A simulation of the Tet offensive in South Vietnam during 1968. You have five platoons and four helicopters, which you must use efficiently to seek out and efficiently destroy two companies of North Vietnamese regulars, which are invisible and controlled by the computer.

On the map is a military base, with road roads leading to it, an air base, a Vietnamese village and the player's five troops.

A truck travels to the base every so often. If part of the road along which it travels has been destroyed, the truck will wreck and points will be awarded to the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). This road must be repaired, and can be by using platoons and a helicopter.

The procedure for moving the helicopters has been badly thought out. The numeric keys are used to input a coordinated position, which is the destination of the helicopter. Unfortunately, the screen is not marked out in any way at all, so the positions have to be estimated. Obviously, a game such as this should not have to do with rough estimations of positions.

Although I feel that pleasure should not be gained from the subject of war, Khe Sahn may hold the interest of a wargames enthusiast.

J.J.