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If it is caught by suprise by an enemy within 6″ it doesn’t deserve the name ‘Recce’. 🙂 🙂

Yes, if you are taking a Wurttemburg division you need at least 1 Inf Bde… however Black Powder is best described as a framework rules… as they are allies I would allow you to add just the light infantry brigade with no Wurttemburg divisional commander but not allow them to benefit from the divisional commanders re-roll

Re Artillery.. yes,…[Read more]

doesnt matter if you’re a vet of a dozen battles or just out of training…. if you trying to put a handgrenade through a slit!  The difference is your getting there (the order check)

wouldnt be the first FAQ answer that directly contradicts the rulebook…. look at the rece movement entries…. I’d take that answer as being for that unit only at best or ignore it totally at worse.

Having said that, if your gaming group is happy for your NCOs to be loaders then go for it… double penalty when the NCO is killed off by…[Read more]

You do not just pay for the p/p but also the handling. The work with a single decal sheet takes nearly the same time a 10 item order takes.

Well that’s just patently false. All you need to do for a decal sheet is place it in an envelope and slap on a shipping label. Your “10 item order” takes more effort than that. You have to select the right…[Read more]

I imagine it is because the Sahariana were like the LRDG or SAS, very small units and each soldier acted independently. The NCO were also more likely to get their hands dirty mucking in with the everyday stuff.

With a traditional infantry squad or section, if the NCO focussed on the LMG loader role than he would run the risk that the rest of the…[Read more]

Correct, there is nothing to indicate otherwise that I am aware of.

Mmmm: is that specific to that unit I wonder,

Although the latest FAQ messes things up:

Regarding Compagnia Sahariana. Squads are set at an NCO and 3
men. Up to 2 men may upgrade to SMG, Up to 2 men may upgrade
to LMG. Is the NCO meant to be able to upgrade to an SMG? Also, if 2 LMGs are taken one will be automatically without a loader (unless the NCO can load)?

The NCO can have one of…[Read more]

Bolt Action FAQ:

If a recce vehicle is charged by an enemy that starts the assault from within 6″, which rule takes precedence, the Surprise charge (so the vehicle cannot react with either a shooting or an escape move), or the escape reaction (so the vehicle cannot react by shooting, but can react by escaping)?

The Surprise charge takes…[Read more]

Thank you, a very rapid response!

Bolt Action 2nd Ed page 73:

Squad-Based Team Weapons
The most common team weapon carried by the typical infantry squad is the light machine gun. If a team weapon is included in an infantry squad then one of the other infantrymen in the squad becomes its second crewman, for example, a Bren gun team of firer and loader. Choose which model becomes…[Read more]