George

Hi CtG, I see your reasoning but I was sticking to RAW. With your example I think it is even more important that the RAW approach is taken, BP’s strength is the randomness it brings to command and movement. No units are exempt from friction. Good discussion though.

I am sorry CtG, free moves are only available to units that failed their command roll. First para of p.34. Hence some units with free moves won’t get them if they are not ordered for whatever reason.

Regards

Garry

Incase people have missed it… the midway box (and others) are going up for pre order tomorrow (21st August)

Very nice.

Bolt action is much better to the Eastern WW I front than the Western.

Yup! As Garry has said. The rule book actually describes it as the victorious unit is so euphoric about winning that it ignores its casualties and so doesn’t have to test. As it has received excess casualties, the unit is now shaken, asHarry has mentioned. This means that it cannot initiate combat, but will still fight if attacked. It suffers -1 t…[Read more]

No it doesn’t test. The excess casualties are just removed. I know it seems odd but that is what happens. The winners of the melee are still shaken and so are vulnerable to any counterattack.

Garry

In situations like this (improvable object meets unstoppable force) I normally follow the rule of  must over rides cant.

So the cant run stipulation doesnt stop a unit from receiving a run order but rather moving at double speed.  As an large gun being man handled cant move at double speed anyway I’d say it can still move.  However that in…[Read more]

Its a long time since I built my resin one.

Towing hook, towing rings, rear turret door, gun barrel.

It’s no big problem. In worst case just use a 25 mm base as template.

If you prefer a 20mm for look or other reasons feel free.  Rule systems come and go but armies stay. 😉

@enoich – Only thing I’d say is when talking about dogfight rules use flights not planes so as not to add any confusion about the aircraft X trait supplying observer planes.  Otherwise yeah I agree with it all!

I can live with the scale difference, compared to the Warlord 1935 M-Boot it’s OK, just because that is too small too.   But compared to the S-Boot its flimsy.

So I will use it but its far from ideal.

The kit offers three versions, differing only from the decals.  I choose U 552. I like the rd devils at tower of the “Teufelsboot”.

Built at Blohm & Voss Hamburg U 552 went into service 4^th December 1940.  15 missions with 7. Flottille. with 30 merchants and destroyers HMS Allouette and USS Reuben James sunk.  Reuben James was sunk i…[Read more]

Vorschrift  D 513/1  gives some contemporary Detail

Großer Floßsack 34:
5,50 m lang
1,85 m breit und
150 kg schwer.
8 – 12 Mann   depending on equipment taken with them.

Kleiner Floßsack 34:
3,00 m lang,
1,15 m breit und
55 kg schwer.
3 – 4 Mann

Floßsack was the Germa military name for a vessel like a Schlauchboot. But not just air in…[Read more]

dont forget the DV… I think the little boat has a 4+ instead of the normal boats 3+

Charge the Guns is right. You issue your order and just rolled enough for the completion of the first part. That means that the unit changes formation. It is now stranded.

Leaving terrain like woods would be the same result. The only difference being that the unit does not need an order to change to line or close order because it would…[Read more]

I agree with @Charge the Guns… There is a rules precedent for instructions that cant be completed with the number of orders rolled (artillery limbering) carries over to the next turn. So I would go with that… if you tell a unit to go through woods and dont get enough orders they do as much as they can but stop when they run out of them.

Eg…[Read more]

well empire in flames (and other campaign books) have this as a generic boat:

Waterborne (deep & shallow water only, move has half track), Slow & Open-topped.

• Assault boat/ life-boat/ improvised rafts etc

Cost: 16 (inexperienced) 20 (regular) 24 (vet)

Damage: 3+

Transport: 16 men

Option: remove May not Run for +10 points

Rules: May not…[Read more]

S U P E R B !!!

May be an Irish view of the Lord General.   😉