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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic v3 Known Changes in the forum Bolt Action 3 days, 22 hours ago
When you fire using reaction to an assault, you receive a Fire order. All that mention is evidence of is that your AT gun will get that +1 to hit if it shoots at a unit assaulting it. There may well be changes to reactions, but that mention isn’t an indication of any change by itself.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Bazooka vs Bunkers/Tobruk, Artillery Positions & Infantry in Trench systems? in the forum Bolt Action 3 days, 22 hours ago
“DDay campaign books especially US beach” – I was only able to find anything in a single theatre selector, D-Day: Overlord, p176, US Beach Landing Reinforced Platoon, Special Rules, Fortification Assault Training – Bazookas get a +1 to hit vs bunkers and buildings, and a 1″ HE vs bunkers and buildings.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Bazooka vs Bunkers/Tobruk, Artillery Positions & Infantry in Trench systems? in the forum Bolt Action 4 days, 22 hours ago
Currently there is nothing special for them. It’s just a normal shot with a high pen value and a low chance of hitting, no HE or anything special. Too early to comment if there’s any change coming with third edition next month.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic AT Guns in HE role vs Infantry in the forum Bolt Action 4 days, 22 hours ago
AT guns use the same to hit mechanics as the general rules (direct fire) unless they have a version of the ‘versatile’ rule allowing them to fire as howitzers (eg: Soviet Zis 3). Range is as stated in the weapons chart – light AT/48″, medium AT/60″ etc. Mortars only fire indirect, Howitzers are the only weapons with a choice.
Effect if they h…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic v3 Known Changes in the forum Bolt Action 1 week ago
Reaction fire already exists (close quarters procedure, target reacts), so that mention doesn’t say anything either way about changes to reaction.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic v3 Known Changes in the forum Bolt Action 3 weeks ago
Roll to damage is still there between the roll to hit and the cover save.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic French Free Artillery Rule in the forum Bolt Action 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Definitely sounds like you’ve transposed the two rules in your heads – unlike the infantry rule, the artillery rule doesn’t have a buy in. You get it even if you haven’t paid for any artillery.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic M24 Chaffee versus M4 Sherman 75mm in the forum Bolt Action 1 month, 3 weeks ago
@Charles – “I thought vehicles got a half advance rate reverse move, and recce vehicles got a full advance rate reverse move, and dual direction recce vehicles got a full run rate reverse move?” You are correct. Also, most vehicles can’t manoeuvre going in reverse – it’s straight back, recce vehicles can manoeuvre as if going forward.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Indirect Fire Minimum Distance in the forum Bolt Action 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Question has been asked before, Alessio responded but it never made it to an FAQ. Nat has it right and it’s measurement to the closest that determines whether minimum range prevents the shot, even if some models are out of minimum range.
Post being responded to was by Joshua Cope, 21 April 2019, Bolt Action Facebook…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Scenario 11: Surrounded! first turn query in the forum Bolt Action 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Confused fight only applies to units moving on from reserve. First Wave units are not in reserve, they are a separate category and exempt from rules that specify reserves (such as the order test at -1). The scenario still requires picking of a side, a step which has no function if the first wave are not tied to a particular side. You’d have to…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Need help making my first bolt action army in the forum Bolt Action 1 month, 4 weeks ago
@Steve T Re “However, mortars are Indirect firers so don’t need to use Advance orders to rotate, as they don’t have a facing.]” – Not sure where you’re getting that from about fixed mortars (or any indirect fire shot) not needing an advance order to get a shot into arc. They have the same requirements as any other ‘fixed’ weapons, they just…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Need help making my first bolt action army in the forum Bolt Action 1 month, 4 weeks ago
“a light mortar that can fire directly and is 10 points cheaper. But can move and fire” – should read ‘can’t move and fire’ – the 57mm M18 has the fixed rule.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Vehicle Questions in the forum Bolt Action 2 months ago
Re coaxial MGs on early Panzer IIIs, from the Errata for AoG:
“Page 47, Panzer III (C, D, E, F). Add a second co-axial MMG
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Info needed on Sherman DD in the forum Bolt Action 2 months, 1 week ago
No joy on a quick search of my usual suspects, but I did find a couple of 3D printable STLs – if you can use that option, just cut at the waterline…
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage (quad .50 cal), what tow? in the forum Bolt Action 2 months, 2 weeks ago
“counts as a heavy gun for the purposes of movement” – I’d say ‘heavy gun for the purposes of movement’ would require a tow capable of towing a heavy AA gun. As it’s been defined as both an AA gun, and heavy, it would need something additional to that to vary those existing requirements.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Rules Questions in the forum Bolt Action 2 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Shooters’ is models that can actually fire. To shoot a model needs to be able to draw a line of fire (declare targets step) and within range (measure range and open fire step).
Cover is given for the entire unit or not at all. That is the entire reason for having to reach the 50% threshold. You need to read the actual definitions of the co…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Blacker Bombard Spigot Mortar in the forum Bolt Action 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Static vs Fixed looks like the spigot mortar entry is meant to reflect emplaced versions of the Blacker, while the AoGB entry is meant to reflect the mobile…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Handschar squad in the forum Bolt Action 3 months ago
I don’t recall any particular unit entry for them, just the heads being included on the Waffen SS sprue. The logical place for them to appear would be a theatre or campaign book dedicated to the Balkans theatre, but so far there hasn’t been one.
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Pins in close combat in the forum Bolt Action 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The only affect of pins on close quarters is requirement for an order test (attacker) and reduced effectiveness of reaction fire (defender).
The why would require input from the author, but consider that in first edition the simple fact of getting into close quarters removed ALL pins from both sides – my guess would be the author’s intent was to…[Read more]
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Stuart Harrison replied to the topic Rules Questions in the forum Bolt Action 4 months ago
@Eric, no, they cannot. “Once per game, when the forward artillery observer unit receives a Fire order…” and “Once per game, when the forward air observer unit receives a Fire order…” – in both cases it’s specifically a Fire order (both also have ‘not from Ambush’ as an additional restriction).
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