Stuart Harrison

Vastly different in game ‘units’.

Firstly, snipers have their own order die that they don’t have to share with another unit.

Secondly, a sniper’s main action requires a Fire order while a spotter’s main action is entirely passive not drawing attention to themselves.

“In the rules when talking about teams weapons you hint at more than LMG  being used a section level is this possible?” – there are multiple units in the game with team weapons other than LMG at section level – examples include light mortars (eg: Japanese grenadier sections,) and flame throwers (engineer sections for multiple nations).

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I’m not arguing with you on that.  The facts are a sound basis for a house rule.

The authors cementing it in the rules (specifically enabling it to function as a vehicle with transport capacity in an SP gun slot) rather than simply correcting it in first edition means you’re unlikely to get an official change.

It’s been the same since first edtion, and rather than correct it when it was pointed out, they wrote it into the rules to enable it –

First Edition Errata – “Page 92-93: Role of Transports.
The following paragraph will be added at the end of the rule:
If a vehicle has a transport/tow capacity, but it is not included in the Transport and Tows…[Read more]

The intent is that MRB lists are entirely replaced when the Armies of book is published.  This would include the interim army special rules.

P199, 5th para:

“These provisional Army Lists will be superseded by the relevant Armies of… book when each is published (e.g. the Germany list in this rulebook is replaced by the lists in the Armies of…[Read more]

It is only for the roll on the table, not for rolling the individual results from the table.

That’s your arbitrary line between automatic rifle and machine gun.  The Bren is served by two men who can get a significantly higher rate of fire out of it than a BAR, and maintain it.

Bolt Action terminology does not align with contemporary 1930s/40s terminology.

In real world terminology, most nations called their rifle calibre sustained fire machine gun on a tripod (often water cooled) a heavy machine gun – ie: Vickers .303, M1917 30 cal, MG34/42 on tripod, Maxim 1910 etc.  In Bolt Action the term ‘heavy machine gun’ is…[Read more]

I am not saying the answer to his question is ‘yes’.

The crew’s penalties apply to the weapon fired by the crew.  The passenger’s penalty applies to weapons fired by the passenger’s.

The passenger’s only come into it after the single weapon permitted to the crew.  They don’t get to take over all the weapons, just the ones that are ‘more than o…[Read more]

” If you purchased a inexperience half-track, it fires as inexperienced regardless of the passengers. Also, page 134 (VEHICLE-MOUNTED WEAPONS) supports this, “FIXED AND TEAM WEAPONS – We assume that vehicles have sufficient crew to employ whatever weapons they carry. “ – This reads to me as you suggesting that the inexperienced vehicles modif…[Read more]

@Kar98k – that would be a house rule.

There is a special rule for transport vehicles which over-rides the general rule you cited (specific ‘Transport vehicles have a minimal crew, so each turn they can only fire one weapon’ vs the general ‘We assume that vehicles have sufficient crew to employ whatever weapons they carry’) .  They are limited to…[Read more]

Yes, another unit can use that unit’s spotter if they don’t need him that turn (firing with their own LOS, moving etc) providing they meet the criteria to use a spotter.

… and maybe a few wearing the US style leggings rather than the British style pattern 37 gaiters, as worn by a fair number of Aussies in ’44 and ’45.

P131, Vehicles, introduction, second para, last two sentences – “Before looking at the role of vehicles in depth, we will briefly discuss how the various rules already given differ in respect to vehicles.  In all other respects the rules for vehciles and infantry are the same.”

If the vehicle rules don’t specify that something is…[Read more]

No.

The pen modifiers from the vehicle rules (p138-139) only apply to heavy weapons firing against armoured targets.

Roll to Damage vs Armoured Targets, second para introduces them with “When shooting against armoured vehicles with a heavy weapon, …” and the third para reinforces that with “Remember, the additional modifiers below do not apply…[Read more]

Yes, they can. Rangers Lead the Way is in the ‘Start of Game’ phase of the game, p175.  The last part of that phase is ‘…put all the dice back into the bag.  You are ready to begin Turn 1.”  As turn one hasn’t started yet, turn one rules aren’t in effect yet.

That’s why it’s specifically “… in the same way as units disembarking from a vehicle that has been immobilised…” rather than “… in the same way as units disembarking from a vehicle that has been destroyed…”.

P147, Vehicles, Transport Vehicles, Effects of Damage on Passengers, first para “If a transport vehicle suffers an immobilised or On Fire damage result, any troops on board are forced to dismount (see below), immediately after the damage results are resolved.” and fourth para “Models forced to dismount must be placed within D6” of their transport,…[Read more]

Can they choose whether to use HE or AP (PEN) rounds?
Yes, they have both a pen value and a HE template size which fits the ‘for instance’ example given (anti tank guns, which also have a pen value and a HE template size) rather than only having ‘HE’ in the pen column. P100, Weapons, Weapon Special Rules, HE (High Explosive), first para.

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See the close quarters procedure, p106.  The part that changes is step 5 (Fight first round of close quarters).  Everything up to the model moving into contact still applies (confirmed in the FAQ, currently last question)