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End of VM assault
Beatrice and Gabrielle under heavy assault.combat is unique. Like it.
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Given the limit on Viet Minh battalion moves in a Valley Move (and the requirement to move in a Trench Zone but not a Dig Zone), it is hard to surround both Beatrice and Gabrielle in the first turn. I did it against Gabrielle on turn one–took it but failed to kill the companies inside (they were successfully evacuated due to a French relief expedition) and did it against Beatrice on turn two–took AND was lucky that the French companies were not able to “break out”…lost due to French Attrition as a result of Isolation….
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Given the limit on Viet Minh battalion moves in a Valley Move (and the requirement to move in a Trench Zone but not a Dig Zone), it is hard to surround both Beatrice and Gabrielle in the first turn. I did it against Gabrielle on turn one–took it but failed to kill the companies inside (they were successfully evacuated due to a French relief expedition) and did it against Beatrice on turn two–took AND was lucky that the French companies were not able to “break out”…lost due to French Attrition as a result of Isolation….