Jacob Carter

I’ve recently gotten into K47 and there’s a couple rulesets that are in that game I’d like to see ported over.

Reactions and suppressive fire:

Reactions are done whenever a unit is fired upon like going down, but require an order test to complete even if the unit is pinned.  I don’t remember them all but there’s one that allows a unit to attempt…[Read more]

One of the people I like watching is OnPointHQ.  In this video he makes winter US airborne by using German bodies, and it’s a really cool effect

I like to zenithol prime, so I assemble 90% of a model with the exception of arms that could get in the way of painting.  I sticky tack those for the priming, then remove during painting, and will glue them in place just before I do shading.

The mg was fiddly to put together, the bipod was particularly difficult to get in a good spot, but I’m sa…[Read more]

I’ll spare you the photo of the 60 infantry I built using DAK and winter Germans using spare SS and panzergrenadier head/arms to make a Volksgrenadier division lol

But the hardest kitbashes I’ve done are the VG lmg team and my Saving Private Ryan squad where I tried to match the on screen kits as close as I could.  The LMG team uses parts from…[Read more]

The way I understand it is units from campaign books are kind of designed to work internally and are tricky to bring into a base game.  I’d recommend the set of rules on the product page designed to go with the Last Levy force from Armies of Germany.  You will find it if you scroll down in the des…[Read more]

Would you mind detailing the specific issue your opponent has?  I don’t really understand where he has reservations, is it specifically which theater list it can be taken in?

The rules that Stuart listed is virtually identical to the rules listed on Warlords product page for the MAUS, with the exception of having the unreliable rule and being a…[Read more]

I appreciate the response man!  I did end up getting the rest of the rule books a while ago and ended up getting the AT gun version of the Zeus.

After thinking about it I had decided to use BA 2nd edition weapon profiles for all “normal” weapons.  It’s just what I’m used to playing, and it allows firing a tanks main gun at infantry to have a go…[Read more]

Didn’t know that, I seriously don’t like that rule, I think that falls in with FAQ for Tiger Fear as a bad way to fix a problem.  I’d be willing to make an exception for someone just starting the game who may not have 1 in their army available, but you have EVERY opportunity to include a transport when you’re building a list.  I’d like it more…[Read more]

As Stuart said there is both an entry for the 43 and the 44 in the armies of Germany book.

Have you looked into what you’ll need to transport the thing?  If you play any scenario with a first wave/reinforcements you will need something to even bring it onto the table.  As someone who uses a FlaK 37 (which I also recommend getting, it’s an absol…[Read more]

Sounds like you’re looking at late war, so you’ll definitely need an officer and I’d highly recommend making one into a FOO (observer).  I think you’d also be able to make a medic with the GI kit if you wanted to.

You can only have 1 bazooka team per platoon so I wouldn’t make more than that

Here’s basic squad makeup, though you’ll have…[Read more]

Couple things I’d recommend building with the kit that I’m not sure are on the list on the box would be a bazooka team and Forward Air Observer.

You’ll probably face a lot of heavy armor if you go against Germans so the AT option of a bazooka will be valuable and the Americans have a faction rule allowing them two call in 2 air strikes inste…[Read more]

Hadn’t thought of the FG42 as an automatic rifle before, though now that you guys point it out it would make perfect sense.

How would you guys change the squad makeup to maintain balance, since a full squad with those would be nightmarish?  I’m thinking something similar to (Late War) US Paratroopers where you’d add 1 automatic rifle to a squad…[Read more]

At times you’ll have to sacrifice 100% accuracy if you’re trying to get a specific unit or do some major kitbashing.  I did some quick research into those units though I’m much more familiar with late war stuff and know virtually nothing about Gebirgsjager, hope I can help you get started!

The standard plastic Fallschirmjager should handle your F…[Read more]

Heard back from Warlord

The intervening infantry, artillery, soft-skin have similar rules as cover so must obscure 50% of the target unit to give soft-cover.

The height of a vehicle is taken into account when determining the 50%, so taller vehicles potentially won’t receive cover from infantry

I contacted Warlord; they said they’ll forward the question to Aleksai and that the answer may end up in the next FAQ

I dont know man it still doesn’t really seem that cut and dry; it’s different to how all other cover is applied in game, it also states “as explained in the section about cover” which includes the 50% rule, and I genuinely don’t believe I should be able to obstruct a shot at a MAUS from a 17 pdr because I stuck an spotter in the middle of the di…[Read more]

Is the intervening infantry considered cover, or is the blanket statement that shooting through infantry provides a -1 cover bonus?

Interpretation of this will drastically change how this rule is applied in any situation, since if it’s the former the “cover” unit will have to obscure at least 50% of the target unit to give the modifier.  If i…[Read more]

I’d actually argue that they might not provide cover to the tank.  While the base rule is shooting through an enemy unit gives soft cover, vehicles have cover rules that might change that.

On pg 106 ROLLING TO HIT there is two considerations for vehicles to receive a cover bonus.  First is “when you work out whether a vehicle is in cover or not,…[Read more]