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FAQ:

“Does a ‘free’ unit take up a Force Selection slot? Or could a British
player with two reinforced platoons field three artillery observers? If
not does that mean the Russian or French ‘free’ squad counts towards
the maximum number of squads per platoon?
The free units are additional to the Selectors. In each cases it’s +1
per army, not per platoon”

Looking at the entry in Empire in Flames, the dog isn’t a distinct model in game terms, it’s just a handler who happens to have a dog as a piece of equipment (the dog actually appears in the weapons line) which gives the unit an ability.

The dog wouldn’t be considered at all when working out combat.

Any tournaments I run or I’ve played in, Chaplains, Media Correspondents, heroes, etc aren’t allowed for the tournament and posted in the tournament rules.

Did the French have engineer squads in early war? If so, I think it would be an addition that many armies already share.

The use of supplemental items is very arbitrary. I have seen, for example, chaplains being used in tournaments with nary a question being raised. I find it very frustrating to see certain items being allowed with a wink and a nod, yet other items not being allowed. It gives game consistency a very dubious foundation.

Strangely enough, French get grenade launchers in their army book and can use them even with just that book.

@Richard.

Re: ” If they are not designed for tournaments, why are they still being produced? I am really tired of seeing something new and then being told it will upset play balance or create some other issue. Either allow new things to be used or stop creating them.”

You appear to have the polar opposite take on Theatre and Campaign books to…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>If the new (for example the rifle grenades) equipment should listed in a squad list and if that squad has listed it can be used in Generic  Reenforced Platoon it should be good.
What Unit are you talking about with Rifle Grenades?</p>

The French need a Flamethrower team,

D-2 tank (nobody makes one). DeGaulle had a custom painted one.
Universal Carrier with Antitank gun like they used in the desert

Since Late War French have Engineers, I wish the had SMGs and Bars added to the list.

French Tank Riders. Late War had a squad of tank guards who followed the tanks in the Dodge…[Read more]

As I understand it (think it is FAQed somewhere but cannot recall…), Dredd (and Orlock incidentally) ignore the stat loses but still go out out action after 5 (for Dredd) or 4 (for Orlock) injuries/stuns.

Looks like Dirty Frank’s notes may remain lost as a second divorce for my dad type thing is keeping me from accessing the stuff I have in his (ex)wife’s storage.   Shame as well because I had several linked scenarios taking Frank from the beginning of his career (Saudade) up to 2010 or so.

As far as I know they Star Chip is always used for a model that starts with Cool 4 or more.  There is a rules thread for Strontium Dog that Chambers used to reply to with a link to a FAQ he did somewhere down about 4 years ago.  AFAIK all the rules sets are based on the original written by Chambers (haven’t had a go at Slaine yet unfortunately).