Too Fat Lardies

I'm assuming that they can and there isn't a no go 4" bubble around each unit. In open terrain close combat occurs as soon as two units are within 4" of each other (regardless of the facing of either unit), but if I've understood things correctly this isn't the case when there is intervening terrai...

I'm given to understand that with a can of spray paint and a set of stencils, pretty much any piece of military equipment is fair game. "As you can clearly see, this truck has our battalion number on the bumper; that means it's ours." Before I served I had no idea how big a thing tagging was in the...

There were a certain number issued to units officially, if a patrol was going out they could go scrounge up whatever they needed. After a unit had been in the field for a while there would be spares of useful things kicking around. Captured enemy weapons, ones from men sent home or killed, etc. Plus...

Agreed. Asking "how big is a hedge" is like asking how long is a piece of string. Hedges in bocage country come in all sizes, from ones you can see over to 20ft high monsters that are damn near impenetrable and unclimbable. The rulebook kind of splits things up into how hedges affect movement and vi...

The East Surreys had a "Battle Patrol" that was described as armed with Thomson SMGs That was pretty common. Fighting patrols would take whatever weapons they thought best suited to the task. At night that would often mean SMGs, there are plenty of photos of guys who've been out on patrol and nearl...

The attacker doesn't even need to reach the hedge, just get within 4" of the enemy. So you shouldn't need to lose any dice. Note that if the attacker wins the combat, they can take up the defenders' position on the other side of the hedge, which is basically a free move.

The way I would play it: Soviets lose the dice for crossing the obstacle If they make it over and into close combat range the Germans count as in the rear and don't get the defended obstacle bonus If the Soviets don't make it over but are still with 4" then the Germans count as hit in the rear but d...

Leaving aside the exact words used, I would still swerve the werfer barrage for game 2. It's a probe and you don't normally get either defensive or offensive arty for that. Which makes complete sense from the point of view of the actual tactics it's trying to represent. The British are just probing ...

It didn't come up when we played the campaign, but I would say that if you're not entitled to a prep bombardment from tube artillery then you aren't entitled to one from rockets either. Your unit just isn't making that kind of large-scale set-piece attack that would have had that level of planning.

If the enemy tank is stupid enough to drive that close Often pretty close action on SE Asian and Pacific tables. I agree about the satchel charge though, you should just pick a squad and give it to them. Having it magically teleport to whatever squad needs it the most seems a bit gamey to me. If yo...