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Bombs - What's the point?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:01 pm
by GHGAustin
So, I see that bombs are allowed to the Buccaneers. I decided to look them up, since I never even noticed them before.
The only POA they offer is against Battle Wagons (well, negate the -)? Not even anything against troops in fortifications? That was the most common use. Is that an error? Seems like they would be useful for storming the governor's coastal batteries.
It also would have been cool if European armies of the late 17th c. could have formed Grenadier detachments to storm fortifications. Oh, well.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:02 am
by timmy1
There might be a reason I don't understand but I agree it does look odd and not match my understanding of their use.
Re: Bombs - What's the point?
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:27 am
by rbodleyscott
GHGAustin wrote:It also would have been cool if European armies of the late 17th c. could have formed Grenadier detachments to storm fortifications. Oh, well.
Cool perhaps, but not very relevant on the scale of the game.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:12 pm
by hazelbark
I always assumed that bombs caused a -1 CT like artillery. But are they defined as eitehr firearms or artillery? Don't have rules with me.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:21 pm
by timmy1
Bombs are Firearms but not artillery as far as I can see. (I can't see a specific definition of Artillery but will check.)
Re: Bombs - What's the point?
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:16 pm
by GHGAustin
rbodleyscott wrote:GHGAustin wrote:It also would have been cool if European armies of the late 17th c. could have formed Grenadier detachments to storm fortifications. Oh, well.
Cool perhaps, but not very relevant on the scale of the game.
But what about their effect against fortifications?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:57 am
by Scrumpy
It is part of RBS's cunning plan for financial security.
He owns the rights to all the LF bomb figures in the world and knows we will be rushing out to buy the figures for our Pirate arrr-mies
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:38 pm
by GHGAustin
Scrumpy wrote:It is part of RBS's cunning plan for financial security.
He owns the rights to all the LF bomb figures in the world and knows we will be rushing out to buy the figures for our Pirate arrr-mies
Yessss. For all those match-ups against Poles!
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:09 pm
by Scrumpy
Anyone do a 15mm scale treasure chest, with pirates digging a hole for it ? Add in a couple of luckless sould buried up to their necks awaiting the tide coming in and you have the ideal Pirate camp lol
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:15 pm
by Delbruck
Anyone do a 15mm scale treasure chest, with pirates digging a hole for it ?
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