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Nat replied to the topic Still not clarified: rules for the DAK Aufklärungsgruppen in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 1 month ago
oh I agree totally… I think consistancy and clarity* is important between books (& factions in a game!)…. well…. lets just say I made my point clear to one of warlords authors**…. (and similarly warlord themselves, never did get an answer to that email about proof reading in their books :p )
*as in not needing a FAQ /errata to find out…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Still not clarified: rules for the DAK Aufklärungsgruppen in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 1 month ago
The issue is a mix of …. warlord dont have the same authors for the campaign books, os htere is little consistancy between the books – either rules or units &warlord try not to FAQ/Errata the campaign books
So, not having the books in question I would go with
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Big Al replied to the topic Napoleonic Skirmishers in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
All of that is in the main rulebook for Mixed Formations. Clash of Eagles has just repeated it.
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Nat replied to the topic Artillery bases in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 1 month ago
Dont forget that as far as the rules are concerned each crewman is considered to be on their own 25mm round base. This is important for working out templates, and distance between the crew and the gun (its meassured to the breach of the gun).
Having said that I play that if you hit the gun with a certain size template (3″) I just say you hit…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic Napoleonic Skirmishers in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Beat me to it, Garry!
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Napoleonic Skirmishers in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
You need to look at the rules for mixed formation for this aspect of line infantry play. The mixed formation section is part of the advanced rules. Technically the mixed formation is based on a third of the battalion being deployed as skirmishers, rather just the light/voltigeur company, so you may prefer to allow mixed formation for some of your…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Landwehr/Miliz and Mixed Formation in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Whats the rule that stops the Landwher from deploying skirmishers?
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Nat replied to the topic Idea: Rift tech in the sky! K47 equivalent to blood red skies. in the forum Konflikt '47 3 years, 1 month ago
The issue with a jet version of single engine props is that they wouldnt really work that well… the airframe is wrong for how the engine draws in air – look at how the phantom or F86 Sabre look….far easier to design a new aircraft, Twin engine aircraft might work with early jet engines – stuff like the whirlwind!
HOWEVER – I do like the…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Landwehr/Miliz and Mixed Formation in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Poor skirmishers rule no longer has any meaning…it basically removed the +1 skirmishers got in v1.
The points I think are right…not got access to my spreadsheet where I ran all the calculations
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Big Al replied to the topic BP2 – re-rolls in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Yes, I tend not to play the new command rules, but stick to the V1 option. I have played the new way and it works, but all your General is doing is bestowing a reroll. You can use him to issue orders, but he has to join the brigade and eplace the brigade commander for that turn. He can only do that if the brigade commander hasn’t issued any o…[Read more]
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Pr.Sub-Commander in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Dirk
I agree with you about sub commanders being under priced in the supplement, in my scenarios I make them half the cost of the commander.
Garry
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Big Al replied to the topic BP2 – re-rolls in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
A reroll is just that. All of the conditions that were in place for the original roll are still in place, you are just getting a second chance to make the result a good one. So, no, you do not get an improved SR rating because it is still the original commander that has issued the order. With regard to Reliable, the same answer – you are rolling…[Read more]
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Pr.Sub-Commander in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Interesting questions, there is nothing in the Clash of Eagles supplement to exclude Landwehr from having a sub-commander. With regard to rally orders, it is interesting that there are two types of order that require the general to be within 12 inches of the unit, Rally and Follow Me. Of these the supplement only mentions Follow Me, so my…[Read more]
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invisible officer replied to the topic Price hikes too much in the forum General Discussion 3 years, 1 month ago
So true.
My local shop sells at same or lower price. And gives me in addition a discount on larger sales, combining with other companies products allowed. Even colors.
Now I wait until I see the stuff and can grab it. Best: Never again the fuzzy waiting time (over 2 months last time) with that XXXX carrier.
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Big Al replied to the topic Basing Differences for Black Powder Napoleonics in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
In the v1 rulebook, all of the photos are of units based 6 figures to a base on 45x40mm bases. In the V2 rulebook all figures are Warlord Games figures using 4 figures to a 40x40mm base. The really strange thing is that Warlord don’t include a set of bases in their plastic figure sets. It would help if they did, really.
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Nat replied to the topic Basing Differences for Black Powder Napoleonics in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
v1 was that (set number of models per grouping /unit), v2 gives an approximate frontage per unit… its very similar in overall size…
ie a Normal sized unit of 24 models with a base of 15-20mm frontage per model works out +/-20 mm of the v2 frontage…. heres a table I drew up for my group as a reference
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Large unit stats in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
To be fair the rules specifically state that most units are supposed to be standard size and therefore all basic profiles should be read from that perspective, so your large 52nd Foot would be 8/4/4+/4 and as I said the large Foot Guards would be 9/5/3+/5, according to AT2. Personally I would give the Guards the same stamina as the Light Infantry…[Read more]
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Nat replied to the topic Large unit stats in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
rough rule of thumb…units are made of groups (called companies in the rules but not historical companies) tiny are 1-2, small 3-4, normal 5-6 & large are 7-8
each group is about 80-100ish men
each group provide 1 hth, .5 shooting & .5 stamina. hth is rounded to the next even number, shooting & stamina are rounded to the next number
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Garry Wills replied to the topic Large unit stats in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Looking at p.110 in AT2, where an upgrade for large unit is given, I think the profile for a Guards unit on p.105 (7/4/3+/4) refers to a standard sized unit (although increasing the stamina as well as the morale is a probably overkill). Thus a large Guard unit would be 9/5/3+/5 under AT2. Not sure I agree with this but that is my interpretation…[Read more]
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Big Al replied to the topic Mixed Formations – when to use? in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 1 month ago
Yes, you have it correct. The skirmish screen is there to screen against small arms fire and combat enemy skirmishers. It isn’t there to try and prevent artillery from shooting at them.
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