By NDNG_Dane
Lieutenant Dan here,
This past weekend, I was able to get in my second ‘Nam game. This game had a completely different feel than our first game. Again I faced off against Comrade Paul, Fearless leader of the Local Force Battalion. We played the Up River mission at 65 points each.
By NDNG_Dane
Lieutenant Dan here,
This past weekend, I was able to get in my first ‘ game against one of the Local Force Leaders – Comrade Paul. We played the “HOT LZ” mission at 45 points each.
Fielding the 173rd Airborne in Viet Nam
Airmobile Rifle Company HQ
Airmobile Rifle Platoon (x2)(short)
UH-1 Huey Aviation Platoon
Airmobile MG Platoon
Airmobile 81mm Mortar Platoon
Support:
Gunship Aeroweapons Platoon
OH-6 Aeroscout Platoon (2)
A4 Skyhawk Flight (2)
By NDNG_Dane
Feature photo from Wikicommons, by
The Montagnards are a tribal population dwelling in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The name “Montagna rd” was first used by the French Colonial Forces in Indochina, referring to the indigenous population of the Central Highland region of Vietnam.
The French Experience
During the Indochina War, which began on 19 December 1946, and lasted until 1 August 1954. Fighting between French forces and their Viet Minh opponents in the south, led by Ho Chi Minh and the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) led by Vo Nguyen Giap. On V-J Day, 2 Sep 1945, Ho Chi Minh had proclaimed the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).
By Tom Burgess
Excited to try out the new ‘Nam rules, my primary opponent for jungle rumbles, Charles Christy, and I were able to coordinate a test game. We immediately went to our old “go to’s.” For Charles, this would be his ARVN Cavalry Squadron, decked out with more M113s than anybody I know has. Due to the lower unit costs and new formation rules he was also bringing an M41 Walker Bulldog Tank Battalion. He had an amazing amount of tracks for just 50 points.
The new ‘Nam points levels and multi formation rules benefited my forces, as well as I, was able to get both a PAVN Battalion and a Local Forces Battalion in at 50 pts along with battalion weapons units like Recoilless Rifles and Anti-air machineguns.
by NDNG-Dane and Tom Burgess
Welcome back Comrades,
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BRIEFING
We have gone over the glorious and patriotic formations that we will use to vanquish the imperialist and their lackeys in South Vietnam. As strong as these formations are, they cannot succeed alone. They need support. Today’s briefing will explain what support units are available to our formations as they drive the dogs from the South.
We have gone over the glorious and patriotic formations that we will use to vanquish the imperialist and their lackeys in South Vietnam. As strong as these formations are, they cannot succeed alone. They need support. Today’s briefing will explain what support units are available to our formations as they drive the dogs from the South.
By Charles Christy,
Yeah, come on all of you big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He’s got himself in a terrible jam,
way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up some dice,
we’re gonna have a whole lotta fun.
So Battlefront is revisiting ‘Nam… and it looks like it will be a whole lot of new rules and ratings as the game joins Version 4 FOW with a new look, new ratings, and plenty of new options to play with.
This article will cover the ARVN. When we played Tropic Lightning/Tour of Duty, my army was the ARVN. They offered all the right gear at a great price and, in fact, were very innovative in how they met the PAVN threat.
The new Nam book by battlefront takes center stage again as Mitch and Iron Tom are joined by Brian Sherry. The guys go over the ARVN, ANZACs, PAVN and the NLF.
With so many goodies in this book maybe a 3rd podcast is called for!
By Dennis Campbell AKA Matt Varnish
Photos by the Author
Rob and I did a test game with the new Nam rules for Team Yankee (Team Yankee Early War?) but instead of using traditional lists, we decided that since Team Yankee the novel is a what-if scenario, then why not do a what-if of the Oil Crisis of the 1970s! In our case, we did a Canadian Tank force (Aussie Centurions) vs some T-55s and Motor Rifles out in a desert oil facility. As usual, video bat-rep at the end. Thanks to Rob for hosting as usual, this time on his awesome AFG board where I added my 15mm terrain to good effect:View from the industrial center
by Tom Burgess
Welcome back Comrades,
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BRIEFING
Now that we have covered our glorious foot soldiers who take the fight to the Capitalist Dogs, let us turn our attention to our Ironclad warriors. Many are unaware that we have such powerful legions of steel and that we know how to use them even in the jungles.
The return of the Vietnam War in ‘Nam is eagerly anticipated by many of us as our Vietnam forces are gathering dust on the shelf. All the favorites are back:
Unlike the earlier version of Vietnam, the differences between these forces are much more subtle. Previously, you could choose between having Confident Veterans with the First Cav or 11th ACR or the cheaper Confident Trained 25th ID. Now all forces are equivalent to Veterans and hit on a 4+. There are differences however with the First Cav being the most elite infantry who hit in an assault on a 3+ and have a Skill of 3+, and the 25th ID who are pretty much 4+ on all their stats. With only slight differences like that, players should probably focus more on choosing a force based on the toys they are allowed to bring. Let’s get a little bit more in-depth.
