0713_03: Valley of Death - MC 03 Korea '85

Ch'orwon Valley, July 13th 1985 [D+28]: On July 13th the Chinese made first contact with US soldiers near Kaeson, Sanyong-ni and Kumwha. The fighting in Kaeson was fierce as the Chinese army rushed forward into interlocking fields of fire but with the allies giving way to the momentum of the attack and in many cases finding themselves overrun and isolated. The US 2nd Infantry Division and US 3rd Marine Division fought a valiant delaying action but was smashed into splinters of its former self. To the east the Chinese 39th Mechanized Army is advancing along the Ch'orwon valley to meet the US 25th Infantry Division, Canadian 4th Brigade and the battered US 9th Infantry Division. This narrow valley that was once a main axis of advance for the North Koreans in two Korean wars was to be the same for the Chinese and yet again will be known as the valley of death. [Size: medium] Designer's notes: The Chinese infantry are some what of a unique unit compared to anything represented thus far in the Modern Campaigns series. They are relatively weak defensively and can suffer large numbers of casualties when used improperly but they can be a unstoppable juggernaut on the assault. They are also extremely mobile for foot infantry. The Chinese Type 80 tank was released to the press in 1987. It is widely speculated that this tank was in limited service prior to this so it has been included in small numbers in the Chinese elite 1st Tank Division in the Beijing Assault Force. Because of the Type 80's infancy in this operation it is prone to maintenance failures.