Welcometothis,themuchanticipatedErrataandFAQforChainofCommand.Firstly,wearegladtosaythattheErratasectionisquiteshort,sothevastmajorityofthisdocumentissimplyansweringquestionsthathavecomeuponthevariousforumsanddiscussiongroups.However,thereweresomeissueswhichwereatoss-upbetweenErrataandFAQandtokeepthingsastightaspossiblewehaveputthemintheErratasotherecanbenodoubtthattheseareruleadditionsorchangesasopposedtosimplemattersofpreference.Whatwehaveattemptedtodo istoreproducehereprettymucheveryquestionthathasthusfarbeenasked,althoughmanyofthesehavebeenduplicatedoroverlapped,sointhosecaseswehavedonesomerewordingtogetmaximuminformationcrammedinwithoutitbecomingboring.Inothercaseswehaveaddedatextboxtoshowthatthisisthegamedesignergivinganinsightintowhyhemadethatruleashedid.Somequestionswehavenotreplicatedastheyarenotsomuchaboutruleclarificationaspointsofhistoricaldebate. Examplesherewouldbe“WhydoestheGermanLMGhavemorecrewthantheSovietone?”It’sapertinentquestion,(theansweristhattheGermanLMGwashistoricallyorganisedlikethat,thereasonbeingthatitneedsmorementokeepitsuppliedwithammunition)butitisnotreallyabouttheactualrules.WehopethisdocumentprovesusefulandthatithelpsyouenjoyChainofCommandallthemore.Mythanksmustgotothemanypeoplewhoassistedincollatingthequestionsformetoprocess.FirstamongequalshereisJohn“TruscottTrotter”Mumfordwhoseeffortswereaboveandbeyondthecallofduty.RichardClarkeLardIslandNovember2017

ERRATA Thefollowingareasrequiresomechangetobemadetotherulesinordertoreflectchangesmadesincetheruleswerefirstpublished.Insomecasestheseareerrorsinthetextofthefirsteditionwhichcannowbeignoredbyownersofsubsequentprintruns,othersneedchangestobemadeinallprintrunstodate.SectionFour:Command&Control4.3.1DeployingtoJump-OffPointsInthefirsteditioncopiesoftherulesthefollowinglineismissingfromPage16:“TroopsdeployingontothetablemaynotmoveinthecurrentPhasebutmayfireatfulleffect”.Astickerwiththisprintedonwasinsertedinthevastmajorityofthebooks,justbelowthetextboxontherighthandsideofthepage.Insubsequentprintrunsthiserrorwascorrectedandnowformsthesecondparagraphinthissectionoftherules.4.5.4UnitActionsDefinedUnderthesectiononCoveringFireaddthefollowing:UnitswhicharePinnedcannotputdownCoveringFire.SectionSeven:Movement7.4.1 ManhandlingWeaponsHeresupportweaponssuchaswheeledanti-tankgunsaredescribedasbeinglight,medium,heavyandstatic.Lightgunsshouldbesmall,suchastheFrench25mm,numerous37mand45mmgunsandsmallinfantrygunssuchasthele.IG.18.Weaponssuchasthe6pounder,57mmorPak40shouldbeMediumwhilstlargerweaponssuchasthePak43and17pounderareHeavyguns.ThosegunswithoutwheelsorsimplytoolargetobemanhandledareunlikelytofeatureinmanygamesofChainofCommandbutiftheydo,suchasobjectivesofanattack,theyareconsideredstatic.Thesewillbespecificallycoveredinanumberoftheatrespecifichandbooks.SectionNine:InfantryFireTheMasterArsenalTable:RifleGrenadesThenotescurrentlyread:“Rollforhitsasthoughtargetintheopen”Changethisto“Reduceallcoverbyonelevel”9.1InfantryFireAgainstEliteTroopsSection9.1andTableFiveinparticularshowsthatitishardertohitElitetroopswhenfiredupon.Insomesituations,especiallywhenthefirerishimselfundercoveringfire,thismakeshittingElitetroopsimpossible.Atthetimeofwritingtherules,thiswasmyintent,but,onreflection,IfeelthatElitetroopsareoverlypowerful.Asasolution,counta6asahitbutthenrollagainforeachhitneeding4,5or6forittoactuallybeahit.Onasecondrollof1to3youignorethehit.9.1.5RifleGrenadesAddtothissection:

NoTeamorSquadmayfiremoreriflegrenadesinaPhasethanthenumberofmenequippedtofirethem.ThetotalnumberofriflegrenadesaLeadermayorderusedinagameisequaltohisCommandInitiativelevel.So,aJuniorLeadermayhavejusttwogrenades,aseniorLeaderthree.9.2HandGrenadesAddthefollowingtexttothissection:ThetotalnumberofgrenadesaLeadermayorderusedinagameisequaltohisCommandInitiativelevel.So,aJuniorLeadermayhavejusttwogrenades,aseniorLeaderthree.TheGermansusingtheHandgranatenruleignorethisinthatsituation.9.2.2SmokeGrenadesSmokegrenadesarecoveredinSection9.2.2oftherules.However,addthefollowingtothatsection.ThetotalnumberofsmokegrenadesaLeadermayorderusedinagameisequaltohisCommandInitiativelevel.So,aJuniorLeadermayhavejusttwosmokegrenades,aseniorLeaderthree.Smokegrenadesdonotcompletelyblocklineofsight,butanyTeamwhichhasmenfiringthroughsmokewillapplya-1toanyrolltohittheirtargetforthewholeTeam.Troopsmaynotfirecoveringfirethroughsmoke.However,theymayfirecoveringfireandthendeploysmokeinthesamePhase,withthecoveringfirebeingeffectiveforthenextPhase.Theeffectofcoveringfireandsmokeinthatsituationiscumulative,witha-2beingappliedtoanytohitrollforanyunitaffectedbyboth.9.5SnipersThefourthparagraphinthissectionsays:“IfakillisachievedthenanyLeaderwiththetargetUnitrollstoseeifhehasbeenhitwitha-1onthedice,therebyincreasinghischancesofbeinghit.”Changethatto:“IfakillisachievedandtheUnithasanyLeadersorForwardObserverswithit,rolltoseeifoneofthemhadbeenhitwitha-1onthedice,therebyincreasingthechanceofoneofthembeinghit.IfoneishitandmorethanoneLeaderorObserverispresent,rollaD6toseewhichonehasbeenhitwithequalchances.Alsoaddthefollowingparagraphtothissection.“AsniperfacinganothersnipermayplacehimselfonOverwatchwhenheactivates.HeremainsonOverwatchuntilhefiresoruntiltheTurnendsbutmanonlyusehisOverwatchagainsttheenemysniperwhenhefires.Hewilladd+1totherolltoidentifytheenemysniper.”Alsoaddthefollowingparagraph“SnipersfiringagainstUnitsbeingcarriedinanAFVinflictanyresultingShockontheUnitnotontheAFV”.

SectionTen:SupportWeaponFire10.3.1CallingfortheBarrageInthefirsteditioncopiesoftherules,thelastwordonpage46(intheshadedtextbox)shouldbe“of”ratherthan“if”.Thesentenceshouldread:“AnytroopsinwoodlandororchardswillbetreatedasaCloseRangetargetduetotheincreasedeffectofshrapnelinwoods”.Thiserrorwasrectifiedinallsubsequentprintruns.10.3.1CallingfortheBarrageInStep2,wheretheeffectofthebarrageisnoted,thereisthefollowingsentence:“AnytroopsinthebarrageareaarePinneduntilthebarrageends”.Changethistothefollowing:addthefollowingtext:AnytroopsinthebarrageareaarePinneduntilthebarrageendsunlessonalowerstoreyofasolidstructurebuiltofbrick,stoneorconcrete.Troopswithinsuchstructuresarestillabletomovebutcannotfirethroughthebarrageandmaynotleavethestructuretomoveintoorthroughthebarrage.SectionFourteen:Shock14.8ShockonArmouredVehiclesInthefirsteditioncopiesoftherules,thesentence“LeaderlessvehiclesalwayshaveaMoralelevelof1.”wasomitted.Itispresentinallsubsequentprintruns.AppendixB,GermanyDuetosometweakstothepointsystemsbasedonplayerfeedback,thecorearmiesintherulesbookshouldnowberatedasbelow.InfantryPlatoon,Regular:0(nochange)InfantryPlatoon,Green:-5(nochange)PanzerGrenadierPlatoon,Regular:+3PanzerGrenadierPlatoon,Elite:+9FallschirmjagerPlatoon,Elite:+14FallschirmjagerPlatoon,Regular:+5GreatBritainInthefirsteditionoftherules,theChurchillAVREisincorrectlylistedas'Small'ontheBritishArsenalTable.Thiswascorrectedinallsubsequentprintruns.Duetosometweakstothepointsystemsbasedonplayerfeedback,thecorearmiesintherulesbookshouldnowberatedasbelow.InfantryPlatoon,-1(withSMGforofficer0)MotorPlatoon,-1AirbornePlatoon+9UnitedStatesDuetosometweakstothepointsystemsbasedonplayerfeedback,thecorearmiesintherulesbookshouldnowberatedasbelow.InfantryPlatoon,0ArmoredRiflePlatoon,+2ParachuteInfantryPlatoon,2squads,+4

ParachuteInfantryPlatoon,3squads,+10Inthefirsteditionoftherules,theChaffeewasmisspeltasChafeeandtheM3halftrackwaslistedtwice.Thiswascorrectedinallsubsequentprintruns.SovietUnionDuetosometweakstothepointsystemsbasedonplayerfeedback,thecorearmiesintherulesbookshouldnowberatedasbelow.InfantryPlatoon,Green-7InfantryPlatoon,Regular,-3TankRiderPlatoon,Regular-2TankRiderPlatoon,Elite+2Inthefirsteditionoftherules,thecompositionoftheSovietTankKillerTeamswasomitted.SovietTankKillerTeamsshouldbemadeupofthreemen;twoarmedwithSMGs,onearmedwithaMolotovCocktailorsatchelcharge.ThiswascorrectedinallsubsequentprintrunsTheSoviet50mmmortarteamisshownontheSupportListtablesashavingtwocrew.Thenumberofcrewwasnotrepeatedinthedescriptionbelowwhichwould,apparently,havebeenhelpful.Commissars.TheroleoftheCommissarchangedthroughoutthewarandassuchtheroleisnotdefinedinthemainrules.However,variousinterpretationsoftheCommissarsrolehavebeenoutlinedonanumberofArmylistsandPintSizedCampaigns.Fullandcompletedetailswillbecoveredinthehandbookswhichwillcovertheentirewar.OntheSovietArsenalTable,thefollowingcorrectionsshouldbeapplied.

SU-76is“lowprofile” KV-85,IS-2andValentineIIshouldbelistedas“NoHullMG” TheKV1Sshouldbe“Average”speed.

TheISU-122shouldberatedthus:

Vehicle Armour A.P. H.E. Speed NotesISU-122 8 11 11 Average HeavyGun,HeavyArmour,NoHullMG.Top

mountedMGTheLend-LeaseM3A1LightTankshouldbeadded,thus:

Vehicle Armour A.P. H.E. Speed NotesM3A1 3 5 3 Fast AAMG

GeneralNotesonAFVclassificationsThefollowingnotesshouldbeusedwhenconsultingtheAFVtablesRonsons:ARonsonisadesignationwhichindicatesthatanAFVismorelikelytocatchfireorexplode.WhenanAFVdesignatedasaRonsonisdestroyedwiththreenethitsonTables12,13or14itwillexplodeonarollof4to6asopposedtothenormal5or6shownonthosetables.HeavyArmour:HeavyarmourindicatesthatanAFVhasgoodall-roundprotection.WhenrollingtopenetrateitsarmourinStepThreeofsection12.1,itsopponentwilltreatitssidearmourasfrontalarmour,needing5or6topenetrate.Againstitsreararmourtheywillrequire4to6topenetrateas

opposedtothenormal3to6forreararmour.Insimpleterms,sidearmouristreatedasfrontalarmour;reararmouristreatedassidearmour.GeneralClarificationsSections&SquadswithoutSub-TeamsWhilstthenormforunitorganisationintheSecondWorldWarwastobreaksectionsandsquadsdownintosmallerTeamstofacilitatefireandmovement,somenationssimplydidnothavesuchsophisticatedtacticaldoctrines.GoodexamplesherearethePolesandtheSoviets,bothofwhomconsideredthesquadtobethesmallesttacticalunit.Wherethesesectionsorsquadsarefieldedthefollowingrulesshouldapply:

TheysufferonlyoneShockwhenmoving'atthedouble' TheyrequireonlyoneTeamentrenchmentfortheentireSquadorSection Theyrolltwiceforhitsfrombarrages TheyactivateonlyonaCommandDicerollof2.Anysub-Teams,suchasScouts,whichare

split offfromtheSquadwillactivateonaCommandDicerollof1. ThewholesquadmaybeplacedonOverwatchbytheirLeadersusingoneCommand

Initiative Page42.Section9.3.2.Itshouldbemadeclearherethatinfantryanti-tankweaponsbeing

usedagainstinfantrydoNOTrolltohitastheywouldagainstavehicle,butrathertheysimplyrolltohitonTable5asanyotherinfantryweapondoes.

Page46.Section10.1InfantryGunsand10.2Anti-tankgunsThereappearstobesomeuncertaintyastowhethertheseshouldtakeintoaccountthequalityofthetargetwhenfiringH.E.againstinfantry.THEYDONOT.Therulesarecorrectasshown,witheachFirepowerD6rolledhittingona4,5or6.Therationaleforthisisthatwhilstmyelitetroopscantakebettercoveragainstariflebullet,heaviercalibreweaponsarelessforgiving.P.69,Section16.2.RemoteControlTanks.Remotecontroltankswereprimarilyengineeringweaponsdesignedtoclearobstacles.However,theyweresometimesusedagainstinfantry.Itwastheintentionthattheseweaponshavenoblastradiusassuch,butshouldmakecontactwiththeirtargetbeforebeingdetonated.Ifplayersprefertoaddsomekindofblastradiuswewouldsuggesta2”radiusfortheGoliathanda4”radiusfortheBorgwardBIV.Anytroopswithinthatdistancefromtheexplodingchargewilltestforcasualtiesasindicatedintherules.RifleGrenadesasaSupportOptionUnitswithriflegrenadesarenormallylimitedinthenumberavailablebytheStatusoftheLeaderscommandingthem.WhereriflegrenadesareusedanunlimitedsupplyforthegamemaybepurchasedforonepointforeachriflegrenadierpresentintheforceasawholeorforeachgrenadierinaTeamorSquadwhichtakesthisbonus.Forexample,aFrenchplatoonwiththreeVBlaunchersmaypurchaseunlimitedgrenadesforthreepoints.AGermanplatooncommandermayelecttoupgradejustonemaninoneofhissquadsforonepoint,orupgradeallthreesquadsforthreepoints.EliteTroopsandtheSixthCommandDiceThisremainsacontentiousissueandneedstobeaddressed.Itwasalwaysmyintentionthatveryfew,veryeliteunitswouldgetthisbenefitasitisaverypowerfuladdition,notparticularlyduetoanextraactivationbutthefactthatitincreasesthechancesofmultiplephasessignificantly.

Ifusingaunitwithsixcommanddice(andnotallelitetroopsshouldautomaticallygetthisbenefit,aswewillshowinforthcominghandbooks)oneofthecommanddiceshouldbeadistinctanddifferentcolourtotheothersrolled.So,forexample,youmightrollfivewhitediceandoneredone.Ifthedifferentlycoloureddice,redinourexample,rolls1,2,3,4or5itistreatedasnormal.Ifthereddicerolls6thenthisisconvertedtoa5immediatelyanddoesnotcounttowardsmultiplephases.Thisdoesnotaffectanyofthepointsvaluesforforces.

Frequently Asked Questions The following questions do not fit in the errata, but cover the areas where we have been askedquestions.Forthesakeofclarity,weareincludingprettymuchallofthequestionswecanfindthatwehaveeverbeenaskedoverthepastfouryears.Whatwehavealsodoneistotrytogivesomeinsightintothedesigner’sintentionsandthoughtswhenwehavefeltthatthismaybeuseful.Section2:TheGroundRulesUnitIntegrityQ:IfthetwoTeamsinasquadare6”apartbutaJuniorLeaderininbetweenthem,dotheyoperateasasquadorastwoTeams?A:AjuniorLeaderis,ofcourse,partofthesquadandsection.However,heisn'tactuallypartofeitherteam.TheTeamsneedtobewithin4"ofeachother.TheJuniorLeadercannotactasa"bridge"toextendthatto8"bystandingexactlyhalfwaybetweenthem.Section3:ThePatrolPhase3.2PlacingtheJump-OffPointsQ:CanyoudeploymorethanoneJumpoffpointfromonepatrolpoint?A:No.Definitelynot.IfaJump-OffPointpresentsyouwithtwoormorechoicesofwheretoplaceaJump-OffPointyoumayonlyselectoneofthose.Q:IfaJump-OffPointmustbeplacedatthetableedge,isthisjusttheplayer'sfriendlyorstartingedge,orisitanypointwhereaPatrolMarker'szonetouchesanedge,sopossiblyasideedge?A:AnywherethePatrolMarker’szonetouchesanedgeand,yes,thatdoesincludeasideedge.OftenbeinglimitedtoaJump-OffPointonanedgecanbeabadthing,butasideedgewilloftenpresentopportunitiestoflankanenemyandsacrificingthebenefitofcoverforadaringflankmovecansometimespaydividends.Q:CanaJump-OffPointbeplacedinanelevatedpositionsuchasonthefirstfloorofabuilding?A:Yes,certainly.Section4:Command&Control4.2UsingtheCommandDiceQ:OnceIhaverolledmyCommandDice,mustIallocatethesetovariousunits,declaringwhatIwishtodowiththoseunits,beforeIthenusethem?A:Thereisnorequirementtoplacethediceorstatewhatyouaregoingtodo.YoucanallocatetheCommandDiceoneatatimeanddeterminetheeffectofeachonebeforeyoumoveontoallocatingthenext.ORyoumayelecttoplaysomeorallofyourdicesimultaneously.Whateversuitsthesituationbest.Forexample,youmayallocateondicetoamachinegunteamandtheyseehoweffectiveitsfireisbeforedecidingwhethertoactivatetwosectionstochargeintoclosecombatsimultaneously.Inthatsituationthetwosectionsmovingintoclosecombatwillbothfighttogether,notonefightandthentheotherinaseparateCloseCombat.

4.3DeployingOntotheTableQ:Canaunitdeployingtotableenterintoclosecombat?A:Certainly.Rememberthatifenemytroopscomewithin4”oftheJump-OffPointitcannotbeused,butifanenemywere10”orlessfromaJump-offPoint,youcoulddeployRegulartroopstothatusingthe6”deploymentdistanceandbewithin4”oftheenemy.InthatcaseyouwouldimmediatelybeinCloseCombat.Importantly,inthatsituationyouropponentwouldnotaddanydiceforthenumberofdiceyourtroopsmovedas,effectivelyyouhavesurprisedhim.Itisworthreiteratingherethatpriortothegamebeginning,youropponent’spatrolstoldhimwherehehadencounteredyourforcesandthoselocationsaremarkedbytheJump-OffPoints.Thereshouldbenosurprisewhenyoudoappearinthatlocation!Q:CanaunitdeployingtotableuseATminesusingthetankhunterteamrulesifdeployingnexttotank?A:Yes,inthesamewaythatanyunitcanengagetheenemywhentheydeploy.However,remembertheycan’tmovewhentheydeployandiftheAFViswithin4”oftheJump-OffPointthentroopscannotdeployfromthatpoint.Otherwisethatisaperfectlylegitimate(andwise)tactic.Q:Whatrestrictions,ifany,arethereorhowtroopscandeployfromaJump-OffPointintheimmediatevicinityofenemytroops?Cantroopsdeploybehindanenemyadvancingtowardsajump-offpoint?A:Yes,aslongasaJump-offPointhasnotbeenshutdown,troopscandeployfromit.However,Section7.6Over-runningJump-OffPointsmakesitveryclearthattroopswhomoveontoanenemyJump-OffPointareconsideredtohavecapturedthatposition,stoppingitbeingusedfortheremainderofthecurrentTurn.IftheoriginalowneroftheJump-offPointisunabletorecaptureitbymovingtroopsontoitbeforetheTurnends,thenitwillberemovedfromplay.Clearly,thethingtotakefromthisisthatifyouby-passanenemyJump-Offpoint,youreallyMUSTneutraliseitbymovingoneormorefiguresacrossit.Ifthatisdonethentheenemycannotdeploybehindyou.Again,yourpatrolstoldyouwheretheenemywere.Ifyoutakethatgroundyoushouldtakeamomenttopolicethebattlefieldanddenythatopportunitytotheenemy.Q:IfIhaveaTeamorSquadwithavehicleselectedasaSupportOption,canIdeploytheTeamontothetableasinfantrywithouttheirvehicle?A:Yes,certainly,ifyouprefertodosothatisfine.YoucansubsequentlybringontheAFV,aslongasyouleftadriverwithit.Ifyoudidn’tleaveadriver,yousimplyelectedtoattackonfootandleftyourAFVbehind.Q:IwanttodeploymySeniorLeaderontothetable,butabarragestopsmedoingso(Irollbadlyandfailtoenterthetable).However,Ihaverolledtwo4’sonmyCommandDice.CanIusethenext4totryagain?A:No.Yourfirst4washisactivationeventhoughhedidnothing.4.5.1CommandInitiativeQ:Isitreallyallowedforaleadertocommandtroopsinmorethanonebuilding,justsolongastheyarebothwithinhiscommandrange?Wouldittakemorethanoneactivationtogivetheorders?A:Thisisreallyanissueofhowcomplicateddoyouwanttomakethegames.Therearealwayscompromisesinvolvedincreatingrules.InrealityIaminclinedtoagreethatverbalcommunicationwithtwogroupsofmenintwobuildingswouldbemoreproblematicthaniftheywereallinthesameplace.However,allcommandsarenotverbal.Handsignals,whistlesetc.,couldbeused.TokeepthegameassimpleaspossibleIamcomfortablewithoneSquadorSectionspreadovertwobuildingsto

beactivatedasnormalwithoutanyrecoursetospecialrules.However,rememberthatifthebuildingsaremorethan4”apartthentheSquadhassplitintotwoTeamsandtheymustbeactivatedseparately.Q:WhenIplacemyJuniorLeaderwithhissquad,isheattachedtobothteamsorjustoneofthem?A:IfbothTeamsarewithin4”ofeachotherandheiswitheitheroneteam,thenhecountsasbeingattachedtothewholesquadwhichallowshimtoinfluencebothTeamsbyrallying,controllingfirewithNationalCharacteristicsandsoon.However,whenyouplacehimonthetablerememberthatheisbetteroffbeingwithoneTeamortheothersothatwhentheytakecasualtiesheonlyrollswhenthatTeamlosemendead.Thisdoesn’tmeanhe’snotattachedtothewholesquad,heisbecausethetwoTeamsareoperatingasasingleUnit,itjustkeepshimsaferifyouputsomethoughtintowhereheisactuallystanding.Q:Canajuniorleadercommandteamsondifferentfloors?A:Again,thekeyhereisdistance.Iftheyarewithinhiscommandrange,thenyes.IftheTeamsarewithin4”ofeachotherthanhecanactivatethemasasquad.Iftheyarefurtherapart,itwillhavetobeasindividualTeams.Q:CantheJuniorleaderbe"attached"toteamswithin4inches,butondifferentfloorsofabuildingorontheothersideofobstacles?A:No.HecancommandbothTeamsbuttobeattachedanddothingslikerallyShock,hemustbewiththemandinabuildingthatmeansonthesamefloor.Asforobstacles,wellanobstaclelargeenoughtobreakasectionorsquadintotwoTeamswouldhavetobe4”ormorewide.Q:Ihaveateamatbackofabuilding,withtheunitleaderandtheotherunitteaminside.However,thedoorisinthefront,andgreaterthan4"ofmovementfromthenearestfigureinsidethebuildingtotheteam.Butthroughthewallsislessthan4".Isthisteamincommandrangeoftherestofthesquad?A:Yes.Therangeisnotaffectedbyterrain.Q:Whatdoyoudowithajuniorleaderwhoseunithasbeenwipedout?A:Whateveryoulike.Hecannotcommandanyone;hecannotinfluenceanyone.However,hecanmovetojoinupwithanyoftheremainingunitswherehecountsasonemanwithwhateverweaponheisarmedwith.Ifhe’sgotanSMGhecanaddadecentbitoffirepowerbothinandoutofCloseCombat.Q:Canmorethanoneleaderremoveshockfromateaminthesamephase?A:Absolutely,yes.Aslongashehastherightrank.AJuniorLeadercanonlyrallymenfromhisownsection,whereasSeniorLeaderscanrallyanyone.Q:DoestheSeniorLeaderintheforcealwaysusetherankingleaderstatsoristhisonlyifyouareplayingagamewhereacompanycommanderorsimilarisalsopresent?A:ARankingLeaderisaspecifictypeofLeader,notsimplythemostseniorLeaderpresent.ARankingLeaderisonlyusedwhenaCompanyCommander,orsimilarispresent.Q:CanaJuniororSeniorLeaderinfluenceanyinfantrysupportoptionsselected,suchasanMMGorEngineerTeam.A:ASeniorLeadercaninfluenceanyinfantrysupportonthetable.Activatingit,rallyingShockfromitbyusinghisCommandInitiatives.AJuniorLeadercanonlyinfluencehisownTeamorSquad,.Socannotinfluencesupportunits.

Q:ASeniorLeaderfromaninfantryPlatooncannotinfluenceatankwhichhasbeensenttosupporthisforce.IfhegetsajeepasaSupportOptiondoesthathavearadiowhichallowshimtothenactivatethetank?A:No.

4.5.2UnitActivationsQ:IfyouactivateasquadwithaCommandDicerollof2andgiveamoveorshootorder,mustallthesquadmoveinthesamedirection,andmusttheyshootatthesametarget?A:Theymustdothesamething.Soiftheymove,bothTeamswillgointhesamedirectiontowardsthesameobjective.Iftheyfire,theymustbothfireatthesametarget.However,ifasectionorsquadwereplacedsothatonlysomemencouldfireatatarget,theothermenwithinthesectioncouldmovewith1D6soastorepositionandthenfireathalfeffect.Thatwouldstillcountasallofthesectiondoingthesamethingasthemenareonlymovinginordertobeabletobringtheirweaponstobear.Q:WhereaSovietsquadisoccupyingtwobuildingswhichare4"orlessapart,withtheLeaderabletocommandallthesquadfromoneofthebuildings,howdoyouplacetheOverwatchmarkerswhentheirLeaderputsthemonOverwatch?DoesoneplaceoneOverwatchmarkeroneachwindow?OronlyoneOverwatchinonedirection?A:PlaceoneOverwatchmarkeronthetable.Anytroopsinthesquadwhocanfireintothatareamaysubsequentlydoso.Intheexamplegiven,itseemslikelythatthenumberofmenwhocanfirewillbelimitedtowindowsanddoorways,butthearcoffiretheyhavebeenorderedtocoverisdeterminedbythatonemarker.Anytroopswhocanfireintotheareatothefrontofthemarker(notjusttheonesbehindthemarker)mayfire.4.5.4UnitActionsDefinedQ:Canaunitbeintacticalstanceandoverwatchatthesametime?A:No;it'soneortheother.Tacticalisacautiousstancedesignedtoprotect,Overwatchisanaggressivestancedesignedtothreaten.Thetwoaremutuallyincompatible.Q:Ifaunitmovingtacticallygetsambushedorhitbyoverwatchfire,doesitgetthebenefitofbeingintacticalstance?A:Yes.Themenmovingarenotmovingnormallyandthenassumingatacticalstance,theyaremovingcarefullyforwardsobenefitfromtheTacticalstanceatalltimes.Q:IfaTeamisreducedtooneman,canhestilllaydowncoveringfireatfulleffect?A:Yeshecan.Itis,Iadmit,alittlegenerous,butaddingveryspecificrulesforjusthowmanymencandodifferenttasksmakesagameverytopheavy.Sufficetosay,ifonemanisputtingcoveringfiredownonyourposition,itwon’ttakemuchtogetridofhim.

Designinsight:StoppingaLeaderfromaninfantryplatoonactivatingorrallyingatankcrewisnotaboutwhethertheLeadercantalktothecrewornot,itistoreflectthefactthattroopsfromdifferentunitsalwayshadsomeissueswhenfightingwithmenfromdifferentunits.Thissmallrestrictionreflectsthatandmakesinfantryandarmourco-operationaschallengingasitwashistorically.

Q:Doescoveringfirestack?Forexample,iftwoseparatesectionsputcoveringfireonateambehindawallisitnow-2?A;No.Ifyouhadtwosectionsfiring,you’dbeadvisedtofirecoveringfirewithjustonesectionandfireforeffectwiththeother.Q:Canyoudeclareaunittobetacticalondeploymentifitdoesn'tfirewhendeployed?A:Yes.Tacticalisastanceadoptedbyaunitsoitdoesn’tneedaLeadertotellthementodoit.Q:Canyougotacticalinhardcover,andifso,whateffectdoesithave?A:Youcan,butitwon’tusuallydoyouanygood.Hardcoverisasgoodasitnormallygets.However,ifaunitisincoverandbeingfiredonbyaweaponwhichreducescover,suchasHE,thenbeingtacticalwillimprovethecover.Forexample,aTeaminhardcovergoTactical.Theyarefiredonbya75mminfantrygunwhichwouldnormallyreducecovertoLightCover.However,bybeingTacticalthisisreturnedtoHardCover.4.5.6TransferringTroopsQ:WhenaLeadertransfersmenbetweenteams,doesthetransferredmanphysicallymoveonthisCommandInitiative,andistherealimittohowfarthefigurecanmove?A:YoucanonlytransfermenbetweentwoTeamswithinthesameSectionorSquad.Todoso,theTeamsmustbetogetherasaSection,sowithin4”ofeachother.AnymovementfromoneTeamtotheotherisautomatic.JustmovethefigurefromoneTeamtotheother.ThisdoesnotcountasmovingforthepurposesoffiringorfortriggeringenemyOverwatchfire.4.5.8AttachingLeadersQ:IfaJuniorLeaderisbeingusedtotriggeraNationalCharacteristicspecialrulesuchas'Maschinengewehr'or'ConcentratedFire',doesthatmeanheisnolongerattachedtohissection'sRifleteam?A:No.Heisdirectingfire,notmanningtheweaponhimself.HecouldbeattachedtotherifleTeamwhilstcontrollingthefireoftheMG42Teamanywherewithinhis6”commandradius.Section5:ChainofCommandPoints5.1.1UsingaChainofCommandPoint:AmbushQ:CanIambushinmyPhase,myopponent’sPhaseoreither?A:Either.Therearenorestrictionsonwhenyoucanambush.Q:IfaPanzerschreckTeamambushesanenemyTank,dotheycountasmovingwhencalculatingwhattheyneedtorolltohitthetarget?A:No.Ambushingisnotmoving.Theymayhavemovedtheymayalreadyhavebeenthere.Thekeythingabouttheambushisthattheruleisanabstractionwhichallowsustoreplicatehistoricalsituationswheretroopsseemstofleetinglyappear,fireandthendisappear.Q:Canaman-portableflamethrowerteamambushandthenleavethetableattheendofthephase?A:Yes,it’sagoodtactic.Wearealwayslookingoutforweaponsaspowerfulasflamethrowers,sowiththeirlimitednumberof‘shots’usingthemasanambushweaponisagreatidea.

Q:IfmyopponentambushesmewithaPIAT,canIinterruptbeforehefiresandambushthePIATteam?A:No,thePIATTeamwillalwaysfirefirst.However,youcanthenambushitandfireonitbeforeitleavesthetableattheendofthePhase.Or,ifyouhavetroopsonOverwatchcoveringtheplaceitfiredfrom,theycanfirebeforethePhaseends.5.1.1UsingaChainofCommandPoint:InterruptQ:Myopponentmovesupaflamethrowerteaminordertoattackme.Heisjustabouttoroll,hisdicefortheattack,butIinterruptwithaChainofCommanddiceandmoveoutofrange.Doeshestillmaketheattackandwasteoneofhisshots?A:No.Heseesyoumoveandcansimplynotfire.Section7:InfantryMovement7.1BasicMovementQ:Howismovementmeasured?Bythefigure,orbyunitcentre?Thetextneverstateswhich.A:Bythefigure.Thisisaskirmishgameandissuessuchaslineofsightareimportant,sohowyoupositionyourmenwilldeterminewhocanandcannotfire.Q:Whenyourollformovement,isthenumberofinchesrolledthemaximumthatmaybemoved,orisitthedistancewhichMUSTbemoved?A:Itisnormallythedistancewhichyoumustmove.However,thereisanimportantexceptiontothatwhereyoumayspecifythattheunitismovinguptoaspecificrecognisablepoint,suchasahedgeorthecrestofthehill.Inthosesituations,youcanstopatthatpoint.Butifyouaremovingacrossopengroundthenthatishowfaryoumustgo.

7.2TerrainandMovementQ.Mustalltroopsinateambetouchingabocagehedgeatthestartofmovementtocrossit,orjustsomeoftheteam?A:AfiguremusttakethewholePhasetocrossaparticularlydensebocagetypehedge.Soyes,ifafigureswishestocrossabocagehedge,hemuststartthePhaseincontactwithitandendthePhase

Designinsight:Fromagamedesignpointofview,wetendtohavefarmorecontrolonourtroopsthanwewouldinreality.Youasawargamermayknowpreciselywhereyouwantyourmentomovetoforoptimumeffect,theydonothavethesame‘helicoptervision’appreciationofthebattlefieldandare,consequently,lesspreciseintheiractions.Equally,whenwetellourmentomove,wecannotbesurehowquicklytheywillreactand,justasimportantly,howquicklytheenemywillreact.Byusingdice-basedmovementweintroducethisuncertainty.Butremember,withmorethanonedicerolledthisisnotrandom,youcanestimatehowlikelyyouaretomoveandthenhopeyourmenliveuptoyourexpectations.

incontactwithitimmediatelyontheotherside.AnyothertroopswishingtocrossbutnotincontactwiththehedgemustmoveuptoitinthisPhaseandendtheirmovethere.Q:Isitpossibletomoveandfirewhilstcrossinganobstacle?A:No.Absolutelynot.Therulesarequiteclearthatobstaclesarecrossedatnormalspeedandthatdoesnotallowfiring.7.4.1ManhandlingWeaponsQ:Whatarethegunweightsreferredto?A:Wewillbecoveringspecificgunweightsformanhandlinginfuturehandbooks.Asaguide,smallweaponssuchastheFrench25mm,numerous37mmand45mmgunsonwheelsandsmallinfantrygunssuchasthele.IG18shouldbeconsideredLight.Weaponssuchasthe6pounder,57mm,Pak40osmallergunswithoutwheels,suchasthe2pounderareMedium,whilelargergunssuchasthePak43,US76mmandBritish17poundersareHeavy.7.6Over-RunningJump-OffPointsQ:Cantanksshutdownorcapturejumpoffpoints?Therulessay"troops"butdon'tdefinewhattroopsmean?A:Yes,theycertainlycan.Themeninthetanksarejustasmuch‘troops’asanyoneelse.Q:DotroopsneedtohavelineofsighttoaJump-OffPointinordertoshutitdown?Forexample,iftheyare4”awaybuttheothersideofahighwall.A:No.Youcouldarguethatthismightbepertinent,butcreatingtinyrulesforveryspecificsituationswouldreallyslowthegamedown.Asaresultwekeepitsimplewithablanketdiktat.Section8:TargetAcquisitionQ:WhereIhavetroopsintheopenandwewanttofireatanenemysquadinthemiddleofthenextfield,doestheinterveningminorhedgemeanthatthetargetisinlightcover?A:Yes,itdoes.Ifthehedgewerelargeritwouldblocklineofsight,butinterveningminorobstaclesdoprovidelightcover.Q:IhaveasquadliningahedgewhichwantstofireataBritishsectionbehindanotherhedgeacrossthenextfield.Inthemiddleofthefieldisaminorhedgewhichbreakslineofsighttoaminimaldegree.Therulesstatethatiftherearethreeinterveninglinesoflightcoverthatcountsasheavycover,wouldthatbethecasehere?A:Actually,becauseyourtroopsareliningtheirhedgetheyarelookingoveritandnotthroughit.Sointhiscasetherearetwointerveningscreensoflightcoversothatremainslightcover.Beingsensibleandtalking‘realworld’here,hedgesarenotallthesamesizeorshape,soatsomepointtheplayersneedtoagreewhatisorisnotheavyorlightcover.Itisimpossibletocreaterulesbasedonhowmanyleavesahedgehaspersquarefoottogiveapreciseformulahere.Q:Istargetacquisitionrelevantwhenthrowinggrenades?Inotherwords,isLineofSightneededtobeabletotargettheenemyforthepurposesofthrowingagrenade?A:Thekeythingtorememberisthatiftroopsareonthetabletheirlocationisknowntoeveryone.So,youmayhaveasituationwhereyouhaveanenemyunitwhichisnotinlineofsightandcannotbeengagedwithriflefire,butwhereyoucouldengageitwithgrenades,suchasaroundatraverseinanentrenchmentoroverahighwall.Justremembertotakeintoaccountthatitisahardertargetbecauseofthelackoflineofsightandthethrowwillbeconsideredasthoughoverahighobstacle,makingithardertohitthetarget.

Q:Ifyoufireatasquadwithtwoteamsinthesamecoverandvisibletothefirer,butoneteamiswithin18''ofthefirerandtheotherteamisover18'',howdoyouresolvethatfire?A:Thisisexactlythesameaswithtroopsindifferentcovertypes.Thefirermaychoosetofocushisfireontheclosertarget,ormayelecttosplithisfire,inwhichcaseherollstwolotsofdice,splittinghisfiringdiceashewishes.So,forexampleifasquadfiringhadtenD6orfirepower,itmaychoosetoput7D6ononetargetand3D6ontheother.Itthenrollstheseseparatelybecauseofthedifferentrangebands.Q:Ifmytargetwastwosquads,oneEliteandoneRegular,couldIfocusallofmyfireontheRegularunitasitiseasiertohit?A:Youcanfocusfireifyouchosetodoso,oryoucouldsplitthefirebetweenthetwosquadswhichwouldneedyoutorollthediceseparately.8.3TargetDefinedQ:Ifasquadisdeployedondifferentlevelsofabuilding,arethetroopsoneachlevelconsideredtobeseparateforfiringpurposessothatafirercanfocushisfireononetargetratherthandividethehitsbetweendifferentTeams?A:Whichfloortheyareondoesn’tmatter.Iftheyarewithin4”ofanotherunit,bethatupdown,left,rightordiagonally,theyareconsideredtobeadjacentfortargetingpurposesandhitsaresplitbetweenthemAsaruleofthumbIhavesuggestedasaruleofthumbthatthisisonlythecaseiftheyareonadjacentfloors.As,frankly,iftheyaretwofloorsapartthentheywillalmostcertainlybe4”apartanditsavesmeasuringfractionsofaninchtocheckprecisely.8.3.1TargetsinDifferingCoverQ:Ifyouareshootingatateamorsectionpartlyinonecovertypeandpartlyinalesserone,canyouconcentrateyourfireonthelatterordoyouhavetosplitit?Ifyouconcentrateitonthelatterandgetmorekillsthanareinthatgroup,dotheotherkillscarryovertotheremainder?A:Yes,youcanconcentrateyourfireonthetargetintheopen,asstatedinsection8.3.1.Ifyouthenkillallofthemenintheopenanyexcesshitswillbecarriedoverontothetargetincover.However,thattargetwillhavetorollfortheeffectofthesurplushits,takingintoaccounttheirbettercover.Q:The2"ruleforfiringpastothertroops-howstrictlyshoulditbeapplied?Doesitonlyaffecttroopswhollybehindothers?Whataboutarrowheadformations?A:Arrowheadformationsarenotaffectedinanyway.Onreflectionthatruleover-complicatesthings.Whatitisreallytryingtosayisthatmencannotfirethroughothermen.Soifyouhaveasquadofeightmenclumpedtogether,notallofthemwillbeabletofire,justtheoneswithaclearlineofsighttothetarget.However,ifyouhaveanotherTeamtryingtofirepastthefirstsquad,thenyoushouldallowa2”gapastheyareavoidingfriendlyfire.

8.3.2TargetingandBuildingsQ:Troopsfiringfromabuildingmaydosowithonesupportweaponortwoinfantrymenfromeachwindowordoor.CanaBrengunnerANDariflemenfirefromawindowastheNumberTwoontheBrenispositionedtoonesideA:No.TheLMGTeamtakesupallofthespaceatthewindow.TherulesclearlystatethatitiseitheraweaponsTeam(whichiswhattheBrenis)ortworiflemen.Tosuggestthattheloaderisstandingofftothesidetoallowariflemantojoininisaclassicbitofwargamerlogicwhichfliesinthefaceofwhatwouldhappeninreality.Q:IfIleanoutofawindowtoshoot,howlongamIoutfor?A:Youareleaningoutuntilyoudosomethingdifferent,ortheTurnends.So,ifyouleanoutofawindowtofirebutarenotthenactivatedforanumberofPhases,youarestillleaningout.Section9:InfantryFireTheMasterArsenalTableQ:ShouldtheFG42betreatedasanAutomaticRifleoranAssaultRifle?A:AnAssaultRifle.9.1HowToFire:HowtoWorkoutCoverQ:Whatisthebestwaytoworkoutcoverwhenthetargetisinfluencedbyseveralfactorssuchascover,Tactical,gunshieldetc.A:Theanswerhere,aftersomereflection,istoaddupalloftheplusfactorsinthefavourofthetargetandthensubtractthenegativefactorsinfavourofthefirer.So,atargetinlightcover,withagunshieldandwhichisTacticalgetsthree‘shifts’initsfavour,whereasagunfiringHEgetsone‘shift’down,reducingcoverbyonelevel.Asaresult,thetargetcountsasbeinginhardcover.9.1.1HitsonLeadersandForwardObserversQ:ASeniorLeaderattacheshimselftoaTeamorSquad,whichsubsequentlysufferskills.WithbothaJuniorandaSeniorLeaderavailable,howdoyoudetermineifaleaderishit?A:Youroll1D6toseeifaLeaderhasbeenhit(notonceperLeader).IfaLeaderhasbeenhit,rollasecondD6toseewhichLeaderhadbeenhit;soiftwoLeadersarepresentitwillbeLeaderAonarollof1,2or3andLeaderBon4to6.9.1.3FiringonOverwatchQ:CanaunitonOverwatchshootatanenemywhostarttheirmovealreadyintheOverwatchareaastherulesstatethatyoucanfireonaunitthat‘movesinto’theoverwatchzone?A:Yes.YoucanfireonaunitthatmoveswithinorintotheareacoveredbyOverwatch.Ifanenemyunitbeginsitsturninthatarea,ordeploysintoit,youcannotfireunlessthatenemyunitfiresfirstbutyoumaythenrespond.

So,ifanenemyunitisintheOverwatchareabutdoesn’tfire,oranenemyunitdeploysbutdoesn’tfire,youmaynottriggerOverwatch.Ifeitherofthoseenemyunitsfire,youmayrespondwithfirefromtheoverwatchunitAFTERtheenemyhasfired.9.2HandGrenadesQ:Isitacceptableforaunitontacticaloroverwatchtobegiventwocommandinitiativesof"grenade"and"activation"inasinglephase,tolobinagrenadeandrunin,ormustyouburnaninitiativetotakethemoffoftacticaloroverwatchfirst?IunderstandIcouldn'tjustgivea"grenade"tosuchaunitinaphase,justdoestheordermatterfornon-activationcommands?A:Youdon'tburnanyinitiativetakingthemoffoverwatch.Bydoinganythingelsetheyautomaticallydropthatstance.So,yes,absolutely.Chuckagrenadeandthenrunin.Q:WhatdamagedoClustergrenadesandDemochargesinflictoninfantrytargets?I'massumingtheyarefiredusinga"Grenade"command.A:Yes,youwouldneedaGrenadecommandfromaSeniorLeaderasyouareusingananti-tankweaponagainstaninfantrytarget.ThelevelofdamagewilldependontheweaponasshownonTableSevenonpage42.SimplyusetheAPStrikeasthenumberof‘firing’dice.9.3.1.Anti-TankWeaponResupplyQ:Ifmyanti-tankTeamrunsoutofammunition,canItrytoresupplyjustoncefromafriendlyJump-OffPoint,orcanItrymultipletimesfromonepoint,orcanItryonceatmultipleJump-Offpoints?A:YoumaytryonceateachJump-OffPointsforthattypeofweapon.Nevermorethanonceatanypoint,evenifyouhavemorethanoneofthoseweaponsTeamsinyourforce.9.3.2SectionAnti-TankWeaponsQ:Page42oftherulebookstatesthat:"Otherthanwhenusedagainstvehicles,Sectionanti-tankweaponsmayonlybeusedwhenanindividualmaniscommandedbyaLeaderusingaCommandInitiative(seeSection4.5.3,CommandsWhichareNotActivations).Foranon-vehicletargetthismustbeaSeniorLeader."DoesthismeanthatmybazookacanonlyengageaGermaninfantrytargetwhenorderedtodosobyaSeniorLeaderusingaCommandInitiative?A:Yes,exactly.WheninfantryATweapons,suchasabazooka,PIAT,Panzerfaustetc.,areusedagainsttanksthisisdoingwhattheyaredesignedtodo,sotheTeamcanactivateona1.Ifyouwantthemtotakeoninfantrytargets,theywillonlydosowhenactivatedbyaSeniorLeaderusingaCommandInitiativeThereasonbehindthisisthatinwargamesplayersveryoftengoaroundblastinganythingwiththeirATweapons,treatingthemassomekindofhand-heldartillery.Inrealitythiswastheironlyprotectionagainsttanks,sousingitforotherpurposesissomethingtheycoulddo,butbylimitingittoaseniorLeader’sorderswethinkthatkeepsitlimitedtosensibleuse.So,ityourPanzerfuastTeampopsuptoambushatank,itcandosowithoutaLeaderbeingpresent.Ifyouwantittoambushanadvancinginfantrysquad,youcouldnotdosounlessaSeniorLeaderwasavailabletouseaCommandInitiative.Anunlikelyevent.Insomesituations,suchasusingbazookastoattackbunkers,youmaydecidetoignorethisrulingasthatwasstandarddrillwhenencounteringfortifications.

9.3.4TankHuntersQ:Howexactlydoesatankhunterteamwork?A:Likeanyothermen.Theyhavenoparticular“Special”skills.Allthatisdifferentiswhattheyarearmedwith.Tablesevencoverstheirweaponrywhereitdiffersfromordinarysmallarms.FormostofthemthepoorchapwiththeexplosivechargehastowalkupandplacethechargeontheAFV.HisTeammembersmaywellhavetheirownroles,suchasmakingsmokeorfiringaweapontodriveoffanyaccompanyinginfantry.Q:Whenaleaderishitandthewoundrollis2or3,doesthisalsoreducehisinitiativepointsby1?A:No.ItdoescountasawoundforForceMoralepurposes,buttheeffectistoremovethemfromthegamefortherestofthisturn.9.4LightMortarsQ:WhenLightmortarsrolltwo1’swhenfiring,aretheyoutofallammunitionorjustthetypetheywerefiringatthatmoment,smokeorHEforexample.A:TheyareoutofallammunitionQ:Canyoure-supplyamortarfromaJOPsimilartoanATweapon?A:No.However,thereisnoreasonwhyyoucannotaddthattoascenarioifyouwish.9.5SnipersQ:Canaunitonoverwatchrespondifanotherunitisshotatbyasniper?A:Yes,certainly,butonlyIftheyareonoverwatchcoveringtheareafromwhichthesniperfired.Youcan,intheory,placeallofyourforceonoverwatchlookingforthesniper.Whenhefirestheywillallfirebackiftheyarepointingintherightdirection.Q:WhathappensifIhaveaTeamonoverwatchlookingforasniperandtheyrollthefirsttimehefiresbutfailtoseehim.TheythendecidetoengageanothertargetbeforereturningtoOverwatch.Whenthesniperfires,dotheynowneeda5or6,ordotheystartagain.A:Theybeginagainiftheyundertakeanyotheractionsintheinterim.Q:OnceasniperhasbeenidentifiedbyaTeam,canallfriendlyunitsnowfireonthesniper.A:No.EachTeamneedstoidentifythesniperindividually.Q:Cansnipershotthemeninahalftrack?A:Notnormally.TheycanalwayspickoffthemanmanningtheLMGifheisexposed(i.e.ifhecanfirethenhecanbefiredat)andinaveryraresituationasnipermaybeinanupstairswindowlookingdownintothehalftrack,butnormallyhewillonlybeabletohitprominentcrewmembersmanningweapons.Q:Ifasnipershootsagainstmeninahalftrack,doesanyresultingShockcountagainsttheAFV?A:No,itcountsagainsttheunitinside.9.7FireAgainstCrewedWeaponsQ:Whenacrewedweaponisfiredat,doesitmatterwhichcrewmemberisremovedasdead?Whenatankishitthisseemstobeimportant,butnotforweaponssuchastheATgunif,forexample,thegunneriskilled.A:Crewedweapons,suchasATgunsandon-tableinfantrygunsautomaticallycrewtheirweapontobesteffect.Ifacrewmemberiskilledwedonottrackwhichone,butreducethecrew.Whenallofthecrewarekilled,theweaponisconsideredoutofaction.

Section10:SupportWeaponFireSupportWeaponTeamsQ:Whenaweaponcrewiswipedout,cantheweaponbesalvagedandre-crewed?A:No.Tokeepitsensiblewesaythatwhenaweaponteamiskilledtheweaponislostforgood.Q:Doesindirectfirereducecoverbyonelevelifthetroopshaveoverheadprotection?A:Thatdependsontheweaponfiring.Normallyyes,althoughsomelightweaponssuchasthe2”mortardonot.Wherethisisthecaseitisnoted.10.3OffTableMortarsQ:Doesamortarbarragefireeachturnifitisnotactivated?A:Abarrageisconsideredtobecontinuousfromthemomentitstartstothemomentitends,andalltroopswithinthebarrageareaarepinnedbyit.However,youonlyrollfortheeffectofabarragewhenitisactivatedusingarollof1ontheCommandDice.ForexampleinthecurrentPhase,Idonotrolla1andtheforcecommanderisnotpresenttoactivatetheFOO,soIcannotactivatethemortarbatteryandIdonotrollforeffectonanytroopswithinthebarrage.However,theydostillcountasbeingunderthebarrageandmaynotmove.10.3.1CallingfortheBarrageQ:TroopsunderabarragerollonceperTeamtoseewhateffectthemortarfirehas.WhataboutArmieswheretheirSquadsarenotbrokendownintoTeams.A:Ifasquadhassixmenormore,rolltwicefortheeffectonthesquad.Wherethesquadisreducedtofivemenorless,rollonce.Q:Thedescriptionofbarragesstatesthatitreducescoverbyonelevel;however,theweaponstabledoesnotstatethis,butdoessofortheothermortars.Doesitreducecoverbyonelevel?A:Yes,itdoesindeedreducecoverbyonelevel.Q:Iftroopsunderabarragereachthepointwheretheyhavedoubleshock,dotheybreakimmediatelyoraretheystillpinnedandremainwheretheyare?A:Theybreakimmediately.Q:Ifaunitisinabarrage,cantanksmoveintooverrunit?A:No.Nothingcanmoveintooroutofabarrageotherthanroutingunits.Q:Whateffectdoesamortarbarragehaveonbarbedwire?A:Noneatall.OnlyanEngineer/PioneerwireclearingTeamcanclearwire..Q:Arealltroopsandvehiclesunderabarragepinned,orisitjustinfantry?A:AlltroopsandallvehiclesQ:Mysectionisunderabarragebutmyopponent’sFOOhasnotbeenactivatedforthepastthreePhases.Aretheystillpinned?Hasthebarragestopped?A:Thebarrageisstillfiring,everyoneunderitisstillpinned.YouhavejustbeenluckyandsufferednocasualtiesinthosePhases.AbarrageONLYendsontheendofaTurnorwhenthefirerstopsitusinghisForwardObserver.Q:Ifmyopponentendsabarrage,aremytroopsimmediatelyun-Pinned?A:Yes,theyare.

Q:IfIknowanenemyunitsareinawoodbutIcannotseethem,canmyForwardObservercallinmyartilleryontoapointwhichIcanseeandsubsequentlywalkthefireontotheunseenunit?Orpossiblyhopethatthedeviationwillbeluckyandlandonthatunitanyway.A:Yes.Thereissomethingverya-historicaboutthiswhichiscreatedbythefactthatwetendtoknowmorethanmenonthegroundwouldactuallyknow.However,wedoallowthisasitislikelytobeaslowprocessandonewhichcouldwellseeyourmortarbarragewastedbyaTurnEnd.,10.3.2EndingtheBarrageQ:WhydoesthemortarbarragecontinuetofireinthePhasewhenyouaretellingittostopfiring.lands?A:Inordertoreflecttheinherentinflexibilityoffirefromoff-table.TheshellsarrivingonthatPhasearealreadyintheair.Q:CanyounotstopabarragebysimplynotactivatingtheFOO?A:No.AninactiveFOOisdoingnothing,heisnotcancellingabarrage.However,ifyoudonotactivatetheFOO,youwillnotrollforfireeffectagainstanytroopswithinthebarrage.Q:Whentalkingaboutendingabarrage,therulessaytoremovesmokeandexplosionsatturnend.Whatare‘explosions”?A:Thebarrageisrepresentedbycoveringtheareacoveredwithsmoke.Thisiswhatwemeanby“smokeandexplosions”asthesmokerepresentsboth.Section11:Vehicles11.6.1MovementRestrictionsQ:Ifavehiclebecomespermanentlyboggedin,itscrewabandonthevehicle.IsthataBadThingwhichwetestForceMoralefor?A:Itcertainlyis.LossofSupport.Q:Therulessaythatifavehicleturns90degreesormoremaymoveatSloworFastratebutnotFlatout.WhathappensifImove4”turn45degrees,moreanother4”andturnanother45degreesthencompetemymovewithanother3”.OverallIhaveturned90degreesbutIhavenotlimitedmyspeed.Isthatokay?A:Yesitis.Youaremovingrapidlyroundagradualcurve.Whereyoumustslowdowniswhereyouturnatrightanglesprettyquickly,liketurningacornerinacar.Inthatsituationyoudoneedtoslowdown.11.6.2DisembarkingfromanUncommandedVehicleQ:IfmyPanzerschreckTeamdecidestocrewaKubelwagen,isthisanuncommandedvehicleactivatingonaCommandDicerollof1?Ifso,canboththevehicleandtheTeammovewhentheydisembark?A:Yes,butitisactuallythePanzerschreckTeamwhoareactivatingontherollof1.Whiletheyareinthevehicletheyactivateanduseit.Thevehiclecanmovewith1D6(remembertodoublethatdistanceifonaroadastheKubelwageniswheeled)andtheTeamcanthemgetoutandmovewith1D6.Alternatively,theycouldgetoutandfirebutwouldcountasmovinginthisPhase.11.8.1VehicleFireAgainstInfantryQ:CanHEbefiredatpointblankrangefromatankoristhereaminimumrange?A:No.Althoughifyouwanttobeveryrealisticthenyoucouldapplya4”or6”range.However,bepreparedforgamerstorushalloftheirtroopstowithinthatdistanceofanenemytankandclaimtheycannotbeengaged!Someabstractionsaretosaveusfromourselves…

Section12:FireAgainstVehiclesSnipersAgainstVehicleCrewQ:Whyistargetingcrewofarmouredvehicleslimitedtojustsnipers?A:InordertobestreflecttheproblemsinfantryfacedwhentheycameupagainstanAFVIfeltthatadegreeofabstractionwasneeded.Idon'twanttheplayerthinking"Ohwell,IwilljustshoottheblokeontheMGandallwillbefine",Iwanthimtothink"BloodyHell,Iaminrealtroublehere"andthenlooktofindasolution.

Q:Ifavehicleretiresoffthetableduetobeingobligedtoreverseoffthetableedge,isitremovedfromthegamecompletely.A:Yes,itis.Aswithanyunitleavingthetable.12.2FireAgainstSoft-SkinsQ:InTableFourteentheresultsfor"ZeroHitsandSaves"and"OneNetHit"arethesame.Isthiscorrect?A:Yes.Itwasdecidedthatconsistencyofpresentationwaspreferabletohavingthistableuniquelysaying“ZeroorOnenethit”.Q:Ifpassengersbailoutoftheirtransport,howfardotheymove?A:Theyaresimplyplacedimmediatelyadjacenttothevehicle.Q:IftankcrewsbailoutoftheirAFVs,howfardotheymove?A;Theyaresimplyremovedfromthegame.TheydonotattempttoremounttheirAFV.Q:DoFightingvehicleswhichareabandonedasaresultoftheircrewbailingoutduetoexcessShockcountasbrokenorwipedoutforForceMoralepurposes?A:DestroyedvehiclesareconsideredaSupportUnitKilled,wherethecrewabandonthevehicleitcountsasSupportUnitRouts.Section13:CloseCombatQ:IfIwanttoattackanenemyunitwithtwosquads,doIfirstattackwithoneandthenwiththeotherintwoCloseCombats,orcanIattackwithbothtogether?A:Youmostcertainlycan,andshouldattackwithbothtogetherinalmosteverysituation.Q:IfmysquadisattackedbytwoUSsquadsinclosecombatandtheybothmove2D6inchestocontactme,howmanydicedoIaddincombatfortheirmovement.Two,orfour?A:Four.That’showmanydicewererolledbytheenemy.Thiscouldbeseenasunfair,butitdoesactuallyrepresentadensetargetasalargenumberoftheenemyattackyou.Q:Closecombatdemandstheattackertohaveaclearpathtotheenemyinordertoengagethem.Dowindowsordoorsconstituteaclearpath?

Designinsight:ThebestwaytodealwithenemyAFVsistoavoidthem,killalltheirsupportinginfantryandobligetheAFVtowithdraw(ForceMoralefailure).Don’tforgetthatLMGfirecanbedirectedatvehiclesinthehopeofdrivingthemoff.Itisunlikelytodoso,butitcantiedownanAFVandkeepitscommanderbusyrallyingShock.Whatismore,sniperstotakeoutspecificweaponcrewsandgrenadescanbethrownintoopentoppedAFVs.Alloftheseareriskysolutions,butattherangeswearetalkingaboutwithChainofCommandAFVsshouldbeasworriedaboutinfantryasinfantryareaboutthem.

A:Windowsandcloseddoorsconstituteaclearpathiftheattackerwantsthemtodoso.Opendoorsalwaysconstituteaclearpath.So,iftheattackerchoosestoleapthroughwindowsinordertoinitiateclosecombathemaydoso.However,ifheelectstomoveupandthrowagrenadethroughthewindowthenthatdoesnotinitiateclosecombat.Ifthesameattackeradvancedtotheopendoor,thenclosecombatisautomaticallyinitiatedwhenhecomeswithin4”.Butdon’tforget,grenadescanbethrownatanypointinaPhase,evenmid-movement,soifyouhavethegrenadesandtheCommandInitiative,youcanthrowagrenadefrom5”,theeffectofwhichisworkedoutbeforethemovementiscompletedandclosecombatbegins.Equally,ifadoorispresentthenwealwaysassumethatitisclosed.Opendoorsonlyexistwherethereisnodoororithasbeendestroyedsomehow.Q:Myinfantryareononesideofasmalllanebehindahedge.Theenemyadvancestheirinfantrytoahedgelineacrossthelanewhichiswithin4”ofme.AreweinCloseCombat.A:Onlyiftheattackerwishestodeclarethatheislaunchinganattackthroughtwohedges.Thisagainisallabouthavingaclearpathtotheenemy,andthisdoesn’tsoundlikeitwillautomaticallyresultinclosecombat.However,aunitactivatedinsuchasituationmaydeclarethatitisassaulting.Q:IfIhaveasquadofinfantrymoveintotherearofabuildingwheremyopponenthastroopsfiringoutofthefrontfaceofthebuilding,IpresumethatIcountasattackinghimintherearforCloseCombat.Wouldthatbedifferentifhewasupstairsonthefirstfloor?A.Itwouldindeedbearearattackiftheenemywasonthegroundfloor.If,howeveryouhadtoclimbthestairstoanotherfloortomaketheattack,thenenteringthebuildingwouldnotcountasanattackatall.InthenextpossiblePhaseyouwouldhavetomoveupthestairstomaketheattack.Iftheenemywasstillfiringoutofthefrontfaceofthebuildingitwouldcountasarearattack,butifhehadmovedtoanticipateyourattackthenitwouldnot.Q:Ifabuildingisanormalresidentialhouse,canIclaimthatIamtakingcoveramongthefurnitureandgetdefendinglightcoveriftheenemyattacksmefromwithinthebuilding?A:Yes,youcoulddothat.Wemustpresumethathousesarenotemptyshellsandthatfindingsomecoverispossible.Inalargestructure,suchasafactory,thatwoulddependonexactlywhatwasinside.Q:Beinghitintherearisabignegative,buthowdoyoudefinetherear?A:Despitethefactthatmanywargamerswilltrytotellyouthattheirunitisdeployedforall-rounddefence,theyarenot.Allunitsareoperatingfacingoneprimarydirectionandusuallythisisprettyobvious.ThemajorityofthemeninasectionwillbefacinginonedirectionandthisrepresentstheUnit’sfront.Drawanimaginarylineacrossthat.Anyattackwhichbeginsfrombehindthatlinewillcountasanattackintherear.IfthisisnotobviousthenthedirectionfacedbythesectionLMGdeterminesthefront.IfthatisstillnotobviousthentheunitisclearlydeployedinsuchaconfusedmannerthatanattackfromANYdirectionisconsideredtobeintherear.13.1.2ResultsofCloseCombatQ:IfIattackanenemyandwipehimoutbuttechnicallylosethecombatasIsuffermoredead,doIstillretire?A:Youdo.Infact,whathashappenedisthatyounevergottotheenemy’spositionbutwereheldoff.Thefactthatyoukilledthemallleavesthepositionopenifyoucanrallyyourmentocontinuetheadvance.Q:IfIattackwithtwosectionsagainstoneenemysection,anykillsorShockIinflictonhissectionareobvious.HowdoIdividethekillsandShockonmytwosections?

A:Youcanallocateyouropponentsdiceanywayyouwant.So,ifherolls5,5,6and6,thatwillbefourdeadandtwoShock.Butthe6’sareadeadandaShockonthesameunit.Soyoucouldn’tputfourdeadononesectionandtwoShockontheother.Youcouldchoosetodividethemorputthemallononesection.It’sentirelyuptoyou.ItisworthsayingthatifonesectioniswipedoutanyShockonthatsectiondieswithit;itdoesn’ttransfertotheothersection.Q:IfIloseaCloseCombatandIamforcedtowithdraw,soresultstellmetotakeadditionalShockPoints.Whathappensifthoseadditionalpointsmaketheunitbreak?A:Youworkthisthroughinorder.Ifyouareobligedtowithdrawyoumovethatfarback.NowaddanyadditionalShock.Ifthattipsyouoverthedoubleshocklevel,thenyounowbreak.Roll2D6andaddafurther6”androutthatfar.Q:IfIhavefivemenandaJuniorLeaderinCloseCombatandtheresultisthatsixmenaredead,doIrollfortheeffectofahitontheJuniorLeader,orishejustautomaticallydead.A:Astherulesarewritten,yourolltoseetheeffect.Astherearesixkillsyoudon’thavearolltoseeifheishit,you’dneed1to6onaD6sothatisautomatic.Allyoudoisrollfortheeffect,sohecouldbedead,woundedandknockeddownorwoundedanddropsaStatusLevel.However,Imustadmitthatwedotendtosaythatifeveryoneiskilledthenheisincludedinthat.Youcanchoosewhichoptionsuitsyou.13.2TankOver-RunsQ:Asper13.2ateamthatiscontactedbyatankhastoroll1D6againstitsShockandifit'sequalorbelowthen1D6menwillbecrushedbythetank.Isn'tthistooharsh?Isitaffectedbyterrain?A:Idon’tthinkitistooharsh.Infantryneedtobewaryoftanksandviceversa.Terraindoesnotnormallyaffectthis;wecouldcertainlydeviseatableforcrushingmenindifferentgroundconditions,butIdon’tthinkitwouldaddgreatlytothegameand,tobehonest,Ihaveneverseenanyonecrushedbyatankinagame.13.2.1TanksAgainstInfantryQ:Tankscanassaultinfantrywithover-runs,butcaninfantrycloseassaulttanks?CantheycloseassaultopentoppedAFVs(e.g.halftracks)?A:No.TheycanneverenterclosecombatwithAFVs.Theycanattempttothrowgrenadesintoanopen-toppedAFV,buttheyareusuallybetteravoidingthemunlesstheyhaveto.Section14:Shock14.1ApplicationofShockQ:IfIhaveasectioninafirefightandoneTeamiswipedoutwhilsthavingtwopointsofShock.,DOthoseShocktransfertotheotherTeaminthesquad,ordotheydisappear?A:Theydisappear.Thepeoplewhowereshockedarenowdeadandwesimplyremovethem.Q:IfaTeamsplitsintotwoTeams,butitalreadyhasShockonit,howdoyouallocateShockonthetwonewTeams?A:Howeveryouwant;inrealitythisistotallyapparentinanygame.IfyouhaveXamountofShockonthetwoTeamsbeforeitsplitsintotwo,youmuststillhaveXamountofShockdividedbetweenthetwoTeamsafterthesplit.Forexample,ifyouhavesixmenwithfourpointsofShock,youcanhappilysplitthemintotwoTeamsofthreemen,onekeepingallfourShock,theotherbeingShockfree.Ofcourse,theonewithfourShockisnowpinned(youhavetoldthecowardstostayintheirholewhilethebravemengoofftodosomethingelse.

Now,thatsoundslikeaverysimplewaytogetridofShock,butfranklyyouriskseeingyourForceMoralecollapseifyoubreakintolotsofsmallTeamswhicharethendealtwithbytheenemyandmanyForceMoraleTestsforcedonyou.Q:DoallunitsunpinattheendofaTurn?A:No.YoumustcheckthelevelofShocktheyhaveatthatpoint.Iftheyhavethesameamountofshockasnumberofmen,orlessshockthanmen,thentheyunpin.Ifyouhavemoreshockthanmen,thentheyremainpinnedforthenextTurnaswellunlesstheyhavedoubletheamountofShockasmen,inwhichcasethentheyroutoffthetableimmediately.14.5PinnedUnitsQ:CantheLeaderofapinnedunitorderoneofhismentothrowasmokegrenade?Itwouldbeagreatwayofreducingincomingfirewhilstitreduceditsnumberofshockpoints.Isthispossible?A:Yes.Norestrictiononpinnedunitsdoingthat.Itjustmeanstheleadercan'trallywiththeonecommandinitiativeheisusingtomakethathappen.Q:IsentaScoutTeamoutandtheywerehitwiththreepointsofShock,pinningthem.Imovedtherestofmysquaduptowithin4”ofthem,dowenowsharetheShocksotheyareunpinned?A:Youdosharetheshock,buttheywillremainPinneduntiltheendoftheTurn,atwhichpointtheirstatuswillbecheckedand,ifallremainsasitis,theywillbecomeunpinned.14.6BrokenUnitsQ:Routingunitsfallback6"+2d6.Isthismovementaffectedbyterrain?A:No.Theymovedirectlyawayfromtheenemyandignoreallterrain.Q:Ifaunitroutsoffthetableedge,dotheystopatthetableedgeuntiltheendoftheTurn,orjustleavethetableimmediately?A:Leavethetableimmediately.IfaLeaderiswiththem,thenheleavesthetablewiththemandthatcountsasaLeaderbreakingforForceMorale.Q:WhentroopsroutofthetableattheendofaTurn,doyoudicefortheirmovement?A:No,justtakethemoff.14.7RallyingShockQ:Canmorethanoneleaderremoveshockfromateaminthesamephase?A:Absolutely,yes.Aslongashehastherightrank.AJuniorLeadercanonlyrallymenfromhisownsection,whereasSeniorLeaderscanrallyanyone.Q:Ifasection'srifleandLMGteamsareside-by-sideandcarryingapointofshockeach,cantheSectionJuniorLeaderremovetheshockfrombothTeamsusinghistwoCommandInitiativeswhentheyareinLOSoftheenemy,ordoeshehavetohandleeachteamonaseparatephase?A:TheissueaboutrallyingandlineofsightisaboutwhethertheLeaderisattachedtotheunitorsimplywithincommandrange.IftheLeaderisattachedtotheunit,anditsoundslikeheis,thenhecanremoveShockfrombothTeamsinthesamePhase.ItissufficienttobeattachedtotheSectionas,inthiscase,bothTeamsaretogetherandtheSectionisintactsohedoesn’tneedtobeattachedtoeachTeam.IftheTeamsweremorethan4”apart,hecouldonlybeattachedtooneofthemandsowouldneedtomovetocontacttheotherTeamtoreallyit.14.8ShockonArmouredVehiclesQ:IfanAFVcrewabandontheirvehicleduetoShock,dotheyevercomeback?IsthisaBadThingHappenrollforForceMorale.

A:CrewswhoabandonAFVsareremovedfromthegame.TheycannotreturntotheirvehicleanditisaBadThingHappenroll,usuallylossofasupport.Section15:ForceMoraleQ:Whenaleaderishitandthewoundrollis2or3,isaForceMoralerollmade?A:Yes.Hehasbeenwounded,soarollismade.Q:IsarollmadeontheForceMoraletableeverytimethesamecommanderiswounded(orfinallykilled)?A:Yes,eachtime.Q:Whenaunitisbroken,doyourollwhentheunitroutsofftheboardoratthemomentitbreaks?Whendoyourollforanaccompanyingleader?A:Againthewordsintherulesarechosenwithcare.YoutestfortheunitIMMEDIATELYitbreaks.YouonlytestfortheLeaderwhenheROUTS,sothatwillonlybeifheleavesthetable.Thiscanoccurwhentheunitbreaksifthe2D6+6”seestheLeaderandtheunitleavethetableduetotheirproximitywiththetableedge,orattheendoftheTurnwhendoubleShockwillseetheunitplusanyaccompanyingLeaderrout.Q:IfIhaveateamfromthesupportlist,doIrollforateamorsupportunitontheForceMoraletableifitbreaksoriswipedout?Whataboutaleaderfromthesupportlist?A:Yourollforasupportunitiftheunitisfromthesupportlists.YourollforLeadersasforanyotherLeader.Q:HavejustplayedagamewhereGermanMarderswereabandonedbytheircrews,asthemoralelevelwasexceededbytheshock.Shouldthesehavecausedarollonthe'badthingshappen'table,andifsowhichline?A:IftheMarderwasasupportunit,thenyou’drollforlossofaSupportUnit.Q:Mytankbogsdownwhencrossingaditch.Itfailstofreeitself,becomespermanentlystuckandthecrewbailout.IsthataForceMoraleroll?A:Yes.Youhavelostasupportoptionsorollasthoughtheyhavebroken.Q:WhenatankofAFVisknockedoutorisabandoned,doItestfortheleaderbeingkilledaswellasthelossofasupportoption?A:Thisisverysimple.IftheAFVblowsupwhenitisKO’dthenyouDOtestforlossofaLeaderaswellaslossofsupport.IftheAFVisjustabandonedorisKO’dbutdoesnotexplodethentheLeaderisassumedtohaveescaped.

Section16:TheSpecialists16.1EngineeringWorksQ:EngineerorPioneerTeamsarespecialisttroopswhoaredeployedtodospecifictasks.WhilstundertakingthosetaskstheTeamwillfunctionasnormaluntilalltheTeammembershavebeenkilled.ThereisnoreductionineffectivenessforweakenedTeams."DoesShockhavenoeffectonengineeringefforts?A:PioneerTeamsarelikeallotherTeams,inthattheyareaffectedbyShock,theycanbePinnedandtheycanrout.WhattheruleisreferringtoisthataPioneerTeamofonemandoesnottakethreetimesaslongtoundertakeataskasaTeamofthreemen.AslongasanymembersoftheTeamsurvivetheycandotheirjob.However,PinnedandbrokenPioneerTeamscannotdotheirtask.Section17:AdvancedRulesQ:IfanFOOisonthefirstfloorofahousetotherearofthebuilding,domytroopsspothimwhentheygetwithin18”ofthehouseeventhoughtheyarefacingthefrontofthehouse?A:Theycan’tseehimandonfireonhim,buttheydobecomeawarethatheisthere.Q:IfmytanksareadvancingtowardsabuildingwhichcontainsaForwardObserver,doesthemortarobservergettinghismortarstofirecountashimfiringsothatmytankscanthenseehimandtargethim?A.No,thefiringisbeingdonebymortarsoff-table,notbytheobserver.AppendixA:PlayingChainofCommandQ:AFVsnormallyenteratableusingtheroadasaJump-OffPoint;wheredovehiclesenterthetableintheabsenceofroads?A:Atanypointonthefriendlytableedgewhichtheplayerwishes.Remember,whenaroadispresentAFVsdonothavetoenterONtheroad,butthreatthatasaJump-Offpoint,somaydeployeithersideofitaswellasonit.Q:Minefields-wherecantheybeplacedonthetable?A:Anywhereyoulike.Q:IseethatifIselectanEngineerSection,IcanchoosepreciselywhichtwoTeamsIwantafteranydefencesareplacedonthetable.Isthatcorrect?A:Yes.Youplaceyourdefencesafterthesupportoptionshavebeenselected.However,theEngineersaremulti-talentedsoyoucantrumpthatbehavingalreadydecidedtochooseEngineersasasupportoptionbutnotdecidewhattheirpreciseroleisuntilafterthedefencesaredeployed.ThatallowsyousomeflexibilityifyoumakeasignificantcommitmenttotakingEngineersbyselectingthefullsection.AppendixB:TheNationalArmyListsSupportOptionsQ:Whenyoupickagunorsimilarfromasupportlistitsays5crewwithaJuniorleader.Isthisfivemenplusaleader,orfivemen,oneofwhomistheleader?A:TheLeaderisALWAYSadditional,overandabovethenumberofmenlisted.Q:IfItakeavehiclewithnoweapons,canImountinfantryweaponsonit?A:Yes.Forexample,ifyouselectaJeepanda0.30MMGteam,youcancrewthejeepwiththeTeamandmounttheMMGonapintleatnoadditionalcost.Q:IfItakeavehiclewithnocrew,howdoIgiveitacrew?

A:Youtakemenfromyourplatoon.Theonlyvehicleswithnocrewaretransportvehicles,alltanksandsimilarhavefullcrews.Q:Ifyouselectentrenchmentsasasupportoption,doIneedtoplacetheseonthetableassoonasthePatrolPhaseends,likeminefieldsorwire?A:Youcanifyouwish.However,youmaybebetterrevealingthemwhenyourtroopsdeploy.Forexample,ifyouhaveselectedtwoentrenchmentsassupports,sufficientforonewholesectiontodeployinto,youmaydeclarethatasectionisduginwhenitdeploysontothetable.Soyoucandecidewheretheentrenchmentsareatthepointwhenyoudeploy.However,rememberthatyouwillbedeployingoffyourJump-OffPoints,sothatwillrestrictwherethoseentrenchmentcango.IfyouwanttheentrenchmentselsewhereyouMUSTplacethemimmediatelyafterthepatrolPhase.Q:IfIdeployintoentrenchments,canIsubsequentlymovemytroopsoutofthem?Cantheybeoccupiedbyothertroopsoreventheenemy?A:Yes,oncedeployedonthetabletheyarejusttreatedasapieceofterrain.Anyonecanenterorleavethem,evenyouropponent’sforces.Q:CanIbuyentrenchmentsandusethemtofortifyahouse,makingitabunker?A:Absolutely,butyou’dneedtobalancehowmanymenyoucanfitintherewithhowmanyentrenchmentpoints.Soasmallbuildingthatcouldtaketwoteamsstillneedstwoentrenchments.Q:IfmyopponentselectsabarrageandIdeployallofmySeniorLeadersontothetable,istheeffectcumulativewhenIwanttodeployanotherunitontothetable?Asin,doIrollforboththebombardmentandthelackofSeniorLeader.A:Yes,unlessyouhaveselectedanAdjutantinwhichcaseyouwillstillonlyrollforthebombardment.Q:IfIselectaPanzerknackerorTankHunterTeamasasupport,butmyopponenthasnoAFVs,canItreatthemasanordinaryinfantryTeamandusetheirweaponsagainstinfantry?A:Yes,youcertainlycan.Thehavetheweaponslisted,buttheywillnotusetheiranti-tankweaponsagainstinfantryunlessorderedtodosobyaSeniorLeader.Becarefulthough,withoutaLeaderoftheirowntheyarelikelytobeabitbrittle.Q:IfIselectasatchelcharge,whocanusethat?A:YoucanallocateittoanyoneofourTeamsorSectionsQ:Tankswithone-manturrets-shouldtherebelimitationsonwhattheycando?A:Probably.ButIconsideredthatkeepingitsimplewaspreferablesoatpresentthereisnospecificruleforthat.Thesewillfollowinspecifichandbooksorsupplements.Q:Whateffectdoesheavygunhave?A:Nonewhatsoever.Itisamistype.Q:FlamethrowertanksandAFVs.Howmanyroundsoffiredotheyget?A:Itisunlimited.Infantryman-portableflamethrowershaveaverylimitedsupplyoffuelfortheirweaponssowelimitedthat,AFVsarenotlimitedinagamewhichcoversarelativelyshortperiodofaction.GermanSupportsQ:TheGermanscantakeaSdKfz250withaReconnaissanceTeamasasupportoption.Iassumethehalf-trackisunarmed,butthattheteam'sMG42canbemountedonit.Isthiscorrect?

A:Yes.Absolutelycorrect.SovietSupportsQ:HowbigcanaScoutTeamfromaSovietsquadbe?A:ASovietScoutTeamshouldbetwomeninsize.TheymaydeployontothetablebeforetheirparentSectiondoessoasaseparateTeam.Q:Dosoviettankshaveradios?A:ThiswillbecoveredinmoredetailintheArmyLists.Asaruleofthumbtheanswerisno.Butthatisageneralisation.Q:InordertobenefitfromtheSovietNationalCharacteristicWrathoftheGods,doIstillneedtoselectthePre-GameBombardmentoptionfor2pointsonthesupportList?A.Youdo.WrathoftheGodsisnotafreebombardmenteachgame,butanenhancedbombardmentwhenyoudoselectthatsupportoption.NationalCharacteristicsHandgranatenQ:WhathappensifwhenusingHandgranatenalloftheenemyarekilledbythegrenades.Areyoustillobligedtomovetheinfantryforward?A:Yes,thethrowingofthegrenadesislinkedtothemovement;youcan’tdoonewithouttheother.Youshouldreallysayhowmanydiceyouaremovingandthendiceforthatbeforeyoutesttoseetheeffectofthegrenades.Iftheenemyareallkilledthenthereisnoclosecombatunlessmovingontoorpasttheenemy’spositionbringsyouwithin4”ofmoreenemywhenyoudofightinclosecombatbutwithoutanygrenadesbeingthrownasthesewereusedontheoriginaltarget.MaschinengewehrQ:Canaleader’sdicestillbeaddedtoamachinegunteamreducedtoonememberusingtheGermanspecialrule?A:Yes,theycan.Theywouldfirewiththereducednumberofdiceduetothesmallcrew,buttheywouldaddtheLeader’stwodice.Frankly,theywouldbebetteroffhavingtheLeaderusehisInitiativetoshiftmenfromanotherTeamtoreinforcethem,butifyouprefertoaddfiringdicethenyoucan.ConcentratedFireQ:MyBrenTeamfireConcentratedFireagainstaGermansquad,focussingtheirfireontotheMG34team.TheGermansquadLeaderiswiththeRifleTeamwhichiswithin4”oftheLMGteam.IfIkillanyoneistheLeaderatrisk?A:No,becauseyouareshottingjustattheLMGteam.Inthesameway,allkillsandShocksareonthatTeamandarenotontheRifleTeam.BritishParaSniperQ:TheBritishParashaveasniperembeddedwithinoneoftheirsections.Doeshedeploywithhissectionordoesheactentirelyindependently?A:Heisentirelyindependentandactivates/deploysonaCommandDicerollof1.