
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,518
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Flight Leader
- 2–8 players
- 30–180 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 1986

Rules assistance for Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement
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Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement is an expansion for Phoenix Command released in 1993 for 2–12 players and 60–240 minutes per game. It was designed by Barry Nakazono and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Role Playing.
Clearly one of the defining military conflicts of our time, the Vietnam War pitted the military might of the USA against the willpower of the Vietnamese Communists. Political and military leaders on both sides struggled to dictate the direction of a new kind of war, a guerilla war on an immense scale. The lessons learned in Vietnam have been applied to countless battlefields. It was the soldier in the field who provided the lessons, by learning them the hard way. This Scenario Pack allows players to re-create the Vietnam War as it was fought by the infantrymen of the forces involved: US Marines, US Army, South Vietnamese ARVN, ARVN Rangers, Regional Force/Popular Force, NVA Regulars, NVA Sappers and Viet Cong Guerillas. Lock and Load includes seven scenarios drawn from the war: Jungle Patrol, Search and Destroy, Night Ambush, Street Fight, Fire Base defense, Rescue Operation, and Flank Security. Each Scenario includes a pull page map designed for easy enlargement to any s8ize. Equipment Options allow the scenarios to be customized with Punji Stakes, Trip Flares, Barbed Wire, Bangalore Torpedoes, Booby-Trapped Grenades, and more. Pre-Generated Troop data provides complete Combat and Weapon Data for 59 types of Combatants with 13 Weapons, allowing players to quickly set-up and play any scenario. Included are m1/M2 Carbine, M3 "Grease Gun", M1 Garand, BAR, M-14 and SKS Rifles, M-16 and AK-47 Assault Rifles, M-60 and RPD Machine Guns and RPG-2, RPG-7 and M-79 Grenade launchers. The Revolution in Game Design Continues! - from the back of the book
Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement supports 2–12 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement is 60–240 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Modern Warfare. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Role Playing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement are: Barry Nakazono. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Phoenix Command: Lock and Load Vietnam: 1965 - 1971 Supplement as an expansion for Phoenix Command. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Phoenix Command to use it. Check that your edition of Phoenix Command is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.