Stuart Harrison

1.  Does it have a transport capacity?  Is it taken in a transport slot?  If yes to both, it’s a transport and suffers the transport’s draw backs.

4.  The only platoon that requires transports for it’s infantry units is the Recce Infantry Platoon.  The rest are optional 0-1 transport per unit, or in the case of the armoured platoon, no units to b…[Read more]

“All these transport vehicles MUST have the Recce special rule, or must be given the Recce special rule at +10 points per vehicle, even if their entry does not normally allow this option.”

No wriggle room, but that last bit covers your 251/1.

“Weapons cannot be fired indirectly by a unit that was in Ambush that turn – indirect fire takes time”.  Nothing stops you putting your mortar in ambush, but you can’t do anything with it FROM ambush (except go Down if shot at).

At the end of the option to take additional men is “…alternatively, a Captain or Major may be mounted on a horse for +5 pts, getting the cavalry special rule (see p89).”

You can do one or the other, not both, so if he’s taken additional men, no horse.  If he takes the horse, no additional men.

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

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.

“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]

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]

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

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.

M51 Multiple Machine Gun is Artillery, not a vehicle – p225

@ Donald, that’s not what he’s asking.  He’s asking whether the rest of the spotter rules apply to the forward observers, such as counting as Down when they don’t have an order.  The answer is no.  Spotters and the forward observers are two distinct entities in Bolt Action, with their own rules, just in third edition they overlap in being able to…[Read more]

They are not spotters. Their rule does not even suggest they act as spotters, it just says friendly units using indirect fire can draw line of sight from the observer.  The spotter rules mention forward observers in brackets for one spotter related rule – that doesn’t make them spotters, it just shows they act the same for that one rule.

Not a new issue.  Similar situation in second edition, here’s the guidance from that (which should have been added to the scenario…)

“If I play with an Italian army in a attacker-defender scenario, the
enemy can’t do a Run order in the first turn if the Italian is the
defender. Can an artillery unit move onto the board in the first turn
if it…[Read more]

Probably best to use the report a problem link bottom right of the App login page – your comment here  is unlikely to be seen  by anyone that can do anything about it.

https://app.warlordgames.com/home

Looks like they’ve left allocation ‘fast’ to the upcoming Armies of books.

4.5″ unless it’s recce – nothing in the pinning rules suggests any increase over the normal reverse speed.  If it’s recce, since it has to move as fast as possible it would have to reverse at full advance speed, or run speed if it has dual direction steering (or a similar rule).  You can also confirm in the recce rule, p150 – para starting “When r…[Read more]

FAQ, p28

“If units with special deployment rules are part of the first wave then
their special deployment rules take precedence. However, in certain
scenarios with first wave it also says no units are allowed on the
board during the start of the game. Do forward deployment units still
deploy in that situation? The scenario in question is Key…[Read more]

Generally no unless you’re using the optional rules in Appendix II, p215.  The main thing to consider when proposing this is interaction of national rules, particularly rules which affect the whole game not just individual units.

Even that is intended for multi player games, not for a single force.  There are a couple of specific s…[Read more]