An expansion/overhaul mod of epic proportions, with entirely rebalanced gameplay, expanded factions, new gametypes, graphical overhauls, and five new factions; stealth-based Confederate Revolutionaries, tower defense-inspired Atomic Kingdom of China, economy-focused Mediterranean Syndicate, DotA-esque Order of the Talon and spammy Electrical Protectorate.
In 1968, there was a massive Soviet-backed push by the NVA hoping to quickly crush South Vietnam before the end of the war in Europe freed Allied material for Vietnam deployment. This atack, called the Tet Offensive, only succeeded in drawing foreign attention to the war, which until that point was considered a backwater conflict. The Tet Offensive was smashed by the sudden arrival of Allied reinforcements, leaving the huge communist army routing before them.
As an indirect result, Vietcong have had a massive influx of wrecked or abandoned vehicles that they have refurbished and are using to much greater effect. One of the most common is the Pincer ICV, a WWII era vehicle known at the time for being an innovative mix of amphibious transport and light tank. These light amphibious vehicles have been retrofitted with Katyusha racks abandoned by fleeing NVA artillerymen, which allows them to launch massive rocket barrages to soften the enemy before it attacks.
Another common vehicle is the Bulldog. Stolen in large numbers from local garrisons during the French Indochina War and since replicated in machine-shops, the stealth system on these Bulldogs have either long malfunctioned or was never installed to begin with. Instead, the tank destroyer is often buried partway into the earth to use as a emplacement, if it isn't lurking in the thick jungle, that is.
I thought that was some kind of radar atop the pincer but I guess the blue/red things are AA missiles ? Anyway the tanks look good but not sure about the pink coloring..
It's a giant artillery-scale rocket rack. Long range and perfect for shoot-n-scoot harassment against the ARVN.
hrmm, it's a Katyusha rocket rack Nekropolis.files.wordpress.com
Really great seeing these in-game.
Lore is really interesting too!
Yay. Working Rain.
which faction are these?
These are units of the Vietcong, a Paradox minor faction.
In a coming mini-mod, player will play as the ARVN minor faction vs the Vietcong on a special map.
On some normal maps their main structures will be available for players to capture to gain access to units such as these beauties- if you have played Warcraft 3, its like the Mercenary Camps of that game.
Said structures will probably also grant a protocol.
junglepower
Those rocket racks are a little out of place... Try to make the connecting crane more visible. They look abit like floating.
Colours of rockets are also quite weird
PS. I thought the Bullfrogs were hammer tanks at first glance
The Vietcong don't have time to make them look nice, they just bolted them onto the Pincer chasis whenever they could recover them from the fleeing NVA.
it actually took me some time before i realised there were units in the photo
great camo!
What? There are not any units in the photo!
The ambush was a success! >=D
cool as aways
yeah not really feelin the colors of the rockets...
The camo is so cool! the rocket need more work I think.
this is RA3 so me thinks rockets could be slightly bigger.
this units are ready for attack epic and cool lets make it happen