Craig

Rules are pretty clear . No assaults from vehicles

Under DISMOUNTING FROM TRANSPORTS

“Although a unit can use a Run action to dismount from a vehicle, it is not allowed to use this move to make an assault upon an enemy in the same turn”

Key point here….units must be on the board to be able to draw LoS, if you arent able to draw LoS at the start of the order you arent able to declear an assault – same reason as why you cant assault from outflank or reserves…

Banzai is just variant of a RUN order. Passengers can’t run into combat from a vehicle.

@Nanashi – one shot (or limited number of shot) weapons dont have to be used when a unit fires, nor do they have to fire at the same target….

From the ONE SHOT rules.  (sorry cant give a pg ref)
“If a unit of infantry includes a proportion of men armed with one-shot weapons, then each of these models is allowed to direct its fire against a…[Read more]

It’s all personal but I’m pretty happy with a 6×4 mat.

If you dig into the scenarios provided, there’s no need to go further for standard games but if it suits you to go big with custom scenario you can use more space.

One option is to get two mats that can be used side by side with one being see/ocean while the other is inland with one of the…[Read more]

Midway includes the Air Strike rule set indeed so no need for this extra buy.

From first BA that question came again and again.  Naturally Katyusha units and Nebelwerfer used spotters.  Not wasting amo firing blind in indirect fire.

The rule writers tried to make the Multi launchers weaker for game reasons  but in reality a Feuerschlag from a Werfer Regiment was devastating. Round 1 –  Game end.  Just a few surv…[Read more]

Hmmm, sorry to say but that Volkssturm pistol stuff is historical fantasy.

Being and old professional historian and worse, from Berlin, I spoke for museum with many former Volkssturm men and former boys.  Pistols had been relatively rare and got used by NCO and officers and MG teams as secondary arms.

The pics showing organised Volkssturm…[Read more]

The French formed for example provisional Regiments of horse like 1st – 3rd Cuirassiers . Formed from escadrons drawn away from regular units.   The 1st later became the 13th Cuirassier.   At first the men wore the uniforms from the one they came from. Only at next replacement they got new dress.

Same with 1st – th Prov. Drag.

Same with inf…[Read more]

I use oil washes for decades now, never using a tutorial. Just because I started long before Internt time.

And there are many different ways.  For example I prime and paint in acryl and then use fitting oil colours or a wash.  For brown a Kasslerbrown, for blue a black or dark blue one. And later setting lights, mostly by acryl.

Very nice collection you have here.

I’m not sold on the practical aspect of the magnet but I can’t deny how tremendous it is when it comes to give a cinematic feel on the pictures.

Really great work you did.

look for S gauge /s-scale model railway bicyle STL /models….

Cavalry – (FAQ allows you to upgrade the officer to have a horse if you have a couple of squads on horses)
motorbikes –

bicycles – this isnt clear if they need a transport… but most people will allow it!

1) yep, all vehicle mounted MGs need looking at… espically the quad maxim!
2) not sure on this as they’re not really used that much any way…. are they?
3) removes about the only reason to take an inexperiance one :p
4)agree
5)agree
6)give models in a squad a 4+ bounce? (ie on a 4+ you get to ignore the exceptional and pick as normal) along…[Read more]

Senior Officers – If you could take them instead of a junior officer as opposed to in addition you’d see more of them… as it is they are surpless to requirements in most games
AT Grenades – The ‘issue’ is the hitting of tanks… I’ve used them a fair bit… more against open topped vehicles though… so prehaps the lowering of points (down to 1…[Read more]

RE: light AT & Light howitzers – instead of making them better you decrease the avaliblity of the heavier tanks…and /or split the war into early mid & late so their cost makes them more attractive.

Alter HE to a flat +1 PEN v Infantry except if under the centre of the template

RE AA:  again I’d look at either RoF or making airstrikes more of…[Read more]

The ‘new’ waterloo suplement is geared for the EPIC system they have released as opposed to the tired old BP v1 Ablion Triumphant book 2

However I too would like a new BP supplement focused on Austerlitz etc…. but ( I blame the lack of clarity and bredth in British school history lessons)  UK companies all seem obsessed with 2 or 3 battles…[Read more]

The steel cases got used in WW I and in 1918 the problems in rifles had been no more existing in larger scale. The trick was a reduction of the charg and a special “legierung” – It was not to be used im MG. It was possible to do a special MG Version but it was prefered to reserve brass cases for them.

Being an old German military historian I was…[Read more]

Yes, perhaps an additional explanation box in the ‘clear shot’ section would help.  Your example is not overly obscure so it would be good to call it out.

To be honest, I’m not sure we are always consistent on how we deal with this situation game to game, but as long as both sides are happy on the day, and it seems reasonable, then it all comes…[Read more]

Hi East,

I think this situation needs to be considered ‘a gap’ and so top of p48 needs to be applied (also last of the ‘not clear’ explanation boxes).  The key bit for me is that the unit is trying to shoot through less than its own frontage.

Our club tends to drop the number of shooting dice in this situation, with such a significant ‘masking…[Read more]