The First to Fall - Hiep Hoa CIDG Camp - Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967
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| Rating: | 0 (0) |
| Games Played: | 0 |
| SM: | 2 |
| Turns: | 13 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | S. Vietnam |
| Second Side: | N. Vietnam |
Jason Petho
24 November, 1963
[Hiep Hoa, Hau Nghia Province, South Vietnam]:
[SIDE A / H2H] [HIS] [CSL]:
The CIDG camp at Hiep Hoa was located in the Plain of Reeds between Saigon and the Cambodian border. The camp was established to train the Civilian Irregular Defense Guard company and conduct reconnaissance and raids into the Plain of Reeds. The camp is not far from the "Parrot's Beak" region, a known Viet Cong staging area.
A reconnaissance and ambush operation by approximately half of the personnel of the CIDG camp had been launched on the morning of November 23rd on the highway between the camp and Saigon. While the reconnaissance/ambush was happening, the Viet Cong took the opportunity to conduct a night assault on the camp.
South Vietnamese commando units and the American special operation forces resisted heavily using machine guns but were overwhelmed by the arrival of a NVA mortar unit.
It was the first CIDG camp to be overrun during the war.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
24 November, 1963
[Hiep Hoa, Hau Nghia Province, South Vietnam]:
[SIDE A / H2H] [HIS] [CSL]:
The CIDG camp at Hiep Hoa was located in the Plain of Reeds between Saigon and the Cambodian border. The camp was established to train the Civilian Irregular Defense Guard company and conduct reconnaissance and raids into the Plain of Reeds. The camp is not far from the "Parrot's Beak" region, a known Viet Cong staging area.
A reconnaissance and ambush operation by approximately half of the personnel of the CIDG camp had been launched on the morning of November 23rd on the highway between the camp and Saigon. While the reconnaissance/ambush was happening, the Viet Cong took the opportunity to conduct a night assault on the camp.
South Vietnamese commando units and the American special operation forces resisted heavily using machine guns but were overwhelmed by the arrival of a NVA mortar unit.
It was the first CIDG camp to be overrun during the war.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
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