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Ah, I see.  Thanks for clarification, Gary.  We’ve never interpreted it like that.  I think our logic is that, if a unit is entitled to a free move, then this entitlement is on the basis of what the unit is, or is doing, not on the basis of being the unit where the commander fluffs his roll.

Couldn’t you say that every unit in a brigade has te…[Read more]

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

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?

Incase people have missed it… the midway box (and others) are going up for pre order tomorrow (21st August)

Very nice.

Bolt action is much better to the Eastern WW I front than the Western.

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

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]

Its a long time since I built my resin one.

Towing hook, towing rings, rear turret door, gun barrel.

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. 😉

@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!

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.

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^th 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]

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 Mann

Floßsack was the Germa military name for a vessel like a Schlauchboot. But not just air in…[Read more]

dont forget the DV… I think the little boat has a 4+ instead of the normal boats 3+

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.

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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]

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.

Great looking game, RR, with lovely looking armies  👍.  I really like the way you have done the roads over the fur terrain matt.

Lovely additions, Ferg.  The Spanish troops look especially fabulous!