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invisible officer replied to the topic Painting guides? in the forum Victory At Sea 2 years, 9 months ago
You are right concening the “true” dazzle ones that are not used on new or repaired ships post spring 45.
Unfortunately some USN officers used the word dazzle for non dazzle camo, sometimes even for solid designs in correspondance . Some seem to have had problems with measures that included different colors or shades, naming them wrongly da…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Free Shipping… Really? in the forum General Discussion 2 years, 9 months ago
Just a thought. Just noticed this post incredibly late. I also live in Japan. Sounds like you are being charged custom import fees, via Fedex, for an order of that size. There is a fine line between qualifying for free post from Warlord and getting slammed by Japanese customs; Bringing in a parcel worth more than 10,000 yen could invite the duty…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Finnish Master of the Hunt Rule in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 9 months ago
And so we come back to an old complant ….that is the mixing of fluff and rules together in what should be a rules paragraph, I mean if the fluff/backgroup part was in italics then it would be easier to see whats rules and whats not!
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Nat replied to the topic Finnish Master of the Hunt Rule in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 9 months ago
no… the Finns our on an advance order, at the end of movement instead of firing they swap the dice to AMBUSH
your ambush works on their movement… they are not on an ambush dice so cant go down. More to the point even IF they could they would stop in the open!
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Big Al replied to the topic Epic Waterloo – rules in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 9 months ago
I don’t know, to be honest, because I am not doing Naps in another scale. I do have the ACW version and that has some from the Glory Hallelujah supplement, including a couple of scenarios.
However, it shouldn’t matter because the rules haven’t really changed. The game is still the same, just a different scale. So, you just play it as you alway…[Read more]
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SteveT started the topic Epic Waterloo – rules in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 9 months ago
I understand the starter set comes with a modified rules set. Does it included some of the ideas from the older Black Powder suppliments? Clash of Eagles. etc
Cheers
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invisible officer replied to the topic Painting guides? in the forum Victory At Sea 2 years, 9 months ago
Well, dazzle schemes got altered but not just painted over. There are books like the ones from Terzibaschitsch that state the scheme for the WW II times by month.
I did years ago in 1/3000 all Philipine seas US ones in correct schemes.
And have many models in 1/1250-
For the Japanese carriers some Polish books are very good. And also about…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Painting guides? in the forum Victory At Sea 2 years, 9 months ago
Well what I will say is…..
Some of the painting guides apparently have errors according to some of the more indepth historically minded people on the FB group (Victory at Sea Wardroom (unoffical))
Depending on the year (and in the case of the Japanese where a ship was built*) the colour schemes change, with other nations where a ship serverd…[Read more] -
Nat replied to the topic Shooting and Cover in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 9 months ago
No, however you do say who’s going to shoot before measuring…
Thus rule is used with flamethrowers that are obviously out of range so you don’t have to do a fuel check
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Nat replied to the topic Air Strike against target with escorts in close proximity in the forum Victory At Sea 2 years, 9 months ago
Some people do…
One House rule is – at the start of the gunnery phase, before the AA step both players may declear if any ship is using DP. If they do that ships light guns can fire in the AA step as per the DP rules. Ships that don’t declear at the start of the phase can’t then use the DP trait when they…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Waterloo French Cavalry brigade – composition in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 9 months ago
Ok I dont have the Epic book… but in Albion Triuphant 2 cavalry brigades can be either Dragoons or light cavalry (Hussars, lancer or Chasseurs) and no more that 50% of all cavalry in the Divison can be Dragoons. The List allows you to take 2 light cavalry brigades. So in essence its saying that one MUST be light and the other can be e…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Rules Question: Brandenburgers' In Game Effect Requirements in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 9 months ago
If the rules are different between books you choose which book you are using and forget the entry’s exist in any other book.
A number of the units are really only fit for use within the scenarios of the book they are in and can cause imbalance when used in generic reinforced platoons and pick up games
This is one of the reasons why people are…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Aircraft queries – shooting with and at in the forum Victory At Sea 2 years, 9 months ago
1) only local X trait can be used in the movement phase at flights crossing a ships model (including the base – as this is the range for local in the gunnery phase).
Note local X and AA batteries shoot at the start of the gunnery phase – what is unofficially called the AA step. DP is used when the ship activates in the ship step…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic Main BP2 rulebook v Epic Battle rulebook in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 10 months ago
Yes, but it isn’t that big a deal compared to the risk factor that I mentioned caused by ignoring the unit.
Remember the rule about only being allowed to contact the quarter that your unit starts its turn in. If the majority of the unit is in your flank quarter, it can only contact that quarter if it charges, regardless of how far away it is a…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic Main BP2 rulebook v Epic Battle rulebook in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 10 months ago
Look, as I have said before, all Unclear Target does is excuse you from shooting at the closest target. As you know a unit is forced to shoot at the nearest target. If that is considered an Unclear Target (and remember that your opponent and you can agree the condition) then you can target the next closest instead. However, there is a risk…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic Main BP2 rulebook v Epic Battle rulebook in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 10 months ago
Quote “My only remaining question is on the Unclear Targets again. When a unit is partially in your FoF to the flank, what determines “less than half” ?
Finally, I’m not sure if the last comments are directed to me but I can assure you that “not reading the rules” is not my problem – I have read every line of these rules so many times it is ma…[Read more]
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Main BP2 rulebook v Epic Battle rulebook in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 10 months ago
My comment was certainly not directed at you, my first comment expressed my gratitude for your pointing out these differences. A lot of players only use the QRS and this leads to a lot of misunderstandings. The EB diagram you shared is clearly inconsistent with the core rules. I tend to interpret ‘less than half’ in terms of frontage. Columns are…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Using a pak 43 or worse a 12.8 cm Kanone 81/2 in bolt action? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 10 months ago
A chunk of it (faq) is based on feedback from tournaments…
The you get a number of them banning the 15 point tows as they are just a possible one move and then a very cheap order die doing nothing…..
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Big Al replied to the topic Main BP2 rulebook v Epic Battle rulebook in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 10 months ago
That is certainly true! There are way too many who just watch video tutorials or learn by playing with someone who has done that. Misinterpretations are one thing, but not reading the rules and then declaring something as being the rules is something else.
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Main BP2 rulebook v Epic Battle rulebook in the forum Black Powder 2 years, 10 months ago
Definitely Alex, there are surprisingly few people who have actually read the rules.
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