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Yeah I just realized that, especially since my friend is a tank fanatic who would probably build his army around a Tiger… It isn’t advertised, but looking at reviews the Perry box comes with 2 bazookas. So maybe I could model a bazooka, and if my opponent brings a tank I could swap the vet sniper (65 points) for a reg bazooka (60 points)?

I’m not quite sure, but easyarmy allows 3. Like I said, easyarmy is 3rd party so it could be wrong or outdated. But here’s what I found after some research:

https://dev.wargameexplorer.com/building-armies-in-bolt-action-a-primer/

Site talking about building a US army that mentions 3 available per the Rulebook.

Thanks!

Yeah I’ve heard the slogan “more BARs more better”, and the Perry box comes with six so….

If I eventually expand to 750 or 1000 points, I might add a medic to the list for theme or something.

Oe thing: are you sure that platoon has 0-3 MGs allowed? (not that it matters as you going for 1 anyway). My US Army Book and the Warlord Army Builder App both show 0-1 ?

I guess you are limited to the Perry box, for now,  but flamethrowers /bazookas might be a good additional purchase, then at least you get anti-tank capability. At the moment,…[Read more]

I think the added BARs is way better than the Medic. Good move.

I don’t play the US but often against them as those BARs hurt.

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I overhauled the list based on your suggestions:

regulars: x1 2nd Lt., x2 bodyguards (SMGs)

regulars: x9 infantry (7 rifles 2 bars)

regulars: x9 infantry (7 rifles 2 bars)

regulars: x8 infantry (6 rifles 2 bars)

regular: MMG team (50

veterans: Sniper team

Total: 500 points, 6 order dice

I upgraded to 2 bars in each squad, gave the Lt an…[Read more]

Thank you for replying, I have taken your good suggestions into account and made these changes:

Gave the 2nd Lt another assistant like you said, that should help keep him alive longer. (and the assistants get free SMGs)

Upgraded the sniper to veteran.

Kept one of the MMGs. I have heard before that MMGs aren’t good like you said, but they look…[Read more]

Random thoughts:

Personally, I would avoid the Leader + 1 assistant, as the moment you take 1 loss it triggers the “now make a morale check for taking 50% losses”. I would go 2 assistants.

Is an upgrade to Veteran for your sniper available? I say that as it often comes down to sniper duels.

MMGs are not that great in BA in some ways (you will…[Read more]

For machine guns to receive a buff, right now they are pretty pathetic for their points cost unless you are playing as Germany. Maybe give them a suppressive fire rule or something?

Ah yes, I guess so. Yeah and the v1 to v2 transition had to have shook some things up.

I’d also like to see a cap on order dice, seems very gamey that Soviet Union lists (for example) can easily spam extra order dice with AT teams (for example) which effectively increases their chance of having the initiative over lower order dice lists.

I’d like to see a bit more nuance in vehicle stats. For example I recently read the Soviet Union thought the Panther was a backward step from the Tiger due to the superior HE of the 88 mm shell compared to 75 mm. Yet in game both tanks have identical stats.

Yeah, New Zealander, I haven’t ordered from Warlord since the change to the ROW system. Just checked and it would cost me $106 NZD to get a Hetzer. Absurd.

The displacement tonnes amounts vary between sources and if it’s patrol loaded, max loaded or testing.

But the / 500 and round works for all ships

Between v1 (mongoose) and v2 (warlord) a couple of different stats were amalgamated or removed…

So hull is literally the displacement that the ship made.