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**Jason Petho** · 12-05-2022, 04:02 PM,

The thirty-first session of A Week in Binh Long. Things are really heating up! One company from 1st/26th has run into a reinforced company sized Viet Cong position northeast of Minh Thanh. Today's session was developing a plan and engaging that company with artillery, gunships and more infantry. What a mess, but heck of a lot of fun! Much further to the north, in Area KENTUCKY, two Viet Cong companies were spotted, but the 2d/28th is nowhere near there and we're creeping up to the end of the day. That will bite me in the future. Ugh. Otherwise, the other battalions and making excellent progress for Day 4!

**Jason Petho** · 12-09-2022, 03:56 AM,

The thirty-second session of A Week in Binh Long. Night is creeping closer, meaning Day 4 is going to be ending in a handful of turns. The 1st/26th Infantry had some exceptional combat today around Minh Thanh. American firepower certainly won the day there, with the 155mm battery, 105mm battery and Pink Teams in the area overwhelming the Viet Cong, the infantry barely had to fight. Elsewhere, I almost lost an LRRP team on the border of Cambodia and I did lose a couple supply trucks as they were returning to Loc Ninh. What a mess, what a mess indeed. The rest of the battalions are doing well and nearly in their laager positions for the night. The biggest challenge will be the 2d/28th Infantry in Area KENTUCKY. There is a massive VC force in the area and there are platoons scattered all over the place. Should be a fun night.

**Jason Petho** · 12-12-2022, 10:48 AM,

The thirty-third session of A Week in Binh Long. Night has come to Day 4. No silent night in these parts, that's for sure. Two firebases are being attacked, one in Area KENTUCKY, the other in Area WASHINGTON. Gunships are called up from An Loc and Loc Ninh to hopefully stem the attacks before they get started. Elsewhere, the Viet Cong are securing road sections through the areas and capturing various objectives around the map. I have my work cut out for me on Day 5 and this night is just getting started!

**Jason Petho** · 12-16-2022, 01:26 AM,

The thirty-fourth session of A Week in Binh Long. Wow. Just Wow. That was quite the attack on at Firebase KENTUCKY. We played through the remainder of the night and suffered some serious casualties from the attack. It seemed to be about a battalion sized force that hit the Firebase. Unfortunately, that also included my LRRP team in the north getting ambushed and killed as well as losing a couple of Snakes to ground fire. I'm happy the night is finally over and DAY 5 is about to start.

**Jason Petho** · 12-19-2022, 11:56 AM,

The thirty-fifth session of A Week in Binh Long. Well there we go, starting a new Day. Day 5. I have nine battalions operating in the field now, each with its own mission. This includes three ARVN battalions, one being a Regional Force battalion that was released due to combat. That being said, there's a lot to do and lots of units need to be flown across the map to their new operating areas. I went over some of the new additions for the 1.30 UPDATE that is due in January/February 2023 - lots of exciting goodies for sure! I am hunting down the Viet Cong that attacked the firebase in Area KENTUCKY before I head to the new Area IOWA.

**Big Ivan** · 12-19-2022, 01:17 PM,

Very nice live stream today Jason. I enjoyed watching the 2 hours of play live this afternoon EST. Lot of new goodies for

sure coming up with Campaign Series Vietnam!!

Keep it going! Your live streams are interactive, fun to watch with great discussions, and with lots of good comments and questions too!! Very enjoyable! Wink

**Jason Petho** · 12-20-2022, 04:38 AM,

Thank you, John!

I really appreciate your presence and your participation!

**Jason Petho** · 12-23-2022, 04:36 AM,

The thirty-sixth session of A Week in Binh Long. With the reminder that I'm testing the 1.30 UPDATE that will be released early in the new year, I tried out the new mine system and how side awareness comes into play. Phew, that's a challenge to get used to indeed. We shall see if that's the way it will play out for the 1.30 UPDATE. Otherwise, Day 5 continues where I am still taking losses around Firebase KENTUCKY. I found a Viet Cong company in the plantation just north of Minh Thanh, so I need to decide how I will deal with that. Ben Cat was attacked and held by the Viet Cong, they are raking in the points while I figure out how to recapture it. Things are getting more challenging as the hours of the day go on.

**Jason Petho** · 12-27-2022, 05:42 AM,

The thirty-seventh session of A Week in Binh Long. There is a lot more Viet Cong activity during this session. Minh Thanh was attacked, but superior firepower and defensive position saved the day. Only one platoon remains of the two Viet Cong companies that attacked the base. Elsewhere, the Viet Cong force around Firebase KENTUCKY was finally destroyed and the 2d/28th Infantry is starting to fly to the east to Area IOWA. Unfortunately, Area IOWA found me running into two ambushes by the Viet Cong and I lost my supply trucks and their escorts. Down at Ben Cat, the Viet Cong have captured the town and my ARVN counterattack is not going so well, as a platoon has already been overrun. Otherwise, there are scattered Viet Cong forces around while the other battalions continue on with their missions. It's a more hectic day, but fun!

**Jason Petho** · 12-29-2022, 07:00 PM,

The thirty-eighth session of A Week in Binh Long. Day 5 is turning into an interesting quagmire. One of my small D Company task forces based out of An Loc as stirred a hornets nest west of the city. I had some terrible misfortunate with an M113 and a recon troops north of Minh Thanh and I have almost recaptured Ben Cat from a Viet Cong company. That has taken some doing and I am grateful for the firepower the allies have, that's for sure! Meanwhile, the other battalions are continuing with their missions, some better than others. I'm grateful to have some additional ARVN troops too!