Ordered to destroy its installations on the laotian border, it must make its way through a hundred miles of jungle to aid the french outpost at tao tsai, which is surrounded by vietminh communist troops. With charlie sheen, tom berenger, willem dafoe, keith david. Cmh pub 9081 command and control, 19501969 by major general george s. The tank companies, where appropriate, supplied the lineage and heritage of the respective battalions of the 70th armor regiment. Platoon the film brought home the full unvarnished horror of what that insanely futile war was all about. Four 1st platoon soldiers would perpetrate one of the most heinous war crimes u.
No real problems with the rules sure air did not turn up and our artillery especially the soviets arty was pretty light on but that didnt stop us. In cavalry or armoured units, a subunit of a company is a peloton platoon. Phase 1, 27 june 15 september 1950 cmh pub 192 the korean war. World war ii infantry tacticscompany and battalion. The infantry school at fort benning began collecting academic monographs from company commanders soon after the end of world war ii, to record their personal combat experiences. Calley, lieutenant of charlie companys 1st platoon, struggled with basic leadership and was often ridiculed and belittled by medina, who called calley sweetheart.
Indochina was crucible of real experience for france when facing an insurgency. Cold war east german pdf format 353k zip ppt 73k v1. The squad and platoon are the lowest units within an infantry organization. Jan 27, 2020 platoon is classified as an antiwar film from notable antiwar and antieverything else advocate oliver stone. I dont own any 6mm or 15mm cold war kit and had to make do with 20mm gear.
Decolonization, the cold war, and the foreign policy of the. Tmp nato platoon toe down to the squad level topic. The schneider ca1 was the first tank produced by france, and 400 units were built. Till, geoffrey and bryan ranft, the sea in soviet strategy 2 nd ed, naval institute press, 1989. Later, obtaining french consent to critical strategies of the cold war, such as the rearming of germany, became far more important to the united states than granting the principle of selfdetermination to vietnam, or to any other of a bunch of raggletaggle, wouldbe nations. As a result a few years ago, when i was looking for a cold war project, the french were an obvious candidate. Dec 10, 2016 french forces of the cold war 1980s have an interesting selection of vehicles which have, for many years, had a certain appeal to me. In march of 1970, cbs news correspondent richard threlkeld was embedded with a platoon patrolling the jungles of vietnam near cambodia. Apr 30, 2015 in march of 1970, cbs news correspondent richard threlkeld was embedded with a platoon patrolling the jungles of vietnam near cambodia. During the cold war, nato and the warsaw pact both had large tank formations present in europe. May 28, 2018 we remember wars not just for their death tolls, but also for the bravery of those who fought in them and those who worked to end them. These last did not always have a modern light machine gun, and some even went to war with the useless chauchat of the great war.
Play a 10mission singleplayer campaign, or choose from 17 multiplayer scenarios available in both summer and snowy winter conditions. Kongregate free online game platoon wars platoon wars is the turnbased strategy game with the original rtslike battle system play platoon wars. The french also experimented with various tank designs, such as the frotlaffly landship, boirault machine and souain experiment. French indochina following world war ii, the french controlled southeast asia known as indochina ho chi minh led a revolt against the french to gain independence for vietnam by 1954, the french fell to the vietminh and they withdrew from indochina, leaving vietnam a divided country. Finally playing the iron curtain cold war mod, i thought france would be a good choice to start off with, mostly because i do not want to wait a million years before i fight and i do not want to. Play platoon wars, a free online game on kongregate.
Jun 11, 2018 the cold war was a metaphorical battle in which the combatants never met directly, instead engaging in phoney wars. The politics and diplomacy of the game is what stands this title out, beyond whatever mechanics the developers put in place, it is the negotiations between players that breath so much life into the title. It was francois truffaut who said that its not possible to make an antiwar movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. Sure this would look stupid on a 6 x 4 table but spread across two 9 x 5 with 4 players it worked well. The figures are made in white metal and are unsuitable for small children.
Jul 07, 2010 the britannia cold war brits are distinguishable from more modern british troops by their vintage kit. Just as the french tried to fight a conventional war, so did the americans. French translation of the cold war the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. However, at the moment that option isnt available to us. When the army instituted the combat arms regimental system cars in the late 1950s, the 70th tank battalion was selected for conversion as the 70th armor regiment. Employment of armored units, reconnaissance platoon and company fm 1722. Best war movies hollywood adventure movies best adventure movies of all time. The 10 greatest second world war films you havent seen. France was the second largest tank producer in the world, behind the soviet union see french armoured fighting vehicle production during world war ii. Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantrymans point of view, and it. The squads were relatively unwieldy and limited in their functionability and effectiveness, owing to their size and their limited amount of firepower. Keith armstrong is raising funds for 15mm cold war british and vdv infantry and armour forces on kickstarter.
Had the war taken place as france expected, with more or less stable front lines, french divisional and corps artillery might have been able to cover this gap in firepower. Could someone help me with 19801990 french platoon organisation for cold war gone hot. A french platoon, made up of both french and laotian soldiers, is ordered to abandon a highland. Mar 29, 2017 the 10 greatest second world war films you havent seen some lesserknown wartime stories, such as japans the burmese harp and the germanmade generation war, rank alongside the classics jordan. If truffaut had lived to see platoon, the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. This is the backdrop to tom clancys hugely successful slice of literary cant and the introduction to his enduring allamerican jack ryan character. Daniel daylewis stops off in 1757 in the middle of the french and indian war in michael manns the last of the. The following gives the number of armoured formations and tank strength as of 19811982 for warsaw pact and nato member countries. The company was divided into four sections similar to a platoon, which in turn were divided into two halfsections of two squads each. There are french organisation in force on force, but i dont know does post 2000 french platoon was the same in 80s.
French cavalry tank designs saw attempts to balance the needs of firepower, protection and mobility. Fire and fury games battlefront wwii consolidated orders of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. French translation of platoon collins englishfrench. In the french army, a section is equivalent to an englishlanguage platoon and is a subunit of a company, in most military contexts. The cold war was a metaphorical battle in which the combatants never met directly, instead engaging in phoney wars. The french used a very wide range of tanks, including many unique types. Platoon the game is as bogstandard a squadbased rts as it could possibly be, dressed in vietnam clothing. Tmp cold war danish squad and platoon organization. Set in 1954, the 317th platoon is about a french unit during the indochina wars final days. I believe with these lists you should be able to replicate almost any french force from the mid to late 1980s even possibly the first gulf war. World war ii infantry commanding officers experiences reports 4,905 pages of reports covering personal experiences of commanding officers during combat in world war ii.
Platoon x3 marder, 7 men including platoon co, 1 mg3, 1 granatpistole, 2 panzerfaust 44, 1 g3 sg1 scoped as well as standard rifles. Charlie company and the massacre american experience. French translation of platoon the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Starting to tear into 1980s cold war research for a project i am working on.
The gis came under fire from north vietnamese forces as. The french infantry platoon is firmly based on the experience of the great war and an understanding that whilst the maxim firepower kills is correct, victory cannot be won without an advance and manoeuvre. The britannia cold war brits are distinguishable from more modern british troops by their vintage kit. To help remedy this, i wrote some ideas on how to play a regular pickup game without an oppenet, or devise your own scenarios to play against and.
It might not be the americans fighting the viet cong or nva but the french indochina war was the precursor to the vietnam war. Oliver stones film, platoon tells the story of a young soldier who arrives in vietnam in 1968 with all of the thoughts that stone himself had as a soldier in the same period in the same war. Total for the company was 11 marders, with 6 milan launchers. French translation of the cold war collins english.
He said, after doing a bit of research, that he was going to use squads of 8 men for the mech units, armed with 4 x g3s, plus one mg3 team, and one carl gustav team. This was an outdated weapon, and very heavy compared to other armies machine guns. The cold war, the berlin wall, and the most dangerous place on earth kindle edition by macgregor, iain. Here, british, american, and german units are compared. The rifle section of a world war ii infantry battalion was generally formed of 10 men. A typical latewar infantry platoon counter would consist of the following. These include formations and vehicles deployed outside europe, such as in north america or the asiatic ussr. Here are 10 of the best war movies now streaming on netflix. During the cold war, nato and the warsaw pact both had large tank formations present in europe the following gives the number of armoured formations and tank strength as of 19811982 for warsaw pact and nato member countries.
French development into tanks began during world war i as an effort to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare, and largely at the initiative of the manufacturers. A young soldier in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. In the 21st century, mankind once again stands on the brink of allout war. Soviet motorized rifle platoon beasts wargaming blog.
Platoon is a 1986 american war film written and directed by oliver stone, starring tom berenger, willem dafoe, charlie sheen, keith david, kevin dillon, john c. A young soldier in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted. Cold war pressures in europe meant that the united states went against its original belief that the country. Mkiv helmets hidden by loads o scrim, 58 pattern webbing plus weapons such as the l1a1 self loading rifle slr, stirling smg, and recoilless charlie g 84mm. It is too easy to say that platoon is simply an autobiographical film. The battle of dien bien phu in the air 2 best vietnamese war movie all of time duration. Indochina was the catalyst for serious intellectual thought and analysis by. The basic weapon of the us army has always been the individual infantry soldier with his rifle. Till, geoffrey, et al, maritime strategy and the nuclear age 2 nd ed, st. Volksarmee provides players with army lists for a t55 am2 panzer bataillon, t72m panzer bataillon, bmp motschutzen bataillon, and btr60 motschutzen bataillon, as well as card pack, contain 17 unit cards, history of the east german army leading into the cold war, painting guides and scenarios for the team yankee game. His timeline for building the cold war force was for 1981. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases.
Jul 11, 20 could someone help me with 19801990 french platoon organisation for cold war gone hot. World war ii infantry commanding officers experiences. A french heavy machine gun platoon had four hotchkiss m1914 machine guns, with four platoons in the battalions machine gun company. The corporal variously carried a leeenfield rifle, a thompson submachine gun, or a sten gun depending on the year of the war, one private would be the section gunner with a bren gun. Normally, youd expect to play flames of war with a real fleshandblood opponent. The french have some awesome kit certainly the best armoured cars like the amx10rc of any of the other lists, and also some pretty old and funky stuff like the amx. Nov 05, 2014 the korean war war ends in a stalemate korean war marked an important turning point in the cold war an armistice was signed ending the war in july 1953 u. Fire and fury games battlefront wwii consolidated orders. The indochina wars were a series of conflicts in southeast asia from 1946 to 1989 the major conflicts with global impact were the first indochina war from 1946 to 1954 in which an independence movement supported by china defeated french colonial forces, and the vietnam war in 19551975, in which north vietnam supported by the soviet union and china defeated and finally annexed south. He meets the enemy eyetoeye, defeats him on the battlefield, and occupies terrain.
In nazioccupied france during world war ii, a plan to assassinate nazi leaders by a group of jewish u. The french regiment did not have an additional indirect fire support that i am aware of. This reward contains enough figures to represent a soviet cold war rifle company for many miniature game rules. So we have made a pdf version in a few different formats for you to download and print out, and perhaps have it laminated. Team yankee quick reference sheet numerous people asked for a handy printable version of the quick reference sheet from the back of the world war iii. Platoon pulls off its message by depicting the vietnam war in as realistic. In theory, it appears that cwhav is the first of a number of modern armor games that intend to use the same ruleset, with other games focusing on real armor actions in the middle east and africa, and a hypothetical conflict in europe. Dec 20, 2018 i dont own any 6mm or 15mm cold war kit and had to make do with 20mm gear. Phase 3, 3 november 1950 24 january 1951 ccf intervention cmh pub 194 the korean war. Written and directed by pierre schoendoerffer and based on his novel, the 317th platoon is the first vietnam war movie in a sense. Each pack will contain 1 company hq, 3 rifle platoons see soviet rifle platoon reward, 3 ags30 teams, 3 atgm teams, 3 manpad ground to air missile teams and. Task one ask a variety of people what they remember about the vietnam war. Carter center of military history united states army. A french battalion had two 81mm mortars and three 60mm mortars one per company.