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Nat replied to the topic Napoleonic Bavarians in the forum Black Powder 5 months, 1 week ago
Theres all sorts of miss-prints in that book between the army entries and the stat -charts at the end of the book… missing rules, missing /incorrect stats etc etc
The book is AT BEST a frame work starting point for you & your mates to work off…..
However historically Bavarian Cheveaux Leger were equipped the same as most other french…[Read more]
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invisible officer replied to the topic Penetration in the forum Bolt Action 5 months, 2 weeks ago
In real life there had been splinter rings to fix to the Panzerfaust head. So it could be used like an HE grenade too. The PIAT was even better for that role. With no backblast safe to use in rooms or trenches.
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Big Al replied to the topic Advanced to contact ????? in the forum Hail Caesar 5 months, 3 weeks ago
They would count as charging because of the Sweeping Advance . As you have said, a unit cannot engage an enemy unless it has charged, but when contact is made, you split the combat up into smaller ones. A supporting unit counts as engaged, so will count as charging.
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Big Al replied to the topic Advanced to contact ????? in the forum Hail Caesar 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I would say that the support would count as a victorious not. It may not have fought directly, but it still fought in that last combat.
As to the second question, I answered a similar question on the Facebook group, or rather, I reminded the players of the disorder test for the sweeping advance, when it was pointed out to me that it was not in…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Do intervening infantry give soft cover to armor? in the forum Bolt Action 6 months, 1 week ago
I like the house rule of … if down then they’re not in the way as they are on the ground trying not to be hit
If they are in the way (model height + 1″ as per normal) and the roll to hit fails by 1 (ie soft cover mod) then that counts as a hit against the unit in the way :p -
Big Al replied to the topic Counting units in the forum Hail Caesar 6 months, 1 week ago
Well, ideally four or five divisions is what you need. But as I said, you are learning the rules and made the mistake has been learned. Next time you won’t count the skirmishers. I only said “it’s your game” because of that. I was not saying that you should do what you want because of that, only that it would not matter because of your learnin…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic Counting units in the forum Hail Caesar 6 months, 1 week ago
Not really. It is your game and you made the decision for both sides. I know you could argue that one side might have won if skirmishers hadn’t been counted, but the important thing is that you had fun and learned the rules.
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invisible officer replied to the topic War wagons in the forum Hail Caesar 6 months, 1 week ago
The temple of Ramses III relief show the carts drawn by more than two oxen (= Slow) and with just one axle in mid of base (= unstable) They seem to be ordinary trasport, carrying the belongimgs and kids. So more like a modern camper, not an APC.
Instead of adding power to a force they would seperate the fighters into the “crews” of a few p…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic War wagons in the forum Hail Caesar 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Count them as ordinary infantry types (spears or archers) as if in square. This means that they ignore all break test results except “unit breaks.” A square is limited in the way it moves. Normally, it cannot advance, but can retire, but as this is a wagon, I would suggest that it moves slowly and cannot charge.
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Nat replied to the topic What do YOU want to see in Bolt Action v3? in the forum Bolt Action 6 months, 2 weeks ago
@lawrence well you’ve got a couple of issues…
1 – game balance, LMGs went up to RoF 4 in v2 because they werent in use
2 – time frame – the RoF is not actual but game balance slant on effectiveness
3- Role – just because something isnt a X weapon in the view of modern eyes doesnt mean it wasnt used in that role… examples would be the MG43 or…[Read more] -
Nat replied to the topic Is the Warlord Army Builder ready to be officially used for Bolt Action Tournams in the forum Bolt Action 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Its still in beta, but aside from the fact that ALL types of soviet comissars disapeared last update is pretty much there.
Actually …. scrub that… cant use it today – no abilty to select a nation to create a list!
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Nat replied to the topic Are non-unit entries (Commonwealth Rules, Additional Equipment) Tournament Legal in the forum Bolt Action 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The answer to that is very nebulus…
Its down to the TO…thats the bottom line of Tournaments.
Its their choice to what books they allow… they can over-ride the FAQ, and often do limiting armies to units from X books… Some will make allowances for a specifc army ie theirs a tournament near me that will only allow armies of books, but allow…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic American Civil War Guts & Glory Starter Set Question in the forum Black Powder 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Guts & Glory is the BP Epic …
its two small (single re-enforced brigade) sides… OR 1 moderate force
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invisible officer replied to the topic Artillery Observers in the forum Bolt Action 7 months ago
The real observer was an expert. Specially trained and normally doing nothing else. A spotter was just an ordinary man that had a base training in gun spotting. Every officer and NCO had that ability in the big armies. So the different rules are historically correct.
But armies tended to misuse specialists. But mostly in desperate si…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Tank "size"? Described or Damage Value? in the forum Bolt Action 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The name of its entry in the Japanese forces book is something of a giveaway.
“TYPE 97 CHI-HA MEDIUM TANK”. :p
It mostly seems to be a criterion of which slot it gets put in armour lists, and/or how it was used, and yes, the bizarrely named “damage value”.
Tank size occasionally crops up in some rules: like a tank ramming a building, or (fr…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Wakeless in the forum Victory At Sea 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Wakeless rule is to show that the torpedo makes very little to no visable effect on the surface when traveling through the water…. note even when firing a wakeless torpedo from a submarine you still have the air bubble raising to the surface which in standard weather are visable.
Evade Order means that the ship is braced for sudden violent…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Mission 11: Targets of Opportunity in the forum Blood Red Skies 8 months ago
You do have the equipment card, bomb shackles, for fighters….
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Nat replied to the topic News from the Wardroom! in the forum Victory At Sea 8 months, 1 week ago
Soviet fleet for VaS!
feedback welcome
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Nat replied to the topic Stats for units not in the second edition rulebook. in the forum Bolt Action 8 months, 1 week ago
The Rulebook contains a ‘get you by list’ …this is rather basic
The main Japanese list is in ‘armies of Japan’ whilest its a v1 book its still the current one.
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SteveT replied to the topic Starting Hungarians- which book? in the forum Bolt Action 8 months, 1 week ago
Each campaign book is a bit different. The early ones throw scenarios at you to pick and choose. Some campaign books present more balanced fights, while others tend to be a bit more historical you get what you get and good luck!.
Some later ones go for more a linked series feel, giving a very nice feel of events of the time. The very best on…[Read more]
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