With my first Flames of War PAVN company completed, I just couldn't wait to play a game of 'nam! Having a scant 350ish points per side, we assumed the game wouldn't be all that exciting, but figured we could at least learn the mechanics. We were in for a treat! 
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| Clearing the LZ |
We threw a half-sized board together, and decided the US would need to land and secure the LZ for 6 turns. The PAVN company was split into two one platoon companies, with no battalion command. The US had a rifle platoon with the company command and medic. In reserve they had one Huey Hog. We also allowed one Slick to return acting as a medevac. We also gave the PAVN one MG nest.
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| Slicks inbound. |
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| Slicks set down on the LZ |
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| The Vietnamese prepare to attack the LZ! |
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| The 1st PAVN company charges out of the woods! Small arms and rockets pepper the slicks, but cause no appreciable harm. |
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| The first wave of US infantry dismounts and the Slicks dustoff. |
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| The US pour fire into the advancing enemy |
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| No joke, this is my new favorite beer. This really added to my enjoyment of our game! |
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| More PAVN Arrive |
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| Charlie continues to pour fire into the US, wounding 3 teams just as the Medevac and the company commander arrive aboard 2 more Slicks. |
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| Evacuating the Wounded. |
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| The Medevac was escorted by a Hog, arriving from reserve. |
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| The Medevac Dusts off. |
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| The Hog. |
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| Rockets scream from the Hog, ripping into the fresh PAVN company. |
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| The gatling gun cuts them down in the open. |
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| The 1st PAVN company is recycled |
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| The US on the LZ begin suffering horrendous casualties! |
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| RPG round after RPG round streaks to the Hog, but not one of them can bring it home! |
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| Hot LZ! |
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| The first PAVN Assault! |
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| The US hold them off. |
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| With the PAVN infantry at bay, the Hog devotes its attention to the next for a round of shooting. |
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| The US have held for now, but at a heavy cost. The PAVN still have 2 turns to try to break them. |
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| The final wave appears! |
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| The RPGs fire on the chopper while the rest surge forward! |
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| The US Infantry are threadbare as charlie launches a final assault! |
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| The first assault completely wipes out the remainder of the rifle platoon, but both the 2iC and Company Command are left holding the objective. |
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| When the smoke clears and the firing stops, the Americans are victorious. If you can call it victory. |
The game was *AWESOME*. We both had a fantastic time, and couldn't stop talking about it. The action is furious and fluid, and the rules all work great! The US wiped out 4 PAVN units, and only lost 1.
