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TITLE:  Tour of Duty

AUTHOR: Phil Yates

PUBLISHER: Battlefront

PUBLICATION DATE: 2013

WEB SITE/SUPPORT FORUM:

Battlefront closed their forums. There are various unofficial fan forums and Facebook groups.

PRICE (with date): $25.00 (in 2013)

REVIEWED BY: Mark “Extra Crispy” Severin

PERIOD COVERED: The Vietnam War

THE BOOK:

Tour of Duty is not a stand-alone rule book. It is a supplement to Flames of War. As such it assumes you own that book, which contains all the basic rules.

SCOPE: Tour of Duty is a typical Battlefront product. 132 pages long with full color throughout, it certainly brings the eye candy. The majority of the book is devoted to teh army lists and TO&E for the combatants. It covers the US, the ANZAC and ARVN as well as the NVA and of course the VC.

ARMY SIZE: A player’s force is called a “company” though the points system allows for a large number of supporting units to also be in play.

BASE UNIT: The base unit is a platoon made up of teams or individual vehicles.

GAME SCALES:

• Ground Scale: Not stated (ranges are noted as being deliberately distorted)
• Time scale 1 turn = Not stated
• Figure/Base Ratio 1:1
• Recommended Figure Size: 15mm
• Table Size: Assumes a standard 4x6 foot table.
• Game Length: Most games should be playable in 2-3 hours.

BASING SIZES:

ToD uses teh standard Flames bases: small (1 x 1.25”), medium (1.25 x 2”) and large (2 x 2.25”).

Vehicles are unmounted.

TURN SEQUENCE & GAME MECHANICS:

ToD uses the same base turn sequence and mechanics as Flames of War.

Supplemental Rules:

Included in the book are twenty or so pages of supplemental and force specific rules. Players of FoW will be used to these: they are minor exceptions/additions to reflect the training and equipment of the various armies. Included are such things as Beehive rounds; gun stabilisers; recoilless rifles, etc.

Also included is a section of Helicopter rules. These largely mirror FoW but specify how passengers are loaded, troop capacity etc. The mechanics closely follow the FoW model.

ARMY LISTS/SCENARIOS:

The book includes 8 scenarios, but the detailed army lists and stats are the main point of the book. The lists are done in typical Battlefront “org chart” layouts.

REVIEWER’S COMMENTS:

A typical Battlefront product. Useful as a reference guide for TO&E even if you don’t play their rules.

PLAYER’S COMMENTS:

Not played.

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