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Wednesday 19 July 2017

Friday's Bolt Action Force

This coming Friday I have a big bolt action game planned. Using all my models (except a medic) I have amassed a large force of Brits, 18 order dice!! My force is half airbourne troops and half regular army. First up my airbourne command

1 Second Lieutenantwith Submachine gun
2 Infantry with sub machine guns.

Then the first paratroop section

1 NCO with Submachine gun
4 Infantry with Submachine gun
1 Infantry with Light Machine gun + loader
3 Infantry with Rifle
Entire squad equipped with anti-tank grenades

Second section

1 NCO with Submachine gun
2 Infantry with Submachine gun
1 Infantry with Light Machine gun + loader
3 Infantry with Rifle
Entire squad equipped with anti-tank grenades.

That's the airbourne infantry sections. Next up are the special teams

1 Medium Machine gun team
1 Light Mortar team
1 Sniper team ( New ghillie suit models 1st outing!)
1 PIAT team
1 QF 6-pdr
1 Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell

That's the airbourne half of my army all but the tank are veteran's.


Next up is the regular army half of my force
1 Second Lieutenant
with Pistol  (Well the model has 2 cos he loves westerns)
1 Infantry with a rifle.

Now the infantry sections.

Veteran Late war section.
1 NCO with Submachine gun
2 Infantry with Submachine gun
2 Infantry with LMG + loaders
3 Infantry with Rifle

Regular Late war section
1 NCO with Submachine gun
1 Infantry with Submachine gun
6 Infantry with Rifle

That is the the main infantry sections. Now on to the teams and vehicles etc.
1 Free Artillery Forward Observerwith pistol + 1 Infantry with Rifle.
1 Light Mortar team
1 PIAT team

1 M5 Half Track
1 Bren Carrier
1 Sherman V (75mm)

That's it, all the above apart from one veteran squad are regular troops and the national characteristic I'm using is Blood Curdling Cry (A hint to my tactics lol)
I reckon i have a fairly decent force plenty of anti tank and machine guns but we shall wait and see. I have  a fair idea what type of battlefield we will be using but how I use the forces all depends on who is the attacker and who is the defender though I'm pretty sure there will be some charges into close quarter combat at some point!!
Veteran bolt action players will see from the list that it is spread over 2 platoons. My opponent is also doing the same thing so he will also have 2 of a few things. Basically the idea for the game is to use everything we have. I'll write up a battle report after Friday to let You know what happened!


3 comments:

  1. Best of luck, looking forward to the report.

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  2. Good luck need a pick of the complete force!

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  3. Yep I'll get one Friday the models aren't sorted out into squads at the moment lol

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