Tomrommels Vietnam war 13.3. Another Ford Mutt page 47

[tomrommel1]

Thanks for the info!

[tomrommel1]

I have got a UH-1C model as a STL file for print out! were can I find out how many troops could be carried by the UH-1E model . I suppose less then a D model could carry?

[tomrommel1]

Found something on the net!!

Bell UH-1E Iroquois
Rotor Diameter 44 feet.
Length 42 feet, 7 inches.
Height 12 feet, 7 inches.
Empty Weight 5,055 pounds.
Max. Weight 9,500 pounds.
Powerplant 1 Lycoming T53-L-11 turbine rate at 1100 hp.
Crew 1 pilot, 10 passengers.
Max Speed 161 mph.

Thats only 4 less then a 1D could carry on paper . Is that reasonable? I know it depends on the amount of fuel the ship would carry and weather conditions but as a rule of thumb?

[carlos marighela]

Found something on the net!!

Bell UH-1E Iroquois
Rotor Diameter 44 feet.
Length 42 feet, 7 inches.
Height 12 feet, 7 inches.
Empty Weight 5,055 pounds.
Max. Weight 9,500 pounds.
Powerplant 1 Lycoming T53-L-11 turbine rate at 1100 hp.
Crew 1 pilot, 10 passengers.
Max Speed 161 mph.

Thats only 4 less then a 1D could carry on paper . Is that reasonable? I know it depends on the amount of fuel the ship would carry and weather conditions but as a rule of thumb?

Hmmm. I crew ,10 passengers? Well, I suppose if you consider the co-pilot and the crew chief as passengers. By that rationale, the UH-1D comes down to an upper load of 11 seated passengers when you factor in co-pilot (almost invariably the case) a crew chief/ door gunner and additional gunner and the D was a much bigger bird.

The UH-1 E was basically an aluminium version of the B and C model Hueys. The first ones were based on the B model, later they used the C. The B had an uppermost seated capacity of seven passengers. The C had a more powerful engine but no increase in cabin size or AFAIK seats.

I suspect the Marine E models had no increase over the B in terms of passenger lift. I’ll check that though.

At any rate the E model wasn’t primarily utilised as a lift ship. Its designated role was primarily command and control and recce, although they were heavily used as gunships. Their over use in the armed role detracted from their principle role and became something of an issue to the Marines, an issue that wasn’t solved until the Marines started receiving early model AH-1 gunships and OV-10 Broncos from around 1969 onward.

[tomrommel1]

Thanks for the info. So probably a fireteam ( 4 soldiers) per bird?!

[tomrommel1]

Here are a few pictures of my started jungle terrain for my Vietnam war project. I know that the color of the soil in Vietnam is a lot more red than my soil color but I wanted to be able to use my other terrain tiles with this project so to let them be used together I had to use the color I used on my older stuff ,too.

I got inspiration and a how to from the terrain tutor over on youtube .





More on : https://wargamesgazette.com/2019/11/29/a-jungle-for-my-vietnam-project/

[Digits]

Great start with that jungle.  I wouldn’t fret over the dirt colour either.  Depending on rainfall, the colour would go from a darker red following rains to a lighter dust if it hadn’t rained  for a few days.  I also wanted my terrain to mix in with other projects so there is very little red in mine at all.

[carlos marighela]

It varies across the country too. It’s not all laterite clay.

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Looking good. I like the rocks. 

[tomrommel1]

The rocks are made from cork bark. I did them ages ago and I didn't want to do new ones for this project. There is so much else to do so have to save some time.

Here is the next painted NVA soldier:



I painted this NVA soldier in an overall green uniform as some people said that there were no Kaki NVA soldiers uniforms. To my knowledge that is not true. I read kaki descriptions of NVA uniforms in many different books. I personally think Kaki and green together looks best.

More here: https://wargamesgazette.com/2019/12/02/a-rather-green-nva-soldier/

[tomrommel1]

I started to do some jungle terrain for my Vietnam games. What I missed so far are areas of Elefant Grass. While searching the web for an idea to represent Elefant grass in 28mm I came across artificial grass for gardens. you can find this as test pieces in gardening shops or online. The sample I got is about 2cm high. I started out to do some test pieces on 25 mm round MDF bases I happened to have available.

This is what they look like:


and together with the rest of my jungle, can you spot charly?


You can see a how to here:https://wargamesgazette.com/2019/12/09/elefant-grass/

[Easy E]

That will be a good looking board!

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

I use that stuff. You can get if for free from the shops who sell it as sample sections. All shapes and sizes.

[carlos marighela]

Or you can be a silly bugger like me and buy a few metres worth from Bunnings. It does look good though.

[tomrommel1]

Got this book today



Weapons and Field Gear of the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong by Edward J. Emering is a book about field gear and inert weapons and ordnance, that have long been popular items with militaria collectors. The Vietnam War by its very nature offers an incredible range and variety of these items for the interested collector. The North Vietnamese and their puppet troops of the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong or VC) relied primarily on communist allies (Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba and various Eastern Bloc countries of the era) for their weapons and field gear. For this reason, Vietnam represents a microcosm of gear from all of this century’s wars, dating back to World War I,

It is a tome of knowledge for people who want to paint NVA and Viet Cong soldier miniatures like the ones offered by Empress miniatures or Gringo 40. It has a wealth of information and color pictures of equipment and uniforms as you can see here:




More here:https://wargamesgazette.com/2019/12/12/weapons-and-field-gear-of-the-north-vietnamese-army-and-viet-cong/