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nixon187  
#1 Posted : Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:14:22 AM(UTC)
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Hey there,

today me and a buddy at our club played our first 2 games.
We were playing with the rules you can download on the page. Therefore we used the stat cards as seen in the store.
Crew and Upgrades weren't avaiable so we didnt use them. Critical Hits were determined with a W6 and custom-made table. As the measuring arrow we used 6inch for moving.

While playing there were some questions that came up not covered by the rule.

1. Woods block LoS as stated in the rules. But what about this situation (German Hoster so no worry :P)(Cardboards are displaying the edges of the woods)?
If both tanks are partially inside the woods can the shoot at each other?

2. When is a tank "inside the Woods"? Does it counts as "inside the Woods" if it would get cover (e.g. 2 corners inside) or need the whole tank (all 4 corners) to be inside?

3. As i understand the rules, i can use the "Blitzkrieg"-rule for all german tanks on the field that arent in need of a repair roll?

4. Can the defense roll fail automaticly? E.g.: Both tanks (Defense 1) being stationary and at close range/side shot? So 1 dice for 1 defense minus 1 for close range equals 0 dice equals all succesful hits hit.

5. Is a tank, in the open, being shot from the front in cover because i only can see 2 corners of the tank (the front ones)?

6. Can a move be stopped at any point on the measuring arrow? If yes, is it allowed to do the 90 degree turn?

7. Does a critical hit make 1 plus X amount (as stated on the card) of damage or only the damage displayed on the critical hit card?

8. Any rules for shooting in the rear?

These are a lot of question hopefully some of the dev's can answer them.
Nevermind, the game is really fun and nice for some action. I really gonna buy the starter box and some expansions on release. ;) Hopefully the Upgrades are giving the game a little more depth. :)

Hopefully u guys release a german printed rulebook soon, so its easier for us german players too understand the rules. It can be hard to translate some rules from english to german. ;)

Edited by user Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:16:17 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Sean at TANKS HQ on 3/24/2016(UTC)
Sean at TANKS HQ  
#2 Posted : Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:32:53 AM(UTC)
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Great to hear you're trying it out and had fun.
Now, as for your questions.


1. (Page 8 of rulebook) Unless the tank is behind the wood, you have line of sight. As soon as either tank enters the wood, it can see, and be seen, from the other side.

2. (Page 8) There is no specific "Inside the Woods" state. "Woods can give Cover to tanks on their edges. Tanks completely within a Wood, and anything they shoot at, are in Cover." Basically, if the line of sight to your target crosses any part of a wood, the target has cover.

3. Absolutely! When not in need of repairs (or if they're willing to ignore their criticals) German tanks are quite speedy.

4. Yes, if your defence dice pool is reduced to zero you have no chance at cancelling any hits with dice. (You might have an upgrade or crew effect that can.)

5. No, when determining cover, only terrain and other tanks will block lines of sight. The target tank cannot block line of sight to itself.

6. Yes, you can make small adjustments this way. Turns, reversing, etc. Just remember that any use of the movement arrow still counts as a move and will affect your shooting.

7. (Page 13) Critical Hits only deal the damage written on their card.

8. (Page 12) A shot in the rear is considered a Side Shot.


Finally, thanks for bringing your questions to the Forum where they can be seen and learned from by other people.
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nixon187  
#3 Posted : Friday, March 25, 2016 12:55:24 AM(UTC)
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On #1: So when a tank is crossing the edges of the woods, its considered as be inside them so granting cover, can shoot out of the woods (granting the enemy cover), but can also be shot from outside the woods?

On #6: When making a movement place the measuring arrow in any direction with its end touching the tank, then i move in the direction, front of the tank facing to the head of the arrow! Is it also allowed to move backwards/reverse without needing to turn? E.g. place measuring arrow at rear of tank and end the movement with rear at head of the measuring arrow.
Sean at TANKS HQ  
#4 Posted : Friday, March 25, 2016 8:04:04 AM(UTC)
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The thing to remember is that cover is based on line of sight from the shooting tank.
Typically, if a tank is half-in half-out of a wood, they will have cover.

When moving, you place the arrow so that it is touching the tank and pointing away. When you move your tank, it simply has to sit square against the arrow. It could have its rear at the end with the arrow head, if you were reversing, for example.
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