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Garry Wills replied to the topic Free moves page 34 in the forum Black Powder 4 years, 8 months ago
I am sorry CtG, free moves are only available to units that failed their command roll. First para of p.34. Hence some units with free moves won’t get them if they are not ordered for whatever reason.
Regards
Garry
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Free moves page 34 in the forum Black Powder 4 years, 8 months ago
Any unit that has not received an order that turn. It doesn’t matter if you fail a command roll for that unit, or before you get to it.
Hope that helps?
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Nat replied to the topic Midway starter set release news? in the forum Blood Red Skies 4 years, 8 months ago
Incase people have missed it… the midway box (and others) are going up for pre order tomorrow (21st August)
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invisible officer replied to the topic WW1 Russian infantry in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 8 months ago
Very nice.
Bolt action is much better to the Eastern WW I front than the Western.
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Winning units in hand to hand combat, do they test if they have excess hits? in the forum Black Powder 4 years, 9 months ago
No it doesn’t test. The excess casualties are just removed. I know it seems odd but that is what happens. The winners of the melee are still shaken and so are vulnerable to any counterattack.
Garry
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Nat replied to the topic Italian rules: NO RUN! in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 9 months ago
In situations like this (improvable object meets unstoppable force) I normally follow the rule of must over rides cant.
So the cant run stipulation doesnt stop a unit from receiving a run order but rather moving at double speed. As an large gun being man handled cant move at double speed anyway I’d say it can still move. However that in…[Read more]
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invisible officer replied to the topic Any on-line guides to the "bits" for the Somua S-35? in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 9 months ago
Its a long time since I built my resin one.
Towing hook, towing rings, rear turret door, gun barrel.
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invisible officer replied to the topic Bolt action infantry base size in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 9 months ago
It’s no big problem. In worst case just use a 25 mm base as template.
If you prefer a 20mm for look or other reasons feel free. Rule systems come and go but armies stay. 😉
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Nat replied to the topic Aircraft queries – shooting with and at in the forum Victory At Sea 4 years, 9 months ago
@enoich – Only thing I’d say is when talking about dogfight rules use flights not planes so as not to add any confusion about the aircraft X trait supplying observer planes. Otherwise yeah I agree with it all!
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invisible officer replied to the topic U-552 VII C or : Size Matters in the forum Cruel Seas 4 years, 9 months ago
I can live with the scale difference, compared to the Warlord 1935 M-Boot it’s OK, just because that is too small too. But compared to the S-Boot its flimsy.
So I will use it but its far from ideal.
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invisible officer replied to the topic U-552 VII C or : Size Matters in the forum Cruel Seas 4 years, 9 months ago
The kit offers three versions, differing only from the decals. I choose U 552. I like the rd devils at tower of the “Teufelsboot”.
Built at Blohm & Voss Hamburg U 552 went into service 4<sup>th</sup> December 1940. 15 missions with 7. Flottille. with 30 merchants and destroyers HMS Allouette and USS Reuben James sunk. Reuben James was sunk i…[Read more]
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invisible officer started the topic U-552 VII C or : Size Matters in the forum Cruel Seas 4 years, 9 months ago
1/300 or 1/350, matching or not? For most gamers that’s no question and so they use them together. I’m a bit more anal on that, I see the difference. So did not buy the kit of the German company from Bünde.
Nor a visiting friend brought it “instead of flowers”. He knew that I do 1/300 ships and asked in a shop for a WW II model in tha…[Read more]
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invisible officer replied to the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 9 months ago
Vorschrift D 513/1 gives some contemporary Detail
Großer Floßsack 34:
5,50 m lang
1,85 m breit und
150 kg schwer.
8 – 12 Mann depending on equipment taken with them.Kleiner Floßsack 34:
3,00 m lang,
1,15 m breit und
55 kg schwer.
3 – 4 MannFloßsack was the Germa military name for a vessel like a Schlauchboot. But not just air in…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 9 months ago
dont forget the DV… I think the little boat has a 4+ instead of the normal boats 3+
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Nat replied to the topic Rules Question Thread in the forum Black Powder 4 years, 9 months ago
I agree with @Charge the Guns… There is a rules precedent for instructions that cant be completed with the number of orders rolled (artillery limbering) carries over to the next turn. So I would go with that… if you tell a unit to go through woods and dont get enough orders they do as much as they can but stop when they run out of them.
Eg…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 9 months ago
well empire in flames (and other campaign books) have this as a generic boat:
Waterborne (deep & shallow water only, move has half track), Slow & Open-topped.
- Assault boat/ life-boat/ improvised rafts etc
Cost: 16 (inexperienced) 20 (regular) 24 (vet)
Damage: 3+
Transport: 16 men
Option: remove May not Run for +10 points
Rules: May not…[Read more]
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Rules Question Thread in the forum Black Powder 4 years, 9 months ago
Hi Arcole, in my view a unit could be ‘stranded’ in open order just outside of a wood while it tries to get the order off to move in or reform after coming out. Being in open order it should suffer the -1 for skirmishers in melee so that it is vulnerable to being attacked.
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic The Battle of Freezing Hill in the forum Pike & Shotte 4 years, 9 months ago
Great looking game, RR, with lovely looking armies 👍. I really like the way you have done the roads over the fur terrain matt.
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Latest additions to my Napoleonic Armies in the forum Black Powder 4 years, 9 months ago
Lovely additions, Ferg. The Spanish troops look especially fabulous!
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Lord General in the forum Pike & Shotte 4 years, 9 months ago
Many thanks, IO and RR 👍.
He was a controversial character, for sure.
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