We’ve heard about how the British 8th Army can be played, now Charlie takes us through some of the Bolt Action tactics for the German Afrika Korps.
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I wish I’d come over for this boot camp
Agree!
I find that 8 man teams is a kind of sweet spot for me. Theres enough fodder to protect the LMG while not being to bully or expensive.
Tactically / historically the most realistic as well. Some armies add a third fireteam to the squad for a really big force in real life, USMC is an example that usually as three fireteams of four + a squadleader = 13 men. This is an abnormally large squad, though.
Sound stuff. I’m all ears!
Oh John, how could you forget to mention that we have to not to forget to comment on Tabletop dot com to win awesome prices 😉
seeing this makes me really wish I could be there
no mortars for the germans? can you atleast snipe the enemy leader with the antitankgun?
Good stuff
Again sound advice
That extra dice make German machine guns so good in bolt action.
this is the army i love, bring on the tips
more good tips
For all “level playing field” is an excruciating pun, it’s very true. TBH this period of the war is much more interesting than mine. Crap tanks on both sides, rather than “rock-paper-scissors” around the German big cats.
Many many MANY WW2 gamers prefer early and mid-war WW2 just for this very reason.
All the machine guns, all the time, good advice
I am always afraid of fielding small teams esp. when I have the opportunity to assault.
I always like to take full strength squads, but I wish I could give them seperate orders like the riflemen maneuver while the LMG fires
5 men squads is really quite risky, because as a single unit it can more easily be taken out. However, with more smaller units you have more dice in the bag and you are more likely to grab the initiative and dictate what´s going on on the battlefield.
Great Tips!!!
Hay its deserts everyone likes extra Sprinkle’s for their’s?
comment to win.
Nice to watch these alongside @oriskany‘s talks on tactics
I’ve always feet this is why @johnlyons and I work well together as a team, without stepping on each other’s toes. Yes, we’re both “historical experts,” but whereas I focus on larger tactical or operational history, OOBs, doctrines, and campaigns, he drills down into the technical and tactical details of the individual tanks and weapons.
That, and he’s forgotten more about hobby that I’ll ever know. 😀
@johnlyons Never apologize for a pun! Own your puns proudly!
Not sure if I’d be game to run 5 man squads in BA, I get the pros just not sure if they line up against the cons for me.
Hmm filler fodder. It’s the future.
More great tips for someone like me, who hasn’t a clue 🙂 Thank you
Interesting how this discussion matches the previous “scorpions” episode.
Hmm interesting
Taking note!
Looks like a fun time and great historical info too.