Small arms vs Open top

Open-topped apply only to armoured vehicles (7+), not to soft-skinned (6).

Small arms (sniper is part of the small arms) can only pin open-topped armoured vehicle . Can’t damage.

Soft-skinned vehicles (6) can be damaged by small arms (sniper is part of the small arms). If score damage roll -> then roll on damage table (remember that superficial damage only apply to armoured vehicles 7+).

Sniper is part of the small arms, and exceptional damage don’t apply on soft-skinned vehicles.

Finally remember that additional penetration modifier for Heavy Weapon (Vehicle’s side or top armour +1, Vehicle’s rear armour +2, Long range –1) apply ONLY Against Armoured Targets, not soft-skinned.

On page 93   of the French and allies book in the Greek list. Cv33 is rated as open topped , is this true for the Italian version   Cheers

Since this has already been necrobumped, figured I’d mention one weird thing about Open-Topped I noticed recently. The actual open topped rule is “Open-topped armoured vehicles are pinned by hits from small-arms in the same way as soft-skins and infantry.” (plus some other stuff not relevant to this). This specifies small arms so, strictly speaking, this means an HMG or long distance anti-tank rifle making a frontal attack against a veteran 8+ open-topped won’t pin, but using small arms to make the same attack will. Same issue applies with long distance anti-tank rifle or anti-tank rifle vs. 9+ open topped.