Motdc,
Have you had any luck getting started on the AAM on-line experiance?
-LT04
Personally I’m waiting for a newbie opponent. More gemrally, I just posted over at the Avalon Hill forum to get some more experienced players to test.
NOOB question,
I’ve been looking on the internet for AAM units. The cheepist way as far as I can tell is to buy them by the case. OK so for the question: How many booster boxes come in a case?
-LT04
12 boosters in a case as far as I know.
Assuming you are not teh buy-a-case-of-each type (I’m not), I reccomend the following if you are looking for boosters:
http://www.miniaturemarket.com/inc/sdetail/77345
It is 2 boosters from each set.
I also recommend going here:
He sells Common sets (you get 2 of each) and Uncommon sets (one of each) from each expansion, for roughly 5 dollars a set. Buying them as sets will save you money and you end up with just about everything you’ll ever need.
That’s what I did, now I have one of everything except the “rares” and in the boosters I pulled a Tiger, T34, and a few more good ones (alot for Germany) so I have a good selection.
OK one more question,
Whats the diffrence between:
Contested Skies
D-Day
The ReservesAre they all diffrent games? Are they all part of one game?
thanks for the info,
-LT04
Each release has a name, and each release introduced new units.
So in order there is:
Base Set (or Set I)
Eastern Front (or Set II)
Contested Skies
D-Day
The Reserves
Mot
You cannot target friendly units with an attack. The only way you can have friendly fire is with the blast or rocket salvo abilities which may hit everything in one or more hexes.
Each unit can only attack one unit, so the vehicle would have to chose to attack either the enemy vehicle or the enemy infantry. However, Special abilities such as double shot and All Guns Blazing may allow for multiple attacks.
If an attack on a unit originates from the same hex, you use it’s rear defence - which I believe is always worse (or at least equal to) the forward defence.
Terrain blocks line of sight, and cannot be drawn through features such as hills or forest. If your target is behind even one forest hex you can’t see him.
12 Boosters per case.
There are of course many differences between the different sets, all of which are the same game. Contested Skies deals primarily with the introduction of aircraft and has a mix of different nationalities. D-Day introduces obstacles, but has a major focus on German, the US, and the UK; most other nations got few if any units. Finally Reserves deals with some of the more odd units, but also has nice staples and introduces support units.
You been on holiday DL? Hope you had a great time. I think Mot has been having a good time filling in.
Can someone explain how you can use a unit with Gun Transport to move Large Artillery? I understand that you can start it loaded on the transport, but how do you unload the Artillery piece without exceeding the stacking limit?
Thanks for the help,
Mot
I believe as soon as the gun is unloaded the hex becomes over stacked and the transport has to move. I am not sure if there is a mandated direction for this move or if it can be where ever the player chooses.
You been on holiday DL? Hope you had a great time. I think Mot has been having a good time filling in.
Sorry, things have just been getting rather busy again. I’m making an effort now to go on the boards more though.
Can someone explain how you can use a unit with Gun Transport to move Large Artillery? I understand that you can start it loaded on the transport, but how do you unload the Artillery piece without exceeding the stacking limit?
Thanks for the help,
Mot
Units don’t count against the stacking limit while being transported, but once the large artillery (or heavy gun) is unloaded it overstacks the hex; the unloading player must then place the gun in the closest legal hex; this will usually simply be an adjacent one in a larger game, but could possibly be 1 or more hexes away in a large and packed game.
It used to be that your opponent chose which hex the gun unloaded in, but this was changed some time around the D-Day set IIRC.
So is that “official” or the accepted solution?
Thank you for the answer, I appreciate it!
Mot
Follow up question, I assume that applies to all units unloading, not just the Large/Heavy artillery units?
What about movement rolls, in cases like a bordering river?
Cool thanks.
These are the official rulings:
Disembarking into an Overstacked Hex
If a disembarking unit would break the stacking limit you must put it in the nearest legal hex of your choice.
Disembarking & Movement Rolls
This is still considered movement so does require a movement roll if applicable (eg the hex you are disembarking into is across a stream).
If the roll is failed the unit remains in the transport, but counts as having moved. You also cannot disembark units into terrain types they can’t normally move into (eg you can’t infantry into a pond, or units with Thin Wheels into a marsh/across a stream.
Disembarking & Defencive Fire
Disembarking triggers defencive-fire. If a unit disembarks into an overstacked hex but is hit by DF in that hex, it remains on the transport. The usual rules and limitations to DF still apply, eg tanks can’t DF against infantry unless they have an SA that specifically allows it.
Cool, thanks.
Next question:
The T-35 says it can make two attacks, one must be a unit in front, one a unit not in front. How many attacks can ut make against unit in the same hex (distance 0)?
Thanks again!
Mot
The T-35 says it can make two attacks, one must be a unit in front, one a unit not in front. How many attacks can ut make against unit in the same hex (distance 0)?
Front or Rear arcs never include the hex you are in or those directly to the left/right (ie blue on the image below).
Since the T-35 is allowed one attack that is not in the front, as opposed to a rear attack, it can have one shot at range 0.
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Nice picture!
Next question:
Does the Eagle-Eyed NCO Improved Accuracy ability (Friendly Soldiers adjacent to this unit have a medium range of 2-6 hexes) increase the range of a unit with Limited Range like the PPSh-41 SMG (This unit can attack Soldiers only at ranges of 2 or less).
Mot
The NCO improves medium range from 2-4 to 2-6. But either way a PPSh is still restricted to firing at ranges of 2 or less due to the limited range.
That’s a “Can’t Trumps Can” kind of thing I guess.
Next question:
I assume that a vehicle with No Turret can only perform Defensive Fire in it’s front arc?
Mot
That’s a “Can’t Trumps Can” kind of thing I guess.
I assume that a vehicle with No Turret can only perform Defensive Fire in it’s front arc?
It’s not a matter of Can’t Trumps Can, it’s more that the two simply don’t interact. If the NCO gave +2 range then it may have allowed the PPSh to fire from range 2-4, but it doesn’t.
Correct, remembering that the front arc doesn’t include the same hex or those directly to the sides.
OK, next question:
I assumed that units cannot move through enemy units, but I quickly browsed the rules and didn’t see it spelled out. Defensive fire aside, can units move through enemy units?
Mot
Another question, when roads connect into one or more town hexes and then continue on, is the road considered contiguous? Put another way, are there effectively roads IN all of the town hexes?
