tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84200116836742720222024-03-13T06:07:05.481+02:00VonRichthofen's loungeThis is a Blog for my Battle Reports and musings, don't get to play that often, but will try to record everything. Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-72669903668093792912021-02-09T09:08:00.003+02:002021-02-09T09:08:27.315+02:00Beginnings of Necromunda Gang<p>Nancy was furious, the muscles before brains were stalking her sisters and had harassed Becky last week. This was something that had happened too many times already and her position as Queen of Girls of old town required action. She took her gun from the shelf and left the 'headquarters' of the gang, beckoning Goldie and Wendy, her Matriarchs, to come to her. 'Girls, get everybody ready, we will get some tonight!'</p><p>She gave inquiring eye to the nobles from House Ulanti, would be nice to have those rather unnerving women along, if only to have more targets for the hulking idiots to hate.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1kjJOIrd7I/YCEw7iLeGyI/AAAAAAAAalk/PIgJA039qdUC8LJdMP0zw8V5V7o6dDiPACPcBGAsYHg/s1422/20210208_142710.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="1197" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1kjJOIrd7I/YCEw7iLeGyI/AAAAAAAAalk/PIgJA039qdUC8LJdMP0zw8V5V7o6dDiPACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_142710.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nancy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yZcHJnFGu4M/YCE13HhrFZI/AAAAAAAAa0I/MZXYrmQsL1Y248y1EkiTlWrUC6i8dPErwCPcBGAsYHg/s1998/20210208_142809.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1998" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yZcHJnFGu4M/YCE13HhrFZI/AAAAAAAAa0I/MZXYrmQsL1Y248y1EkiTlWrUC6i8dPErwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_142809.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldie and Wendy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kBT0YCBhnhM/YCE2A1051bI/AAAAAAAAa0M/3JCjhiMyrSQ_ECU0IPDdSQe-5ouVzUMrQCPcBGAsYHg/s1443/20210208_142848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="1373" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kBT0YCBhnhM/YCE2A1051bI/AAAAAAAAa0M/3JCjhiMyrSQ_ECU0IPDdSQe-5ouVzUMrQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_142848.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Molly with Grenade Launcher<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fsBif6ep2lg/YCE2M4o6HOI/AAAAAAAAa0Q/YvAFEiZ1BgUz81xb2jis2TxBYjloXl7RACPcBGAsYHg/s2006/20210208_142930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2006" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fsBif6ep2lg/YCE2M4o6HOI/AAAAAAAAa0Q/YvAFEiZ1BgUz81xb2jis2TxBYjloXl7RACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_142930.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dallas and Gail - Sisters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GnMB6oWfAsw/YCE2Wr_yZQI/AAAAAAAAa0U/p2jP3Ol3OKE9DwUzGJf-6VOPgZky3a0HACPcBGAsYHg/s2006/20210208_142959.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="2006" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GnMB6oWfAsw/YCE2Wr_yZQI/AAAAAAAAa0U/p2jP3Ol3OKE9DwUzGJf-6VOPgZky3a0HACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_142959.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Becky and Tammy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oc5PiMXEiDQ/YCE2dzk7B7I/AAAAAAAAa0Y/Jh8ex7btBCcnZuR7gSOjotOs1Saya3bQwCPcBGAsYHg/s1852/20210208_143046.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1852" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oc5PiMXEiDQ/YCE2dzk7B7I/AAAAAAAAa0Y/Jh8ex7btBCcnZuR7gSOjotOs1Saya3bQwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_143046.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Ulanti reps</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9r-4AyGe1Zs/YCE2i_JcnGI/AAAAAAAAa0c/UdMM8V-Z9iIMTYLJUExPcYy99oYn2OkqACPcBGAsYHg/s1431/20210208_143115.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1138" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9r-4AyGe1Zs/YCE2i_JcnGI/AAAAAAAAa0c/UdMM8V-Z9iIMTYLJUExPcYy99oYn2OkqACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_143115.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nike A Go Go - Death maiden (not in the starting lineup)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>My gaming club decided to start Necromunda campaign few months ago, was interested but didn't really want to buy any more miniatures... So, I checked want I had, and asked guys if it's ok to use these, gathered few 40k weapons and off I went.</p><p>These are motley crew from Hasslefree and Zombicide mostly. But I think they should be okay to play with. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-84205205036910665192021-02-09T08:52:00.000+02:002021-02-09T08:52:35.310+02:00Back in business.<p>Ok, work, family, being coach, takes time from hobbies. Haven't write anything in the blog since 2017, but thought to continue as I have more time and new games to play. </p><p>While in lockdown, being one who has been working remotely a lot before, nothing changed by covid for me in that scope.</p><p>Since I quit Fow, haven't played really anything but one club Mordheim campaign with Druchi list from Broheim, maybe 5 games. </p><p>Now it seems that the old guys want old games, so coming up is new warband for Mordheim, Disciples of Maldred is on the paint queue, this isn't probably the powerlist top10 but I really don't really want that either now. </p><p>For Necromunda, I took look at what I had in miniatures horde, and decided that having quite many Hasslefree miniatures and lot of nasty, sexy zombicide killer queens, that Escher is the best and only option, lest I buy more, and really the unpainted lead mountain is high enough.</p><p>I'm going to eye hospital to get me some kind of new contact lenses, so hoping that doesn't mean that I need to paint everything again, when I see better.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXe5j7Uvtjo/YCIwhF5hNmI/AAAAAAAAa5o/juUErjD6ln4kJ3xR5dex04ZTL3Z6aHqnQCPcBGAsYHg/s2006/20210128_110920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2006" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXe5j7Uvtjo/YCIwhF5hNmI/AAAAAAAAa5o/juUErjD6ln4kJ3xR5dex04ZTL3Z6aHqnQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210128_110920.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girls of the Old Town<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hhHqbXOjxg8/YCIwr_xXLRI/AAAAAAAAa5s/cXVyij6mjAIgFJjLazhRotJoBtaHm49DQCPcBGAsYHg/s3099/20210208_143234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="3099" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hhHqbXOjxg8/YCIwr_xXLRI/AAAAAAAAa5s/cXVyij6mjAIgFJjLazhRotJoBtaHm49DQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210208_143234.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Disciple of Maldred, the Duke, and his dupes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-31299856450576713612017-04-20T13:58:00.002+03:002017-04-20T13:58:50.237+03:00So long, and thanks for all the fish.I know this blog has not been very active, but my time and interest hasn't been in fow lately too much either.<br />
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Thanks to the way BF put the new version, probably won't play the game anyway.<br />
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V4 rules are ok, and I have nothing bad to say about them, really. The cards and new lists don't really look like something to wait eagerly for years to get and play with though.<br />
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I liked FOW for it was tournament friendly game, the V4 hardly will be, at least not in near future, So there is no need to have competitive game for me, and that makes it easy to move to other games.<br />
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Have fun everyone who enjoys the game now, and after, I'm off to do something else for while. Mostly modern russians for modern Bolt Action lately, maybe put new blog up for that one day.<br />
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Not gonna rant about all there is wrong in the world, just little sad to lose the good tournament game.Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-85100427058965845052016-01-28T09:29:00.000+02:002016-01-28T11:33:42.230+02:00Going Microarmor for modern wargaming - Heroics & Ros stuff, updated<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Decided the newest BF venture doesn't look that good on table or wallet, so after seen the WWPD guys AAR with 6mm minis, I was sold.<br />
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Takes some time to get the idea how to paint these, and in reality nobody can see details from 1m range anyway. Here are some of mine US stuff, all from H&R. Will put more pics up in near future.<br />
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<br />Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-70728410786719515942015-09-24T10:17:00.001+03:002015-09-24T10:17:25.203+03:00Push to Meuse versus Bad languageJust a quick one, sorry no pics. Invited a friend over to have a game between two always attacking, spearheading medium tank lists.<br />
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2 PzivJ<br />
Bergepanther<br />
4 PzivJ<br />
4 PzivJ<br />
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Full aufk<br />
Puma patrol<br />
Nebs trucks<br />
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Jumbo<br />
Easy8<br />
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Patton<br />
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Jumbo<br />
2 Easy8<br />
M4a3<br />
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Jumbo<br />
2 easy8<br />
M4a3<br />
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3 armored mortars plus .50<br />
3 m4a3 105mm<br />
Vet cavalry recon<br />
3 Priests with m4a3<br />
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AOP<br />
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As both list are always attack, we rolled and PTTM got to defend in Fighting withdrawal.<br />
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The game was a nailbiter, on my turn 8 I managed to hunt down a panzer to force first platoon morale, which he failed and, starting his turn, the company morale.<br />
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Make the 4+ to win, otherwise lose, can't be better than that after hard fought 8 turns, and the confident German rolls.... A 3!!!!<br />
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Both lists have a lot of potential and really are something that can give battle to both. They also come from Mr.Willcox list ideas, so probably are not for everybody, we really had a lot of fun, even if my wife was very, very angry. ;)<br />
<br />Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-73600495711602159982015-09-04T13:51:00.000+03:002015-09-07T18:35:59.857+03:00Sigh, getting old, forgot the title. :P Anyways, FAQ/LFTF updated.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FAQ updated with September additions, added the EW books to the mix while at it.<br />
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Bigger things were:<br />
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<li>Clarifying who always attacks/defends in v2 based lists.</li>
<li>Aircraft gets shot at any part of the model</li>
<li>Sending Supply vehicles to the rear</li>
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Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-46008439250508388032015-06-15T12:57:00.000+03:002015-07-03T16:00:19.032+03:00Gaming models Shermans, Jumbos, Easy 8's, Priests and staff. Updated pics.<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><br />In the wise words of ZZ top:<br />When you get up in the morning and the light is hurt your head</span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">The first thing you do when you get up out of bed</span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">Is hit that streets a-runnin' and try to beat the masses</span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">And go get yourself some cheap Shermans</span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #474747; line-height: 30px;">Bought lot of US stuff from Greg, and I have painting these and added .50 cals and some troops for the Priests/Jeeps. I have used both BF and Dom's decals here, I put some new pics ups, as the sun is up now, even here north.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #474747; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">So, this is where they stand now. Still some work needed, but as people want to see cheaper options for their toys, I'll update this now.</span><br />
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<br />Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-53346937584528553342015-05-29T21:29:00.001+03:002015-05-29T21:30:46.167+03:00Royale with cheese, or, Patton con queso.All this talk about cheese makes me hungry, but I'll give some response to the over-confident teuton. I have two games with Americans under my belt, and the other one was year ago with MW ARC in scenario games day at the club. That isn't much, but the ' Lucky 7th' is a joy to play, so I'm not too worried.<br />
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The Jumbo looses a lot of its OP versus AT17, But should be good for killing the rest, also, reserves with defender can really bite the remagen Cats where it hurts. I have olento smoke, and those cats are ReluctanT. If I was making list versus these JTs, I probably Would take no Jumbos, and using the Detroit Plus spearhead to be in flank as fast as possible. Maybe having some 155mm guns, air support or infantry also. But that's not this cheese. So we will go where the angels dare, and put some 76mm rounds Where they don't want them.<br />
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Naturally I'm going to command the Big German Cats (with Cheese). I take this as an opportunity to sharpen my skills with Big Cats. It's also an opportunity to find a playable and joyable list with fewer points that I've customed with. My normal points limit being 1900 and our game being 1780.<br />
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<b>So will I win? Yes.</b> With His German Cheeseness (by rules), Ace of Aces, Herr Oberleutnant Carius as my commander in the field, I have no doubt of that. Backed up by his friends in their German Cheese Bricks (aka Jagdtigers). And a bunch of other stuff I won't be revealing just yet.<br />
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So why Jagdtigers are Bricks of Cheese? Well, for starters they have impervious Front Armor of 16. Second they have the meanest gun of all, Anti-Tank 17, Firepower 2+, Breakthrough Gun, a bane to any tank, infantry or gun team. And third, Carius has perhaps the best special rule ever: <b>Setting Up The Shot</b>. Ignore concealment given by terrain and thus ignore Gone to Ground, and ignore +1 to hit for long range. And fourth, they are big metal boxes that look like and could be cheese.<br />
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I know it was done in pure essence of game stability. But it still is a great rule, no concealed and GtG for tanks except when Carius is being smoked<i>.</i> It's the infantry and gun teams that benefit the most of this. Now dug in infantry will be concealed and GtG in the open, as long as they don't shoot, so only max 6' to hit if shooting at veteran infantry.<br />
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So let the army with most Cheese win! We all know the result, don't we? ;)<br />
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And something about cheese. I think this is the best cheese I've ever tasted, sorry it's not German but Norwegian cheese:<br />
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I lost 2iC Jumbo and 1 PJ Sherman in the game, while killed 4 platoons. Focused attack at one objective, then gunning down everything that tried to move to help it. Ninja Shermans kept one Pak40 platoons 2 guns fighting them somewhere where the battle wasn't won.<br />
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<i>That depends on the type of team.</i><br />
<i>• A Motorcycle Rifle team or Motorcycle SMG team does not have any ma- chine-guns. The crew rely entirely on their personnel weapons.</i><br />
<i>• A Motorcycle Rifle/MG team has one machine-gun for each two teams, so one in four motorcycle combinations would have a machine-gun. The other three motorcycles just have their rifles.</i><br />
<i>• A Motorcycle MG team has one machine-gun for each team, so one in two motorcycle combinations have a machine-gun.</i><br />
<i>Solo Motorcycle teams have four one-man motorcycles rather than two motorcy- cle and sidecar combinations, but the armament by team remains the same, so a Solo Motorcycle Rifle/MG team would have one machine-gun for every two teams, giving one team a machine-gun motorcycle and three rifle-armed ones, and the other team just four rifle-armed motorcycles.</i></div>
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<i>No. It takes the entire Movement Step to Dig In, so they cannot Unlimber, even if it does not count as moving.</i></div>
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<b>If my infantry move At the Double to Mount their Transports, can the Transports shoot or </b></div>
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<i>No. In effect, the Transport teams have moved At the Double, even if they did not move at all.</i></div>
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<b>Are Man-packed Anti-aircraft Guns able to be Concealed in the Open?</b></div>
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<i>No. As with Digging In, they are too big to conceal in the open.</i></div>
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<b>Do the Hit Allocation rules apply to Smoke Ammunition?</b></div>
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<i>Yes they do. The only difference with Smoke Ammunition is that the shooting player picks the teams that were hit.</i></div>
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<b>Assaults:</b></h3>
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<b>Can my Company Command team (or some other Warrior) Join the 2iC Command team (or some other Warrior) rather than a Pinned Down platoon to avoid being Pinned Down for Defensive Fire?</b></div>
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<i>No. They must Join a proper platoon if they can. If that means that they are Pinned Down, then they are Pinned Down.</i></div>
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<b>Aircraft:</b></h3>
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<i>In addition, Line of Sight to and from Aircraft is measured from the cockpit.</i></div>
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<b>Reconnaissance:</b></h3>
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<b>Can a Transport team use the Eyes and Ears rule?</b></div>
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<i>No they can’t.</i></div>
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<b>Can passengers in a Transport team use the Eyes and Ears rule?</b></div>
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<i>Yes they can.</i></div>
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<b>Tank Escorts:</b></h3>
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<b>So can a Half-tracked Tank team with Tank Escorts assault into a building? A half-track cannot enter a building, but does this stop the Tank Escorts?</b></div>
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<i>Yes they can. The half-track can’t enter the building, but it doesn’t need to for the Tank Escorts to assault into it.</i></div>
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<b>If I have a Fortified Company and form an HQ Weapons Platoon, is it a Fortified Company.</b></div>
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<i>If the Company HQ that it was formed from was a Fortified Platoon, then the HQ Weapons Platoon is also a Fortified Platoon.</i></div>
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<b>If I use the Hit ‘em with Everything You’ve Got rule to fire an Artillery Bombardment with platoons that have different Skill ratings, what is the Skill rating used to hit the target?</b></div>
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<i>The Mixed Bombardment rule states that the combined platoon uses the lowest Skill rating of any battery participating.</i></div>
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<b>What about the All Guns Repeat rule?</b></div>
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<i>No, they can’t use that either, since not all platoons have a Staff team.</i></div>
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<b>Tank Destroyers:</b></h3>
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<b>Can Tank Destroyers be placed using the Tank Destroyer Section special rule within 12”/30cm and in Line of Sight of an AOP with the Column Security special rule?</b><i></i></div>
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<i>Yes. The Column Security special rule applies to Ambushes, but the Tank Destroyer Section does not use the Ambushes rule. In fact, since an AOP is not a team, it does not limit Tank Destroyer placement at all.</i></div>
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<b>Can Warrior teams make Stormtroopers moves on their own, or do they need to Join a platoon to do so?</b><i>Since Warrior teams are platoons in their own right when they aren’t Joined to another platoon, they can make a Stormtroopers move.</i></div>
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<b><br />Does the 2iC of a Tiger Company have a Tiger Ace skill?</b><i>Yes, he’s a Warrior from a Company HQ that has the Tiger Ace skill.</i></div>
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<b>Overlord:</b></h3>
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<b>The M3 75mm GMC is shown without a machine-gun. Is this correct?</b><br />
<i>No. It has an .50 cal AA MG fitted.</i></div>
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<b>Naval Gunfire Support</b><i><br />The arsenal entries for Light and Heavy Cruisers have Changed. A Light Cruiser is now a 4-gun battery with Anti-tank 5 and Firepower 2+. A Heavy Cruiser is now a 4-gun battery.</i></div>
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<b>Atlantik wall:</b></h3>
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<b>The 7.5cm KwK35(f) gun on the Panzer B-2 740(f ) (Char B-1) has a Range of 16”/40cm and can fire on the move. Is this correct?</b><i>No. It has Range 24”/60cm and Awkward Layout.</i></div>
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<b>Market Garden:</b></h3>
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<b>Naval Gunfire Support</b><i></i></div>
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<i>There are now three Naval Gunfire Support options:<br />• HMS Warspite for 300 points<br />• HMS Roberts for 150 points<br />• LCG support for 75 points.</i></div>
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<i>HMS Warspite is a 4-gun battery with Anti-tank 6 and Firepower 1+.</i></div>
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<b>Bridge by Bridge:</b></h3>
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<b>What are the characteristics of the Captured Humber IV armoured car an Captured Humber scout car?</b><br />
<i>Humber IV: Wheeled, Front 1, Side 0, Top 0, Co-ax MG.<br />M6 37mm gun: Range 24:/60cm, ROF 2, Anti-tank 7, Firepower 4+.<br />Humber Scout Car: Jeep, Front 1, Side 0, Top 0, AA MG.</i></div>
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<b>Blood, Guts & Glory:</b></h3>
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<b>Are Tank Destroyer Platoons still Reconnaissance Platoons under the new Tank Destroyer rules?</b><i></i></div>
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<i>No. They are not Reconnaissance Platoons.</i></div>
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<b>Devil's Charge:</b></h3>
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<b>Does Peiper’s Kampfgruppe have to be the Attacker in order to use the Peiper’s Charge special rule?</b><br />
<i>Yes. If it is the defender against another Always Attacks force, it cannot use the Spearhead Deployment rule.</i></div>
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<b>Can the Company and 2iC Command teams make a Spearhead Deployment with the rest of their company?</b><br />
<i>If they are equipped with Panzer IV tanks, then yes.</i></div>
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<b>Does the German Staff team really have Automatic Rifles?</b></div>
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<i>No. Remove that rule from the arsenal.</i></div>
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<b>Can a Parachute Rifle Platoon support a Cavalry Recon Troop?</b><br />
<i>Yes. It should be an option in the Infantry Support Platoons box (page 64).</i></div>
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<b>Do I have to dismount all of my Cavalry Recon Platoons, or can I just Dismount some?</b><br />
<i>You may dismount any or all of your Cavalry Recon Platoons.</i></div>
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<b>Are Tank Destroyer Platoons (page 69) still Reconnaissance Platoons under the new Tank Destroyer rules?</b><br />
<i>No. They are not Reconnaissance Platoons.</i></div>
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<b>I’ve come across accounts of US artillery firing Time on Target bombardments with captured guns. Can I do this in the game?</b><br />
<i>Yes. Delete the Captured</i> <i>Equipment rule on page 73.</i></div>
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<b>There are a number of points corrections:</b><i>Add the option to take 2 Ersatz Panther tanks to the Ersatz Panther Platoon (page 23) for 365 points.</i></div>
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<i>The option for 3 T34 Calliope tanks in a Calliope Tank Platoon (page 54) is 120 points.</i></div>
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<i>The option of 2 Mortar Sections for a Veteran Chemical Mortar Platoon (page 55) is 85 points.</i></div>
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<b>Nuts:</b></h3>
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<b>The points values for an Armoured Car Patrol (page 65) are as follows:</b><i>• Sd Kfz 223 (Radio) and 2 Sd Kfz 222 (2cm): 25th Panzergrenadier Division 95 points, 17th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 80 points.</i><b><i><br /></i></b><i>• 2 Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad): 25th Panzergrenadier Division 70 points, 17th SSPanzergrenadier Division 60 points.</i></div>
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<b>Bridge at Remagen:</b></h3>
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<b>Should the D7 dozer really be unarmoured?</b><i>As the model shows, its armoured with Front armour 0, Side armour 0, and Top armour 0.</i></div>
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<i> </i><b><br />The first sentence in Otto Carious’ rule Setting Up the Shot is amended to read:</b><i>Enemy teams do not receive Concealment from terrain when shot at by Carius.</i></div>
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<i> </i><b><br />If my tank was Gone to Ground in terrain when Carius shot at it, is it still Gone to Ground, even though it is not Concealed?</b><i>It is still Gone to Ground, but since this only makes you harder to hit if you are Concealed, it does not add any penalty to the score that Carius’s needs to hit.</i></div>
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<i> </i><b><br />Can I equip just some of the squads in a 512 Panzer Scout Platoon with half-tracks?</b><i>No. It must be all or none.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br />The Sd Kfz 251/17 (2cm) half-track has ROF 3. In other books it is shown as 4. Which is correct?</b><i>It should be ROF 4.</i></div>
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<b>Nachjäger:</b></h3>
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<b>Is it the 15th/17th Hussars or the 15th/19th Hussars?</b><i>The 15th/19th Hussars.</i></div>
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<i> </i><b><br />The Sd Kfz 251/17 (2cm) half-track has ROF 3. In other books it is shown as 4. Which is correct?</b><i>It should be ROF 4.</i></div>
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<b>Red Bear:</b></h3>
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<b>Should the 100mm BS-3 gun have the Volley Fire rule or the Cat Killer rule?</b><i><b><br /></b>It has the Cat Killer special rule, the same as the SU-100.</i></div>
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<i><b><br /></b></i><b>The SU-57 is based on the M3 halftrack. Does it really have thicker side armour?</b><i><b><br /></b>No. Its Side armour is 0.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>Does a Motorcycle Komissar team really have the MG listed in the arsenal?</b><i><br />No. It has a Pistol.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>Can the 45mm obr 1942 Nest use the Volley Fire special rule?</b><i><br />Yes it can.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>Does the Soviet Battalion Komissar have any effect on the number of hits needed to pin the company down in the Assault Step?</b><i><br />Yes. It should say that they must take at least ten hits in the Shooting or Assault Steps before they become Pinned Down.</i></div>
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<i> </i><b>Grey Wolf:</b></h3>
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<b>The German arsenal has a few<br />minor glitches:</b><i>The StuG M42 75/18 assault gun is<br />armed with an AA MG in addition to its<br />7.7cm StuK 75/18 gun.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br /></b><i>The Sd Kfz 221 (MG) armoured car has<br />Front armour 0.</i><b></b></div>
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<i><br />The Vielfachwerfer auf Maultier has<br />Front armour 0.</i><b></b></div>
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<b>Desperate Measures:</b></h3>
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<b>Should the 100mm BS-3 gun have the Volley Fire rule or the Cat Killer rule?</b><i>It has the Cat Killer special rule, the same as the SU-100.</i><b></b></div>
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<b>Road to Rome:</b></h3>
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<b>Are the Staghounds in the Assault Gun Platoon (page 61) supposed to be Staghound II CS?</b><i>Yes. All Staghound II are IICS.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br />Is the platoon at the bottom of page 85 a Scout Platoon or a Motor Carrier Platoon?</b><i>A Scout Platoon.</i></div>
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<b>Is the Cavalry Recon Troop (page 1860) really an infantry company?</b><i>No. It is a Mechanised Company.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br />Can I have .50 cal AA MG on my T30 75mm HMC assault guns?</b><i>Yes. Add the option for +5 points per half-track.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br />Can the Sherman IB (105mm) fire a Smoke Bombardment?</b><i>Yes. Like other British CS tanks, firing Smoke Bombardments is key to its intended role,</i></div>
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<b>What are the Greyhound’s stats?</b><i>Wheeled, Front 1, Side 0, Top 0, with a Co-ax MG and a M6 37mm gun with Range 24”/60cm, ROF 2, Anti-tank 7, and Firepower 4+.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br />Does the Polish Stuart V Jalopy have<br />a 37mm gun?</b><i>No. It is purely armed with machine-guns.</i></div>
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<i> </i><b><br />How are the machine-guns mounted on the US and French M3A1 armored cars?</b><i>The .50 cal MG is an AA MG, while the two .30 cal MGs are side-mounted AA MGs.</i><b></b></div>
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<b><br />Naval Gunfire Support</b><i>The arsenal entries for Light Cruisers have Changed.<br />A Light Cruiser is now a 4-gun battery with Anti-tank 5 and Firepower 2+.</i><b></b></div>
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<b>Do the 7.5cm Geb36 guns of a Fallschirmjäger Artillery Battery (page 81) have gun shields or not?</b><i>They are the Medium gun version without gun shields.</i></div>
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<b>The 8.8cm FlaK37 (Sf ) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun only has ROF 2. Is that correct?</b><i>No. It should be ROF 3.</i></div>
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<b>The 12.2cm FH396(r) howitzers seem to have different characteristics from 122mm howitzers. Is this correct?</b><i>No. The 122mm obr 1938 howitzer should be Anti-tank 7.</i></div>
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<b>Burning Empire:</b></h3>
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<i>The diagram for the Vichy Anti-tank Gun Platoon on page 108 should show 4 crew (not 5) for the 75mm mle 1897 in the anti-tank role.</i></div>
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<b>Barbarossa:</b></h3>
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<b>How can a Kradschützenkompanie (page 24) have a Heavy Artillery Battery?</b><br />
<i>Since they only have one artillery battery, and need to have a Light Artillery Battery before they can have a Heavy Artillery Battery, they can’t.</i></div>
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<b>Can I only have six Panhard 178(f ) armoured cars?</b><br />
<i>You may take Light Panzerspäh Platoons equipped with Panhard 178(f ) armoured cars in place of Mixed and Heavy Panzerspäh Platoons, as long as all of your armoured cars are Panhard 178(f ).</i></div>
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<b>What are the correct points for a Light Panzerspäh Platoon with 3 Panhard 178(f ) armoured cars?</b><br />
<i>3 Panhard 178(f ) armoured cars are 135 points.</i></div>
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<b>How do I get the SS version of the Panzerpionier Platoon (page 38)?</b><br />
<i>This platoon is only available to Heer units. Use the Pioneer Platoon (page 32).</i></div>
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<b>The 15cm sFH18 guns of the SS version of the Heavy Artillery Battery (page 38) seem rather cheap. What is the correct cost?</b><br />
<i>4 15cm sFH18 guns cost 540 points.<br />2 15cm sFH18 guns cost 280 points.</i></div>
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<b>Can a Flammpanzer II shoot at different platoons with each of its flame-throwers?</b><br />
<i>No. They must both target the same platoon.</i></div>
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<b>Can I get just one KV-2 tank in my KV Tankovy Company (page 61)?</b><br />
<i>Yes. The limit on replacing KV-1 tanks with KV-2 tanks should be ‘any or all’ rather than ‘up to half’.</i></div>
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<b>I want my Armoured Tractor Detachment to tow by guns onto the table from Reserves. How can I make sure that they arrive together.</b><br />
<i>You can do this by attaching an Armoured Tractor Detachment to the platoon it was bought with as its Transport instead of using them as a separate platoon.</i></div>
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<b>Is the Tank Destruction Company (page 76) limited to Guards forces?</b><br />
<i>No. It should not have any symbol above its points column, but is rated as Fearless Conscript.</i></div>
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<b>What about the Self-propelled Antitank Company (page 77)?</b><br />
<i>Likewise, It should not have any symbol above its points column, but is rated as Fearless Conscript.</i></div>
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<b>Can a Militia Strelkovy Batalon have a Flame-thrower Platoon?</b><br />
<i>No. The Flame-thrower Platoon does not have an option with the Militia symbol.</i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-52206474439314936082015-03-07T15:33:00.001+02:002015-06-25T12:37:38.036+03:0050 Shades of Shermans. 1780, Bill Willcox style...So, after years of playing only Germans, have finally ordered some easy eights, jumbos, priests and other things I have so far considered to be something nasty. Gonna try this awesome CT 7th AD with Patton and ToT and AOP, and see if it makes waves hereabout as noone here plays US tanks.<br />
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Now, do I feel dirty? We will see, the world of stabs, DFS, jumbo's lead the way is new to me, so might take some time to have it in my fingers. ;)<br />
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HQ: E8 + Jumbo<br />
Patton<br />
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Jumbo<br />
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Jumbo<br />
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Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-47235557594258554402015-01-24T20:40:00.001+02:002015-03-27T12:35:59.660+02:00RIP Otto CariusToday, 24.1.2015, an ace tanker of WW2 has passed away. Otto Carius died at the age of 92.<br />
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source: http://www.tiger-apotheke.de/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-58316106623621326112014-12-06T15:01:00.004+02:002014-12-06T18:44:04.843+02:00A German Stormbird: Me 262 A2a 'Sturmvogel'<br />
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Hello there! I want to show you my early christmas presents: the Sd Kfz 234 and the German Stormbird, Me 262 Sturmvogel. Both are from Battlefront.</div>
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But for the main thing in this article is to show you a step by step guide on painting '<a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/weapons/Stormbirds-12.jpg" target="_blank">scribble</a>' camouflage pattern used by some reconnaissance squadrons. The reference I'm using is from Battlefronts article <a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3535" target="_blank">"Stormbirds: The Messerschmitt Me 262 'Sturmvogel'"</a>.</div>
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For the color I'm using the once mentioned in the article: Vallejo Brown Violet 887, Luftwaffe Camo Green 823, Pale Grey Blue 907 and for the basecoat I'm using Light Grey 990.</div>
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First of course I had to clean up the model which was very easy as there was very few flash.</div>
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Then it was time to start with the painting. I first made a moderate brushing with Light Grey 990 to get a light surface where to add rest of the colors.</div>
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I then painted the whole model with Pale Grey Blue 907. This will give me an even lighter base from where to start and it will also serve as the under side of the plane.</div>
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The next step was to add uneven curvy lines of Brown Violet 887 and Luftwaffe Camo Green 823 to the top side of the plane. For this stage I used a drybrush with a moderate amount of paint on it. Intension was to leave some spots with Pale Grey Blue 907 visible.<br />
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For some stupid reason I wasn't paying enough attention to my reference pictures here as there seems to be a coat of Middlestone under the camouflage. I fixed this by drybrushing some Middlestone over the already painted camouflage but leaving some still visible. I then repainted the camouflage using Temperas size 3 brush and doing a mixture of curved lines.<br />
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After this I fixed some mistakes made during camouflaging stage on the underside of the fuselage with Pale Grey Blue 907. Then it was time to add some wash to the recess, for this I used Citadels Nuln Oil and Temperas size 3 brush.<br />
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Finally I did the markings, bombs and the canopy. For the markings I used Vallejos Black and Citadels Red Gore. The canopy was also painted black. I tried to do some reflection lines but wasn't satisfied in the result. The bombs were painted with Vallejos Hull Red and washed with Nuln Oil.<br />
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Here we are, all done and ready. Not as good as I'd hope but a lot better than I expected. This is my second plane ever painted for Flames of War. The other is <a href="http://halkomahooli.blogspot.fi/2014/03/may-we-have-some-russian-steel.html" target="_blank">my IL-2 Shturmovik</a> for the Soviets.<br />
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Last year we decided to play a Market Garden game, so there had to be bridges for it. I made couple of simple wooden bridges out of hobby sticks and matchsticks, but the stonebridge wasn't as straight forward as those "daycare-centre-glue-the-sticks-together" -bridges.</div>
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From the start I decided the stonebridge to be modular or in three pieces. That way I could field it in full 40 cm (16'') length or in shorter 20 cm (8'') length, considering the width it is supposed to gap; or I could just use the central piece between terrain features. There remains a possibility to build a piece under it if needed (which I will do, as long as I get around building that hill-top village I have planned).</div>
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I started by cutting the pieces out of styrofoam. I measured the width of the bridge to be wide enough for Tigers.</div>
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Next, I used renovation filler for about a 1 mm (1/25'') layer that I textured with a toothpick. The toothpick needs to be wet or moist so that the filler doesn't clut on up it.</div>
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The texturing in close-up. The stones could have been smaller in size.</div>
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I used normal corrugated cardboard for the sides. I cut them higher than the body of the bridge so that they form railings.</div>
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All the three pieces.</div>
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The whole bridge textured.</div>
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When everything had dried, I sprayed the bridge with hardwarestore "Gray" that is sort of dark gray and gives also a great base for German Feldgrau. I dry brushed the bridge with lighter gray.</div>
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Like honey with the bees the bridges draw the Istari.</div>
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The bridge was used in the Market Game for our Band of Brothers Total War Campaign that will be addressed in a future post.</div>
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<b>Previously...</b></h3>
We took a look at reluctant veteran Jagdtigers and some ways to use them and lists for 1650 and 1780 points.<br />
<a href="http://taisteluraportit.blogspot.fi/2014/11/tactica-jagdtiger-chapter-1-reluctant.html" target="_blank">...Tactica Jagdtiger Chapter 1 - Reluctant Veterans</a><br />
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Reluctant Trained</h3>
In this second chapter we're going to take a look at the 2./512.sPzJgAbt from "Bridge at Remagen". As mentioned before I wont look at the confident veteran list as I have no clear mind over it as of now and no games played with that list. 2./512.sPzJgAbt differents from the reluctant veteran list from "Nuts!" in quite a many ways.<br />
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First and the most obvious is that it will get hit easier, a lot. Only being trained you get hit with 3+. Secondly it only requires compulsory sPzJg HQ and one compulsory sPzJg platoon of one Jagdtigers each. That means you'll only need minimum of two Jagdtigers. And thirdly, but no means the worst, you can get Otto "The Laser Beam" Carius!<br />
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As with reluctant veterans you need to avoid getting into assaults as you will most likely get into trouble with reluctant rating and eventually get your platoons ran down. And you don't want to waste your platoons in assaults with lists that I have planned.<br />
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These lists are made to soak up as much fire as possible and at the same time deliver as big punch as possible. This leads to having a lot of heavy armor which costs you a lot of points but it keeps you alive quite long. Just remember that again you need to work together with your infantry and tanks. Your tanks can't handle assaulting infantry and your infantry can't handle assaulting tanks. And remember to use Carius, get him with a clear lines of sight, just keep him near a forest or house to force those planes to range in on you!<br />
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<i>Compulsory sPzJg HQ 1* Jagdtiger 270</i><br />
<i>Replace CinC with Carius 85 reluctant veteran</i><br />
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In my lists Carius is a must. With mere 85 points you get to hit everything with their base value at any range up to 120cm/48". You get to ignore concealment and +1 to hit for targets over 40cm/16". And as you ignore concealment your enemy can't benefit of having +1 from Gone to Ground either. This works also inside smoke but here the smoke limits your range to 40cm/16".<br />
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He's the ultimate sniper and his primary targets are gun teams and tanks. Also Carius is very useful on taking down enemy artillery.<br />
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You must have one platoon equipped with Jagdtigers and you may have up to two platoons. Al these are reluctant trained so you'll get hit easier but unless you expose your side armor, you'll be fine. Just take a look at enemy artillery and planes.<br />
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<i>Compulsory sPzJg platoon 1* Jagdtiger 270 reluctant trained</i><br />
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One individual Jagdtiger can be used to protect one flank with infantry or it can be your platoon in reserve. Won't be nearly as good as Carius but it will still be an asset you can use to channel your enemies movement. Again, remember to use houses and forest against planes as this is just one tank and then the platoon is gone!<br />
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<b>Weapons</b><br />
Here you have an option to get some AAA in a forms of Wirbelwinds or Ostwinds. Ostwinds would be better for their longer range and higher AT and better FP but at the cost of RoF. I think here it's a bit "take what you like" situation so I won't be going any deeper.<br />
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<i>Panzer AA Gun platoon 3* Wirbelwind 110 reluctant trained</i><br />
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With mere 110 points you get a good anti-infantry and anti light vehicle unit. But again you need to remember that these have FA 3 and won't stand a chance if put against anything with a big gun. Also use these to limit the places where your enemy can put his AOP or plane. With RoF 6 per vehicle, they are able to take down a full flight of three planes with ease.<br />
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Support platoons will give your force some diversity and serious punch. With 6 boxes of options from reluctant conscript Volkssturms to reluctant veteran King Tigers you have the options to give your Jagdtigers a screening force or add more high anti tank, smoke or AA or even the latest Wonderweapon, the Arado 234 B.<br />
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<i>sPz platoon 2* Königstiger (Henschel) 600 reluctant veteran</i><br />
<i>Panzergrenadier platoon 7* panzerfaust/MG, 4* Sd Kfz 251/1 215 reluctant veteran</i><br />
<i>Air Support Sporadic FW 190F 100</i><br />
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First I've taken Panzergrenadiers as a screening force. They have MGs and half-tracks to stop enemy infantry from assaulting and panzerfausts to stop those tanks even before they think about assaulting. Half-tracks also helps to redeploy if needed and gives me the option to use mounted assault. As veterans these are hard to dig out but as reluctant you may want to stay out of close combat unless you are 100% sure of winning.</div>
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With only 100 points left I've opted to take some indirect fire from Luftwaffe, FW 190F. This will force my enemy to spread out and it can be sent after artillery batteries to give them something else to think about. It will have a really free time operating as my forces will most likely not to attack with Defenders of the Ruhr special rule so I won't be going to end up to close to it to stop it from doing its job.</div>
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There you have a 1650 points force with 4 platoons and air support. It can assault but it must be done very late in the game. It can dig out guns and infantry and defeat tank hordes to some degree, 20+ T-34s and long table edges deployment would be a very bad thing though.<br />
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Now lets take a look at on one way of upgrading the list to 1780 points. 130 points more to use, you could take one more platoon to get 5 platoons. But as with most of the missions the defender has reserves in many of them and that makes having 5 platoons a bit bad thing.<br />
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Instead what I've opted to do is, I dropped one Wirbelwind and the FW 190F air support to get one more Jagdtiger and opted to have it as 2iC. This way I will always have two Jagdtigers to put on the field (enemies be afraid!).<br /><br />I can now have 4 (or 5 if I like) tank killers on the field when facing tank hordes with 50/50 missions. The other options are all good but very dependent on the enemy. For example 5 tanks on the field against combined arms may be a bad idea.<br />
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The List will have 88's with Huebner plus what you see here. Gotta love the compactness of the EW Panzer, now let's meet those T-34's :) And not meet those unarmed sappers. :)<br />
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<br />Compulsory Mittlere Panzerkompanie HQ (p.63) - CinC Panzer IV D, 2iC Panzer IV D (300 pts)<br />- Sd Kfz 9 half-track (5 pts)<br /><br />Compulsory Mittlere Panzer Platoon (p.63) - Command Panzer IV D, 2x Panzer IV D (450 pts)<br /><br />Light Panzer Platoon (p.63) - Command Panzer II C (late), 2x Panzer II C (late), 2x Panzer I (245 pts)<br /><br />Heavy Panzerspah Platoon (p.73) - Command Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad), Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad) (95 pts)<br /><br />Luftwaffe Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (p.89) - Command SMG, 2x 8.8cm FlaK36 gun (390 pts)<br />- Replace 8.8cm Flak36 gun with Arnold Hubner (60 pts)<br />- Kfz 15 field car, Sd Kfz 7 half-track per gun (5 pts)<br /><br /><br />1550 Points, 4 PlatoonsNecroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-13922016441866145142014-11-05T15:09:00.000+02:002014-11-11T11:23:37.221+02:00Tactica Jagdtiger Chapter 1 - Reluctant Veterans<h3 dir="ltr">
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Now I have been a big fan of Jagdtigers for as many years that I've know these Kitty-Cats and once they were introduced into FoW in "Nuts!" I knew my time had come.</div>
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There are only two books which lets you to field these mighty Kitty-Cats on the fields of battle, in "Nuts!" and "Bridge at Remagen". In these books you have many ways to field the biggest FVs of the history, be that a schwere panzerjägerkompanie or infantry company with Jagdtigers as a support choice. Many of you have also read different articles on using and building lists with Jagdtigers in them.</div>
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As a fan and keen to help fellow gamers I want to bring to the light some formations and tactics of mine when using Jagdtigers in a schwere panzerjägerkompanie. Now there are three possible variants, reluctant veterans from "Nuts!", and confident veterans and reluctant trained versions from "Bridge at Remagen". I only have experience with reluctant veteran and reluctant trained versions of these so I'll stick with them here.</div>
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Further more I'll divide this tactica into two chapters so it'll be easier to follow.</div>
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This first part will concentrate on reluctant veteran version from "Nuts!".</div>
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For reluctant veterans I have two different lists. We're first going to take a look at the 1650 points list and how to use it. And finally we'll take a look on how to upgrade it to 1780 points.<br />
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As your force has been rated as Tank Company, you'll be attacking a lot. You'll need to have assets that can pull that off while still being able to defend your own end. Jagdtigers are a good force to pop dug in infantry and guns with their long range and breakthrough guns before your infantry assaults them. Just be careful with flanking TDs and tank forces as your Jagdtigers will get beaten badly from side shots. Take them out first or block their movement with your infantry.<br />
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In Nuts! you'll have to have HQ and 2 compulsory platoons with Jagdtigers. Minimum count for FVs in HQ and platoon is one so that gives us 3 Jagdtigers minimum.<br />
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<i>Compulsory sPzJg HQ 1* Jagdtiger 345</i><br />
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<i>Compulsory sPzJg platoon 1* Jagdtiger 345</i><br />
<i>Compulsory sPzJg platoon 1* Jagdtiger 345</i><br />
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This gives us a good start for long range anti tank work. But the cost is great, 1035 for three Jagdtigers, so we'll need to keep other platoons cheap.<br />
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<i>PzJg AA gun platoon 2* Wirbelwind 100</i><br />
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Next up is the weapons platoon. What I've though is we need some cover from all of those AOPs and tank hunting planes so I've invested into two Wirbelwinds for 100 points. This unit can also be used against light vehicles and infantry who are trying to harras my Big Cats. Just try to keep them out of the line of AT fire.<br />
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Last we have our support options. You can have two infantry platoons
in your force. These include Volksgrenadier Sturms, Volksgrenadier
Schützens and Volks pioniers, both as confident veterans and reluctant
traineds. And SS-panzergrenadiers and SS-panzerpioniers as fearless
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You have one box for artillery. Here you have a
wide range of options from 10.5cm leFH18s through 15cm NW41s to 15cm
sFH18s. These come as infantry RT, CV or FT Volks troops or SS troops.<br />
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<i>SS-Panzergrenadier platoon 225</i><br />
<i>SS-Panzerpionier platoon with supply truck 220</i><br />
<i>Volks Rocket Launcher Battery 3* 15cm NW41s 70</i><br />
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For my list I've gone for SS-Panzergrenadiers for their possibility to use as an assault force and thanks to their MGs for defensive work. In offence you'll need to be careful because your being only trained but in my view it's not that bad on defence.<br />
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For my second infantry platoon I've gone for SS-Panzerpioniers with a supply truck. This gives me barbed wire or a minefield and an option for flamethrowers which are always handy if needing to attack.<br />
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Last I've filled my list up with some ever usefull nebelwerfers. These are to block LoS from enemy AT assets or some other threats or to rain HE shells into the mids of infantry.<br />
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That's it, 1650 points on a nose and 6 platoons.<br />
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So what would I change to<b> </b>1780 points. Not much as with 130 points more to use I'd not take a one full platoon as that'd take me to 7 platoons which is not preferred with this list.<br />
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I'd either think about upgrading SS-Panzerpionier platoon to CV Volks pionier platoon to have more assaulting bodies. This would then come my primary assault force.<br />
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In <a href="http://taisteluraportit.blogspot.fi/2014/11/tactica-jagdtiger-chapter-2-reluctant.html" target="_blank">Chapter 2</a> we'll take a look at reluctant trained version of 512. Schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-25692118338266737162014-10-09T08:06:00.001+03:002014-10-09T13:52:07.834+03:00There's something rotten in the State of ...Well, Denmark! :)<br />
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The local flames of war community has an idea of how the game from NZ should be played, and ask the Global Community for clarification. Friendly Global Community clarifies.<br />
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Does it end here?<br />
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You can't really trust that the way the games been played for a decade or two has been right, can you?<br />
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Then you get supplied a reply to Canadien Local Group who asked this in 2012 by Blake from BF, and is this enough?<br />
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So, in order to fix this, the Single Point of Co(mmand)ntact, Phil needs to chip in to satisfy the suspicious Danes.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Posted By Phil at Battlefront on 09 Oct 2014 09:44 AM</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Posted By xxxxx on 06 Oct 2014 05:33 AM </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Well as the topic says. Can they? On page 241 it says "Any German platoon, with a Platoon Command team may attempt a Stormtroopers move in its assault step". Warriors are not platoons and so can't have platoon command teams, but can they do it anyway?[/quote] </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> By the same logic, they can't move either, or be shot at. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Warriors are platoons in their own right when they haven't joined another platoon, so yes they can make Stormtroopers moves </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Cheers</span><br />
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The amount of frustration and futile tries to help it took, was nothing than astounding. Also quite a few replied that rule-hunting at this level, is one main reason they don't want to go to tournaments outside their own neighborhood.<br />
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Next time, people, just send mail to Phil, and wait for an answer, you'll save a lot of time for everyone, including you.</div>
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Necroboogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265301719141441466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-46822401653355313202014-10-06T13:21:00.000+03:002014-10-06T13:21:20.411+03:001250 points Panzerspäh take 2 to a tourney near you.I took 1250 Späh to tournament last year, and los every single game with it. Had StuHs and Air, but no real assault power besides the StuHs, which was not enough. Also, not having any infantry wasn't too nice when defensing.<br />
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So, another list for next tourney, with two big platoons to attack with, enough recon, no AAA, no Smoke, but lot direct fire and infantry platoon that can do everything and stay there for few turns while doing it.<br />
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Pak40's, PZIVH's and Lehr Platoon should be enough to defend against most lists, while in attacking the big platoons should work together, assault first with the Panzers, then take the objective with Lehr.<br />
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Next I forgot the sprayed and dry-brushed bocage outside - as I had sparayed them outside - and came to realize, that birds don't mind if the grains have poisonous paints over them.</div>
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Notice the absence of stones.</div>
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I didn't mind much about eaten stones, because I was going to add the bushes and it would not show.</div>
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The only problem - that I later learned - was that I had used turf, that made really cool looking bushes, but all the loose turf fell off, leaving only a thin coverage.</div>
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After a year of gaming, the turf had come to a really thin layer. The bocage didn't look like bocage. So this, time I added clump foliage.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031220470485099938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420011683674272022.post-27093669358733399192014-09-16T12:35:00.000+03:002014-09-16T12:35:10.562+03:00Fallschirmjäger from Bridge by Bridge at 1650<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After beating my friends US lists black and blue with attacking forces, he's adamant in thinking that attacking is the key to do well in the game, which might not be too far from the truth. </div>
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However, even though I told him to try out mech/tank options if he really wants to attack that much, he insists on wanting to attack with infantry. So without further ado, I'll use next time what I've used before and though originally was thinking of trying out the new FI iterations of FJ's, the BBB boys fit better thematically as they were historically very much in close relations with US Paras.</div>
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Here's my take on the 6th FJR at 1650 points, I would be pretty comfortable defending against anything with the list and opted for 4 Stugs in favor of 3 StuHs this time, although the swap is tempting to say the least, could probably go with 4th Pak and 3 StuHs.</div>
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4 Stugs</div>
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Stuhs, 4 Paks, Faust for CiC and 4th trap added, I think this wins...</div>
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I rather dislike the FV infantry vs. FV infantry fests, but we'll see if can make my point with this piece of nastiness.<br />
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