Warlord Games | Gordon L. Allen | Activity https://www.warlordgames.com/community-members/gowestover/activity/ Activity feed for Gordon L. Allen. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:59:16 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 049dade60e609c901abbb2c5b466d2af Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic Struggling with play/stratagems in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/struggling-with-play-stratagems/#post-187589 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:23:17 +0100 Hello,

I can identify with your struggles against Japanese opponents. I have had a similar situation with frustration; only I was playing U.S. Infantry forces at the time.

In terms of my opponent in question, he liked to play Chaos Space Marines when playing Warhammer 40K, and therefore chose (you guessed it) Japanese when selecting an army for…[Read more]

]]> 0 8290268630b5b4fc820427d519a3bec2 Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic Your favourite 1000 point force in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/your-favourite-1000-point-force/#post-182390 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:42:34 +0100 Hello,

The main force I play with is a 1000 U.S. Infantry earlymid-war force (it is themed for Operation TorchNorth Africa).

While there may be little variations, I usually take the following:

Command – 1st Lieutenant armed with sub-machine gun plus additional solder armed with sub-machinegun. Command rating is Regular.

3 8-man infantry…[Read more]

]]> 0 3831e95ff2751b57bb3b982c460f5799 Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic balkas (ravines) and shell craters question in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/balkas-ravines-and-shell-craters-question/#post-181919 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:44:53 +0100 Yes, interesting question.

Considering that shooting range bermsbackstops are made of earth and do a great job of dissipating the energy of a fired bullet, I always treat something like a railroad berm as heavy cover.

Bearing that in mind, I would think that if your troops are hunkered down in a ravine or crater to where more than half of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 9529da1c666395eaaa7c35dd239ec673 Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic A Couple of Rules Questions in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/a-couple-of-rules-questions/#post-179499 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:41:05 +0100 Ok, I stand corrected on the Spotter thing, and that’s very good to know.

Thanks, everyone!

]]> 0 848965ad672379b632fd0d36ea0ef221 Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic A Couple of Rules Questions in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/a-couple-of-rules-questions/#post-179493 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:52:28 +0100 I agree with “Master Chief” on his answers with the following caveat, and bearing in mind I don’t have my rulebook in front of me –

As a US player, I can cite an example of this – if I take a Jeep and arm it with either a .30 cal or .50 cal machine gun, then it looses its transport capability and becomes an armored car.

However, in the case of a…[Read more]

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