Kar98k

“For same reason you see no Panzer III E model in Battle of France.”

That is because at the time no one had Rubicon Models’ excellent Panzer III Ausf E/F/G model kit when they were taking photos for the Battle of France campaign book.

As Master Chief pointed out above, the rules are pretty clear about this. That being said, I know of at least one gaming group that uses a house rule in its place. If I recall correctly, the group’s house rule was simple and easy. When a transport vehicle is destroyed, the number of hits is equal to the total number of figures being transported.…[Read more]

Some metal figures do seem chunky, Artisan, BA all seem medium but Offensive Miniatures are more like the plastic Perry.

I was finally able to get a few 28mm WW2 figures from Offensive Miniatures, and harryb is correct, these are more realistically proportioned metal figures compared to other manufacturers. They blend in well with the 28mm WW2…[Read more]

Depending on your plastic modelling skills, you can make a Panzerschreck team using two plastic German figures and a US bazooka from one of the plastic American Infantry sets. If you use the earlier German plastic set (with individual weapons), use the bazooka and arm from the earlier American plastic set (with individual weapons). If you use the…[Read more]

I still think that Nat’s idea of making Tiger Fear a national rule instead of a vehicle rule for 1944 and 1945 is good.

But like many others, I was also hoping for one of the following to be added to the Tiger Fear errata:

Page 50, Panzer IV G, H, J. Delete the Tiger Fear special rule.

or at least:

Page 50, Panzer IV G, H, J. Change Special…[Read more]

“just an idea for v3….:p”

But also a good idea for v2.

Just a heads up guys. As of September 21, 2020, they changed the rule for Tiger Fear again. It now reads:

Page 17, Tiger Fear special rule). The first sentence of the rule
will be amended as follows:
All enemy units that are within 18” of, and have line of
sight to, one or more vehicle with the Tiger Fear special
rule (see the vehicles section o…[Read more]

Confirmed! The newest Errata & FAQ for Bolt Action Second Edition that was just released a few days ago (dated September 21, 2020) now has the above update for Spotters.

I wonder if this forum thread which was started on September 15th, 2020 had anything to do with this new addition?

Thanks Master Chief. I am in the process of trying get a few boxes of these, but sadly they are not $10 per box anymore.

It looks like Warlord Games got some of the old Wargames Factory stuff, but I wonder who has the WW2 molds. More importantly, I wonder if they will be releasing these figures again?

I was just on Skype with one of my friends, and he told me that Wargames Factory use to produced plastic 28mm WW2 figures. I know about Wargames Factory, but I didn’t now they produced WW2 figures. More importantly, they use to have WW2 Soviet infantry! And they look good – see picture of sprue below.

Because Wargames Factory figures are not…[Read more]

Yes, we now know because it’s in the current FAQ, but before this, players had Spotters firing the vehicle’s weapons because the rules do not say anything about not being able to do this. Later we discovered Spotters could not. And this was the point I was trying to lean towards. Just because it’s not in the rule book doesn’t automatically mea…[Read more]

“The rules do not say anything about Spotters not being able to take stuff.”

Just because it’s not in the rule book doesn’t automatically mean it can be performed. Take for example the weapons of a vehicle a unit is being transported in. The rules do not say anything about Spotters not being able to fire the vehicle’s weapons. However, we know a…[Read more]

Rule books are hard pressed to cover every little rule and every little possible situation that can come up in tabletop miniature gaming. A lot of times players just have to apply the rule’s intentions or simply use common sense.

I too would have to say no to spotters taking objectives. For an added point cost, a spotter is just a simple add-on…[Read more]

The idea that German trucks had MGs is more of a movie motivated myth than actual historical doctrine. As one of many examples, the picture below is from the movie Kelly’s Heroes. However, since Bolt Action is more of a fun and entertaining game depicting Hollywood war films and not a true historical WW2 simulator, the rule for adding an MG to a…[Read more]

“…is a tank pivoting in place considered moving?”

Yes, because it requires an Advance order. Note that some gaming clubs and groups do not allow some vehicles like half-tracks, armored cars, jeeps, and trucks to pivot in place. This of course makes complete sense even though it is not in the rules.

“And if it just pivots its turret is that…[Read more]

I agree, not everyone washes their figures. Heck, I used to be one of those that didn’t wash their figures, but now I always wash my figures regardless if they are metal, plastic, or resin. The reason I switched over to doing this is because I have noticed it does make a difference most of the time. I use soap (grease removing dish-soap) and warm…[Read more]

This thread from TMP (Feb 2019)  might be useful to some BA gamers looking for 28mm dogs:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=501248

I have a couple of friends that have DUCT figures, and we did a simple comparison sometime ago. The DUST figures are very much taller than the 28mm Warlord miniatures, so do not mix well at all.

Richard, I think you are losing sight of the overall goal here. Bolt Action is supposed to be a fun, simple, enjoyable game that we can use when playing with our collections of WW2 miniatures. It is not a true battle simulation. In fact the designers of Bolt Action have simplified a lot things.

That being said, I just have to make a comment about…[Read more]

“We decided to go by exact wording.”

Actually, if you go with exact wording, someone can make a case that the unit does not count as moved. That is, if the unit moved on the second turn after taking the indirect shot, but then moved right back to the same area on the third turn before taking the indirect shot.

…and if the target unit has not…[Read more]