George

No… spotters have a specific rule that says they cant “assault or fire against enemy units”

Its that rule that stops them mannaing a transports weapons.

Official word is – no

However, a couple of authors have said ‘we’re not looking at it any time soon, but what sort of thing would we look at’ on podcasts  & WL like to go ‘Heres X book’ with no leaks /official rumours…..(or open betas)

Irregular = -5
weapons = no cost
H2H = 4
Shooting = 4
Morale = 12 (3 points, count down from 6)
Stamina = 8
Marauder = 5

Total cost is 28 points a SMALL unit
to go to a normal /standard size then add +8 points
to go to a large add +8 (or +16 from a small unit)
to go to a tiny its -12 (the cost of becoming a tiny unit is flexiable)

The Brigade number restrictions are per 1K, the cavalry regiments are per army no matter the points value.

So a 3K list you can have 3 Cavalary brigades and therefore up to 6 cavalry regiments – however only 1 can be hussars, up to 3 chassaers so the last 2 HAVE to be Uhlans.

Doesn’t surprise me…there’s points and stat inconsistencies in several armies across the 3 Napoleonic supplements

However the points are very easy to work out…if it’s not been answered (and I remember) I’ll work it out for you tomorrow

I play Japanese a lot and the thing I fear is the enemy keeping at range, especially artillery/mortars and tanks – suicide bombers can’t do much if the target is far away.  Depends on the scenario, if high terrain or it’s one of those where you both rush in, chances are I am going to come off better, but any relatively open table really makes it…[Read more]

Can spearman attack a tank.

Yes, if they banzai they auto pass their tank fear check… however once they get there, can they hurt it?…

They need to hit (1 dice each..and if you moved* they need 6s, otherwise 4s – unless you run then it’s impossible to hit) each hit is +1 pen but limited to a single superficial hit on the tank at best…and…[Read more]

following up from @Nanashi’s points

Mess his plans up…..
Cheep forward deploying units to run behind his spearmen – the Banzai rule says towards the closest visable unit (yes that includes the tank that they cant hurt & inexperienced artillery spotters :p) & spearmen have a 360 arc of sight.  So if he wants them to move forward he needs to…[Read more]

CoE page 71 2nd paragraph under the Cavalry heading…. … it allows you to split any unit with that rule to smaller units.

Well, in our home games nobody would use indirect fire from a moving vehicle.  You have to stop and do the ranging process if you do not intent to wate amo by putting the rounds far away from target.

In real world indirect fire the smallest change of barrel to the side or up and down would have big effect. Even streets are  not so smooth to a…

Thanks Stuart.

Not  open-topped in the Italian list. (L3/33).

pp. 23–24.

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]

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]