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Ken started the topic Roll for Vehicle Damage in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Does the unmodified roll of 1 always always fails to damage rule apply to Assaults on vehicles ?
Assaulted an open top armored car 7+ armor, got 6 hits, rolled a 1 to damage.
Thought it was blown up since it was open top, local rules guru said that a 1 fails to damage.
Friendly game so not worried about it but want to know if it applies to…[Read more]

Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Sniper and Squad Team Weapon V3 in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

“On p. 122, it is explained that the player who successfully rolls to hit and damage can choose which model to remove.”

That is not what it says.

It says “If the sniper successfully rolls to hit and damage, the firing player can pick the squad leader in the target unit as the casualty,” next sentence extends that to leaders of other infantry…[Read more]

Fabrizio Anastasio started the topic Sniper and Squad Team Weapon V3 in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Hello,

in our local store, we ran into a difficult interpretation of the rule and I would like to get your opinion.

Casualties:
P.88 states that you can remove casualties in any way you like, despite breaking cohesion, and it is assumed that another teammate will collect team weapons from his teammates.

Sniper:
On p. 122, it is explained that…[Read more]

Greg replied to the topic Dismounting from a Recce vehicle after it makes an Escape Move in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Thanks, Stuart. I’ll be watching during the Millennium Con Bolt Action tournament at the end of October.

Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Dismounting from a Recce vehicle after it makes an Escape Move in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Would have been viable under the previous editions as a unit that makes an escape move ended as Down. Now it is marked as Advance or Run depending on how far it escaped.

I’d be making sure that opponent was complying with the requirements of the escape – out of sight, if that’s not possible, at least in cover, if that’s not possible, further a…[Read more]

Greg started the topic Dismounting from a Recce vehicle after it makes an Escape Move in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

A friend of mine relayed to me that in a recent V3 tourney, a player was dismounting bazooka teams from transports of his Recce Platoon after the vehicle made an escape move, using that to get his teams around without having to wait for a die to move the vehicle. I haven’t found anything in the V3 rulebook allowing or prohibiting it, but it…[Read more]

Mike replied to the topic Missing troops in V3 in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Steve T: Perhaps, it might make you feel better that to think you are allocating “kills” between the cover/ground and the soldiers. Those are mighty dead bricks. But it also means a more pins and quicker calculations with fewer modifiers for each phase. What we are finding a bit cumbersome is that in fact there are more modifiers than one mi…[Read more]

Greg replied to the topic Kamikaze in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Thanks.

Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Kamikaze in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Correct – follows all the normal rules for infantry assaulting a vehicle, but once he makes it into contact, BOOM!

Greg started the topic Kamikaze in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Reading the V3 rulebook as well as the Build an Army app, I believe that the Suicide bombers merely have to contact a tank (as long as the tank is not Running) to automatically detonate. So, no rolls to hit. Am I correct? (This has been an issue during some games I’ve played in V2. Some opponents say you have to roll to hit.)

Nat replied to the topic Finns Master of the Hunt rule clarification in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

correct.

Because Ambush changes to a Fire! order when activated not an Advance.

Nat replied to the topic Indirect Fire Question in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

So this is the same as v2 (both wording and how it works)

When you target a unit, it has a footprint area. In order to have moved far enough away from that area no model can be within 2″ of it after its move.

Now this means most vehicles will have advance forwards as a reverse of 4.5″ wont be enough for the front to be 2″ further back than the…[Read more]

Mike started the topic Indirect Fire Question in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Per page 101… “When firing using indirect fire, a 6 is required to hit, regardless of any modifier. In the following turn, if the shooter receives a Fire order and if the target unit has not moved from their position, a hit is scored on a 5+ (to count as ‘moved’, every model in the unit must end its move at least 2” away from the position of…[Read more]

Andrew Whitmore started the topic Finns Master of the Hunt rule clarification in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

With this rule, the Finns can advance and then go into ambush at the end of their move if they don’t shoot.

Does this mean, if my opponent then moves within my range and visibility I can acivate the “ambush” and not count as moving for firing purposes?

I am new to Finns so want to check with more experienced Finnish players.

Thanks

SteveT replied to the topic American M51 Multiple HMG Platform in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

It is absurd that you mount it on a trailer and it gets 24 dice. But fix it to a PARKED halftrack and it gets 12 dice. Just another half-baked nonsense from V3.

Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Bolt Action 3d Edition – British 25-pdr. in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Special rule for it specifically states it fires ‘as a light anti-tank gun’, so all rules applicable to a light anti-tank gun apply to those shots. It would need to be stated as an exception for that not to be the case.

Pulver replied to the topic Lucky Jack in the forum Black Powder 1 year, 7 months ago

I don’t know who has read O’Brian, but I have read all 21 books. O’Brian portrays Jack as a large and tall figure, who battles his weight and loves to eat and drink.

Soused hog’s face, anyone?

Pulver replied to the topic Lucky Jack in the forum Black Powder 1 year, 7 months ago

50,000

Matthew Budney started the topic Bolt Action 3d Edition – British 25-pdr. in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago

Does the British Light Howitzer with the 25-pdr AT shells (for +5 points) get the +1 for firing an AT shell?

-Page 96 in the rules for Anti-Tank Guns states that the bonus in only for Anti-Tank Guns (and the 25-pdr is listed under the Howitzer option). It also states AT Gun, not AT Shell.