My Vietnam skirmish project is one that I plan on revisiting with some more terrain and a few new miniatures. In the meantime I figured that I'd highlight my Patrol Boat Riverine (PBR) miniature from Peter Pig.
I don't mind admitting I'm a bit of Peter Pig fanboy. They can do no wrong and nearly every miniature that they manufacture I would buy. I ultimately went with Flashpoint because their SEAL sculpts were so cool looking (Peter Pig does not offer any true SEAL figures), however I liked the sculpt of Peter Pig's PBR so I purchased that instead of Flashpoint's offering, which looked great but seemed larger.
The canvas top and U.S. star on the radar are not regulation but it breaks up the solid drab scheme of the real world PBR. The tub gunner in front is magnetized and sports the distinctive black beret of the Navy river patrol section. The gunner in the far back has a LMG and the second gunner has both an LMG and grenade launcher. Quite an effective weapons platform if you ask me. That pesky antenna took some shrapnel damage in the last battle and the repair crew hasn't gotten around to getting a fresh coat of paint on it.
In my Green Faced Men rules module the PBR can drop off/pick up a SEAL team and lay down some pretty effective cover fire as well. PBRs fought in teams of two but I reckoned due to the clandestine nature of the SEAL work just one would suffice. I did purchase a Light Seal Support craft from Flashpoint but have not painted that up yet. The LSSC or STAB, is a smaller light boat for clandestine insertion and extraction. Not as heavily armored but faster.
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