| Oddball | 07 May 2014 4:15 a.m. PST |
60 years ago the French Union base at Dien Bien Phu fell, effectively ending French colonial rule in South East Asia. A much closer fight than most people know, it could have gone either way with communist deserters entering the fort still only a week or so before it was taken.
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| ubercommando | 07 May 2014 9:08 a.m. PST |
At one stage, Viet Minh casualties were so high there was near-mutiny right before an important assault on one of the strongpoints. Giap settled things old-communist style; by either shooting or threatening to shoot batches of his own troops, so it was a nearer run thing. |
Chortle  | 07 May 2014 10:06 a.m. PST |
What is the biggest DBP wargame you know of? |
| darthfozzywig | 07 May 2014 1:30 p.m. PST |
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| Captain dEwell | 07 May 2014 4:17 p.m. PST |
What is the biggest DBP wargame you know of? link
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| Oddball | 07 May 2014 6:27 p.m. PST |
That is a great looking board. |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 07 May 2014 7:42 p.m. PST |
If it had not fell then, the Vietnamese would have come back, and back, until they won. They never ever give up. I know, my wife is Vietnamese. |
| Thomas Nissvik | 08 May 2014 1:59 a.m. PST |
I celebrated by finally ordering some Red Star miniatures and starting a thread on the TooFatLardies Forum that will hopefully lead to a version of Chain of Command to play French Indo-China.
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Been dreaming about it for years, now both rules and figures are available, time to get going! |
| Doug em4miniatures | 08 May 2014 3:58 a.m. PST |
Giap settled things old-communist style; by either shooting or threatening to shoot batches of his own troops Not just the communist style – the French did the same thing in the First World War. Doug |
 Legion 4   | 08 May 2014 10:31 a.m. PST |
GREAT looking board !! And the study of the French in Indo-China is very interesting … |
| Thomas Nissvik | 14 May 2014 2:33 a.m. PST |
My figures arrived yesterday. They are even nicer in real life, pictures do not do them justice. Anyone considering buying them, do so! |
| Captain dEwell | 14 May 2014 4:23 p.m. PST |
I absolutely agree with you, Thomas Nissvik. I purchased similar figures at Salute 2014 and concur that they are even nicer in real life. Hats off to that man Paul Hicks, again. |
| Virginia Tory | 29 May 2014 6:34 a.m. PST |
>My figures arrived yesterday. They are even nicer in real >life, pictures do not do them justice. Anyone considering >buying them, do so! Already did! They are outstanding. |
| Thomas Nissvik | 02 Jun 2014 2:06 a.m. PST |
And I just finished painting my first batch, five Viet Minh.
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Best painting fun I've had in ages. |
| Captain dEwell | 02 Jun 2014 6:32 a.m. PST |
Looks real nice. I would be so proud to achieve that level of quality painting. It also shows off those magnificent Paul Hicks sculpts. Well done. |
| Thomas Nissvik | 02 Jun 2014 6:57 a.m. PST |
Thank you, Captain. Now on to the French Paras. Three-tone camouflage, won't that be a challenge! |
| mashrewba | 05 Jun 2014 11:37 a.m. PST |
"communist deserters entering the fort still only a week or so before it was taken" an epic fail as modern youth would say!! I could never work out why the French were so keen to hang onto this colony after they'd been kicked out by the Japanese -what did they get from it (apart from all this grief). |
