WINGED HORSE ORDER OF BATTLE COBRA Abbreviations: Inf = Infantry Bde = Brigade Cav = Cavalry Div = Division Grp = Group Heli = Helicopter LZ = Landing Zone Mech = Mechanized Rgt = Regiment US Army Units Deployed Withdrawn Notes 1 st Bde, 1 st Air Cav Div (air cav configuration) 2 nd Bde, 1 st Air Cav Div (air cav configuration) 3 rd Bde, 1 st Air Cav Div (air cav configuration) II Sept 1965 IV Apr 1971 Unit appears as an Air Cav Div per rule 24.5. II Sept 1965 IV Apr 1971 II Sept 1965 IV June 1972 Firebase, 1 st Air Cav Div II Sept 1965 IV Apr 1971 Appears only if unit is deployed in its Airmobile configuration. 1 st Bde, 1 st Inf Div I Oct 1965 III Apr 1970 2 nd Bde, 1 st Inf Div I Oct 1965 III Apr 1970 3 rd Bde, 1 st Inf Div II July 1965 III Apr 1970 Firebase, 1 st Inf Div III Oct 1965 III Apr 1970 1 st Bde, 4 th Inf Div I Oct 1966 I Dec 1970 2 nd Bde, 4 th Inf Div II Aug 1966 I Dec 1970 3 rd Bde, 4 th Inf Div II Oct 1966 III Apr 1970 Firebase, 4 th Inf Div I Oct 1966 I Dec 1970 1 st Bde, 5 th Mech Inf Div IV July 1968 IV Aug 1971 Tet Reaction, 28 turns 2 nd Bde, 5 th Mech Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement Option, IV July 1968 3 rd Bde, 5 th Mech Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement Option, IV July 1968 Firebase, 5 th Mech Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement Option, IV July 1968 1 st Bde, 6 th Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement 2 nd Bde, 6 th Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement 3 rd Bde, 6 th Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement Firebase, 6 th Inf Div Maximum Reinforcement 1 st Bde, 9 th Inf Div I Jan 1967 II Aug 1969 2 nd Bde, 9 th Inf Div IV Jan 1967 II Oct 1970 Converted to Mobile Riverine Force, I Feb 1967 3 rd Bde, 9 th Inf Div III Dec 1966 II Oct 1970 Firebase, 9 th Inf Div III Dec 1966 III Aug 1969 11 th Bde, 23 rd Inf Div III Dec 1967 II Nov 1971 196 th Bde, 23 rd Inf Div IV Aug 1966 IV June 1972 198 th Bde, 23 rd Inf Div III Oct 1967 II Nov 1971 Firebase, 23 rd Inf Div IV Sept 1967 IV Nov 1971 1 st Bde, 25 th Inf Div IV Apr 1966 II Dec 1970 R1
R2 #251 COBRA US Army Units Deployed Withdrawn Notes 2 nd Bde, 25 th Inf Div III Jan 1966 IV Apr 1971 3 rd Bde, 25 th Inf Div IV Dec 1965 II Dec 1970 Firebase, 25 th Inf Div II Dec 1970 II Dec 1970 3 rd Bde, 82 nd Airborne Div III Feb 1968 II Dec 1969 Tet Reaction, 3 turns 1 st Bde, 101 st Airborne Div (airmobile configuration) 2 nd Bde, 101 st Airborne Div (airmobile configuration) 3 rd Bde, 101 st Airborne Div (airmobile configuration) Firebase, 101 st Airborne Div 29 th Inf Bde Maximum Reinforcement Option, II May 1968 69 th Inf Bde Maximum Reinforcement Option, II May 1968 IV July 1965 Jan III 1972 101 st Airborne converts to Airmobile configuration III Nov 1967 II Feb 1972 101 st Airborne converts to Airmobile configuration III Nov 1967 III Dec 1971 101 st Airborne converts to Airmobile configuration III Nov 1967 III Jan 1972 101 st Airborne converts to Airmobile configuration 173 rd Airborne Bde I May 1965 IV Aug 1971 199 th Inf Bde II Dec 1966 II Oct 1970 TFS (Task Force South) Mech Bde TFO (Task Force Oregon) Airborne Bde Maximum Reinforcement Option, III June 1966 Maximum Reinforcement Option, I Apr 1967 1 st Air Cav Bde I Sept 1970 II Feb 1971 May also be taken as Maximum Reinforcement Option unit, IV Feb 1968. 17 th Air Cav Bde IV Oct 1967 Apr IV, 1972 6 th Armored Cav Rgt Maximum Reinforcement Option, I Mar 1967 11 th Armored Cav Rgt II Sept 1966 Mar I, 1971 1 st MSF special operations I July 1966 IV Dec 1970 2 nd MSF special operations I June 1966 IV Dec 1970 3 rd MSF special operations I June 1966 IV Dec 1970 4 th MSF special operations I Jan 1966 IV Dec 1970 5 th MSF special operations Start, 1965 IV Dec 1970 Delta special operations Start, 1965 IV June 1970 Omega special operations I Aug 1966 I June 1972 Sigma special operations I Aug 1966 I May 1971 Gamma special operations I June 1967 IV May 1970 TF 116 riverine III Dec 1965 I Apr 1971 2/TF 116 riverine III Mar 1966 I Apr 1971 1/TF 117 riverine I Feb 1967 II Oct 1970 Replaces 2 nd Bde/9 th Inf Div. 2/TF 117 riverine I July 1968 I Apr 1971 Special Forces camps x 10 Start, 1965 IV Dec 1970: See Special Forces camps rule. become ARVN units. Base 1 I Nov 1965 IV Feb 1970 Must place in an Allied occupied printed city in South Vietnam, or hex 2015 (Vung Tau) or 3025 (Cam Ranh Bay). Base 2 II Nov 1965 IV Apr 1972 ditto Base 3 II Mar 1966 I May 1971 ditto
US Army Units Deployed Withdrawn Notes Base 4 III May 1966 IV June 1972 ditto Base 5 II Aug 1968 III Nov 1971 ditto US Marine Units 1 st Marine Rgt II Jan 1966 II May 1971 3 rd Marine Rgt II Apr 1965 II Sept 1969 4 th Marine Rgt II May 1965 II Nov 1969 5 th Marine Rgt II May 1966 II Apr 1971 Erroneously shown as 1/1 on variant counter sheet. 7 th Marine Rgt II Aug 1965 II Oct 1970 9 th Marine Rgt II Mar 1965 II Aug 1969 26 th Marine Rgt II Apr 1967 II Mar 1970 Tet Reaction, 10 turns. 27 th Marine Rgt II Aug 1966 II Mar 1970 1 st Marine Div firebase I May 1965 II Apr 1971 2 nd Marine Div firebase I July 1965 Nov II, 1969 9 th Marine Bde 1972 Offensive Contingency unit (see rule) US Air, Helicopter, Bombardment & Landing Zone markers TAC x 5, Heli x 2, Naval x 1, LZ x 1 Start, 1965 LZ x 1 I May 1965 TAC x 1, SAC x 1, Heli x 1 II June 1965 TAC x 1 II July 1965 Heli x 1 IV Aug 1965 LZ x 1 II Sept 1965 TAC x 1 II Nov 1965 TAC x 1 II Dec 1965 Heli x 1 III Dec 1965 TAC x 1, Heli x 1, ACdo x 1, LZ x 1 I Mar 1966 TAC x 1 I Apr 1966 TAC x 1 I May 1966 Cv TAC x 1 I Jan 1967 SAC x 1 1 Feb 1967 TAC x 1 I Mar 1967 TAC x 1 I Apr 1967 LZ x 1 III Nov 1967 Heli x 2 III Dec 1967 Erroneously shown as a 12 combat strength unit, should be 3. See below for withdrawals. SAC x 1 I Feb 1968 Tet Reaction, 1 turn. LZ x 1 I Mar 1969 TAC x 1 I Apr 1968 Tet Reaction, 9 turns. TAC x 1 III Apr 1968 Tet Reaction, 11 turns. TAC x 1 I July 1968 Heli x 1 III Feb 1969 Naval x 1 IV Sept 1968 Heli x 1 IV June 1969 Used to convert 101 st Airborne Div to Air Cav Div. TAC x 3 I Mar 1970 R3
R4 #251 US Air, Helicopter, Bombardment & Landing Zone markers COBRA Deployed Withdrawn Notes TAC x 1 I Oct 1970 TAC x 1, Heli x 1, LZ x 1 I Dec 1970 TAC x 1 I June 1971 TAC x 2, ACdo x 1 I Sept 1971 TAC x 1 I Nov 1971 Heli x 1, LZ x 1 II Nov 1971 Heli x 1, LZ x 1 III Jan 1972 Do not withdraw Helicopter if 101 st Airborne Div has been converted to Air Cav. Heli x 1 IV Jan 1972 TAC x 1 I Apr 1972 1972 Reaction, 1 turn. TAC x 2 II Apr 1972 1972 Reaction, 2 turns. TAC x 1 III Apr 1972 1972 Reaction, 3 turns. TAC x 1 IV Apr 1972 1972 Reaction, 4 turns. TAC x 2, TOW Heli x 1 1 May 1972 1972 Reaction, 5 turns. TAC x 1 II May 1972 1972 Reaction, 6 turns. TAC x 1 III May 1972 TAC x 1 TAC x 1 I June 1972 LZ x 1 IV June 1972 Heli x 1 II Mar 1973 Heli x 2, LZ x 1 III Mar 1973 All remaining US TAC, SAC, ACdo, Heli & Naval markers III Aug 1973 Allied & CIA Units ROK 1/Cap Rgt IV Sept 1965 II Mar 1973 ROK 2/Cap Rgt IV Sept 1965 II Mar 1973 ROK 3/Cap Rgt IV Sept 1965 II Mar 1973 ROK Cap Div Firebase IV Sept 1965 II Mar 1973 ROK 28/9 Rgt IV Sept 1966 III Mar 1972 ROK 29/9 Rgt IV Sept 1966 III Mar 1972 ROK 30/9 Rgt IV Sept 1966 III Mar 1972 ROK 9 th Div Firebase IV Sept 1966 III Mar 1972 ROK 2 nd Marine Bde III Oct 1965 III Feb 1972 ANZAC Rgt IV May 1965 Replaced by ANZAC Bde, I Apr 1966 ANZAC Bde Replaces ANZAC Grp, I II Mar 1972 Apr 1966 Philippine CAG II Sept 1966 Dec II, 1969 (Civic Action Group) Grp Gurkha Bde Maximum Reinforcement Option Cambodian KS Rgt See Cambodian Forces rule Thai RTA (Royal Thai IV Feb 1969 I Mar 1972 Army) Bde One US LZ may be used by ARVN. Gains ZAP.
Allied & CIA Units Deployed Withdrawn Notes Thai QC (Queen s Cobras) Rgt III Sept 1967 IV Aug 1971 Thai 1 st Rgt IV Feb 1969 IV Aug 1971 Allied firebase IV Feb 1969 I Mar 1972 Allied TAC IV Apr 1967 IV May 1971 CIA WS (White Star) Grp Start, 1965 I Feb 1973 Deploy in Laos. Republic of Vietnam Units Deployed Notes 1 st Inf Div Start, 1965 2 nd Inf Div Start, 1965 3 rd Inf Div Oct I, 1971 5 th Inf Div Start, 1965 7 th Inf Div Start, 1965 9 th Inf Div Start, 1965 18 th Inf Div May III, 1965 Originally designated 10 th Inf Div. 21 st Inf Div Start, 1965 22 nd Inf Div Start, 1965 23 rd Inf Div Start, 1965 25 th Inf Div Start, 1965 1 st Airborne Bde Start, 1965 2 nd Airborne Bde Start, 1965 3 rd Airborne Bde IV Mar 1968 4 th Airborne Bde I Jan 1975 147 th Marine Bde Start, 1965 258 th Marine Bde I Mar 1965 369 th Marine Bde I Oct 1968 470 th Marine Bde I Jan 1975 1 st Armored Cav Bde Start, 1965 2 nd Armored Cav Bde Start, 1965 3 rd Armored Cav Bde I Dec 1965 4 th Armored Cav Bde I Jan 1972 1 st Ranger Rgt Start, 1965 2 nd Ranger Rgt Start, 1965 3 rd Ranger Rgt Start, 1965 4 th Ranger Rgt Start, 1965 5 th Ranger Rgt I Jan 1966 6 th Ranger Rgt I Jan 1968 7 th Ranger Rgt I Oct 1970 44 th Ranger Rgt I Jan 1974 R5
Republic of Vietnam Units Deployed Notes 91 st Ranger Rgt Start, 1965 NPFF (National Police Field Force) Grp Start, 1965 RAG (River Assault Grp) riverine Start, 1965 I Counterinsurgency Grp Start, 1965 II Counterinsurgency Grp I Jan 1967 III Counterinsurgency Grp I July 1968 IV Counterinsurgency Grp I Jan 1970 Firebase 1 Start, 1965 Firebase 2 I Jan 1968 Firebase 3 I Jan 1969 Firebase 4 I Jan 1970 SOG special operations Start, 1965 C/R/P units See ARVN Local Forces variant rule. 1 x TAC Start, 1965 1 x TAC, Heli x 1 I Dec 1966 1 x TAC I Mar 1969 1 x TAC I Aug 1972 R6 #251
Communist Units Mobilized Notes NVA 1 st Div III Dec 1965 Deploy in Laos or B4 Military Region. NVA 2 nd Div III Oct 1965 Deploy in Laos or B4 Military Region. NVA 3 rd Div I Sept 1965 Deploy in Cambodia or B1 Military Region. NVA 5th Div III Nov 1965 Deploy in Cambodia or Saigon Military Region. NVA 6 th Div I Jan 1975 NVA 7 th Div II June 1966 Deploy in Cambodia or Saigon Military Region. NVA 9 th Div I Sept 1965 Deploy in Cambodia or Saigon Military Region. NVA 10 th Div III Sept 1972 NVA 304 th Div I Aug 1965 Tet Offensive. NVA 308 th Div II Feb 1966 Tet Offensive. NVA 312 th Div IV Jan 1968 Tet Offensive. NVA 316 th Div Laos Reaction. NVA 320 th Div IV Feb 1966 1972 Offensive. NVA 324 th Div I May 1966 Tet Offensive. NVA 325 th Div Start, 1965 1972 Offensive. NVA 340 th Div I Jan 1975 NVA 341 st Div I Mar 1972 NVA 711 th Div I June 1971 NVA 201 st Tank Rgt IV Mar 1972 1972 Offensive. NVA 202 nd Tank Rgt IV Jan 1968 Tet Offensive. NVA 203 rd Tank Rgt Laos Reaction. NVA 204 th Tank Rgt IV Mar 1972 1972 Offensive. NVA 205 th Tank Rgt I Jan 1975 NVA 572 nd Tank Rgt I Jan 1975 1972 Offensive. NVA 559 Transport Grp I Oct 1970 NVA Inf Rgts VC Inf Rgts VC Sapper units Communist Supply units See NVA Inf Rgts and VC Inf Rgts and Sappers rule. See Campaign Game rules. See Campaign Game rules. See Campaign Game rules. PL (Pathet Lao) 1 st Inf Rgt Start, 1965. Deploy in Laos. PL (Pathet Lao) 2 nd Inf Rgt Laos Reaction. Deploy in Laos. Order of Battle Note: All North Vietnamese Army units are initially deployed in North Vietnam or Laos, unless otherwise stated. All NVA reinforcement units must be initially deployed in Communist bases in the designated areas, or the northernmost row of hexes. R7