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Khemed Invasion AAR

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The final battle took place in Area C on the map. A US win would meet the victory conditions.  Turn 1  The Marines began by landing infantry and mortars on the athletics track, securing the LZ and moving to one of the stands (Khop End?!) to overwatch the Old Town.  I allocated 6 potential locations before the battle for the Khemed forces and marked them with a D6 then rolled randomly to determine which force would go where. In the Old Town, a force of armour- AMX30 tanks was poised to spring and ambush. An infantry force was holed up around the Hilton hotel with 2 T62s in support and a third infantry force was located in a small wooded area.  Turn 2 The Marines advanced through the stadium and into the Old Town. The FAC successfully called in and air strike, and F18 with PGM's, however overconfidence and a lucky hot from a SAM shot the Marine Aviator down. Which made me want to then have a downed pilot model with the Marines then having to secure the crew after rando...