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I used this one for now… I have not checked it, but it worked well in our game.

Bolt Action Third Edition – Quick Reference Sheet v0.7

Large calibre FTW. The small amend mentioned above works well for howitzers and artillery barrages in particular. That said, I am still not entirely sure what to do with a barrage hit on a building.

One of the big reasons why rubble was an issue was that it often ended up in the streets, which kind of clogged things up for vehicles and movement…[Read more]

Hi,

I’m Ludo. I live in France. I’ve been war gaming for the last 10+ years. I have been a role player for the last 40ish years. I currently play at :

• Congo
• SAGA
• Musquets and Tomahawk
• Des tranchées au barricades

I have some flames of wars minis and rule books, but have never used them. I also own a bunch of Hail Caesar rules books,…[Read more]

So buildings… in real life are great hiding places… right up until spotters then they become death traps when targeted by artillery.

thank you, for 10 pts they can function.
good to know.

“All these transport vehicles MUST have the Recce special rule, or must be given the Recce special rule at +10 points per vehicle, even if their entry does not normally allow this option.”

No wriggle room, but that last bit covers your 251/1.

45 years of club wargaming across pretty much all genres. A few years of game mechanics design (computer aided wargaming). I picked up Bolt Action in version 2 after seeing it at a convention where they pointed to failing eyesight for their move away from 15s. Stopped playing Bolt Action 2 after becoming frustrated with a few of the rules, but…[Read more]

Hi ,
Rather then starting a new newbie topic i spotted your response by searching for “recce transport”
So am I understanding it right that Recce platoons can use normal transports and not special recce ones?
For example if I want to make a Recce platoon for my DAK can i use a 251/1 (aka vanilla han) because when i looked in my 2nd edition codex I…[Read more]

“Weapons cannot be fired indirectly by a unit that was in Ambush that turn – indirect fire takes time”.  Nothing stops you putting your mortar in ambush, but you can’t do anything with it FROM ambush (except go Down if shot at).

Can mortars go on ambush? Can spotters trigger than firing if on ambush?

No, but the answer to your question is on page 101. Also have a look at Spotters on page 102.

At the end of the option to take additional men is “…alternatively, a Captain or Major may be mounted on a horse for +5 pts, getting the cavalry special rule (see p89).”

You can do one or the other, not both, so if he’s taken additional men, no horse.  If he takes the horse, no additional men.