SteveT

This might help: http://iagsmgm.blogspot.com/2018/05/panzerschreck-team.html

Got a reply from  Rick. I don’t think he’d mind me posting it here. Nice answer I thought.
– basically – you can’t be in a wood unless you are in open order –on page 38 – Woods. Most formed units require a move to change formation (formed light units can do so as part of a normal move but cannot charge at the same time) p36. Aside from skirmish…[Read more]

Yes, I think it might be partly due to the fact that Warlord don’t rules the ancients’ wargaming world.  Might change as they bring out more figures? I am so late to the party that I would’ve expected more presence here, on what must surely be the main forum for the game?

I think the strength of the openness of the Hail Caesar rules (and Black…[Read more]

Based on how few respond here, my suspicion is it might have fallen out of fashion. Bolt Action gets responses in moments sometimes.

I assumed this:

Orange for burning vehicles

Black for knocked out, destroyed

White for placing indirect fire markers, barrage markers,   etc.

Good point about open order not being able to get support. And the formation change would slow them down.

But yes, as. I think you have surmised, under the rules as I understand them, a Roman legion would not only be uncaring of lighter troops in the woods, but would actively hunt them down!

I want a set of rules to be consistent, at least…[Read more]

I wouldn’t use a wash or that will seep into the recesses, whereas the camo should deliberately cover the ‘sticky out bits’. I would simply  use straightforward painting, since this also mirrors the application process.

Hello!  Thanks for your reply. You approached this the same way I did (at first) until I realise the HC rules differ from BP/P&S in one aspect: most units (not elephants and chariots)  can enter open order to go into woods. As far as I can tell, this just makes them into giant skirmisher units, with no penalty not already applied to any other l…[Read more]

Seems odd that nobody can answer this!

To restate this: What advantages to lighter troops have over heavy troops in forests?  I can see none. This is not realistic.

Thinking about this more….since the heavy infantry would also be in open order in the woods,  then other open order units would not be running rings around them :p

https://world-war-2.wikia.org/wiki/Opel_Blitz_T3.6S

Talks about guns as field upgrades, not official additions.

But you think it’s ok for an unarmed mortar team reduced to 1 man to take an objective?

This answers my question, if anyone else also is wondering: