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Haha yes, so we shall see whether in 3rd Ed will Warlord Games also “extrapolate” the rules for Officer and HQ Units in transport to that of Spotters in transports as well? Or will they say something else and disallow spotting from soft-skinned and open-topped vehicles?

Yes I had seen in some of the campaign books that US spotters were allowed in…[Read more]

Most likely an intended cross reference to the only other related morale bonus, that from a nearby friendly officer.

oh I fully agree that WL could and SHOULD have read through their own v2 FAQ and made sure that every point was covered in the rules…. but they didnt so the v3 FAQ is going to be longer than that of v2 🙁

there was a couple of spotter vehicles in the later campaign books…

My point was that spotters are only 10 points each and not locked to…[Read more]

The reason I asked is because in the 2nd Edition FAQs this is exactly the explanation given for spotters not being able to spot from transports … because officers and HQ units’ abilities do not affect units outside the transport 🤷‍♂️ I believe in the 2nd Edition there was only one German vehicular unit that can act as a mobile…[Read more]

I’d say no, they’re not HQ units so why would they get the explict HQ allowance for seeing /working out of transports…. plus their 10 points each with multiple buffs from v2.

(dont worry I know what you mean …. I have a 3rd Ed metal sisters army….)

v3 was needed because of the size of the FAQ… but seen as the army books (less germany) were all v1 and the v2 rulebook lasted 12 years!

Also  2,40 a month?
I can live with that.
Using the app from now on.

Thank you Nat.

This clears things up, as I said i’m new to the game as a former warhammer 40K refugee.
Getting sick of codexxes and rule books having a 3 year shelf life at best i looked for other games.
So sorry for jumping to the legends conclusion, it’s just past trauma.
R.I.P. Celestians , Repressor.

Thank you again for clearing things up.

While on the topic of spotters, do the new 3rd Edition rules on page 147 regarding the ability of officers and other HQ units on transports mean that spotters on transports can spot? (One of the current 3rd Ed FAQs also mentioned that the spotter’s ability is a passive ability that is “always on”)

So Easy Army is NOT official… it used to be, but hasn’t been for the last couple of years.  The official army builder is the Warlord App (found on google & apple play stores) that is behind a paywall.  Easy Army is currently upto date on the major armies for v3 but the one guy who runs it is still working on updating the minor nations.

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Good response Nat, thanks.

problems – after 5 seconds of thinking….
1) movement, you cant move within 1″ of  another unit including friendly… so you need a 3-4″ path.. oh and you have to go round terrain, but how can you do that AND stay 1″ away from your other unit?
2) Ambush & reactions – the how and when – as if doing it sequenctially i’d get a clear shot off but…[Read more]

I understand the rule for assaults, I’m asking a design philosophy question.  If someone were to say “2 squads, if given a Snap To, should be able to Assault the same target simultaneously” how would you refute that statement………other than saying “that’s the rule”?

The fact you complete the orders in sequence (any sequence you like) not simultaneously.  You still have to see what one unit achieves before the other can start it’s assault.

There are no exceptions to the ‘natural 1 is a fail’.

You need a successful roll to damage to destroy a soft skin or open-topped armoured vehicle in close quarters, all the automatic bit does is skip the damage results charts once you’ve achieved that successful roll to damage.