Dien Bien Phu #2 Loss of Beatrice

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Final thoughts.

Though most of my critique is confidential, I think it is fair to go into the strongest parts of this scenario and the game itself. I know so little of the battle other than what I learned in High School in the mid to late 60's. The French lost. As is common with living history, not much was taught about Vietnam. Our textbooks were the evening news and the New York Times. So, off to Youtube I went and there's a wealth of information to discover.

The map! It is identical. Very impressive. David Galster dropped in the gun placements accurately and the Viet Minh's jumping off points. Same with the French. As the VM commander I made decisions that differ from the actual battle, but that's the fun of it. Would the VM had won following my strategy. Of course! OK, but probably. Dunno, but playing the AI it gives you a real feel for the historic battle while still having a good, though often, frustrating time playing it. The French Legionnaires were superb.

The guys are talking. A bit over my head. The things they can do with the code to make playing the AI is pretty phenomenal. Head to head, time will tell, for that we'll have to wait and see. 

Dave