Ian

I think this might be glitch in the rules system as this is a game changer!!!

I hope they take this opportunity to finally make squad LMG’s and MMG’s worth choosing in an army selection. At the moment they are poor points value and don’t reflect their importance on the battlefield.

Hi LT,

I’m not arguing about the definition of an LMG, MMG, GPMG or automatic rifle or what ever they are classed as. The BA rules are clear as to what is an LMG (basically the squad automatic weapon), what is an MMG and what is classed as an Automatic Rifle.    That’s OK, I get that, the rules are fun and not extensive.

The point I’m trying t…[Read more]

Treat as a building with two floors.

No. Must be on the same floor

The big advantage of a half-track over a wheeled vehicle is that they, just like a tank, ignore obstacles. So its not just mud etc but any terrain classed as an obstacle. This would include  hedgerows, fences, steams and the like. These would stop a fully wheeled vehicle and limit its movement on the table.

However the advantage of  being able t…[Read more]

Highland regiments only wore the kilt in the very early days of the second world war. After the evacuation of France there is little to distinguish Scottish Highland and Guards from other County Regiments.

The tam o’shanter bonnet was also wore by many other Scottish regiments but this was rarely worn in combat. Each Scottish regiment, highland…[Read more]

I think I will stick with the normal two-man sniper team, costs 5 pts less and is more robust.

Great, Thanks for that information.

Paying the extra +5 points for only one man instead of a 2-man team seemed a bit counterintuitive, but I see the advantages now.

The LMG option is too expensive. 55pts +10pts for an LMG firing at a -1 to hit? Doesn’t make sense

Get some barbed wire. That will slow him down long enough for your infantry to whittle him down.

Which army list is he using that allows 5 Bamboo Spear fighter squads??

Hi Lindsay. Look us up. We are the Guernsey Wargames Club.

It would be great to get together but difficult at the moment as you say.

It looks like you have a fairly big membership?

We are all off out tonight for our Christmas meal. So I will tell everyone we’ve been chatting.

Catch you later

Ian

Hi Lindsay,

That sounds like a great idea. Do you run wargames weekend right through the summer or only on specific dates?

We are a small club (Max 10 people) based in Guernsey. We fight mainly historical battles we have just finished a BA game for the German invasion of Guernsey……….but in our version the Brits decided to fight it out…[Read more]

Hi Lindsay,

Looks like a cracking game. It also looks like you have a busy wee club up there.

If you guys ever fancy a weekend in the sun you are more than welcome to join us for a wargames weekend.

From the opposite end of the British Isles

Hi Dr Dave,

I have 3 spare Sherman models that I will probably never get around to building (Birthday extras) tell me what you need and I can send it to you.

Hi Steel Jacket.

The figure scale is 1:56. If this is translated and used as the ground scale, a standard 6’x4′ table would measure 110m x 75 m, maximum rifle range would be 38m and a man could run 18m per move!!!

To make movement and firing ranges more realistic it is conventional in most wargames rules to have the ground scale different from…[Read more]

Thanks all,

Looking at it again, I think in built up areas with lots of streets, buildings etc. will reduce it to around 1200m x 800m. That seems to work with terrain, movement and ranges. Where the land is more open it feels better to open the scale up a bit to around 1500m x 1000m

I will let you know how it works out once we get around that…[Read more]

Hi Duncan

First of all welcome to Bolt Action. It’s a really good set of WWII platoon level rules, so I do hope you enjoy playing. Also D-Day/Normandy is a great period with all the different troops types and strange vehicles scurrying about the table.

I hope your table works out well and you get a lot of enjoyment from it . I also like the…[Read more]