Bitterest Day Errata

[Hubbs5]

Thank you for all of your help.

 

[Hubbs5]

In BD campaign rule 2.51421 it talks about retaining DC/FT that were removed from play. Mid paragraph it says "However, the Marine player may never Retain in this manner more friendly DC than it has non-Isolated Marine squads at this point in the RePh, nor may the Marine side retain more FT than it has non-Isolated Marine Assault squads (BD5) at this point in the RePh."

1. Do the DC's that were not removed count against this total?

2. Does this include all of the FT's in the Marine OB or just the ones that were removed?

 

[rreinesch]

In BD campaign rule 2.51421 it talks about retaining DC/FT that were removed from play. Mid paragraph it says "However, the Marine player may never Retain in this manner more friendly DC than it has non-Isolated Marine squads at this point in the RePh, nor may the Marine side retain more FT than it has non-Isolated Marine Assault squads (BD5) at this point in the RePh."

1. Do the DC's that were not removed count against this total?

2. Does this include all of the FT's in the Marine OB or just the ones that were removed?

1. I presume you are referring to any DCs held by isolated units. In this case, no, those DCs held by isolated units do not count against the total noted.
2. Same criteria for FTs as well.

 

[Hubbs5]

Do the Marines get to roll for optional equipment like Gyros?

 

[Hubbs5]

Does the TH DR for a Rocket attack by an aircraft count as a SAN roll?

 

[rreinesch]

Does the TH DR for a Rocket attack by an aircraft count as a SAN roll?

Yes. It's a TH roll so would qualify as per A14.1.

 

[rreinesch]

Do the Marines get to roll for optional equipment like Gyros?

If the vehicle qualifies for a roll for gyros per the vehicle notes, yes.

 

[Hubbs5]

Thank you for all of your help. This looks like an amazing campaign game.

 

[Hubbs5]

When aircraft are doing a sighting TC against an empty cave do they get to add the -2 for Target is not entirely concealed/HIP?

 

[ibncalb]

When aircraft are doing a sighting TC against an empty cave do they get to add the -2 for Target is not entirely concealed/HIP?

I seem to remember that a STC can only be attempted against a unit, so not an empty hex.

It might be better to add these non errata questions to a different thread.

 

[Hubbs5]

Since Rule G11.86 seems to state that a cave by itself is not an empty hex, but it can be a target of a STC, by itself, does an empty cave qualify for the -2 not entirely concealed/HIP DRM, if the cave is my target?

 

[rreinesch]

Since Rule G11.86 seems to state that a cave by itself is not an empty hex, but it can be a target of a STC, by itself, does an empty cave qualify for the -2 not entirely concealed/HIP DRM, if the cave is my target?

I'll try to answer these as best I can, but you'd get more and probably quicker responses for these rules questions over in the Rules and Errata thread. https://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?forums/rules-errata.38/

So a non-hidden cave is considered a building for Sighting purposes (so therefore not an empty hex). One could attempt to shoot the hex and probably hit the cave, but unless there is a real unit in the cave, the +3 for a target in the Cave and possibly -2 for non-concealed would then apply, otherwise, no. And if you attempted to shoot at the cave and hit it, you would need to recalculate the modifiers if there was in fact a real (HIP) unit there.

 

[Hubbs5]

Thanks Rick, sorry for putting it in the wrong forum.

 

[zcrater]

Setting up for BD9 Good Luck Charm.
SSR4 "Prior to American set up, the Japanese may set up ≤ four squad equivalents HIP and any SW/ ≤ one SMC set up with them within the Horse(s)hoe East or West Cave Complexes."
I read that to mean no Japanese may set up in a cave. Correct?

Zeke

 

[rreinesch]

Setting up for BD9 Good Luck Charm.
SSR4 "Prior to American set up, the Japanese may set up ≤ four squad equivalents HIP and any SW/ ≤ one SMC set up with them within the Horse(s)hoe East or West Cave Complexes."
I read that to mean no Japanese may set up in a cave. Correct?

Zeke

The 4 squad equivalents and any SW/SMC set up with them may set up as per SBR4 restrictions. If that means starting in a cave within the Horseshoe East or West Cave
Complexes then they are allowed to start in that cave.

The rest of the Japanese OB will be entering from the south edge.

One way to play it is have the SBR4 group start in the cave complex and then move to a cave complex on Sugar Loaf if you set up HIP cave on Sugar Loaf per SBR3

 

[zcrater]

If that means starting in a cave within the Horseshoe East or West Cave Complexes then they are allowed to start in that cave.

Gotcha. I read "set up within the Horseshoe East or West Cave Complexes" as meaning the Japanese could not setup in Horseshoe East or West caves but could only setup in the Horseshoe East or West Cave Complexes (G11.6 ... Each cave is Accessible to the Cave Complex whose boundaries it is set up within. Each Cave Complex is Accessible to each cave set up within its boundaries...). Allowing the Japanese to setup in the Horseshoe East or West caves lets the Japanese mortars try to smoke the Sugar Loaf death star.

One way to play it is have the SBR4 group start in the cave complex and then move to a cave complex on Sugar Loaf if you set up HIP cave on Sugar Loaf per SBR3

That does seem to be the best way to get some Japanese to Sugar Loaf.

Zeke