𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗺: 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 is a real-time strategy game launched in 2020 by 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗮𝗻. It is a standalone mod which uses the 𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻 engine to recreate combat operations during the Vietnam War. Taking nearly 20 years to finish, the non-profit game puts players in command of American or Vietnamese soldiers in a deadly array of battlefields. The game features hundreds of units in dozens of authentic Vietnam maps. The game runs on all PCS and laptops and can be downloaded free online via the game's Facebook page.
As in real life PAVN attacks, indirect fire support in the form of a 122mm or 140mm rocket barrage usually precedes infantry waves, composed of sappers, riflemen and heavy weapons teams.
Mortars keep enemy heads down and provide covering fire for retreating PAVN forces. Armor sometimes turns up, but mostly to provide indirect fire support or bring down enemy strike and CAS aircraft.
Here's an example of an effective PAVN raid. Two American platoons are destroyed and a hilltop firebase overrun within minutes, courtesy of fast-moving (and very brave!) Vietnamese troops.
Please don't forget to download the latest version to access new units, songs and a more realistic combat system!