The player also has one airstrike, face up as an observation plane, face down as a bomber. The aircrew of both airplanes and helos are placed when their aircraft is shot down. Each squad must be within 2 hexes of another squad of the same platoon. The squads may fire but may not move. It may be evacuated by helo.
Civilian units represent non coms.
Civilian units are elimnated by any loss. The VC have two machine guns, and one 82mm mortar. Face up, they are ready to fire, face down, ready to move. The VC have two bunkers - see diagram page 32 for field of fire. In addition 1 helo per hex.