly recommended that you complete

Basic Training before you deploy in-country..