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| Announcement: Firebase or Patrol Base plans |
| Posted: jezamonos @ Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:50 pm |
Does anyone know where I can get a plan of a firebase or patrol base ? I want to see how it was laid out.
Thanks guys
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| Announcement: Riverine Night Missions (Lightning Bug/Firefly) |
| Posted: dflynsqrl @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:57 am |
I was reading recently about Lightning Bug missions and was wondering if anyone had ever tried to play one? Kind of an obscure idea for gaming since it would just be helo's and river boats.
This link has some pics of a huey rigged with a Lightning Bug/Firefly light system. (several pics mixed in with all the rest)
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=139412
Lightning Bug/Firefly was a huey rigged up with 7 C-130 landing lights if you're unfamiliar with this.
Rod...
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| Announcement: AAR of FNG game in MD |
| Posted: rockyr @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:17 am |
Pictures of the battle can be found here:
http://s634.photobucket.com/albums/uu67/rockyrphd/bein%20Tien%2020mm%20wargame/
in reverse order, though. The player briefings are in the reply, while the account of the game follows here:
The struggle for the village of Bien Tien, Quang Nam Province, Spring,1968
The village straddles a stream, the more substantial homes of the wealthier villagers to the north, the thatched huts of the poorer farmers south of the bridge, near their rice...
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| Announcement: more book recommendations |
| Posted: rockyr @ Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:20 pm |
Contravesial, yes. Moving, absolutely. Troubled and troublesome. And amazing well written.
_Rumors of War_ is indeed classic literature.
Every citizen should read that book.
Forget _Dispatches_, which is so much more fashionable now.
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| Announcement: Bad video game |
| Posted: Darby @ Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:04 pm |
Tunnel Rats: 1968
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/tunnelrats/review.html
a scathing review. I've heard the movie was in developement, but nothing more. Hmmm.
So this joins a long line of poorly presented Vietnam games. I'm disappointed, and have been repeatedly. So far, the only VN video games that I can say I enjoyed are the VietCong series, and maybe Men Of Valor (but that one was so buggy). Even Whirlwinds Over Vietnam, which could have been a great game, was poorly done.
With...
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