1968 Outside Hue 20mm

Played a game today with my stuff. We playtested a scenario I am going to run on the second day of the Mini Recon gaming convention in Leander, TX. It is semi-historical. After an American attack on the Communist supply lines leading into Hue city, the Americans went on the defensive as a regiment of PAVN forces conducted a counterattack. We had fun, but the PAVN and VC force was ultimately unsuccsefull. I thought three platoons would be enough against two defending American platoons, but that wasn't the case. So I will be adding a fourth communist platoon making it an understrength battalion.

Here are some pictures.



More pictures available on my Google Photos album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/n6mF2ArgpXuxmGvi8

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Oh no! Yes, and pasted in the Image URL.

I don't see photos.

"We had fun, but the PAVN and VC force was ultimately unsuccsefull."

I would have had less fun if they had been successful. Somebody has to lose it may as well be them.

I guess I would be wondering if the NVA and VC just lost or if they really got clobbered. If the former, adding another platoon for them may make it go too much the other way. Balance can be tough. Particularly if one side has really good or really bad dice.

Looking forward to the photos.

Tom

Yeah, I am trying to fix the photo issue. Balance is tricky for sure.

Great looking terrain and figs. Game sounds like fun. Should
be a winner for your upcoming con.

Nice to see the photos. Your table and figures really look good.

Tom

Thanks a bunch, guys! I hope it is a winner, I have been sharing pictures on the Central Texas FB group and a lot of people seem interested. It is interesting, I think there are a lot of people who want to play Vietnam, but collecting the terrain stops them. Granted most of my terrain has taken a few years to put together, but all the figures, buildings, and 30 percent of the terrain have been acquired, built, and painted by me in the last two months. I have been busy!

You really have been busy. Yes, rice paddies and jungle can put some people off. I remember mine was a lot of work.

Building plastic aircraft models can be a pain too.

Tom

Oh yeah, I must admit, I do not like building models that much. For that reason, all of my tanks, APCs, and helis are the prepainted diecast/plastic variety. Especially because they don't always cost much more than an unbuilt and unpainted kit! I have a few kits, but I am hesitant to work on them. I am probably going to ask this in another thread, but what do you use for flight stands? I have seen some people use telescoping rods, but I am not sure where to get them.

Evan, Here is my post on my flight stands:

https://fieldsoffire.forumotion.com/t150-flight-stands#1386

In case you want to see them in action, here is my post of my B Troop, 1/9th Air Cavalry:

https://fieldsoffire.forumotion.com/t97-bravo-troop-1-9-air-cavalry

Hope it helps.

Tom

Oh perfect! I will have to look into doing this very soon. I really like it!

Nice looking set-up.

OTB wrote:Nice looking set-up.

Thanks, OTB! It gets better and better each week. Recently repainted all the rivers to look more natural.