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Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic Struggling with play/stratagems in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
Hello,
I can identify with your struggles against Japanese opponents. I have had a similar situation with frustration; only I was playing U.S. Infantry forces at the time.
In terms of my opponent in question, he liked to play Chaos Space Marines when playing Warhammer 40K, and therefore chose (you guessed it) Japanese when selecting an army for…[Read more]
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Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic Your favourite 1000 point force in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 2 months ago
Hello,
The main force I play with is a 1000 U.S. Infantry earlymid-war force (it is themed for Operation TorchNorth Africa).
While there may be little variations, I usually take the following:
Command – 1st Lieutenant armed with sub-machine gun plus additional solder armed with sub-machinegun. Command rating is Regular.
3 8-man infantry…[Read more]
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Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic balkas (ravines) and shell craters question in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 2 months ago
Yes, interesting question.
Considering that shooting range bermsbackstops are made of earth and do a great job of dissipating the energy of a fired bullet, I always treat something like a railroad berm as heavy cover.
Bearing that in mind, I would think that if your troops are hunkered down in a ravine or crater to where more than half of the…[Read more]
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Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic A Couple of Rules Questions in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 5 months ago
Ok, I stand corrected on the Spotter thing, and that’s very good to know.
Thanks, everyone!
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Gordon L. Allen replied to the topic A Couple of Rules Questions in the forum Bolt Action 4 years, 5 months ago
I agree with “Master Chief” on his answers with the following caveat, and bearing in mind I don’t have my rulebook in front of me –
As a US player, I can cite an example of this – if I take a Jeep and arm it with either a .30 cal or .50 cal machine gun, then it looses its transport capability and becomes an armored car.
However, in the case of a…[Read more]