[Paul Nettle]

After some thought, I agree the rule on page 56 triumphs.  I did originally think that the rule on page 107 only refers to heavy weapons.

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[Paul Nettle]

The Italy and Allies book is poorly researched and written.  The Romanians also have no flamethrower in their list despite flamethrowers being widely used (6 per Assault Engineer company).  The Romanians also have no Assault Engineers in the Italy and Allies book!  The book also contains no Romanian armoured cars (which they had).  On the bright side, in Italy and Allies book the Romanians can use Panzerfausts and take a Panther tank in 1941.  (I said the book was badly written).

If the Bulgarians had equipment that is not in the book then I suggest you use it with your opponent’s permission.

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Wasn’t French Indochina under Vichy control until March 1945 (when it came under Japanese control)?  So I didn’t realise there was much Free french activity there.  BTW, Perry Miniatures make a range of French WWII colonial figures with varients for Free french or Vichy French.  These are mainly in desert uniforms though.

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Yes, a very daft rule which my club has a special rule for.  If hit by a preliminary bombardment on a “6” we use the heavy howitzer template so any one under the template is hit with a 3+ pen.   If a squad is hit by a heavy howitzer shell it seems daft that only one person is hit.

It is the same daft rule with minefields.  Ten veterans advance into a 6″ by 6″ minefield so most will be standing on a mine.  Roll a “5” and only one man is hit my a mine.  It does make minefield clearing units useless.

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I run a “tank” platoon of four BMWs with sidecars as a “Recce” platoon.  In the campaign system I run they don’t have to fear tanks becuase they can retreat without a fight.

 

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[Paul Nettle]

The French Berliet VUDB Carrier is also 7+ and fully enclosed.

[Paul Nettle]

This is a poorly written scenario.  I think the victory conditions are a misprint – it must mean the western edge.  Also, on Turn One I guess the Germans enter on the southern or eastern edge, like they do on Turn 3?  But it is not clear at all.  Best to just agree it with your opponent.

[Paul Nettle]

Thanks very much for the link.  They do look very good missions – very well balanced.  After the club’s current Market Garden campaign is over we can give them a try.

[Paul Nettle]

My best advice is to find a wargaming club where members know fun is more important than winning.  BTW we have a club rule that stops snipers killing teams – snipers can only kill humans.  If they kill the whole team then that is fine, but Exceptional damage can’t kill the equipment the team are using.  We have quite a few other club rules too, which we find makes the game better for BOTH opponents.

[Paul Nettle]

Fantastic battle report.  I do like the idea of 500 point armies – it really limits what you can take and gives a quick and fun game.  I also really liked the terrain, especially the buildings – scratch built?

[Paul Nettle]

Ebay is a good resource.  I found a two and four horse limber on there, and the manufacturer was happy to give me two spare horses to make a six horse limber.  These are all 3D prints and so are pretty cheap (£9.99 for the two horse limber).

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Fingers corssed ypou can post it here.

[Paul Nettle]

I am loving the batttle reports, please keep them coming.

[Paul Nettle]

Errata, if up to date, trumps rules in the books.  Errate is supposed to update rules.

[Paul Nettle]

Thanks Gents.  Well, my solo campaign was due to lockdown in the UK.   The early battles were solo, now the battles are multi-player battles.  Depending on forces, two, three or four players can play each battle.  Battle 14 in my campaign is due tomorrow at my wargames club – me taking the Romanians against Bob and Phil doing the Soviets.  Losses do carry over in my campaign, but both sides get some Replacements (troops lost who actually survived plus locally allocated replacements) and at the end of each turn both sides get to build Reserves.  I am thinking of wrapping my camapign up now – it is up to Turn 27; but that depends on any new UK lock-down restrictions.  If anyone is interested in my campaign rules PM me.  Oh, and Bob A-T I really like your Fortress Budapest posts.

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