Flames Of War For The Win: ‘Nam Week – Basic Training Part 4
August 8, 2013 by warzan
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. How do you feel about them swiping your objectives?!
Here’s the run down on what you can win:
Prize 1: US Rifle Company
1 x Tour of Duty Rule Book
2 x Rifle Platoon VUS712
1 x Machine gun Platoon VUS708
1 x Mortar Platoon VUS705
Dice and Tokens VE003 VE004
Crashed Huey VE107
Loach VUSBX04
Prize 2: PAVN Army
1 x Tour of Duty Rule Book
Dice and Objective VE002 VE101
Infantry HQ VPABX06
Infantry VPABX07
Weapons Company VPABX08
Divisional Fire Support VPABX09
Local Forces Company VPABX10
To win all you have to do is comment on anything that we send out this week and at the end we’ll pull all the comments in to one big pot and pick two winners before announcing them on not this coming Weekender but the one following it.
So get commenting and enjoy the week!
That is a big response indeed.
They just keep coming…. Keeps the pressure on the US troops even with their superior kit.
this is an interesting video format, but it just doesn’t quite seem long enough to me. it seems like its over by the time I get into the groove of the vid. That being said, not sure what you could add in that wouldn’t defeat the purpose of doing a quick turn by turn discussion of the differences between Tour of Duty and Flames of War… maybe it would have been better to have done it by rounds (American turn and VC turn per vid?)
A full-blown battle report vid would be a grand finale, indeed.
(If you get me the army, I’ll fix that for you, BoW.) 😉
Fingers crossed for a full battle vid soon.
I’m still new to FoW, is the scoring present in the WW2 rules as well?
god the local forces player has the opportunity to be the ultimate ass
Enjoying it but I agree more in-depth vids would have been nice. Though I understand the concept, without playing the turns fully all those VC shenanigans come across a bit silly.
Really looking forward to a battlereport soon 🙂
Hopefully it ends with a long battle with Dave. Haven’t enjoyed the week. Can’t enjoy FOW without Dave. Dave & Warren together made the other videos and made me want to watch them. These vids just haven’t had the same appeal.
Sad now as was looking forward to a week long Dave and Warren FOW session of vids. Oh well.
Looks a bit like killing Zombies in black pyjamas
Ouch – that is one big template! definitely hurt.
Jep, PAVN is not a poor enemy and cannonfodder (only). But has lots of surprises that can confuse and frustrate the Free-world players.
Interesting snippets again, showcasing the general feel and quirks of the forces. It is bit hard to grasp the big picture from these segments, though. Therefore I’m really looking forward for the oncoming Vietnam slugfest between Dave and Warren.
Yeah, a batrep would be great. Btw, I really like the way the VC have all those ‘dirty’ tricks up their sleeve.
Cunning. Simply cunning
PAVN looks more and more fun. You could be trolling your opponent all day long with those moves.
You’re not the only one who’s confused, Warren. These vids are showing this game’s unique elements really well, but …
This is so different to 2 armies lining up and slamming into one another, I think it really would benefit from a full blown batrep.
That’s crazy to wrap your head around. I’m guessing there are constantly changing flanks and the need to regroup. Sounds like Vietnam, for sure.
I’m starting to fall in love with these imbalanced forces and special rules. This looks to be a very ‘different’ and very interesting game.
My only question is where are the jets? The huge F-4 Phantoms. All the A-6 Intruders trying to search out hidden SAM sites in the jungle. Even the A-1 Skyraider, one of the last prop planes used by US forces in a combat role but that could carry many rockets and napalm canisters. Will they be producing any of these?
No jets or planes yet.
Haven’t heard any plans for them either.
I like the overview of the system, gives me a good feel for how its going to play. Well dobe lads. I want to see more, possibly a recreation of a major battle?
I love the special rules for the North Vietnamese. The mobility for the U.S. troops is great too. I wish there could have been a proper battle report, but this was a nice showcase of the differences between the units.
Love the tricks of the vietnamese, it balances the 2 pizzaboxes, I guess
The PAVN are looking like an interesting list to play, even if I wouldn’t get to buy, paint and field as many tanks and helecopters as an american player.