George

OK, so you can get these from Warlord:

@SteveT – yes, they are in Flames of Empire Book

@Nick – As per the FAQ they dont get any army special rules….how ever you can get the Austrailian /British Native Irregulars, or get the Japanese Spearmen and remove the spears replacing them with rifles.

They would be the people of the ‘greater east asia co-prosperity sphere’ who belived the…[Read more]

You are definitely talking about Bolt Action, not Samurais, right?

Thanks to a Wardroom member for writing this up!

This one way of doing approximately balance points lists from the two player set. No refits are taken on any ship.

IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY

Medium Priority. Total Points: 710

2x Mogami-Class Heavy Cruisers

3x Fubuki-Class Destroyers

High Priority. Total Points: 785

2x Mogami-Class Heavy…[Read more]

Is it duel in the sun? or the other western desert book?

Its in the flights stats section of each nations arsenal.

level bomber (ie the B17) have the heavy trait – this is a possible critical on a natural 5 or 6.

Dive bombers & torpedo bombers have the devastating trait – this means they ignore the ships armour and do hull damage (only armoured deck or torpedo belt can modifiy it) and do possibly a…[Read more]

“Use” is the problem.    The old FRench tanks had only that one true action mentioned by me. True Resistance units had no tank actions, only the semi regular 13th Dragons p. formed post D Day .

The resistance got many German armored vehicles but only used them for demonstrations against rearguards. Like the French ones. No true fights.  To use…[Read more]

The post D-day local raised French got a lot of German equipment. Including 12 Panther tanks in good condition.

Two stood long before the Musee de L’armee Invalide dome on exibition. With French markings.

(Polish had “Pudel”, a Panther and used in in Warsaw rising)

Some 44 Panzer, incl. a tiger,  are used. Main Tank force came from…[Read more]

They are a seperate unit that share an order dice.

However the order dice is rem0ved if the mortar /howitzer is.  So for Prelim bombardments, yes they are treated as two different units.

dont worry about it, its how we learn, I’ve learnt as much by writing these guides as by reading the rules.

Hi Peter,

Re movement – all ships have to move at least 1″ unless the condition is one of the 3 i mentioned.  They are not able to turn unless they’ve moved 1″with agile or 2″ normally with lumbering (limited to 1 turn per move)

Re Orders – yes they’re supposed to be in the ship activation irrespective of the order.  I’ll have to correct that i…[Read more]

Love how someone has looked at the rules and gone useless here yet in the wardroom people are going they need nerfing as they are too deadly!

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As I said it’s slightly easier to understand as you realise how the books been assembled .. not that it was expanded clearer..

If you decide to play in 1944, then these planes just get way better for no extra points? It may be historically accurate, but doesn’t seem balanced on a tabletop. What am I missing?

Simple answer:  Nothing.    But how many ballanced carrier fights had been there in 44/45?    As often two worlds collide, the pure wargamer that wants equal ch…[Read more]

Shrakins and Nat are 100 % right.

The chances are roughly based on real world ones or even better.

Take for example 3. Schnellboot Flottille in med. from 9/40 to 1/45.

184 Torpedoes fired at warships 22 hits           1 hit in 8,3 fired   With a D6 ………

53 at merchant ships   13 hits

11 at stationary ships  3  hits ! ( Hitting sandbar…[Read more]

v.1 of the Cheat Sheet (2 page) and shooting modifiers (also 2 page)

So heres the Flights 101, pretty much everything you need for flights, pending the FAQ….

@Shrokins, thats hit on 5+s when touching base with the target ship only,  otherwise they are hit on 6s.

Would have been better if it was, I agree.

Its (slighty) easier to understand in the full rulebook, because the core is the same as the 2 player book, then submarines are another section, mtbs another, weather & night a 3rd.  They dont go over past rules but are written as additions…..

Theres a reason why I’ve done a 2 page cheat guide to the…[Read more]