Aidan

It actually looks like a pretty good deal, a light mortar that can fire directly and is 10 points cheaper. But can move and fire.

Hey  guys, how does this wild idea sound?: Adding a 57mm M18 recoilless howitzer to my army. Now, it only has a pathetic 1″ HE template, but it is ONLY 30 points for an order dice, it can fire 48″ directly or up to 60″ indirectly, and since it’s so small my opponent might ignore it which will allow it to wreck his weapons teams.

And it would be…[Read more]

Oh ok, that’s an interesting perspective that I never considered, thanks.

Yeah that makes more sense, although my “USS Indianapolis 1944” is still getting it’s stern handed to it by a 50 point “Fubuki”.

So I guess my best bet to still play historical, because I do like naval history, but balance it out a bit, because I play games to have fun, is…[Read more]

Oooh, that sounds interesting. And they get some cool toys like the Patton tank…

Ah ok, glad that it’s not just me then. When it reached the point where a 10-year old spammed my fleet with torps and I lost in 3 turns, I started to have doubts about my abilities.

Thank you, it looks like I’ll be 3d printing some aircraft carriers and Atlanta class cruisers, and using more Fletchers.

I wish that the starter set maybe included…[Read more]

Lol thanks Steve.

Also, kind of related to the Chaffee question, I want a Jeep to go in my armored car slot. Would putting a MMG or a HMGon it be best? I’m kinda torn between the two, MMG is cheaper and has more shots. HMG has pen, so it can threaten veterans, soft skins, armored cars, or even light tanks from the side. But it costs 10 more points than a MMG. Thoughts?

I think he meant “barring niche”, as in “books will bring all units (barring niche ones) from the campaign books together”

Hey L.T. Russel!

Holy cow, they had a dedicated reverse driver? I gotta research that. Efficiency at its peak…

Wow, that sounds terrifying. So if I ever play Konflikt 47, I need autocannons or a M16 quad HMG, *Takes notes*. I gotta try K47 one day…. But maybe I should start Bolt Acion first lol. Can’t put the cart before the horse.

Ah, ok.…[Read more]

Thanks L.T. Russel, I think once I have my troops painted up on the table storming the beaches I’ll realize that I made a good choice. I’ve designed my army to be super flexible, so if I try something and it doesn’t work, I can just swap it out. Yeah I’ve seen those people with massive armies before, here I am budgeting to afford paints…. That…[Read more]

Hahaha! Maybe I picked the wrong faction to start with…

Thanks L.T. Russel!

Yeah from what I’ve seen, the “2 or 3 man officer team” debate is about as old as time. And it looks like there isn’t a correct answer, it depends. I personally am running my LT as a 2 man team, because his purpose is to sit back and provide morale boosts and extra pins. So adding an extra man isn’t worth it as much, the…[Read more]

Ah ok thanks a lot. Might just diy a wash for budget considerations.

WHAT?!?!?!? Man how did I not know this? I’ve been digging around for months now, sifting through Youtube videos, and lurking around forums, and there’s not been one mention of the Yubari. I stand corrected lol, maybe this is a sign that I should finally get the $55 dollar rulebook….. Although I think that money would be better spent, i’m trying…[Read more]

Oh I see lol! That’s gotta be interesting to watch. Wait, Chaffees get half speed reverse moves, but the German armored cars don’t? That’s interesting. Also what’s Russian Ursus infantry? In theory, since AT grenades are represented by Molotov Cocktails, you should be able to use the against infantry somehow….

I also have another major challenge to consider: painting. Now I’ve seen some wizard painters who paint up platoons that look like they just came off the beaches of Normandy, but I have zero miniature painting experience, or even painting in general. So Iv’e decided to start simple, as any paint on a mini is better than none, and sort of figure…[Read more]

I was browsing army lists the other day, and IIRC one of the Panzer III variants can use 2 coaxial MMGs.

And I’ve seen a few people talk about how the Panzer III is like a German Stuart now, with 18 shots…

Yeah I made my list flexible, so I’ll just have to play a few games then tweak it.

If I ditch the assistants, I can upgrade to a heavy for 15 points. And I see your point, a 3″ HE template that kills vets on 2+ or hits armored vehicles with 4 pen, anywhere on the map with 5 feet of range….

Here’s another rough draft of a list:

*7 order dice, 499 points*

Reg 2nd Lt + 2 buddies, rifles (70)

Reg 8 man squad, 6 rifles 2 BARs (90)

Reg 8 man squad, 6 rifles 2 BARs (90)

Vet 8 man squad, 6 rifles 2 BARs (114)

Reg  Medic, pistol (23)

Reg Medium mortar team + spotter (60)

Reg sniper team, scoped rifle + pistol, spotter with SMG…[Read more]

Ah, I see lol.

I pictured something like him putting one guy in the group on trial for using DAK schtutzen squads with free LMGs in a European battle or something like that….