Author Topic: French Indo China Game at Empress Towers. (Read 5178 times)

armchairgeneral · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2019, 11:00:51 AM »

This looks amazing. Superb table and beautifully painted figures.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2019, 10:21:26 AM »

Quote from: commissarmoody on April 19, 2019, 10:57:08 AM

So how did La' Legion Fare?

Did not get much done yesterday and will achieve little today but hopefully tomorrow and Monday will see some development worth reporting.

Paratrooper 42 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2019, 09:36:15 AM »

What an amazing setup you have there.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2019, 11:05:36 AM »

Quote from: Paratrooper 42 on April 21, 2019, 09:36:15 AM

What an amazing setup you have there.

Thanks you very much

Its what its really all about. Playing with toy soldiers in a fun and friendly way.........if you know what I mean

so can we please keep with the positive comments

Cheers,
Paul

Marine0846 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 21, 2019, 06:25:41 PM »

Love your painted French.
May I ask, with your Danger Close rules,
how many figures are on the table.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2019, 10:08:43 AM »

Quote from: Marine0846 on April 21, 2019, 06:25:41 PM

Love your painted French.
May I ask, with your Danger Close rules,
how many figures are on the table>

They are designed for up to 15 figures aside but we are messing with them to expand the mechanism to larger games. This game is really part of that test as well as looking to produce a Vietnam specific version of the rules.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2019, 10:21:31 AM »

The French plan was to take the main force along the track to the village. a section was sent across country on the flanks to protect this move.

Vietminh rolled successfully and started to bring units on. The command and MMG came on next to the village and moved in to occupy it and set up to defend.

An infantry company came on down the table and swiftly moved towards the track to block it. Having set up an ambush they were spotted and so decided to charge the leading French unit.

On the left flank another Vietminh unit came onto the table and originally moved to outflank the force on the track. However they quickly changed facing as they were in danger of being outflanked from one of the advancing flank units.

Having hunkered down they prepared to ambush the French unit who did not spot them probably being too busy crossing the stream.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2019, 10:24:51 AM »

And some more

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2019, 03:09:50 PM »

Some more

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2019, 03:14:53 PM »

Nearly up to date.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #25 on:** April 22, 2019, 03:27:06 PM »

Quote from: Juan on April 19, 2019, 10:40:17 AM

Fantastic game table and wonderful figures. The sharpshooter with the white kepi is really brave!

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #26 on:** April 22, 2019, 03:35:55 PM »

The French main force arrives and is able to support the retiring (running away) section on the left flank.

The Vietminh retire back in the centre.

On the right flank the French advance unopposed and make good headway against the difficult terrain.

A French recoilless gun sets up on the high ground to the rear and from this position is able to oversee much of the battlefield. However this quickly become a bad place to be when the Vietminh entre the table immediately to the units right flank. Time to pack up and run away methinks. But can they do this in the time available?

Exciting or what?

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #27 on:** April 22, 2019, 03:39:48 PM »

RUNAWAY!!!

Marine0846 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 22, 2019, 04:39:09 PM »

Wow, what a photo dump.

Love all the pics.
A really great collection.

commissarmoody · « **Reply #29 on:** April 23, 2019, 01:36:19 AM »

Tons of great photos. To bad the French could not match the Viet-Minh this time.

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