Viet Nam

[Jason Petho]

If memory serves correctly the reason American units have such a point value is due to an abstract representation of the political cost at home of dead soldiers and daily death counts on TV.

You could take all your objectives, but if at too high of a cost you actually lose.

So as with the real event you could win the battle and lose the war.

Even the board games I have had over the years had very tough penalties for American losses.

Indeed!

A lot of this is handled through the CSEE system now.

"If any American Company receives more than 50% casualties, the US Side loses 50VP"  Or whatever, something along those lines.