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Vulturedoodle
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 | | 08/05/2005 9:55 AM |
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Vaughan: You seem like a thinker. You seem to always be deep in thought. So what are you thinking right now?
Karl: I'm thinking I could use some more o' that potted meat, if you got any extry.
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Retired Tank
Vulturedoodle
Sergeant
791 Posts
| | 08/05/2005 9:55 AM |
| According to the Advanced Rules booklet, the starter set contains 1 random figure, 4 map tiles with 2" hexes, plus the following:
M4A1 Sherman
6-Pdr Antitank Gun
Panzer IV Ausf. G
PAK 38 Antitank Gun
"Red Devil" Captain
SS-Haupsturmfuhrer
M1 Garand Rifle
Bazooka
Vickers MG Team
Mauser Kar 98k
MG42 Team
The booster comes with 9 random miniatures (one of which is rare). There's rumor of themed (Axis or Allies) boosters, but I've seen no evidence of this.
Most tanks appear to be rares, but at least two (those in the starter pack) are uncommons. It hasn't been stated officially anywhere, that I know of, whether there will be a tank in every booster. Probably at least a vehicle in every booster.
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Steve F. | |
Vaughan: You seem like a thinker. You seem to always be deep in thought. So what are you thinking right now?
Karl: I'm thinking I could use some more o' that potted meat, if you got any extry.
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NightMoor
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| | 08/05/2005 10:00 AM |
| You get a mix of allied and axis units that are always the same in a starter, plus one totally random rare. The Sherman and Panzer IV tanks that come in the starter are uncommon, otherwise I think all the other tanks are rares.
From the Advanced Rulebook:
M4A1 Sherman (tank), 6-Pounder Antitank Gun, Panzer IV Ausf. G (tank), PAK 38 Antitank Gun,
“Red Devil” Captain, SS-Haupsturmführer, M1 Garand Rifle, Bazooka,
Vickers Machine-Gun Team, Mauser Kar 98k(armored car), MG 42 Machine-Gun Team, one random Rare.
Basically you should be able to field a team from whatever side your rare ends up being, and with a couple of boosters you should be able to field a team from either side.
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Retired Tank
Vulturedoodle
Sergeant
791 Posts
| | 08/05/2005 10:33 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by NightMoor
Mauser Kar 98k(armored car)
Not an armored car, actually, this is the German equivalent of the American M1 Garand. In other words, the basic German rifleman.
Quoted from http://www.surplusrifle.com/mauser98k/index.asp --
The German Model Kar 98k Mauser Carbine is a modified, shortened version of the WWI Gewehr 98 rifle, the Mauser turn-bolt action, developed by Paul Mauser in 1898. The Kar 98k (98k) was adopted for use by the German Wehrmacht in 1935. It was the primary German infantry rifle in WW II, and was noted for its excellent accuracy.
During WWII the 98k was developed in very large quantities in most German occupied countries. After WWII many countries; East Germany, Norway, China, and even Israel issued the rifle to homeland troops. Some rifles were rebarreled to 30.06 and .308 calibers.
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Basically you should be able to field a team from whatever side your rare ends up being, and with a couple of boosters you should be able to field a team from either side.
Edit: Curse you, Vulturedoodle! Beaten to the punch :-)
Sorry....
--Steve | |
Vaughan: You seem like a thinker. You seem to always be deep in thought. So what are you thinking right now?
Karl: I'm thinking I could use some more o' that potted meat, if you got any extry.
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XAos
Underboss
2395 Posts
London
| | 08/05/2005 10:40 AM |
| Current guesses on a booster;
It looks like all the rares are AFV's. Either tanks or assault guns.
There are 6 or 7 uncommon vehicles so every booster should have 1 rare & 1 uncommon vehicle. I don't think you will get more than 2 vehicles in a booster unless the 3rd one is a jeep.
The uncommon vehicles are;
Sherman M4a1
Pzkw IVg
251/1 halftrack
222 armoured car
Humber scout car
Jeep
and (if the semi-official count of 15 rares is accurate) a 3rd tank.
Starter is about 115pts + rare
each booster is about 55pts + rare
the rares vary wildly from less than 10pts to more than 50pts.
Since the starter contains a medium tank & commander for both sides. You should get playable axis/allied forces in 1 starter & 2 boosters.
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bonelock
Underboss
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striderlotr
Commander
3370 Posts
| | 08/08/2005 10:14 AM |
| | So then we can assume that there are no common vehicles in this set? No motorcycle units or anything like that. | |
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XAos
Underboss
2395 Posts
London
| | 08/09/2005 5:36 AM |
| Aboslutly certain, no Motorcycles or cavelry in this set.
If you look on the links published by Vulturedoodle you can see photos of all 48 units. while the exact name/weapons of some of the infantry is not identifiable from those photos, you can ID every vehicle. And get an exact count of the infantry/nationality. Between those photos & the previews we know 6 uncommon vehicles. | |
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striderlotr
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| | 08/10/2005 2:58 PM |
| | It would be great for future sets I think. | |
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