[Collin KELLY]

Has everybody got their dufflecoats and moon boots? I told you it would get cold.

To prepare the troops to the harsh conditions ahead, we will be releasing rule modules for AT-43 that will be officially published in Operation Frostbite.

This topic has been opened to discuss them. Hopefully we'll be able to keep the rule coming every week with additions to test.

Do not hesitate to post your impression and most importantly your test reports.
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[blkdymnd]

First off, I can't wait to test this one (for those that don't have the CHO yet):

Combat drill: "Fire at will!"
Once per round each hero can spend 1 LP to give, ,the "Fire at will!" combat drill to an infantry unit he leads and which will not move this round. The rate of attack of the unit´s ranged weapons is doubled until the end of the unit´s activation.

I'm glad this is hero only and I think it's going to be a lot of fun. Especially for a Krasnye unit that can get dug into some cover and won't have a reason to move.

Does this work for special weapons also? Will a Soldaty unit be able to double their RPG rate of fire? If so, this will be really fun

[Qchem]

[blkdymnd]

I know, but it just seems... i don't know... like xmas to red blok players

[themachine]

How about a wendigo unit led by Cornelius!!!

[Saramin]

that is a good question since Cornelious can not participate in a maser strike.

[Havoc]

Fire at Will seems a bit to powerful on the paper. I would prefer if it gave a more modest effect. I would suggest replacing the effect with giving the weapons and additional reroll of all failed to hit tests. That is good enough for one LP.

I'm also not that fond of increasing the power of heroes in general, but that is more of a preference thing.

I'm also a bit worried that giving to many options for LP use will make the Therian routines less special. Therians need to be able to get more powerful effects from LP than the other armies.

How long do we have to test these rules before the book is sent to the printer?

[methoderik]

[Havoc]

[OB-RT-NH-DS]

Oh yes, wendigo's can finally get the amount of shots they should have had Total destruction of enemy units
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[Aftermath]

Since advancing behind an AFV requires a Take Cover order to work, it would make sense to me to alter the results of the cover saves a little:

1 or 2 rolled: Infantry fighter takes the hit as normal.
3 or 4 rolled: The Impact is located on the covering AFV instead of the infantry fighter, and location and damage are rolled as appropriate.
5 or 6 rolled: Near miss; the damage is negated.
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[artOwar]

Does anyone else find the Eject! drill confusing. In the first sentence it's stated that for 1LP the hero can eject and be placed wherever you want on the battlefield . Then the next sentences go into placing the template and moving only 10cm randomly .

[OB-RT-NH-DS]

[Qchem]

[JestersPlayhouse]

I think a better version of the "fire at will" would be to increase the re-roll for the unit. This at least keeps the fire power down and represents units aiming.
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[Saramin]

actually I woulf think Fire at Will would allow either the ability to shoot any time durring an enemies movement while on overwatch, or the ability to fire at differnt targets within the unit (not just support weapons)

[FOXHOUND]

I like the new "fire at will" combat drill. Most games have been really AFV heavy especially in death match type of games so the fire at will makes infantry stronger and more viable. Even in scenarios infantry are getting run over and blasted with mortar blasts constantly. This helps. Just my opinion.

[themachine]

Maybe I will get Freezer now . . . to go with my Kaptars and their sniper rifles!!!

[MikeZ]

Combat drill: "Fire at will!"

The doubling of dice is highly impractical for some units. If a max size unit of Anokongas are fielded with a hero, that means they would be rolling 72 dice.

This also interacts poorly with the sniper ability. As snipers are already unable to move, this doesn't offer any additional penalty other than a need for a hero. Meanwhile, the ability to double the output of sniper rifles will decimate the battlefield.

Ultimately, the balance of this rule will depend on the type of heroes that a race has and the type of units that they can lead.

Addition to the cover rules: "Advancing behind an armored fighting vehicle"

This rule doesn't address the current questions about what happens when a unit is behind an AFV.

MikeZ
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[Havoc]