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I always found puzzling when miniature wargamers complain about the lack of seriousness of map based ones... and the usual mistake to equate abstractions due to different command level to lack of seriousness.
Hue combat system is quite sound for the scale involved, and the mechanic involving the different roles for different attacking US platoons is not simplistic at all. At its level it is one of the best game about urban combat I have tried. Certainly it is more serious than the roll a bucket of dice and roll sixes than plenty miniature rule sets use.
The game is pretty effective for what it is doing. If you are so inclined you can reproduce the map on a 3D board and use miniatures for counters (you will have to find a way to replicate the cup system to generate hidden NVA units, too). Yes, you canjust reproduce it in miniatures, but frankly put, I do not see any need to do it, and except if you are extremely talented with terrain just having a table at the same quality of the game map will be daunting and extremely expensive.
Generally speaking I found the miniatures rule to usually lack seriousness. But I have also found, despite few stark exceptions like myself , a basic lack of understanding between the two halves of wargaming. If you think I am condescending... you have to read what players of map based games think about miniatures... they have to be built and painted!!!! Horror, rip off from the publisher!).
As for scans of map and counters... without the publisher express permission is basically illegal, and it is the same as recasting miniatures. I am not surprised Olivier did not even bothered to reply...
There’s a good review by Maranudo on the BGG page. It looks like it captures the flavor of the battle well but may get repetitive over multiple plays. Like any traditional wargame it might lend itself to play with very small scale minis but the combat system looks too abtract and simple to really lend itself to being a serious wargame. Maybe you could use the game as a larger framework and play out battles on a miniature terrain board with other rules? I actually ordered a rare copy from eBay for a pretty penny so I might be able to help more out when it arrives...
As I stated above, I haven’t played the game. The info I got is from Marnaudo’s review, whom is a respected board/wargame reviewer with over 1400 reviews on BGG and YouTube. I tend to trustt his opinion, but if you have any quibbles, take it up with him. I haven’t even received the game yet. As stated above I can provide more personal info when I receive it and have had a chance to play...