Silver Bayonet - Operation Long Reach (2)
Our second session of the Silver Bayonet full campaign, Scenario 11, Operation Long Reach. I did not get a picture of the full map this session, just pictures of the bottom of Turn 7 so that we’ll be able to set it up for the next session, which is scheduled for October 4, 2026.
Scenario 11 scoring notes, 2026-07-19
Marks: F = Fatigued, S = one step lost, E = eliminated. An E costs one or two steps depending on the unit’s strength when it was destroyed. The step cost of each E is shown in its row; the notes record it for B/966/32 (Turn 7, annotated “2S” with an arrow).
Scoring follows the Scenario 11 card (card 2/3, Victory Conditions): FWA scores 1 point per NVA step destroyed; PAVN scores 1 point per ARVN ground unit step destroyed and 3 per US ground unit step. Fatigue scores nothing. Only step losses appear in the notes so far.
Turn 5
| Side | Unit | Mark | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVN | — | — | 0 |
| PAVN | B/1/33 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | C/635/32 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | D/334/32 | F | 0 |
Turn: FWA 2, PAVN 0. Cumulative: FWA 7, PAVN 2.
Turn 6
| Side | Unit | Mark | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | 2/42 | S | PAVN 1 |
| PAVN | D/1/33 | E (1 step) | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | A/966/32 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | B/966/32 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | C/3/33 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | A/2/33 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | D/3/33 | S | FWA 1 |
Turn: FWA 6, PAVN 1. Cumulative: FWA 13, PAVN 3.
Turn 7
| Side | Unit | Mark | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | C/2/8 | S | PAVN 3 |
| PAVN | B/635/32 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | D/334/32 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | C/635/32 | F | 0 |
| PAVN | B/966/32 | E (2 steps) | FWA 2 |
| PAVN | D/966/32 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | A/3/33 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | B/3/33 | S | FWA 1 |
| PAVN | C/966/32 | S | FWA 1 |
Turn: FWA 8, PAVN 3. Cumulative: FWA 21, PAVN 6.
Score summary
| Turn | FWA turn | FWA cum. | PAVN turn | PAVN cum. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
FWA has destroyed 21 NVA steps through Turn 7, against the 30 needed for FWA Automatic Victory chit 3.
Per-unit summary
| Unit | Turn: mark |
|---|---|
| C/1/33 | 1: F |
| D/1/33 | 1: S, 2: E (1 step), 6: E (1 step) |
| B/1/33 | 3: S, 5: S |
| A/2/33 | 6: S |
| A/3/33 | 7: S |
| B/3/33 | 7: S |
| C/3/33 | 6: S |
| D/3/33 | 6: S |
| D/334/32 | 5: F, 7: S |
| A/635/32 | 2: F |
| B/635/32 | 3: S, 7: S |
| C/635/32 | 5: S, 7: F |
| D/635/32 | 2: F |
| A/966/32 | 3: S, 6: S |
| B/966/32 | 6: S, 7: E (2 steps) |
| C/966/32 | 7: S |
| D/966/32 | 3: F, 7: S |
| 1/42 ARVN | 2: E (2 steps) |
| 2/42 ARVN | 6: S |
| C/2/8 | 7: S |