FIRE BASE PEDRO*
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North Vietnam Assault*
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South Vietnam Defend*
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Date: April 9, 1972*
Location: South Vietnam*
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On April 8, 1972, Colonel Dinh was told to expect an enemy tank assault on Fire Base Pedro the next morning. That afternoon the 6th Battalion was moved to Fire Base Pedro to relieve the ranger battalion there. The North Vietnamese attacked the following morning at 0645. Immediately upon receipt of a radio message detailing the attack, South Vietnamese command sent a combined armor/infantry force to shore up the defenders. In the end, every North Vietnamese tank was destroyed and the infantry sent running. This was the first real victory for the South Vietnamese, who planned the defense and counterattack on their own, since the North Vietnamese came pouring across the DMZ starting the Easter Offensive.*
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Number of Turns: 8*
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The North Vietnamese side is suggested for the human player.*
