| Joe Dever | 29 Jan 2009 4:26 p.m. PST |
VIETNAM 31 Jan 1968
The Tet Offensive This 28mm Vietnam wargame was set on the first day of the Tet Offensive. The US base known as ‘Ft Knox', located on the Mekong River, was set up to supply material to fire bases and US outposts further up country. The US objective was to keep open three routes of supply to these isolated and vulnerable outposts: By road – overland trail through jungle
By river – for transporting heavy materials
By air – for med-evac and rapid squad deployment Far upriver, the isolated US outpost at Chau Phu was running low on ammo. A munitions convoy had been dispatched by road to re-supply them. The base at Chau Phu was on high alert following the shooting down of a Huey by an RPG shortly after daybreak. It crashed atop a rocky promontory called Ka Nhang, located south of the camp. Survivors from the crash radioed Ft Knox for emergency med-evac by helicopter. At the start of the game, the US Army was unaware that the North Vietnamese Army had infiltrated in force along both banks of the Mekong between Ft Knox and Chau Phu. The NVA objective was to cut the supply lines between Ft Knox and its forward bases. Vietnamese positions and moves were plotted off-board, moderated by the umpire. The North Vietnamese figures were brought on to the table only when a positive sighting or a contact between troops occurred. PHOTO FEATURE
The pics of the game are divided in two parts.
Each part contains 127 pictures. Part One is here:
link
Part Two is here:
link CREDITS
Figures, aircraft & vehicles: Ron Ringrose
Terrain & scenery: Ron & Sue Ringrose
Customised figures: Terry Thornton
Umpire: Martin Monks
Photography & Text: Joe Dever Game played: 25-01-09 |
| Janick | 29 Jan 2009 4:51 p.m. PST |
Wow…that is breath taking! Fantastic scenery and figures…AWESOME!!!! Brad :) |
| Redroom | 29 Jan 2009 5:25 p.m. PST |
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| von Paulus | 29 Jan 2009 5:45 p.m. PST |
Cracking stuff! That terrain is clearly a real labour of love! |
| Custer7thcav | 29 Jan 2009 5:51 p.m. PST |
WOW pretty much sums it up--outstandingly inspirational!! how did the helicopters stay aloft (was it an editing trick) because I did not see any support stands unless you had a rig from the cieling and fishline. Great Job! |
| Chalfant | 29 Jan 2009 6:28 p.m. PST |
I think I am going to throw my own Vietnam terrain away… Chalfant |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 29 Jan 2009 6:28 p.m. PST |
Stands up. Applauds. Whistles. Applauds some more! That is great! And a fast loading site to boot. Still applauding! How long did it take to build the board? 'Long time'? Fantastic work gentlemen and lady. Applause continues! |
| Riverbluff Wargames | 29 Jan 2009 6:33 p.m. PST |
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| WarWizard | 29 Jan 2009 8:09 p.m. PST |
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| Cosmic Reset | 29 Jan 2009 8:46 p.m. PST |
That's just amazing. Thanks for the sharing the photos. |
| Captain Apathy | 29 Jan 2009 10:41 p.m. PST |
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| Fotis43 | 29 Jan 2009 11:11 p.m. PST |
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| shyam64 | 30 Jan 2009 12:11 a.m. PST |
Great job!!!!
…..i like the "long time 10$" Girl….:-) |
| Col Stone | 30 Jan 2009 12:16 a.m. PST |
Great in every way =) now post it here too
link =) |
| meramat | 30 Jan 2009 12:46 a.m. PST |
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| Wargamer Blue | 30 Jan 2009 2:25 a.m. PST |
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| tabletopreview dot com | 30 Jan 2009 3:03 a.m. PST |
What can I say, that is simlpy inspirational. You must have far to much time on your hands! David
tabletopreview.com |
| Inari7 | 30 Jan 2009 7:45 a.m. PST |
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| nazrat | 30 Jan 2009 8:04 a.m. PST |
Is that all 28mm? What an incredible job, no matter what the scale! |
| Darby E | 30 Jan 2009 8:41 a.m. PST |
Very cool! What rules did ya use? |
Col Durnford  | 30 Jan 2009 10:16 a.m. PST |
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| Patrick Sexton | 30 Jan 2009 11:57 a.m. PST |
Out-friggin'-standing! Excellent work! |
 MrHarold  | 30 Jan 2009 12:03 p.m. PST |
excellent stuff, thanks for sharing! |
| Weasel | 30 Jan 2009 1:43 p.m. PST |
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| General Jumbo | 30 Jan 2009 2:56 p.m. PST |
Me ruv you, rong-time, Jonny! |
| new guy | 30 Jan 2009 3:00 p.m. PST |
Obviously a labor of love by someone who was there. Beautifully done. Someone else has put the same kind of "love" into a smaller scale. Please scroll down 8 or 9 posts to see pictures in question… link Both are very inspiring… I/S |
| Cacadores | 01 Feb 2009 2:17 p.m. PST |
I'd somehow be surprised if they were there :-) Lovely looking game though |
| peterx | 01 Feb 2009 7:03 p.m. PST |
Wow! You guys freakin' rock, with the crazy huge Nam board, and the crazy details, and …. words fail me. |
