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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium  Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:40 am |
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Great stuff, Tas! ?
I'm familiar with this battle and studied it as I have Dien Bien Phu. Interesting history...
Glad I was not in either place! A far cry from Warrior Base on the DMZ... 
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:14 pm |
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Yep ... right up the road from Warrior Base and then the MDL ... and that's where the fun began ... 
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:12 pm |
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Hi!
I wonder what the French army was thinking in voluntarily putting themselves into a "siege" scenario and let themselves be assaulted that way. It seems to me the Vietnamese had the upper hand.
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 2:48 am |
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Isn't it safe to assume that the techpriests would adapt the aircraft to the surroundings (Vtol/Stovl for dense jungle such as Catachan etc..).
Mind you I commend you for taking on such an ambitious project 
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:15 am |
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Primarch,
Get a copy of "Dien Bien Phu - Hell in a Very Small Place" by B. Fall.
Excellent book and covers the topic in detail. A very complicated subject.
And Haarken, I think he is going to make a generic airfield, not a fortified jungle Landing Strip/Fire Base.
We were just using Khe San and Dien Bien Phu as examples. ?
And who knows what the Techpriests would do!
A study of both battles and my experience in the jungle tells me to use anything and everything... that works!
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:21 am |
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Yes generic but busy...
All my terrian is geared toward a Western Europe feel.
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:18 am |
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| Quote (Legion 4 @ 24 2004 Jan.,05:15) | | And who knows what the Techpriests would do ! ? |
Just about anything as long as it's worth tinkering and messing about with. It just takes longer for miracles. 
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 5:03 pm |
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:54 pm |
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:15 pm |
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Yep ! Got the models in epic scale. They have skids instead of wheels. They must have some sort of a small gavitic device and land like a Star Wars X-Wing (IIRC). She must fly into it's landing point, flare up and settle straight down, like a chopper coming in fast on a hot day loaded.
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:00 am |
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| Quote (Legion 4 @ 27 2004 Jan.,02:15) | | Yep ! ?Got the models in epic scale. They have skids instead of wheels |
Maybe its the Cold Weather variant!
Vipers in Battlestar Galactica had skids too remember!
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 6:10 am |
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Good point ! But I think F/W was just trying to be "different". But I like them, regardless !
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Post subject: Airfields of the imperium Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 11:05 am |
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Any construction reports been filed by the Imperial SeaBees?
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