SteveT

Not  open-topped in the Italian list. (L3/33).

pp. 23–24.

Rules are pretty clear . No assaults from vehicles

Under DISMOUNTING FROM TRANSPORTS

“Although a unit can use a Run action to dismount from a vehicle, it is not allowed to use this move to make an assault upon an enemy in the same turn”

Banzai is just variant of a RUN order. Passengers can’t run into combat from a vehicle.

<h3>Ostfront: Barbarossa to Berlin, page 91</h3>
In terms of Bolt Action, a strict application of the rules for force selection does not normally allow you to field tanks and guns from other forces – however, you can use captured vehicles and equipment as long as you pay the right points for them and they are taken simply to replace an equi…[Read more]

Under some classifications , the BAR is type of LMG, since its about how it was used not its ROF or mechanisms.

See The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, under the US BAR entry.
” It may be regarded as a rather light machine-gun or as a rather heavy assault rifle, but in practice it was used as a form of light machine-gun.”

(same for the…[Read more]

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Kg_m/40_light_machine_gun

A unit that can have a spotter say so under “options”. So its normally stuff like Med/Hvy mortars and howitzers.

So, your Katyusha does not have that option.

But also note the part on p.71 under Indirect fire that allows them to fire against enemies even if friends are in the way.

On medics: make them too cheap and they will be in everyone’s army, so I think it would work better if they were able to roll to help any casualties, no matter from HE, etc.

Some reduction in cost of MMG/HMG teams. Right now, bit too easy to lose them to snipers, etc.

Air observer – make blunders far rarer even if that means raising cost. Right now, you have to pray you don’t blow your own troops up.

Include in the main book all the bits that got added for terrain and obstacles  in other books.

Smoke. Make it…[Read more]

“Vehicle MGs (and autocannons) don’t have Fixed”. Yes, that was kind of my point.  I think most people would want consistency to any new improvements to MG rules that work across all types.   Tricky.

I think they might need something, but I am not sure this fits in with MGs in tanks somehow?

The problem for me is they are ideal sniper targets — feels seems to me that the sniper always takes out the only one of the team who can use the weapon and thus eliminate the whole team….

One easy change I was tempted with is “hit from this weapon 1 e…[Read more]

To be honest, Stuart,  I am not entirely sure on that ruling since there might be some ambiguity in the meaning of “armoured vehicle”  in the Tank book, a book I find annoying vague in any ways. Also  the armed motorcycle counts as being an “armoured car” in terms of its slot and also its entry in the German forces books under ” Armoured Cars” (a…[Read more]

It is within the rules, as far as I can see,  since they count as “Armoured Cars” for slot purposes. I have already bought lots of bikes myself with the aim of trying something just like this one day.

However, as Nat said, so much depends on other factors. If the scenario is about kills and you are facing off against an enemy tanks(s), then you…[Read more]

Given your plan of holding the line and blasting with the heavy stuff, I would suggest the trucks are not needed. And since you have gone for 2 platoons, why not make use of that and  buy a 2nd mortar to really add to your plan?

S

Thank you Stuart.

Right, pin markers have no effect on To Hit modifiers for indirect fire.

In the INDIRECT FIRE section of the rulebook.

“When firing HE shells using indirect fire, a 6 is required to hit, regardless of any modifier.”  Then 5+, 4+ or until you get a hit and are then “ranged in”.

Other than that, as you said, they do affect order tests.

Exactly, Nat, exactly.

(1) Play to the strengths of the army you are using. What are the Russians good at? How can you make the most of the edges only they get? As others have said the Russians have everything you need, from really heavy stuff to cheap convicts. You can expand them to give yourself more optionsI play Japanese a lot , for example, and don’t usually…[Read more]

Right.