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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Italian ss squads in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
It is up to you really. As they were in German units I would treat them as normal SS units. Given they were recruited from former Fascists I think that Fanatics may be appropriate. Also, they were recruited after Italy had surrendered – and formed for the the Italian Socialist Republic so Italian rules may no longer be appropriate.
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Paul Nettle started the topic Does anyone else enjoy campaigns? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
During the first UK lockdown I started a 1941 solo Eastern Front campaign. During the campaign my armies expanded – a lot, giving me lots of painting to do.
Now lockdown is over the games are played at the club or just with friends – and I think the campaign is just about over. After 24 turns and 12 battles, the camapign is stutting to a ha…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Battle for the Soviet tractor factory in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
Looks like a cracking battle, well done indeed.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Still not clarified: rules for the DAK Aufklärungsgruppen in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
I agree the wording is confusing, easpcially the use of “unit”. “This unit can be taken as an armoured car choice”. “Every unit … must be of the same experience level”.
I know this is just down to opinion but I reckon five order dice are correct.
But then army lists from this book are a bit bonkers. My standard DAK platoon has five tanks in…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Minefields (How to allocate wounds on a Infantry squad) in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
I also found this somewhat open to interpretation. My groups plays it as: a 10 man squad of veterans crosses a minefield – I roll 10 dice and those that come up as a 5+ are hits. I know this is not as written in the rules, but this is the way that makes the most sense to my wargames group.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic painting Indian troops in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
If you want some good reference books, the first two autobiography books by John Masters are good. “Bugles and a Tiger” is about his life in the British Indian army before WWII (as a 2nd Lt in charge of a rifle company), and “The Road Past Mandalay” describes his was service. Both very good books.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic painting Indian troops in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
As far as I know, all turbans were the same. It would be bad practice to identify officers and NCOs to the enemy by such obvious markings.
Indian units in 1939 were well on the way to being “Indianised”. Of the 31 Officers, 12 were King’s Commissioned Officers (British) and 19 were Viceroy’s Commissioned Officers (the ratio could vary in p…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
Thank you, Invisible Officer, for this very useful information. As I said before, trying to get 12 men into the Kleiner Floßsack would be fun to see. I have purchase some Großer Floßsack in 1:56 scale to make a pontoon bridge, and also bought some smaller wooden boats in 1:56 to do the same for my Romanians.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
Thanks Nat – both have DV 3+.
But having seen the pictures of the boats I think the rules are wrong. In my campaign the boats will be:
Schlaughboot 3M – max of 6 men so make it much cheaper.
Schluchboot 5.5m – 12 men plus 1 MMG, or 8 men plus 1 Light AT Gun – no way did the AT gun crew take up all the boat.
Plus the Soviet A3 inflatable boat…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
Thank you for the swift response. I have both those books but missed the boats in them.
Schlauchboot is a general term covering a lot of light craft, so I guess the 3M one is the Kleiner Flossacke and the 5.5M one the Grosse Flossacke. I would love to see 12 men trying to get into a Kleiner Flossacke! Six seems a crowd.
They still seem ex…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic The Battle of Freezing Hill in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years ago
Is there a link to your blog please?
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Paul Nettle started the topic Flossacke in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
In Sealion the cost is given for a Leichtes Sturmboot.
So how much would a Flossacke cost? I assume 5 points for a Kleiner Flossacke (Transport up to 6 men) and 10 points for a Grosse Flossacke (Transport up to 10 men).
Damage Value presumably 6+ (soft skin).
Both should be man portable on land (plenty of evidence of soldiers running whist…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle started the topic Soviet Army – The art of reconnaissance is disappearing. in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 1 month ago
In “Armies of the Soviet Union” it says on page 32 that specialised scouts were formed from 1943 onwards.
However, any student of the Soviet army knows that reconnaissance units were integral to all teeth arms since before WWII.
The infantry had three reconnaissance platoons: Regimental cavalry and infantry platoons, and a Battalion infantry pla…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic New player here in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 1 month ago
The plastic US Airbourne has a sheet in it that says you can have two LMG plus a BAR per squad. The armoured support for the US Paras in Market Garden was mainly British 11th Armoured Division until later in the campaign when it was the British Guards Armoured Division.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Pak 38 50 mm (DAK) in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
I don’t have a kit to hand, but usually the guns go together very much the same. The wheels attach to an axle, the towing ‘legs’ attach to that too, a gun either sits on the axle or there is a base that the gun sits on (which attaches to the axle). At this point I generally paint the gun then attach the painted gun shield and lower gun s…[Read more]
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic West German Farm Board. in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
“I edited my reply but now I cant see it.” Yes, I have often found the same problem. I post something, the topic says I was the last one to post, but I cannot see it. I reported it to customer services, and they said they passed it to the web-team.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic What house rules do you guys use? in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
The original Machine Gun Artillery post is https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/machinegun-artillery-pulyemyetno-artillyeriyskiy-platoon/
The list is not legal, but I did use two of them in my own 1941 campaign. And any list can be used with your opponent’s agrement.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Scratch built terrain in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
I have done some normandy bunkers and eastern front bunkers. https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/8579867436914039682
I hope the link works.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic Scratch built terrain in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
This topic has 5 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 4 days, 4 hours ago by
Paul Nettle.
But I cannot see my update, so this is just a test.
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Paul Nettle replied to the topic What is your ultimate Bolt Action table? in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
Hi Duncan
Welcome to the game. I subscribe to GeekGaming on YouTube so I heard about the 16′ by 4′ table he is making. It sounds really great.
At home I use a 6′ by 4′ table covered with a single green unfitted bedsheet. Covered in scatter terrain. I also have a few game mats. In lockdown I have been reduced to solo games.
I am a memb…[Read more]
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