"Congo, Bloody Congo - Wars of Insurgency AAR" Topic
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| Tango01 | 12 Sep 2024 4:03 p.m. PST |
"…The "Congo, Bloody Congo" scenario was taken from the 1961 U.N. Operation Morthor, when ANC Congolese and U.N. troops attacked Katangan gendarmes, militia, and mercenaries to end the Katangan Secession crisis. This is all the operation that saw the more well known Siege of Jadotville. The mercenaries would appear in this one as one of three players on the Katangan side. They controlled three armored personnel carriers loaded with vitally-needed ammunition for their Katangan employers and allies. They would seek to move diagonally from one corner of the 6'x4' board to the opposite corner. The Katangan gendarmes awaited them at the destination corner. The road the APCs would take passed in front of a Katangan village, filled with militia who were much more concerned about protecting their homes and families than the fate of any white mercenaries!…"
Full action at Lead Legionaries Blog link Armand |
jurgenation  | 13 Sep 2024 12:42 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 13 Sep 2024 3:00 p.m. PST |
Glad you like them…
Armand
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| Joe Legan | 20 Sep 2024 10:03 a.m. PST |
Interesting scenario. Might have to try that one myself.
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| Tango01 | 20 Sep 2024 2:51 p.m. PST |
Happy you like it too…
Armand
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