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Greg replied to the topic Japanese Lone Sniper in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 1 month ago
The Lone Sniper doesn’t take the -1 for no assistant as he is not a Team element. He also ignores the 1st pin he might have in the orders phase.
As an LMG, he takes the -1 for no assistant. No exceptional hits (unless you roll 6 twice to damage). Range is the same as any other LMG. No benefits.
Better to use him as Sniper.
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Greg started the topic Cavalry with submachine guns in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 11 months ago
The Armies of the Soviet Union book list Cavalry Squad with the option of equipping each soldier with a submachine gun. My question is: Do the sub guns fire as normal while mounted? Cavalry lists in all the other books I have seen only refer to the Cavalry carbine being fired as a pistol while mounted. I would think the submachine guns are…[Read more]
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Greg replied to the topic Define "Short Range" in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
Thanks for the clarification. The narrative mentions point blank, but I’ve learned to ignore the narratives as the actual rules and characteristics don’t follow them.
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Greg started the topic Define "Short Range" in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
In the Armies of the Soviet Union book, the M42 Anti-tank gun gets a +1 to its penetration at short range. Is that Point Blank? Or whatever isn’t long range?
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Greg replied to the topic Sniper in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 7 months ago
There’s also the Nationalist Chinese sniper (Sgt Tung I think), who is also alone sniper & kills on a 2 no matter the targets skill level!