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SteveT replied to the topic Homebrew:Thoughts on this idea for MMG/HMG teams? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
“Vehicle MGs (and autocannons) don’t have Fixed”. Yes, that was kind of my point. I think most people would want consistency to any new improvements to MG rules that work across all types. Tricky.
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SteveT replied to the topic Homebrew:Thoughts on this idea for MMG/HMG teams? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
I think they might need something, but I am not sure this fits in with MGs in tanks somehow?
The problem for me is they are ideal sniper targets — feels seems to me that the sniper always takes out the only one of the team who can use the weapon and thus eliminate the whole team….
One easy change I was tempted with is “hit from this weapon 1 e…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic "Tank" Platoon full of of Motorcycle with Machine-gun Sidecar? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
To be honest, Stuart, I am not entirely sure on that ruling since there might be some ambiguity in the meaning of “armoured vehicle” in the Tank book, a book I find annoying vague in any ways. Also the armed motorcycle counts as being an “armoured car” in terms of its slot and also its entry in the German forces books under ” Armoured Cars” (a…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic "Tank" Platoon full of of Motorcycle with Machine-gun Sidecar? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 10 months ago
It is within the rules, as far as I can see, since they count as “Armoured Cars” for slot purposes. I have already bought lots of bikes myself with the aim of trying something just like this one day.
However, as Nat said, so much depends on other factors. If the scenario is about kills and you are facing off against an enemy tanks(s), then you…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Feedback for this "Operation Downfall" Japanese list (no spearmen)? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 10 months ago
Given your plan of holding the line and blasting with the heavy stuff, I would suggest the trucks are not needed. And since you have gone for 2 platoons, why not make use of that and buy a 2nd mortar to really add to your plan?
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SteveT replied to the topic Air strikes – target moves in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 10 months ago
Thank you Stuart.
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SteveT started the topic Air strikes – target moves in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 10 months ago
I thought I had Air Strikes sorted until this happened..
The original target moved.
The wording in the book allows for 2 readings: (1) the airstrike is on the target regardless of where it is at time of strike., or (2) it targets the area where it was at time of designation of strike (or later when moved due to delay)
If (2) it makes it hard to…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Indirect Fire – "Ranging In" in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
Right, pin markers have no effect on To Hit modifiers for indirect fire.
In the INDIRECT FIRE section of the rulebook.
“When firing HE shells using indirect fire, a 6 is required to hit, regardless of any modifier.” Then 5+, 4+ or until you get a hit and are then “ranged in”.
Other than that, as you said, they do affect order tests.
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SteveT replied to the topic Struggling with play/stratagems in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
Exactly, Nat, exactly.
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SteveT replied to the topic Struggling with play/stratagems in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
(1) Play to the strengths of the army you are using. What are the Russians good at? How can you make the most of the edges only they get? As others have said the Russians have everything you need, from really heavy stuff to cheap convicts. You can expand them to give yourself more optionsI play Japanese a lot , for example, and don’t usually…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Indirect Fire Arcs in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
Right.
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SteveT replied to the topic Indirect Fire Arcs in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
Then if a howitzer is facing South and the spotter is somewhere North facing North, and he spots on behalf of that howitzer, the howitzer is then lobbing a shell to its own rear, which doesn’t make sense to me.
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SteveT replied to the topic Indirect Fire Arcs in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
Thanks Stuart. So, I think the intended way to do indirect fire for a howitzer or Fixed Mortar is to rotate the base so the target is in its firing arc. i.e. issue an Advance order.
There is another curious little question that is then raised. If a spotter is doing the targeting, the spotter could be anywhere. Does the howitzer still rotate…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Indirect Fire Arcs in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
It is a particularly strange thing when you have a howitzer who must use its forward arc for direct fire, but can fire behind itself if using indirect fire…
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SteveT started the topic Indirect Fire Arcs in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 11 months ago
Must’ve played this game 100 times by now and it still throws up sudden questions.
We are assuming Indirect Fire weapons do not have firing arcs as such, after all their spotter could be anywhere. Perhaps they should be rotated to face the target anyway. A howitzer firing behind itself would otherwise be odd. But if they do have to rotate, c…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Second Wave vs Reserves in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 12 months ago
Yes, exactly. Very odd isn’t it! I notice the earlier books seem to use whatever terminology they felt like…
Cheers for your input Stuart.
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SteveT replied to the topic Second Wave vs Reserves in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 12 months ago
Germany Strikes , scenario 1, Post Office. Germans Wave 1 starts on board, wave 2 and wave 3 enter later. The word “reserves” not used at all which makes senses in the all out Blitzkrieg setting.
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SteveT replied to the topic Second Wave vs Reserves in the forum Bolt Action 2 years ago
Thanks Stuart, but what of the (few) scenarios that specify 2nd wave and not the word Reserve. Or 3rd wave. I am thinking they don’t need rolls to enter?
Cheers
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SteveT started the topic Second Wave vs Reserves in the forum Bolt Action 2 years ago
Second Wave vs Reserves
Am I right in thinking that units designated as 2nd wave/3rd wave/etc by some scenarios are not reserves and so do not need to roll an order check to enter the table?
Cheers
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SteveT replied to the topic Epic Waterloo – rules in the forum Black Powder 2 years ago
Hence my opening question …
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