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And there (germanys lack of hardward, US excesses of hardware) you have the difference between pickup game & simulation :p

Limited number of equipment is NO reason not to put it in the list (how many vehicles already in the game were limited… a lot :p)…. and as for flamethrowers, I’d put one in – if someone invaded Sweden they’d pretty soon…[Read more]

If you don’t count National Rules which are really just special unit rules that are for some reason explained in national rules section instead of the units section (Tiger Fear, Show your Loyalty, Not One Step Back, and, as the errata and 10 point premium cost over British use of identical vehicles confirm, Gyro-Stabilizers), nations consistently…[Read more]

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So short version – SA80, I’m going off the armourers and not reports!… The Bren, that is just what Ive read, so if its wrong fair enough…

Ranges of engagement are only part of what generates the rules,  in v1 LMGs had 6″ less range and 1 less shot but got buffed to V2 because they werent being used… so at 6″…[Read more]

The “Bren gun was too accurate” thing is a thoroughly debunked myth. The SA80 was never considered accurate except in one official test done for propaganda purposes that measured <i>”</i>accuracy” in the stupidest way possible so they could claim the program was anything less than a total disaster. In reality the results boiled down to comparing…[Read more]

Hi Mark,

Still got your Night Actions Visibility Rules v1.

Example: spotting from the bridge of a huge vessel has generally more spotting chance than from the bridge of a small one.

What is the reason of not using the viewer’s vessel size as spotting modifier?

Great idea about adding a new “force” to BA! What figures/range would you contemplate for such a force? Were their helmets unique ( i.e. something odd, such as Swiss or Dutch?) Why don’t you post a 1000 point list- give an idea what to work with.

As Nat stated there should be no longer Swedish rifle range.   That it is 19th century is the reason for the range, in that time technical doctrine in all countries asked for amo able to break a cavalry charge starting fire at long range.

Svedish cavalry still trained in mid of war the mounted charge, strange because most had dropped the s…[Read more]

@generaljimbo81 – I’d have said thats covered by the TLs having extra slots

A couple of points….

1)Due to BA’s homogenisation of weapon stats I wouldnt give extra range to the sweedish.. as its not just the weapon range but contact range that is taken in to account in game
EG the standard Lee Enfield 303 is accurate to a mile…. the Bren (like the SA80 & LSW) were ‘de-accurisied’ to make them less accurate so they can…[Read more]

Under some classifications , the BAR is type of LMG, since its about how it was used not its ROF or mechanisms.

See The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, under the US BAR entry.
” It may be regarded as a rather light machine-gun or as a rather heavy assault rifle, but in practice it was used as a form of light machine-gun.”

(same for the…[Read more]

Despite the name given there, it’s just a BAR variant and decidedly in Automatic Rifle territory.

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Kg_m/40_light_machine_gun

As a Japanese player, can I please point out, they are VERY hard to win with. The options available are very limited, no heavy armour, no decent affordable AT etc…

Infantry are the way to go with Japs, and personally I tend to pick less but Vets, harder to kill from range and also H-T-H.

I’ve changed my style dramatically with them over the…[Read more]

As this is thread is about Kit bashing thought I’d upload one of the things I’m currently working on which is a Home Guard force (Sea Lion / Gigant book).
I am not a greatly skilled modeler but this kind of kit bash + I can do.

The first 2 pics are my Volunteer AT squad complete with No68 AT grenade launcher (a SMLE with cup grenade…[Read more]