Dak To Airfield

Đắk Tô Airfield is the second of the six initial maps in Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. It was playable in the July Crossplay Playtest, and focuses on close-quarters firefights and fortified military positions.

Gameplay & Strategies

While most of the action in the Đắk Tô Airfield map will take place around the open airstrip and the central base, it also features plenty of space for stealthier jungle warfare and smaller villages and points of interest that provide cover and opportunities to establish forward outposts as well as garrisons. Considering that pushing through the denser areas and amassing enough forces to break the airfield can be difficult, putting those 'side locations' to good use is key to achieving ultimate victory.

Equipment and weapon loadouts that favour close encounters shine while clearing out abandoned buildings and suspicious activity in narrow corridors, yet Đắk Tô Airfield is full of open spaces and long sight lines that are perfect for both vehicle engagements and snipers. Therefore, regular riflemen and support infantry will find side routes safer, with smoke cover becoming an essential part of kits once the action ramps up around the key areas of the map.

We'll be updating this page with more proven strategies and map-specific gameplay opportunities after launch, so stay tuned for more.

History

Đắk Tô Base Camp – known as Đắk Tô 2 Airfield and Phoenix Airfield during the Vietnam War – is a former US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base that was located northwest of Kon Tum city in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The base was first established in 1962 in order to monitor communist activity along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a network of roads and trails that connected North and South Vietnam.

Reinforcements were requested by the base in 1967 as communist activity ramped up. As the need for more space and support grew, a new base camp was established approximately 40 km northwest of Kon Tum. In November 1967, the Battle of Đắk Tô happened; on the night of November 15, two Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft were destroyed by NVA mortar fire. This attack also set off additional explosions and fires in the ammunition dump and fuel storage areas of the base. Though the NVA failed to wipe out the Americans in the area, 376 US troops were killed or listed as missing (presumed dead) as the result of several clashes, with another 1,441 marked as wounded.