Vae Victis Magazine #163 - Hoa Binh 1951-1952 (with printed English Rules !)

From Vae Victis:

The Magazine (French)

NEWS HEXES

Arracourt 

DNL 

Plain Indian Wars 

Race for Bastogne 

Kemi 

Pacific War

Wars of Religion

Air Land Sea

BOARDGAMES

Absolute War

Hollow Legion

Red Flag over Paris

Interceptor Ace

Dogs of War

FIGURINES

Mali fin de campagne

Age of Penda

Trois règles pour la 3e GM, 2e partie 

Français en Egypte (Empire) 

Strength & Honour

Combined Arms

HOBBY

Edu Team Wargames, retour d’expérience

NEWS RULES

Beyond the Empire

Team Yankee

Waking the Bear

in Deo Veritas

SCENARIOS

M44

ASL

Guiscard/Byzance

Basileus II

The Game (English & French)

Hoa Binh 1951-1952, The Battle of the Black River

WARGAME with die cut counters - SOLO GAME

On 22 September 1951, the Viet Minh 312th Division crossed the Red River and attacked a Franco-Vietnamese garrison along the crest line of Nghia Lo, 140 km from Hanoï, on the Thai highlands between the Red River and the Black River. This action made it clear that Giap’s objective was to control the Tonkin delta in order to threaten Hanoï from the south. De Lattre decided to block him by launching a vast operation against his supply lines by occupying the Muong country in the Hoa Binh and Cho Ben sectors between the Da River and the Black River. After seizing Cho Ben (Operation Tulip), the French launched Operation Lotus to seize Hoa Binh.

Hoa Binh, the Battle of the Black River is a solo-player game simulating the combats around the Black River and Colonial Route #6 that occurred from 13 November 1951 to 25 February 1952. The counters mainly represent the French battalions or Viet Minh actions and one game turn represents ten days of operation. The map represents the region of the confluence of the Red River and the Black River in Tonkin, specifically from Viet Tri in the north to Hoa Binh in the south and the immediate surroundings of the Muong territories.

Duration : Approximately 3 hours

Complexity : 5/10.

We printed the English Rules for You (in Colour) and send them together with the Magazine!