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Im finding that some of the rules havent gone in due to lack of gaming

its also worth noting that army special rules arent pointed either!  Nor is movement (except for alteration against the norm – such as Austrian Horse artillery – gets a points discount)

The points can only be viewed as a guide to help you build approximately similar sized armies…. which is why this game will never be a competitive one and…[Read more]

In both cases the steps should be:

(1) roll to hit

(2) for each hit, roll to damage, adding the weapon’s Pen value and checking against the Damage Value Table. For HE, place template with vehicle on the center. This is done as the template might also cover nearby units which will be hit.

(3) for all hits that do damage, roll against the Damage…[Read more]

Thank you Big Al,

I appreciate the response. I kept reading the rules section on command and generals and couldn’t find where it said a general can’t order troops after he fails an order check found it:

Page 29, 3rd Column, “If a commander fails to give an order then that commander cannot give any more orders that turn.” I don’t know what I was…[Read more]

oops its only rockets that disorder on any hit! (pg 95)… Not enough game time :p

Now I think if musket fire disorders on a 6 artillery should be more disruptive…. hmm… might have to add the disorder on any hit in to the house rules then!

one thing the club I go to was playing around with was whilst shortening the distances of move and weapons (as we play on 6’x4′ not 10 x6′ boards) was actually to leave the artillery ranges alone.  This means than they are in effect increased by 1/3rd so you get another turn of using them.

Also dont forget that any hit with artillery disorders…[Read more]

Bolt Action 2nd Ed page 71:

The spotter and the crew are treated entirely separately in other respects – as if they were two units – and the spotter is not taken into account when it comes to determining whether the weapons
team or artillery piece is destroyed. Should his associated weapons
team or artillery piece be destroyed then the spo…[Read more]

Bolt Action 2nd Ed page 131:

Hidden units remain hidden until one of the following happens:
• The hidden unit is ordered to Fire, Advance or Run.
An enemy unit scores a hit on the hidden unit (other than preparatory bombardment).
• An enemy infantry or artillery unit moves to (or is set up) within 12”.
• An enemy recce vehicle moves to ([Read more]