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In the QSRs, nope those points are from the callout box on page 6 …

yeah I feel that it’s currently pointless…

cool…

should be collecting my 5th & 6th Mogamis on friday so over the weekend I can convert one up to be the ’43 refit mogami!  (swapping the US half of my starter for the japanese half from the US player at my local club)

Nice choices. I have always struggled between choosing 1 veteran Sherman vs 2 regular Chaffees with recce ability.

I chose the M3 White scout car over the M3 Halftrack for the former’s longer movement range, although it can only transport 8 men vs the latter’s 12 men. But that is sufficient for my 5-man engineer team. I also chose inexperienced…[Read more]

1) large silhouette is if you are in the port or starbord arcs of the target… doesnt matter if its a destroyer or battleship

It is the largest part of the shilhouette in relation to the ship its self…

2) yep… if its over 30″ then its over horizion shootings – which is its own call out box (QSR pg 6) &  is all of

i) over 30″ but still…[Read more]

To be fair we normally do a charge order and then a supporting move order for the other units.

Well, if you will be able to convert that Warhammer shield into a convincing German one you would be 100% able to scratch a Panzerschreck without any ready made parts.

But that’s just my own scratchbuilding loving me.

Funny how a thread can change. Now we are at the prices.  And yes, some Warlord prices make me :-o.   But compared to the on…[Read more]

This was also clarified in the latest FAQ Sep 2020:

If a transport vehicle is destroyed, transported unit suffer D6 hits. Do these hits use the PEN value of the weapon that hit and destroyed
the vehicle?

No, the roll to damage is made without PEN modifiers.

Tailing rule confusion has been addressed in the FAQ.
You could find it on the official BRS site but as it may not be updated, the dedicated topic will bring the latest version.

Nick
Participant

This happened recently. A transport with a squad in was hit and destroyed by both a panzerfaust and flamethrower coming from same unit. Questions: Does the hit unit for wounds (after d6) get hit by the penetration of the weapons or just their morale level? Would the unit if technically hit by flamer also need a flamer  morale…

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Welcome to Black Powder;

Orders of Battle that might be useful

French: https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/documents/carl/nafziger/705GAF.pdf

Allied: https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/documents/carl/nafziger/705GAG.pdf

Regards

Garry

Hi everyone,

I’m happy to see some activity around here (been quiet a lots myself).

Regarding plastic/metal/resin here are my thoughts:

– plastic are pretty nicely done even if there’s some wings warping (could be easily fixed with hot water). I tend to prefer those as they have deep grooves and are easier to apply wash. Also, tehy are toys,…[Read more]

Got it, thank you invisible officer and Charge The Guns no, not in the USA

Nice choices. I was recently thinking of forming a Chinese force from the Empires in Flames book, and saw it uses the BA20M armoured car, a variant of the Soviet BA20 but with same stats. The BA20 looks interesting as a fast moving flamethrower team with recce capability to escape attacks if needed.

Dont really have a favorite list… but I do have a core that I find hard not to take…

1 x snr (1st) Lt

2 x 11 man guards with 2 LMGs + 1 Pzf

1 x Zis3 AT gun

2 x AT Rifle teams

1 x 12 man inexp rifle squad with AT grenades (these guys are free!)

… I find it hard not to take my MMG team with gunshield… rearly kills much but does upset…[Read more]

Bolt Action 2nd Ed rules page 131:

If, on the other hand, they are chosen as one of the units you set-up on the table, or they are in the first wave, then their own special set-up rules take precedence. In this case, wait for the normal set up to be finished, and then set up any spotters /observers /snipers according to their special rules before…[Read more]

Hi Marecki, I interlopers the rules a bit differently to Nat. If you order the brigade to charge then they will all have to attempt to charge. However, as only one unit can contact, the remaining units will move so as to attempt to support the unit in contact. This is described on p61 of BP2.

This makes sense to me in broad terms. If, as the…[Read more]

Yes that’s my interpretation of the rules. If the target unit is not in a building, it gets 8×1″ templates. If it is jn a building it gets 8xD3 hits.

<p style=”text-align: left;”>It should be D3 damage for every hit scored. But they suffer only one batch of D2 pins as stated on page 72 of the 2nd Edition rulebook.</p>

general rule of thumb for a 4 x 6′ board at the club where I play is make a board that looks like a land mark that would be fought over… be it cross roads, a small village with a church, a river crossing etc

to do that you’ll want 7′ of river with at least 1 bridge and 2 crossings (you want a couple of bends in the river)

about the same in…[Read more]