SGS.Battle.For.Dien.Bien.Phu

Battle For Dien Bien PhuSGS Battle For Dien Bien Phu is the fourth game of the now well-established SGS Battle Series, covering intense fights and battles in well know (or not) small but fighting-heavy locations ; ‘grand’ tactical’ scale for regiment, battalion, company and even platoon-size units (depending on the games) and game turns which represent a very short real period of time (one or two days, half a day, a few hours…).One of the many particularities of the Battle series compared to other SGS relates to a unit activation system which means that not all units will necessarily be able to move and fight in a turn. This will only be possible for them if they have been activated. And depending on the battles or the episodes during them, the activation limits will be more or less important.Dien Bien Phu is a very remarkable battle on many aspects, and not only because it ended the Indochina War (1946-1954). It was also the first clear victory of the revolutionaries in the post-WW2 conflicts over decolonization. You can play both side, French or Vietminh (the Communist Vietnamese liberation movement) ; against another player in PBEM, or against the AI. SGS Battle For Dien Bien Phu covers the complete period of the battle, from March till May of 1954 (the battle as a whole extends from March 13, 1954 May 7, 1954). That is to say that some of the initial operations are covered, not only the actual siege itself.When the game ends, there must be a victor. Either the besieged French CEFEO (Corps Expeditionnaire Français d’Extreme-Orient) troops have withstood the onslaught and still hold on the camp, having bloodied their opponent’s main battle force, and it that case the negotiating position of France at the Geneva Peace Conference will be stronger. Or the Vietminh (VM)