Front Toward Enemy

Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Theme: Vietnam War tactical combat
Scale: Tactical (fire team / small unit)
Players: 2
Play time: ~90 min to several hours depending on scenario

Overview

Front Toward Enemy simulates Vietnam War tactical engagements, especially intense company- and platoon-level firefights that defined much of the conflict. Players act as a company commander in fast-moving, unpredictable close combat situations.

The game recreates combat in jungles, night operations, and village fighting in rice-paddy terrain, where U.S., North Vietnamese, and Vietcong forces often fought on equal footing.

The system emphasizes battlefield uncertainty: fragile command and control, unexpected events (non-combat injuries, friendly fire, higher HQ interference), and the importance of coordinated unit action and sustained firepower.

System & Scale

50 meters per hex

5 minutes per turn

Units represent fire teams (1–4 men), heavy weapons, leaders, vehicles, and helicopters

8 scenarios with setup options covering 12 mission types (airmobile ops, assaults, search-and-destroy, etc.)

Rules include helicopters, artillery, snipers, booby traps, civilians, tunnels, casualty evacuation, hidden caches, and more.

Components

• 3 counter sheets
• 2 maps (22" × 34")
• 20-page color rulebook
• CRT / TEC charts
• Helicopter table
• Scenario cards
• Dice (2d10 + 1d6)