tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post1953037453437575914..comments2024-03-27T11:44:20.452+11:00Comments on The Man Cave: Review: Brown Water NavyPaul O'Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-34579599065300454662021-10-31T07:01:41.114+11:002021-10-31T07:01:41.114+11:00Six years late. It is what it is. Yes, I too have ...Six years late. It is what it is. Yes, I too have to confess an interest in brown water navy actions, and of course Vietnam is a great theatre for such battles.<br /><br />Must have some BWN stuff in my SF rule set. If only because I can. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-60685942437532607442015-05-27T09:37:09.266+10:002015-05-27T09:37:09.266+10:00Vietnam riverine is covered in 6mm by GHQ. Lovely ...Vietnam riverine is covered in 6mm by GHQ. Lovely models - like all their stuff. Mishimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245902715800861330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-49455541429729341762015-05-18T03:37:38.497+10:002015-05-18T03:37:38.497+10:00I'll send you something offline in the next we...I'll send you something offline in the next week John - remind me if I don't!Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-53544942086539387532015-05-17T10:15:16.601+10:002015-05-17T10:15:16.601+10:00I'm intrigued about your homebrew rules. I Wou...I'm intrigued about your homebrew rules. I Would Like To Know More.Barkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389368754759452544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-11808628260952708382015-05-15T10:27:15.174+10:002015-05-15T10:27:15.174+10:00Nice!
Is this the one?
http://www.history.army.mi...Nice!<br /><br />Is this the one?<br />http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/090/90-18/CMH_Pub_90-18.pdf<br /><br />The Field Manual is also available online here:<br />http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC/RiverineWarfareFM31-75/RiverineWarfareFM31-75.htmlPaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-77442051107685043102015-05-14T11:35:25.701+10:002015-05-14T11:35:25.701+10:00I was just thinking of a book, and found it on the...I was just thinking of a book, and found it on the bookshelf. The U.S. Army's Studies of Riverine Operations 1966-1969. Some nice maps and images, though in the age of the internet pictures are easy to come by. This was written in 1973, so very soon after the war. Interestingly, I found it sitting between a history of the 2/17th Australian Infantry that I bought in Hobart and World War Z. I clearly need to reorganize my book shelves. Obviously the 2/17th should have been closer to WWZ.AHunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148857673973402238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-21369947672515334662015-05-13T03:24:43.917+10:002015-05-13T03:24:43.917+10:00I'm in the same camp as you, but the really li...I'm in the same camp as you, but the really limited amount of gaming material for this genre means that I grab this sort of thing and use it for whatever I can. Say in this case that isn't too much, but if it helps revitalise an interest then that is a good thing!<br /><br />I'm trying to play Vietnam as a squad based game as a departure from my more skirmish orientated everything else. That said, I think it would work very well indeed as a Chain of Command module or something like that.<br /><br />I'll see what I can find for BWN craft in other scales too - they are definitely out there.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-8937289549556252932015-05-12T19:06:48.515+10:002015-05-12T19:06:48.515+10:00While I am interested in the BWN in SE Asia I am n...While I am interested in the BWN in SE Asia I am not at all interested in Battlefront (FOW) rules for this period. I think the ethos for the rules for this conflict are all wrong and concentrate FAR to much on big battles. Everyone to their own of course but for me Vietnam works far better as a skirmish game and not a big battle game. <br /><br />I shall look forward to your upcoming review of the models though. And will be delighted if they are all available in 6mm and 20mm as well, but I do not expect you to cover that as well.<br />cheers mateClinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-87625188063833588682015-05-12T11:41:54.659+10:002015-05-12T11:41:54.659+10:00The organisations can be useful too I find.
I als...The organisations can be useful too I find.<br /><br />I also find it fascinating. I would really like to play a multiplayer game with one player being a cut off unit (Special Forces maybe) with air support, one player driving a mechanised unit up a trail to relive them, and another playing a riverine convoy in support. Again an umpire playing Communist forces, with the ability to hit and run, set ambushes and booby traps, I think it would be a hoot.<br /><br />In the next week or so, I'm planning to do a round up of the different Brown Water Navy craft and the different options to acquire them in 15mm. Nice as they look, Battlefront are far from the only option.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-90972516394376686652015-05-12T11:26:27.334+10:002015-05-12T11:26:27.334+10:00That's disappointing to hear. I don't lik...That's disappointing to hear. I don't like the FoW rules but this one definitely piqued my interest. I can pass on the rules and consider buying the models. This has always been one of the most fascinating parts of the Viet Nam war to me. AHunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148857673973402238noreply@blogger.com