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Oh ok I was a bit confused, thanks!

Then I went out and did the exact opposite of what you said lol.

Thanks Nat! This is very helpful. The cover saves rule sounds interesting.

Sorry it was don’t use the v2 points

Nat,

1250 as the new default is interesting. I used the v2 points system to make a few v3 platoons, and I noticed that you can typically throw together two well equipped platoons with all the toys, or 3 minimum sized platoons. (all this changes depending on if you brought expensive armor or not)

I am wondering if the new points change will mean…[Read more]

Also the other things to consider

1) default game size (example lists & play test point) as confirmed by marcion the juggernauts podcast this week) is 1250

2) (as said by the author in April in the release article) there’s wide scale re-pointing and rule changes

Marcus also said so use v2 rules and points to see what a v3 list will look…

” Yeah, Steve, a lone tank is an oddity. We’ve just been allowed to do it for so long and now we’re all getting our lollipops taken away like naughty children.” Well I guess that’s one way to put it lol. Although a historical oddity, having one tank was nice, especially if you were building your list around an expensive one.

Yeah I never tho…[Read more]

I do agree with Nat that this new platoon structure does make it feel more historical, which I like. Definitely not complaining at all, just pointing out some interesting things for discussion.

Yes, well maybe mounted stuff must be fielded in the Recce platoon, which would make it more useful. I’m actually hoping that the rules contain unique…[Read more]

Not sure if there is demand for an Asian wargaming market, but Three Kingdoms Han Chinese and Sengoku Jidai would be kinda cool.

Wilber,

1. Yeah at first I thought that the recce platoon doesn’t look worth it. But maybe it will have some sort of special rule, like being able to outflank without penalty, spot hidden units easier, forward deployment etc. If not, then it definitely is the weakest of the bunch.

2. Yeah that is strange.  Although I have never heard of someone…[Read more]

Thank you guys for weighing in your opinions on this matter, it’s really been informative to hear all the different opinions. I can see both sides of the argument,-on one hand the new composition is more true to history. Take for example the standard German rifle platoon in 1941; it was 49 men strong with 4 squads of 10 men each with 6 riflemen, a…[Read more]

1. Reece – look like a cheap infamy platoon ( 1 infantry unit minimum size as opposed to the normal 2). The t Recce ability being purchasable for all their transports might make it worth it

2- yeah, they do all say Platoon Commander so you can pay what you want I suppose.  There are going to be loads of officers anyway, so I don’t think it’s a…[Read more]

Well the new generic platoon structure (outside of FAOs) is more historical.  Now one size fits all doesnt work but most of the time /for most nations this works

MMGs & HMGs were in a weapons platoon along with the heavier mortars, only the LMGs and light mortars were in platoons.  Tanks and artillery were not attached singularly to infantry b…[Read more]

I would like to give this a bump because I only recently became aware of Epic scale wargaming (both Napoleonic and ACW), and as a Wisconsinite my Union army wouldn’t be complete without the Iron Brigade.  I have been on the fence with making the investment into Epic scale because I have some concerns whether the epic scale models are going to be…[Read more]

I know this is just a tease, but so far, we’re not much of a fan of these new selectors and probably won’t use them in our group. To be fair though, we don’t really use the v2 selector much either as we tend to build armies based on scenarios. But here’s few oddities I’ve noticed so far. I could be wrong about any or all of these things.

1. The…[Read more]