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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: NickNascati on December 28, 2019, 07:16:20 PM

Title: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: NickNascati on December 28, 2019, 07:16:20 PM

So I am admittedly lousy at coming up with scenarios.   Especially ones with just a si glue squad of USMC.  Can anyone point me to a good source?

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on December 28, 2019, 08:13:48 PM

Full Metal Jacket?

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: NickNascati on December 28, 2019, 08:51:28 PM

I'm thinking more along the lines of written down scenarios with table layout etc.

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: robh on December 29, 2019, 12:27:23 AM

This set is very good.  Mostly Squad sized but a few are Platoon scale or need some armoured support.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/bennett-p-lacy/flower-of-our-youth/ebook/product-21155685.html

The WW2 Pacific scenario books in the same series have scenarios that can be reset for Vietnam quite easily.

Printed versions are available for richer wargamers!

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: NickNascati on December 29, 2019, 12:40:31 AM

Thanks, that looks promising.

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: carlos marighela on December 29, 2019, 02:51:47 AM

If you want just a squad’s worth of marines look at something based on the Combined Action Program, which in various guises ran for almost the length of the USMC’s stay in SVN. A reinforced squad was detached and combined with a local village defence force (Popular Force part time militia) to provide local security and do the hearts and minds thing. They were not infrequently attacked by a variety of enemy forces. The PF forces were supposed to make up the balance of the force but numbers varied by locale and as they were part-time part of them might be tending crops or on patrol when an attack against the village was launched.

Here are a couple of links but if you search for Combined Action Program/Platoon you’ll get many more.

https://smallwarsjournal.com/documents/ridderhof.htm

http://www.capmarine.com/


Commando Miniatures do Confrontation era Indonesians that would be ideal as PF troops. Not sure how they scale with Empress or Gringo though.

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: NickNascati on December 29, 2019, 01:33:52 PM

Carlos,
           I just recently read Bing West’s The Village.  Yes that is exactly the sort of thing I would be after.

Title: Re: Vietnam War scenarios?
Post by: Pijlie on December 29, 2019, 06:20:52 PM

This is great. Thx for sharing.