Hullo!
Supplemental to my last post [link], here are a few more pics (from my opponent's perspective) and my post-match analysis...such as it is...which are also my first 'post- Bolt action' thoughts.
I shall intersperse the pics - with captions - throughout, for the sake of variety. My notes are transferred verbatim from my 'Seventh Book of Arcane Scribblings' (see here and here):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgI4OnTbGJys1KypFPFgszoIaf15dTbMY8L87B-tbbT2rUrCcswn53fHjXUjMG5iyMMqPrLVnE-WgJp7YCoGLnHCD00wy1h_sS03_8vShUGw_sLrx0gtPAzaQZetg0BjJMOpwcW8sw09fC/s320/John+1.jpg) |
John's right flank as he assaults, featuring an his sniper (by the building, centre-table); MMG; Divisional AT Gun; Naval Infantry (the 'Black Death', with light bases); T34/85, and some normal infantry on the right). |
Feedback Notes: First Bolt Action (28mm) Game, 30/05/15:
Mission: 'Envelopment' - 1000pts - Defending
- Preliminary bombardment is nasty on the receiving end
- 6pdr got in a sneaky wee shot right across the board to hurt the T34 twice!
- My arty bombardment was BRUTAL - pinned 4 units and destroyed MMG
- --> this effectively stalled his attack on my left flank
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpbh1pex4dWDRqq5PvfuozekE3Sf4DZSzCAPx-1tTQNq20bRw35dHAt08G8hOvw6OCtXFR4fnzaXILj7PiY01V7CjwuOjjr-34E0tkBCvjebSi-iqPviS_FprY9ra0vLWPV63SeyYkjsC/s320/John+2.jpg) |
Facing them, the five rifle-armed Toms holding my left flank. There's an MMG in the window too ;-) |
- Remember LOS! Twice my units got in each other's way.
- Remember 1" firing lanes too...
- Star Player: my PIAT-armed universal carrier, which did a lot, but in particular destroyed his two-man flamethrower team with two 6s followed by two 5s! Yay!
- ALL of my carriers did very well: they pushed up with LMGs blazing very effectively
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyArsWDKPnfMTo1zwuaav1Y3TWJVPdGyGiWb5CpyHpt0eEkffePy-LorpG9R1Vao3Zv6r7PGa2duteUuWA_T9Oj_afB47mRYb2y-SMd1eI2mDP_pFk_3rB6FCjvyrbzb7nM3GFWX7Apm/s320/John+3.jpg) |
These chaps lost one man on my right flank. |
- Sniper was rubbish, but drew fire well
- OC ran forward and finished off the last man of a squad with his SMG
- One of my half-sections - by mutual agreement - launched an illicit carrier-borne assault over a hedge...and won!
- PIAT team in carrier did get close enough to use it, but fluffed.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNNW1q6usPossPirCLTq_o2cYCIwaiaK9HvTcq4ZepKBZd31w6adGPpEGQ3OfswPlwCUBz4j0aFfxaQ3WMbeu9kMwvwtUXXMqO8-fGKIfEYdkJvDOGGRRjECR62s5_QUPxa4kBKXBijZw/s320/John+4.jpg) |
The Black Death. Very hard to kill. |
- Veteran infantry (like the Navy Boys) are very hard to kill. Very.
- Cromwell positioned itself well, and shot well enough
- MMG team in building did very well
- Don't be absent-minded with dice! - I was TERRIBLE for this: distractedly picking up orders dice left, right and centre.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3Xc-pWAcJBxCc3RTxrQz5flAV4YvGZrFFCBOzrxSTZhoqO-hE8UkvhX2OZl3e8CH8DxZ6Cqn_nSyPXViTdXAGl7RIcxxGDpc-57iGaYfMsLRANbx-DIpTO1A1jZDF2C7tlh0QGvk4PQE/s320/John+5.jpg) |
The carriers bring the fight to the Russian left... |
- Light A-T guns are actually a lot more powerful than I realised. This seems a little simple for Late-War, but I guess it makes sense within the straightforward rules mechanic.
- Light mortars are super-good - especially with smoke!
- Smoke sticks around very well in Bolt Action...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucNajqrj9gR046nE8zrJqgLsDIGm8aQqXs6CeqPlJP1lVcEJ6fxxGdhzvbcA-cBN9UXwlcQFO0AQIYuDGsKMYnAsynuIU_rAprhWIstO_vqCcwJrtB41BBWhCJgI-1DdnxTVpOdTjOQRn/s320/John+6.jpg) |
...and to the right, |
- In 'reserves' missions, carriers are great to tow-on the 6pdr and lug the MMG into position. I know this, because I also got in two-and-a-half turns of another game in which I was able to do just this.
Verdict?
Awesome opponent; awesome game.
= win.
Cheers!
- Drax.
PS: 6MMRPC: Time is tight, as I knew it would be, but I've started getting some proper paint onto those Orks...Yay!