I can't really say I'm much of a tournament player. In truth I'm not a conpetative player (much). All this being said, I am Co TO of one of the biggest Bolt Action Tournaments in the Uk, hopfully the world after September, we are hopful we get the numbers.
But competitive play is not the reason we run the Bolt Action Welsh Open (BAWO hense forth). Myself and my Co-TO run it because we simply enjoy it. We love the rules set, and can't fault the company behind it.
We try each year (sucsesfully I think so far) to pump enjoyment and fun into the tournament scene. None of this over conpetative must win at all cost nonsense. If I sit at the TO table and look around seeing smiles on faces and laughter ringing out, I class my job as complete. Anyway I digress, I do that a lot..
The coming weekend myself and my good friend (my Co-TO) are travling to a tournament in Poole. The tournament is hosted by PGS and run by none other than MAD bob of Mad Bob Minitures.
We are both looking forward to the event, not only to get our toys on the table, and meet new people. But because it will be our first look, feel and tase of the new BA.Net rules pack.
We are still in discistions about the format of the BAWO this year, and this is our chance to see for our selfs if this rules pack the lads over at the WWPDforums
Have put together is what we are looking for in out tournament.
We are going down open minded but we both have our reservations.
This post was supposed to be about my preparation for a tournament, not a massive plug for my tournament.... So much digression!
Anyway.. My preparation. I have decided to take my 8th army out to stretch their legs for this one.
This army was always a plan of mine when I got into BA, having an emotional tie to the army through my Grandad. I started to get the army together some time last year, on the run up to a tournament purely for North Africa themed armies. Long story sort I stayed up to all hours painting getting the army ready, and then didn't end up going.
So now it's time, I have decided to take them this time, which gave me the kick up the arse to finally finish them.
I also made a little purchase to add to the list, in the way of a beautiful Blitzkrieg minitures M3 Grant, more on this in a different post soon.
So the list I am running with, bearing in mind this is a 1250pt tournament with LMG's only costing 5pts each. In all honesty I struggled to spend all the points.
That may sound stupid to some people, but I new what I wanted to take, and that took me up to 13 order dice alone. And I really didn't want that many as it was. I much prefure my games at lower order dice level. So I found my self bumbling my way around boltaction.easyarmy.com, to find a way of injecting more points into my troops without young my order dice.
I endeded up putting my officers to First Lt. And making my truck vet, both not bad things really. Having 10 moral on an out flanking unit is extremely handy. I will add the list at the end of this page.
Just to finish off some pictures of the army ready to go (I say ready to go, it is 6:52pm on the eve of the tournament and it's still not really finished).
Apologies for the poor quality.
My new favourate model in the Man Cave. Blitzkrieg minitures are some of the most amazing kits going!
My Finished squad of Gurkhas.
And finally got these finished up quickly.
These are the objective markers we had made by the fantastic Mad Bob, of Mad Bob Minitures, for last years Bolt Action Welsh Open.
Everyone who attended the tournament walked away with one of these, plus a price of their choice.
So this is the list:
| Officer |
| First Lieutenant (page: 20) | Regular | 85 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | First Lieutenant | | | | | | | with Pistol | 6" | 1 | n/a | Assault | | | with Submachine gun | 12" | 2 | n/a | Assault | | | with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 1 | Infantry (equipped as modeled) | | - | - | |
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| Infantry Squads |
| Regular Infantry Section (Mid/Late War) (page: 22) | Regular | 105 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | NCO with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 8 | Infantry with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 1 | Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader) | 30" | 3 | n/a | Team (2 men) |
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| Regular Infantry Section (Mid/Late War) (page: 22) | Regular | 105 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | NCO with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 8 | Infantry with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 1 | Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader) | 30" | 3 | n/a | Team (2 men) |
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| Headquarters |
| Free Forward Observer (Artillery) (page: 20) | Regular | 10 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | Artillery Forward Observer | | | | | | | with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | | with Pistol | 6" | 1 | n/a | Assault | | | with Submachine gun | 12" | 2 | n/a | Assault | | 1 | Infantry (equipped as modeled) | | - | - | |
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| Special Rules |
| National Characteristic (page: 18) | Regular | 0 |
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| Artillery |
| Light Artillery (page: 30) | Regular | 55 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | Light howitzer | (0/24")-48" | 1 | HE | Team (3 men), Gun shield, Fixed, Howitzer, HE (D6), 25-pdr AT shell | | (firing as light anti-tank gun) | 48" | 1 | +4 | HE (D2) |
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| Armoured Cars |
| Daimler Armoured Car (page: 53) | Regular | 115 |
| | Qty | Vehicle | Type | Transport | Damage Value | | | | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | Daimler Armoured Car | Wheeled | - | 7+ | Recce | | | Turret-mounted light anti-tank gun | 48" | 1 | +4 | HE (D2) | | | Co-axial MMG | 36" | 4 | n/a | |
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| Transports |
| 3-ton Truck (page: 58) | Veteran | 47 |
| | Qty | Vehicle | Type | Transport | Damage Value | | | | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | 3-ton Truck | Wheeled | up to 12 | 6+ | | | | Tow: Light howitzer, light or medium anti-tank gun, light or heavy anti-aircraft gun |
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| Tanks and SP Guns |
| M3 Stuart I (page: 46) | Regular | 125 |
| | Qty | Vehicle | Type | Transport | Damage Value | | | | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | M3 Stuart I | Tracked | - | 8+ | Vulnerable | | | Turret-mounted light anti-tank gun | 48" | 1 | +4 | HE (D2) | | | Co-axial MMG | 36" | 4 | n/a | | | | Forward facing hull-mounted MMG | 36" | 4 | n/a | Front arc | | | Forward facing hull-mounted MMG | 36" | 4 | n/a | Front arc |
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| Officer |
| First Lieutenant (page: 20) | Regular | 85 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | First Lieutenant | | | | | | | with Pistol | 6" | 1 | n/a | Assault | | | with Submachine gun | 12" | 2 | n/a | Assault | | | with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 1 | Infantry (equipped as modeled) | | - | - | |
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| Infantry Squads |
| Gurkha Section (page: 25) | Veteran | 117 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | NCO with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 6 | Infantry with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 1 | Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader) | 30" | 3 | n/a | Team (2 men) | | | Tough Fighters | | | | Tough Fighters | | | Scary Blighters! | | | | Scary Blighters! |
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| Veteran Infantry Section (Early/Mid War) (page: 23) | Veteran | 135 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | NCO with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 8 | Infantry with Rifle | 24" | 1 | n/a | | | 1 | Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader) | 30" | 3 | n/a | Team (2 men) |
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| Artillery |
| Light Artillery (page: 30) | Regular | 55 |
| | Qty | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | Light howitzer | (0/24")-48" | 1 | HE | Team (3 men), Gun shield, Fixed, Howitzer, HE (D6), 25-pdr AT shell | | (firing as light anti-tank gun) | 48" | 1 | +4 | HE (D2) |
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| Tanks and SP Guns |
| M3 Grant I (page: 47) | Regular | 210 |
| | Qty | Vehicle | Type | Transport | Damage Value | | | | Weapons | Range | Shots | Penetration | Special Rules | | 1 | M3 Grant I | Tracked | - | 9+ | Easily catches fire, Vulnerable | | | Hull-mounted medium anti-tank gun | 60" | 1 | +5 | (75mm) HE (D6), Front arc, Right arc | | | Turret-mounted light anti-tank gun | 48" | 1 | +4 | HE (D2) | | | Co-axial MMG | 36" | 4 | n/a | |
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As always, thank you for looking.
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Outstanding!
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Good luck Giac, looking forward to the Cardiff competition!
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