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.

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.

References

MCS – Operation Tet Offensive, 14 July 2018, contemporary registration announcement and official event schedule