Toaw Scenario: Operation Crimp 66

Vietnam,
January 13, 1966,

USA army of 36 units opposed to Viet Minh army of 17 units
for a battle of complexity 0.63 at Company(I) level
on a 2.5 Km/Hex map
for 38 turns of Half Day each.

by Adis Hasancevic submited on 21-12-2002

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Briefing
OPERATION CRIMP First US-ARVN operation to clear the area of Saigon of VC 23rd Battalion and local NLF threat to Bien Hoa en Long Binh. Date: January 1966 Location: South Vietnam Map Scale: 2.5km Time Scale: Half-Day turns Unit Scale: Bde,Bn, Com Length: 38 turns UNIT COLORS USA-ARVN US Army- White on Green US Navy- Baby Blue-Dark Blue USAF- Lt.Blue on Green ARVN- Yellow on Yellow NLF VietCong Main Force- Red on Black Cadres- Black on Black Local Forces- Brown on Black ********** In the begin of 1966 MACV hoped to repeat the succeses of last year like operations in Ia Drang valley and USMC operations near Chu Lai. But first they had to deal with a threat that was placed north of Saigon. This area was called Iron Triangle and it coverd 96km2 along the Saigon River. It was well known to US and ARVN commanders as a VC stronghold and home of posible one or two VC main force formations. To deal with this threat MACV commanders organized a search and destroy action under the name "Operation Crimp". The main goal of this operation was to clear the area of VC forces and destroy their vaste supply depots located somewhere south of Michelin Plantation. The operation started on 15th of January 1966 and it lasted throughout January ending in stalemate and escape of 23rd VC battalion back into Cambodia. Scenario design by: Adis Hasancevic

Briefing

OPERATION CRIMP
First US-ARVN operation to clear the area of Saigon of VC 23rd Battalion and local NLF threat to Bien Hoa en Long Binh.

Date: January 1966
Location: South Vietnam
Map Scale: 2.5km
Time Scale: Half-Day turns
Unit Scale: Bde,Bn, Com
Length: 38 turns

UNIT COLORS
USA-ARVN
US Army- White on Green
US Navy- Baby Blue-Dark Blue
USAF- Lt.Blue on Green
ARVN- Yellow on Yellow

NLF
VietCong Main Force- Red on Black
Cadres- Black on Black
Local Forces- Brown on Black

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In the begin of 1966 MACV hoped to repeat the succeses of last year like operations in Ia Drang valley and USMC operations near Chu Lai. But first they had to deal with a threat that was placed north of Saigon. This area was called Iron Triangle and it coverd 96km2 along the Saigon River. It was well known to US and ARVN commanders as a VC stronghold and home of posible one or two VC main force formations.

To deal with this threat MACV commanders organized a search and destroy action under the name "Operation Crimp". The main goal of this operation was to clear the area of VC forces and destroy their vaste supply depots located somewhere south of Michelin Plantation.

The operation started on 15th of January 1966 and it lasted throughout January ending in stalemate and escape of 23rd VC battalion back into Cambodia.

Scenario design by: Adis Hasancevic