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Chief, re-read that response, NCO’s can either take an smg, or act as a loader for an lmg, no where does it state NCO’s can take an lmg.

I think trying to equate this faq response to mean any nco can take any weapon, or that nco’s are now counted amongst “men” is some pretty fallacious logic based on a misinterpretation of, yet another, lousy faq response that creates more problems than it solves.

Western desert is, from a rules perspective, probably the worst literature Warlord have produced, and the FAQ’s have shown they follow the same trend (the last three have broken more than they have fixed, and actual glaring issues are repeatedly ignored), I’m not sure why you would put any stock in this particular FAQ response, or consider it as precedent to modify the rest of the game.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by 303in204.
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No, not really.

You would get to place 8×1″ templates, the caveat being they must be touching one another (linked). Which guarantees you 3 hits, templates mean overkill is no longer possible with HE.

It takes some time and reading to get your head around it (autocannons are perhaps one of the best examples of the poor quality of rules writing Warlord has become known for) but there are a number of circumstances where firing AP from an autocannon is a much better choice than HE, even though the target is infantry or soft skinned etc.  This is true for literally every type of vehicle, every time, unless you are more concerned about pins than doing damage (and the HE can dmg, or you’re willing to take the 50/50 chance).

With 8 shots, you should be shooting AP at that mmg team, for the added pen, and the possibility of overkill.  Now were the whirblwind instead a crusader AA with only 4 shots, I might go for HE as it’s more likely to score more hits.

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As a late war Soviet player, your friend should be very familiar with the use of ‘snap to’ on armoured vehicles…

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Thank you both for your comments.

I only mentioned game legality as it’s a stipulation for entry into the painting contest, something I hadn’t considered doing when I first undertook this project.

The shields are transfers from Little Big Men Studios, sold by Warlord. They turn out wonderfully but be warned, they do not apply like normal waterslide transfers. They have to be placed face down and are self adhesive, so you place them blind and cannot really shift or re-orient them once placed.

As for more Hail Caesar, I may have a Roman command sprue sitting in my painting que, though when I’ll get to it amongst the rest of the backlog I cannot say!

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Could an Admin please delete the above post with the incorrectly formatted image tags? I must be missing something as I cannot seem to edit my posts after initially posting/editing, which is odd.

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