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  • August 28, 2020 at 6:33 pm #181129
    Mark Prichard
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    A USMC Dog team can have between 1-4 handlers with each handler with a dog.  Do the Dogs count as models and can be taken as a casualty or are the handler and the dog considered 1 model?

    August 29, 2020 at 12:22 am #181136
    Master Chief
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    Empires in Flames page 104:

    USMC Dog team

    Cost: 18pts (Veteran)
    Team: 1 handler
    Weapons: Each handler has a rifle or submachine gun (as depicted on the model) and a dog
    Options:
    • Add up to 3 additional handlers at +18pts each 
    Special Rules:
    • Tough fighters
    • Spotting: Hidden enemy units are revealed if a dog team moves to (or is deployed) within 24” of them.

     

    I believe each handler is 1 model, and the dog is treated like a “weapon”, similar to a rifle. This is similar to the Soviet Anti-tank dog teams where the dog is treated as a one-shot weapon.

    August 29, 2020 at 4:30 am #181140
    Master Chief
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    On a side note will these DUST models (see attached photo) fit the Bolt Action scale?

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    1. USMC-Dog-team.jpg

    August 29, 2020 at 12:57 pm #181158
    Master Chief
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    Looks like the Dust figures are a bit too tall, according to this pictorial comparison.

    1:48 vs. 1:56 Scale
    August 30, 2020 at 1:39 am #181188
    Kar98k
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    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.

    August 30, 2020 at 2:47 am #181189
    Master Chief
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    Yes I think the Warlord Celtic Warhounds can be added to the Warlord USMC sprue to create USMC war dog teams.

    Ancient Celts: Warhound Pack
    September 1, 2020 at 2:01 am #181201
    Kar98k
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    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

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