L.T. Russell

Howdy Donald Linn!  I’ve noticed some of the folks I game with are hyper-aggressive, which is easy to do since minis don’t bleed.  I’ll try to field “assault” squads that are mostly armed with SMGs and STGs.  Then I’ll have a “support” squad, armed with 2 LMGs and rifles, that’ll stand-off in good cover and provide long-range fire….

Howdy martyn!

It was a fair question.  One a the main reasons for the development of the M1 Carbine was for weapons crews, who were generally not issued infantry rifles, to have something more effective that a pistol.  In the books, HQ units generally list under Weapon; “Pistol, submachinegun, rifle or assault rifle as depicted on the model.  I’…[Read more]

Howdy Ian!

On the one hand I agree with you.  Machineguns DO seem somewhat under-powered in the Bolt Action world.  I don’t feel it as much, since I play Germans almost exclusively.  I believe the suppression-fire rules are an attempt to alleviate that.  As a former machinegunner, I find it ludicrous that light, medium and heavy MGs all hav…[Read more]

So Tiger Fear is pretty much totally neutered now.  Perhaps Bolt Action 3.0 should give German players something they can actually use….

Howdy Mark!  Yeah, I thought you, Jaysen and Seth worked that one out pretty logically….

In our recent Konflikt 47 league, I used Panzerschreck teams to blow up Russian Ursus infantry and an American player used Bazookas on some of my Nacht Alben.  Penetration makes it easier to kill everything….

Interesting question Mark!  On the one hand, an NCO shouldn’t shirk helping out with his unit’s work.  On the other hand, he’s not running his unit if he’s doing a Private’s job of sticking another shell into a PIAT or feeding belts into an LMG.  Sounds like this unit needs a ninth man or some weapon is undermanned….

That seems like a fair spread of ranges coljack.  If I was an American player, I’d expect to be getting a little more outa my M2s….

There’s also the firepower of the semiauto rifles.  I’d HATE to be the guy with a 98K, trading shots with either of the M1s….but too much detail, start losing playability.  That be the kinda detail in a sq…[Read more]

Howdy Stuart!  I found this on WE ARE THE MIGHTY;

“Unlike the dog training programs of the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard, the Marine Corps dogs were trained exclusively for combat roles. Being a strictly combat organization, the Corps had no interest in training dogs unless they contributed directly to killing the enemy or saving Marines. This…[Read more]

Howdy Stuart!  Just found this.  I don’t have EMPIRE IN FLAMES.  This sounds kinda bogus to me.  IIRC, USMC War Dogs are “attack dogs”, they primarily used Dobermans.  An “attack dog” IS a weapon, at least in close combat, IMHO.  If I’m the average WWII Japanese soldier, at 5′ 3 1/2″ and 120lbs, I don’t know that I wanna hand-to-hand a Dober…[Read more]

I was a Light Infantryman for 17 years, retiring in 2000.  Our medics always carried rifles, just like the rest of us.  IIRC, the only person unarmed was the Chaplain.  He did carry ammo for the MGs, though….

Howdy Gents!  Neely, sounds like you ran into a serious jerk….

I’m still trying to figure out a real reason you can’t fire an SMG or assault rifle from horseback.  It’s not like the sound would scare a horse that can handle rifle or pistol fire.  I’ve fired both SMGs and assault rifles, they don’t recoil any more that a rifle.  Is this just arb…[Read more]

Howdy Nat!  IINM, max effective range for a standard military rifle, with iron sights, is gonna be something like 600 yards.  To shoot a point target at a mile, you’d need a sniper-grade weapon, match ammo and a decent scope….AND be a better than average shooter.  You could maybe hit an area target at a mile with iron sights.  I made Sha…[Read more]

Howdy Attention Span Labs!  Yeah, I’ve played my Germans against a couple of our Brit players and those squads full of MGs are murder.  About the only saving grace is that Automated Infantry don’t hand-to-hand very well….IF I can get my Schreckwulfen and Nachtjaeger ON them.  Schreckwulfen riding in Hanomags idea is what got me into Konflikt 47…[Read more]

Hmmm, I like that, Attention Span Labs!  Could give the “thralls” Totenkorps stats/abilities, maybe have the “thralls” die off if the controlling “Vampress” is killed.  I’m starting to flash on John Carpenter’s VAMPIRES….

I hear you, but I still worry about unit costs, even in scenarios that I’m designing.

“metagaming”?

We have some highly-ranked tournament players in our group, but I’ve got no interest there either.  I will act as a sparring partner though, just ’cause I like to play….

Yeah, I hear you.  Much as I wanna support Warlord Games and local game stores, I find myself haunting Ebay, looking for a bargain….

Yeah, a tour of Bovington is definitely on the Bucket List for me.  I’d LOVE to see Tiger Day and feel/see the Tiger drive by….

Howdy folks!  I game with a group at White Knight Games & Hobbies, in Helena, Montana.  The Warlord Games gaming group meets every Wednesday evening around 6pm.  Games can also be set up for almost any time the store is open, we usually play longer-running games on the weekend….