Bolt Action army mk XXX

I feel like I'm up to design number 30 of my Bolt Action army, so away we go again.

There are two wings to the army. Each has one 9 man veteran engineer rifle unit, one 5 man Bren Gun unit, one Matilda II tank, and one inexperienced platoon commander there to give +2 morale. 

Each veteran engineer rifle squad is directly supported by the Bren Gun team and a tank. The veteran's can advance out of cover if needed.

I have a reserve of 2 Bren Gun carriers. One has a 5 man veteran assault unit  with 2 SMG's and 3 rifles. It will act as a counter attack unit or a reserve where I need them. The other has a veteran Anti-tank rifle team to zoom to the enemy flank or back line and get flank shots on enemy armour. Being veteran's mean they won't have to worry about getting in cover as much, as they'll spend at least one turn jumping out of the carriers.

In the middle I have a light mortar dropping smoke or a shell onto static enemy defenses like Machine Guns and Artillery, and a medic to support one of the wings. The Medic can run around and still supply his 6+ save. An artillery spotter deploys somewhere where needed, ideally well away from enemy snipers, as it's only a 2 man crew. 

In fact I should probably put the FO in the 2nd carrier with the AT rifle team. Can't be sniped and can still call in artillery, though it would probably need the carrier on the field instead of reserve.

Each rifle unit has multiple's of 9, to gain the benefit of Rapid Fire, at least until any casualties start. most of the infantry that will be out in the open are veteran's and have a 5+ toughness.

I'm not too worried about only having 15 order dice. Having more than that is excruciating to keep standing up to move another unit.

I've also ordered some 1 inch 5 man spacing movement trays from Battle Kiwi who seem to be the only person selling them, anywhere planet-wide. Which is weird, I want 2,3,5,8 and 10 man trays to speedup movement! 

 

In other news I found lots (but sadly not all, they were missing about 1/3 of them) Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 and fanatic paints at Metro Hobbies, so I can now finish the existing figures I have with colours for weapon types on the back of their bases. And I can start painting my Battlemechs for BATTLETECH.

Total Points: 1098

Order Dice: 15

Platoon #1

*Version 3 - British - Rifle Platoon 1100 Matties Vet Enginners Rifles 2 Carriers

Platoon Commander

Platoon Commander (Version 3 Rulebook page 234) 30Regular Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 Platoon Commander  with Pistol 6" 1 n/a    with Rifle 24" 1 n/a  with Submachine gun 12" 2 n/a Assault

Infantry

Infantry Section (Version 3 Rulebook page 235) 65Regular Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 NCO with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 3 Infantry with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 1 Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader) 36" 4 n/a

Infantry Section (Version 3 Rulebook page 235) 65Regular Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 NCO with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 3 Infantry with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 1 Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader) 36" 4 n/a

Infantry Section (Version 3 Rulebook page 235) 73Veteran Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 3 Infantry with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 1 NCO with Submachine gun 12" 2 n/a Assault 1 Infantry with Submachine gun 12" 2 n/a Assault

Medic

Medic (Version 3 Rulebook page 234) 23Regular Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 Medic Medics  with Pistol 6" 1 n/a

Forward Observer

Forward Observer (Artillery) (Version 3 Rulebook page 234) 86Regular Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 Forward Observer (Artillery) Infiltrator 1 Infantry (equipped as modeled) - -  with Rifle 24" 1 n/a  with Pistol 6" 1 n/a    with Submachine gun 12" 2 n/a Assault

Anti-tank

Anti-Tank Team (Version 3 Rulebook page 237) 33Veteran Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 Anti-tank rifle team 48" 1 +2 Team (2 men)

Light mortar

Light Mortar Team (Version 3 Rulebook page 238) 30Regular Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 Light Mortar team 12-36" 1 HE Team (2 men), Indirect fire, HE (1")

Transports

Bren Carrier (Version 3 Rulebook page 248) 50Regular Qty Vehicle   Weapons Type Range Trans Shots DV Pen Special 1 Bren Carrier Tracked 5 7+ Open-topped, Turn on the spot Tow: Light or medium anti-tank gun     Forward-facing LMG 36" 2 n/a Front arc

Bren Carrier (Version 3 Rulebook page 248) 50Regular Qty Vehicle   Weapons Type Range Trans Shots DV Pen Special 1 Bren Carrier Tracked 5 7+ Open-topped, Turn on the spot Tow: Light or medium anti-tank gun     Forward-facing LMG 36" 2 n/a Front arc

Platoon #2

*Version 3 - British - Engineer Platoon

Platoon Commander

Platoon Commander (Version 3 Rulebook page 234) 21Inexperienced Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 Platoon Commander  with Pistol 6" 1 n/a    with Rifle 24" 1 n/a  with Submachine gun 12" 2 n/a Assault

Engineers

Infantry Section (Engineers) (Version 3 Rulebook page 235) 126Veteran Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 NCO with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 8 Infantry with Rifle 24" 1 n/a Engineers Engineers

Infantry Section (Engineers) (Version 3 Rulebook page 235) 126Veteran Qty Weapons Range Shots Pen Special 1 NCO with Rifle 24" 1 n/a 8 Infantry with Rifle 24" 1 n/a Engineers Engineers

Platoon #3

*Version 3 - British - Armoured Platoon

Command Vehicle

Matilda & Valentine Infantry Tank (Version 3 Rulebook page 241) 155Regular Qty Vehicle   Weapons Type Range Trans Shots DV Pen Special 1 Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda Mk II Tracked - 9+ Slow     Turret-mounted light anti-tank gun 48" 1 +4 HE (1")     Co-axial MMG 36" 3 n/a

Cmd Vehicle Options

Command Vehicle rule (v3) (Version 3 Rulebook page 188) 10 Command Vehicle special rule

Vehicle

Matilda & Valentine Infantry Tank (Version 3 Rulebook page 241) 155Regular Qty Vehicle   Weapons Type Range Trans Shots DV Pen Special 1 Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda Mk II Tracked - 9+ Slow     Turret-mounted light anti-tank gun 48" 1 +4 HE (1")     Co-axial MMG 36" 3 n/a