I've been putting together a set of Dragon Viet Cong figures, and thought of setting them up as a roadside ambush team. Question is, how did such ambush team work, how many in a team, how did the conceal themselves, what would the terrain be like, etc.?

A typical roadside ambush would be the "L" shaped ambush. The L is set back from the road a bit with the long part of the L being parallel to the road and the short part of the L being at right angles to the road with the inside of the L facing the likely avenue of approach. Maximum cover and concealment is sought by the ambush team and also the placement of the ambush is better if the other side of the road presents an obstacle that prevents or hinders the escape of the group being ambushed. The numbers can be small,with maybe 10 guys all the way up to large formations,depending on the mission.
I could go on and on but that is the basic layout. HTH
J

It would be logical to choose the "best" location for an ambush, like Jerry said...with an obstacle barring the way for a hasty "retreat".

The good thing here is that YOU "build" the scene!!

There are as many "ambush situations" as there are stars in the sky. All wars and periods offer possible scenarios. Your task is to choose one and set it up.

You can show the entire unit, or just part of it. You can show just a couple of guys watching the prey and waiting to let hell loose. It is up to you!

Good luck with it!! And be sure to show us the result!!

Cheers

Romain

Look for a book called 'Praying For Slack' by Robert Peavey. He was a USMC tank commander and describes several ambushes he was involved in. Also it is a darn good read....

http://www.amazon.com/Praying-Slack-Marine-Corps-Commander/dp/B001PIHU4A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398908236&sr=8-1&keywords=praying+for+slack

Look no further.

That's the one.........boy those guys got up to some stuff.

'Pray For Slack' was the name of his M48. There was another one called 'Better Living Thru Canister'.....awesome names.