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Tour Of Duty AH-1G Hueycobra (VUSBX01) UH-1B Hog (VUSBX02) K-2 (T-54) Ironclad Company (VPABX01) K-3 (PT-76) Ironclad Company (VPABX03)
Infantry Battalion HQ (VPABX06) Infantry Company (VPABX07) Weapons Companies (VPABX08) Divisional Fire Support (VPABX09) UH-1D Slick (VUSBX03) M48A3 Patton (VUSBX05)
Rifle Platoon (VUS712) Mortar Platoon (VUS715) 4.2" Mortar Platoon (VUS727)
K-1 (T-34/85M) Ironclad Company (VPABX02) BTR-50PK Company (VPABX04)
ZSU-57-2 Anti-air Company (VPABX05)
M41A3 Walker Bulldog (VARBX01) Weapons & Anti-tank Platoons (VAR706)
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Rifle Platoon (Airmobile) (VUS702) Machine-gun Platoon (Airmobile) (VUS708)
Mortar Platoon (Airmobile) (VUS705) 105mm Field Artillery Battery (VUSBX09) 155mm Field Artillery Battery (VUSBX10)
M113 Platoon (VUSBX07) 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Gaming Accessories Centurion Mark 5 (VANBX01)
Rifle Platoon (ANZAC) (VAN702) Mortar Platoon (ANZAC) (VAN705) Anti-tank Platoon (ANZAC) (VAN707)
M113 FSV Turret (VAN242) M113 M74C & T50 Turrets (VAN243) Australian ANZAC Gaming Accessories
OH-6 Loach (VUSBX04) M109 (155mm) (VUSBX08) M577 Command Vehicle (VUS200)
M113 Passengers & Crew (VUS710) Plastic Helicopter Rotors (VSO101) Plastic Flight Stand (VSO102)
Vietnamese Huts (BB169) Paddy Fields (BB170)
M551 Sheridan (VUSBX06) M42A1 Duster (VUS161) Crashed Huey Objective (VE107)
New Zealand ANZAC Gaming Accessories Tour Of Duty Token Sets Tour Of Duty Decal Sheets
A-1 Skyraider (VAC01) Local Forces Battalion HQ (VPABX11) Local Force Company (VPABX10)
Flames Of War Vietnam Related Articles

Vietnam Missions:
The Standard Rulebook Mission Adapted For Flames Of War Vietnam

Tour Of Duty, Battlefront’s new book on the Vietnam War, includes eight missions tailored specifically for Vietnam, but these aren’t the only missions available. The standard missions from the Flames Of War rulebook are equally applicable to Vietnam, along with special missions and scenarios you develop for your own games.

Vietnam Missions...

Welcome To The Jungle:
Using The Special Rules Of The People’s Army Of Vietnam
Many players are going to be surprised just how hard it is for the Free World forces to succeed in the new Vietnam, Tour Of Duty missions. The People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN), the Nationalists, have a well tuned set of special rules to neutralise the technological and firepower superiority of their opponents. To bog them down, hit them from surprising directions, confuse, frustrate, and ultimately overcome them.

Welcome To The Jungle: Part One...
Welcome To The Jungle: Part Two...
Welcome To The Jungle: Part Three...
Welcome To The Jungle
Red Steel: Fielding A PAVN Ironclad Battalion From Tour Of Duty Red Steel:
Fielding A PAVN Ironclad Battalion From Tour Of Duty
The Tiểu Đoan Thiết Giap or Ironclad Battalion allows a player to bring heavy metal to the North Vietnamese forces and represent the battles in Laos in 1971, the Spring Offensive of 1972 and subsequent conventional battles leading up to the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Red Steel: Fielding A PAVN Ironclad Battalion From Tour Of Duty...
The People's Army:
Fielding A North Vietnamese Tiểu Đoàn Bộ Binh Battalion
Following on from my series of articles on making the most of the Special Rules for the People’s Republic of Vietnam Army (PAVN) entitled Welcome to the Jungle, I will now offer some advice and suggestions on force composition for the PAVN Tiểu Đoàn Bộ Binh Infantry Battalion (page 22 of Tour Of Duty).

The People's Army: Fielding a North Vietnamese Tiểu Đoàn Bộ Binh Battalion...
The People's Army: Fielding A North Vietnamese Tiểu Đoàn Bộ Binh Battalion
Big Bada Boom: Free World Artillery in Vietnam Big Bada Boom:
Free World Artillery in Vietnam

For many American, ANZAC, ARVN, and other Free World soldiers fighting in Vietnam, artillery support was often the difference between life and death.

Big Bada Boom: Free World Artillery in Vietnam...
Assembling The Plastic M113
Blake shows you how to assemble the new plastic M113 and its variants.

Assembling The Plastic M113...
Assembling The Plastic M113
Flames Of War Vietnam ANZAC Preview Flames Of War Vietnam ANZAC Preview
James previews the ANZAC range of miniatures at featured in the Flames Of War Vietnam book, Tour Of Duty.

Flames Of War Vietnam ANZAC Preview...
The Battle of Long Tan:
Operation Smithfield, 18 August 1966.

Sean Ireland examines the battle of Long Tan between the Australian forces and those of the Viet Cong.

The Battle of Long Tan: Operation Smithfield, 18 August 1966...

The Battle of Long Tan: Operation Smithfield, 18 August 1966.
The ANZACs: Going Up Country Into The Boonies with The Diggers and The Kiwis The ANZACs:
Going Up Country Into The Boonies with The Diggers and The Kiwis
Russell Briant offers some suggestions on fielding ANZAC forces for Flames Of War Vietnam.

The ANZACs: Going Up Country Into The Boonies with The Diggers and The Kiwis...

Beware Of The Locals:
A Guide To Vietnamese Local Forces
Tom Leamy offers some suggestions on fielding Vietnamese Local Forces for Flames Of War Vietnam.

Beware Of The Locals: A Guide To Vietnamese Local Forces...

Beware Of The Locals: A Guide To Vietnamese Local Forces
Going Upcountry: New Recruits For The Third Tour Going Upcountry:
New Recruits For The Third Tour
For many of us in the studio this “Third Tour”, as we’ve been calling it here, has taken root. Flames Of War Vietnam has expanded to include many new forces. Several of us have been getting excited about fielding our first Vietnam armies.

Going Upcountry: New Recruits For The Third Tour...
If You Ain’t Cav...
Modelling Air Cav in Vietnam
Mike demonstrates how he modelled his Air Cav for Flames Of War Vietnam.

If You Ain’t Cav: Modelling Air Cav in Vietnam...

If You Ain’t Cav... Modelling Air Cav in Vietnam
UH-1D Slick Templates UH-1D Slick Templates
The UH-1D Huey Slick is one of the most iconic vehicles of the Vietnam Conflict.  Because Slicks have been out of stock for the last several weeks, we wanted to make sure Vietnam players who need the ubiquitous choppers could get their troops to the LZ!  To that end, we’ve devised a stopgap solution until the Choppers are able to reach store shelves (Which should be in the next few weeks!).
 
To that end, we’ve devised a 1:1 scale printout of the Slicks, available for free. We know this isn’t half as cool as having a platoon of Slicks landing on your table top, but hope it will tide you over!

UH-1D Slick Templates...

The People's Liberators:
Vietnamese People's Liberation Armed Forces
The media portrayal of the Vietnam War focuses almost exclusively on the guerilla operations of the Local Forces and the seemingly endless patrolling by the Free World forces operating against them. While Tour Of Duty, the Flames Of War handbook on the Vietnam War focuses on the larger-scale operations, this Intelligence Briefing looks at the Local Force battalions that fought the daily war against the US, ANZAC, and ARVN forces.

The People's Liberators...

The People's Liberators
Props Forever!

Props Forever!
The A-1H Skyraider In Vietnam
Few aircraft have the raw firepower and durability of the Douglas A-1H Skyraider. Derided for being a propeller-driven aircraft in the new Jet Age, the ‘Spad’ not only demonstrated that it had a mission to accomplish, it proved that there was still a place for ‘slow movers’. The Skyraider’s legacy paved the way for powerful modern attack aircraft like the venerable A-10 Warthog.

Prop Forever!: The A-1H Skyraider In Vietnam...

Painting The A-1H Skyraider
When I started sculpting this aircraft the first thing I did was to have a look at images of the real thing online and in books. They looked so cool that I decided once there was an actual resin model I’d really like to paint one, but couldn’t decide which colour scheme I liked best. The only real option was to paint two of them, one in US Navy and Marine colours and one in US Air Force colours!

Painting The A-1H Skyraider...

Painting The A-1H Skyraider

Australian Centurion Tank Operations in Vietnam
In this article will give a quick summary of the types and dates of operations undertaken by the Centurion tanks of the 1st Armoured Regiment, and some suggested Orders of Battle (or Orbat) to help your games of Tour Of Duty have a stronger historical flavour.

Australian Centurion Tank Operations in Vietnam...

Beasts Of War: Nam Week

'Nam Week
Presented by Beasts Of War

The team at Beasts Of War have signed up for their first Tour Of Duty in Vietnam.

Goooood Morning 'Nam Week!!!
Warren and Dave have shipped in for the first of our 'Nam Week videos and they get a chat about their thoughts on the setting of the Vietnam War and what's going to be happening in the videos this week.

Basic Training: Part One
Warren has gotten in to the spirit of things and brought Gareth from Battlefront to have a look at Flames Of War Vietnam and joining them are two of the guys from the Chelmsford Bunker!

What's In The Box: Centurion Tanks!
This is one for all you tread-heads out there! Warren and Gareth have a sit down to look at the mighty Centurion Tanks for Flames Of War's Vietnam setting.

What's In The Box: K-3 (PT-76) Ironclad Company
Warren and Gareth sit down with one of the PAVN Ironclad Company's but what will they think of theses little Russian beauties?

Basic Training: Part Two
Time for part two of our look at the basics of Flames Of War Vietnam and what makes it such a cool game. Warren and his experts have a quick look at how injuring troops will affect your game, and what you can do to keep your guys in the fight.
What's in The Box: K-2 (T-54) Ironclad Company
Time for more heavy metal goodies as Warren and Gareth take a look at the K-2 (T-54) Ironclad Company. Will these be making their way in to your PAVN forces or will you be waiting to find out a bit more about the sneaky ambush rules for the Northern forces?
Basic Training: Part Three
Warren and the guys get to the heart of the Tour of Duty Vietnam supplement now as they look at some of the sneaky tricks the PAVN can play on your troops. But it's not all one sided! The Americans have some tricks of their own.
Between The Pages Of Flames Of War Vietnam!
Warren and David are back for their dose of Vietnam and in this one their taking a long look at the Tour of Duty source book. What kind of flavour and rules does this book have to offer?

What's in The Box: M113
The guys sit down to have a look at one of Warren's favorite kits from the entire Flames Of War Vietnam range, the M113 APC Platoon.
Basic Training: Part Four
We're closing in on the end of 'Nam Week and the guys have moved onto more of the cool tricks those sneaky PAVN troops can pull.

What's in The Box: OH-6 Loach
Warren gets a look at the OH-6 Loach from the guys at Battlefront Miniatures, both him and Gareth both seem to love these little scout choppers, and best of all its a full plastic kit!
Basic Training: Part Five
We're closing in on the end of 'Nam Week and the guys have moved onto more of the cool tricks those sneaky PAVN troops can pull.

What's in the Box: Paddy Fields Vietnamese Huts
As the last of out unboxings Warren and Gareth sit down to have a look at some of the terrain you'll be using in your games of Flames Of War Vietnam!

Warren & Dave's Vietnam Armies
Warren and David sit down to have a chat about the armies their planning to build up for Flames Of War Vietnam.