2nd troop Vietcong Main Force

Another upgraded troop for My Vietcong main force .
     In 1968 during the Tet offensive , the Vietcong and NVA had planned a massive surprise attack on South Vietnamese cities . Saigon ( Now known as Ho Chi Minh City ) , was hit particularly hard , even the U.S Embassy got hit . There seemed to be three stages of the Tet offensive , mainly in the months of January and February , and later in May and August . These months involved unusually intense battles , and by the end of Tet , unknown to the U.S , the Vietcong Main force was virtually wiped out , and had to be propped up with NVA troops for further assaults .
    His ruck is a converted Formative Figures Medic pack , far too big realistically for it`s original purpose , another old satchel from dragon , G.I Joe NAM  nurse Boonie , not sure who made the chest rig , but it`s nice . He is armed with a re painted 21st SKS rifle .  

Very nice Chip! You have an awesome collection..

With that face sculpt, this figure looks like a nice guy. Too bad he was caught up in such a brutal, lengthy conflict.

Were the Vietcong volunteers, or conscripted (drafted), or otherwise forced to fight?

Or were they funded and supported by China, hence the Mao-type uniform?

From the history you provide, it sounds like this guy probably didn't make it back home.

where do you keep finding these amazing sculpts?? Another top class figure! Great black uni and sandals!

SCU_HQ wrote:

With that face sculpt, this figure looks like a nice guy. Too bad he was caught up in such a brutal, lengthy conflict.

Were the Vietcong volunteers, or conscripted (drafted), or otherwise forced to fight?

Or were they funded and supported by China, hence the Mao-type uniform?

From the history you provide, it sounds like this guy probably didn't make it back home.

Thanks Dave , there were a lot of volunteers , and also a lot bullied or persuaded to join . The Vietcong main force were properly well trained soldiers . The Vietcong as mentioned before , were part time and very often the older generations in the villages . Many weapons were supplied from China I believe , they were also experts at making things from nothing , I read somewhere to quote a U.S troop , " If you see any rubbish in Vietnam then it was rubbish , they used virtually everything " ! Over 1 million NVA and Vietcong died during the Vietnam conflict , his chances of returning home were slim I guess .

Thanks for the other comments chaps , that`s quite an old sculpt Dal , but agree a good one .