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because there are a couple of weird decisions and fudging of points across the board…

I can see in the beta a clear points cut for later launched ships…. the essex class carrier compared to the yorktown class loses 2 flights, gains a 2nd set of DP light guns (doubling the shots) has ranged AA, better local, has advance radar, nearly 20 more…[Read more]

At Paul Neettle – Sorry going to disagree with your first point I mean if you remove snipers ability to do exceptional damage (that is ‘remove equipment’ – that includes LMGs & panzerfausts) you have removed them from the game…. ok they hit better and have a 12-36″ range but still wound the same as a normal rifle.  Thats not worth the 50 or 65…[Read more]

yes it is…. 2 things.. 1 is that cavalry can be put in line 2 bases deep (so 3 wide for a standard unit).  The other is that the unit frontage sizes are guides and personal /club basing conventions should win out.  The difference in sizes shouldnt make to much of an impact.

In the Chelmsford bunker we’ve gone with the rule of thumb for b…[Read more]

Common ones I’m aware of..

MMG teams count as artillery (so can’t be killed off by exceptional damage/ sniper fie)

MMG teams do D3 pins instead of 1….OR MMGs do an extra pin if in range before rolling to hit

I’d agree with you pair except for 1 fact… this is the 2nd edition of the game, having originally been made by mongoose.

So warlord have to cater for both returning /continuing players as well as openeing it up to those gamers who have never played a naval game.. it’s not a historical game – it’s a game based on history, the moment you put p…[Read more]

I think all of these have been flagged to the warlord team already…., we are waiting for the rulebook to be released (in january) which will over rule the cards.

In the facebook group one of the authors has confirmed that they’ve put the un commissioned vessals in to the game for both game balance & to enable what-ifs

all dragoons in the game are heavy Cav D1, as are dutch belgium carabiners (AT2), Neopliatian Heavy cav (CoE) and Spanish guard Heavy Cav (AT1)

yes…. and saxon heavy cav are D2 or D3 (roll per unit at start of game)

thats a mix of v1 and v2 rules…

in v1 Div Comanders could use their SR to order any unit …

in v2 Div Commanders just provide a single reroll per turn to 1 bde commander that they have joined (so start the turn in 12″ /proximity of)

however v2 also gives you the option of changing your div commanders re-roll to a different skill (IIRC theres…[Read more]

Pas de Charge is 2 points per unit, and gives you in effect a limited version of reliable, in it only works if the unit is in assault column, now thats where the issue comes in – as some of the supplements say pas de charge is reliable in assault column, which is the same wording as the BPv2 rule book.   However as you pay points for it we (…[Read more]

my view with the Italian set up including the Aquila is the aircraft and special rules… the Italians have a rule that if you take ground based aircraft you suffer a -1 to your initiative roll so required a carrier, that then comes with a rule for aircraft with folding wings…. and only the Re2001s being carrier capable.

Now the Etna…I guess…[Read more]

Currently there is no erata… as already mentioned the rulebook hasnt been released (due end of Jan) so all we have is a Quick Start Rule booklet….

There has been feed back to warlord about typos in the cards, but the cards will just be player aids and (hopefully) over ruled by the mainbook

I’d say no official ones…. however when we get the rulebook in january you’ll be able to make up your own…

I expect to see a few mockups here or on the facebook group (Victory at sea Wardroom (unoffical))

Yes, if you are taking a Wurttemburg division you need at least 1 Inf Bde… however Black Powder is best described as a framework rules… as they are allies I would allow you to add just the light infantry brigade with no Wurttemburg divisional commander but not allow them to benefit from the divisional commanders re-roll

Re Artillery.. yes,…[Read more]

doesnt matter if you’re a vet of a dozen battles or just out of training…. if you trying to put a handgrenade through a slit!  The difference is your getting there (the order check)

wouldnt be the first FAQ answer that directly contradicts the rulebook…. look at the rece movement entries…. I’d take that answer as being for that unit only at best or ignore it totally at worse.

Having said that, if your gaming group is happy for your NCOs to be loaders then go for it… double penalty when the NCO is killed off by…[Read more]

Kar98K’s way is the way we play it at the Chelmsford bunker… reasons

i) its quicker as you move all your models in one go before we work out shooting, rahter than half move, shooting, remove casualties, finish moving whilst remembering how far each individual guy can go

ii)unless exceptional damage is rolled the owning player removes…[Read more]

MTBs /small boats  will have been used to slip under radar to mine channels used by subs and also to clear an area before you sail your own subs / capital ships out of harbour.

Could you do dieppe… possibly… but I wouldnt due to the numbers involved… but the Commando raids (such as the recover of the paras who took apart the german radar…[Read more]

Not that I’m aware of….of memory I don’t think that .wg.easyarmy.com has any, and they are 90% up to date with campaign books (missing the latest pacific book’

however There is another Normandy book coming soon (preorder on sat) that covers the British and commonwealth sector