November 19, 1967. The second battalion of the 503rd Airborne Infantry, part of the famous 173rd ABN Brigade, attacked up a narrow ridge towards the top of hill 875. The NVA had planned the battle for weeks...they were waiting. 330 Americans will face the entire 174th NVA regiment.
To purchase this game, it is only available in the special 2-game set along with "They Were Soldiers" here in the "Games" section of the website.
At 09:43 A.M. on the morning of November 19th, 1967, the lead platoons of the 2/503rd Airborne Infantry began advancing south up the north face of hill 875 in the central highlands of Vietnam near Cambodia. The Americans, just 330 strong, expected to face a company of the NVA. The pre-assault bombardment by aircraft and artillery had created much deadfall, craters and holes in the thick jungle.
The battle that followed became one of the bloodiest in the Vietnam War. The NVA had been expecting the Americans and had a plan of their own. The 2/503rd was nearly wiped out but was quickly reinforced by their 4th battalion. The battle for the hilltop raged for days with serious losses on both sides. In the end, the Americans took the hill - but the NVA had slipped away with many of their soldiers to fight again.
This game challenges the players to re-fight the first day or so of that battle - the critical time when the NVA forces had the chance to overwhelm the Americans and overrun the U.S. battalion. Can you, as the U.S. player, hold your ground and repeat history? Or will the NVA player triumph and overwhelm the perimeter before reinforcements arrive? Get ready to re-live or re-write history in the battle for Hill 875!
