The Brown Water Navy

Late 1967. Deep in the Mekong Delta, the US Navy's riverine warfare craft ply the multitude of small waterways that criss-cross the Delta, delivering troops of the US Army's 9th Infantry Division and supplying them with fire support.

I thought this weekend I'd spotlight the riverine warfare craft that I use with Too Fat Lardies' rules, Charlie Don't Surf (an outstanding rules set, btw). So here we go with my primarily GHQ 1/285 force, though there are a couple of 1/300 Amphibmods (It's a one man operation and he has no website, just an email) thrown in. First off are ATC's (armored troop carriers) or "Tango boats". Here's a real one:

And a couple of mine:

Now a command and control monitor or "Charlie boat".  A real one:

And mine:

A real monitor:

And my version:

Refueler boat or "Romeo boat":

An earlier type flame-thrower or "Zippo boat":

PBR II's:

LCM-8's or "Mike boats":

I've scratch-built an artillery platform and a helipad that sit in the welldecks and are removable. 

South Vietnamese Navy Yabuta boats:

I'm also working on a 105mm fire support monitor, a PCF "Swift boat", two more ATC's, an ASPB, and my pièce de résistance, a water cannon or "Douche boat":

More as projects reach completion!