Editing Operation Tet Offensive 2018

'''Operation Tet Offensive 2018''' was an edition of the American [[scenario paintball]] event [[Operation Tet Offensive]], held over the weekend of 14–15 July 2018 at [[Giant San Diego]] in Lakeside, California.[1]

The event featured opposing forces representing the United States and the North Vietnamese Army/Viet Cong, with a scheduled final battle on Saturday and a separate Big Game Day on Sunday.

== Event ==

Operation Tet Offensive 2018 was promoted as a Vietnam War-themed scenario paintball competition.

Participants were invited to join one of two opposing forces:

* '''United States:''' Representing American military forces.
* '''North Vietnamese Army/Viet Cong:''' Representing the opposing communist forces.

The event was advertised as a recreation of the 1968 Tet Offensive, allowing participating players to determine the outcome through scenario paintball competition.[1]

== Event programme ==

The published programme scheduled the principal scenario competition for Saturday, 14 July.

{| class="wikitable"
! Time
! Activity
|-
| 07:00
| Registration opens
|-
| 09:30
| Morning briefing
|-
| 10:30
| Main battle begins
|-
| 18:00
| Final battle
|}

Sunday, 15 July, was advertised as a separate Big Game Day.[1]

== Registration ==

Advance registration was advertised at US$65 per player.

The package included:

* Admission for two days.
* Camping.
* One case containing 1,600 paintballs.
* A commemorative event patch.

Additional paintballs were advertised at US$45 per case of 2,000 rounds when purchased in advance, increasing to US$65 per case on the event day.[1]

== Prizes ==

The organisers advertised more than US$10,000 in prizes and giveaways.

The surviving announcement does not identify the individual prize recipients.[1]

== Results ==

The winning force, final score and total attendance have not been established from the available historical records.

== See also ==

* [[Operation Tet Offensive]]
* [[Operation Tet Offensive 2017]]
* [[Operation Tet Offensive 2019]]
* [[Giant San Diego]]
* [[Scenario paintball]]

== References ==

# [https://mcsus.com/blogs/events/operation-tet-offensive-2018-july-14 MCS – Operation Tet Offensive, 14 July 2018, contemporary registration announcement and official event schedule]

[[Category:Scenario paintball events]]
[[Category:Paintball events in the United States]]