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Gameplay

How it plays

Real-time tactics with a few squads, a radio and a lot of jungle.

Capture ground

Hold the sectors

The map is split into sectors. Own more of them than the enemy and you win. They also bring in more men.

A top-down view of an American position with two helicopters and sectors marked on the ground

The jungle

You only shoot what you can see

Squads hide in the jungle until the enemy is close. Anything you cannot see is hidden by fog. A hidden squad that opens fire gets an ambush.

A helicopter flying over thick jungle in the haze

Air power

Helicopters, artillery and bombs

The Americans can call in help from the sky. A radio team makes it more accurate. Call it in too close and it hits your own men.

An aircraft dropping bombs over a jungle valley

Guerrilla tactics

Traps and tunnels

The Viet Cong lay traps, dig tunnels and wait in the huts and trees for the right moment.

A helicopter landing at a firebase on red earth

Ways to play

  • The campaign. Danny Mercer’s year with the 1st Cavalry, as the Americans.
  • Skirmish. Either side, up to four a side, against the computer at three levels.
  • Online. Host a skirmish and invite your Steam friends, on the same team or against each other. The computer takes any empty places.
The forces Screenshots

Dedicated to all who lost their lives in the wars fought in Vietnam.

May their stories never be forgotten.