Re: IABSM: Question on appropriate cards for scenarios
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2005 would be IABSM v2 rather than the current v3 - so big man are defined as d4+1, d6 dAv and so on? If so, then yes, there are likely to be differences; tanks operating in platoons only came in with v3 as I recall.
So I've just bought the 2005 Summer and 2005 Christmas Specials in order to be able to try out the two Battle of the Bulge scenarios, "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" and "The Freezing 401st"
Two items I noticed are in the OOB / Cards list of Winter Wonderland:??
Item A:
Regimental Support
Two 75mm infantry guns (5 crew)
3 x Stug IIIH (one of which is commanded by Bart
Klankern (Big Man) and is classed as Elite. There are also three separate Panzer cards, one for each Stug.? Does that mean if the Regimental Support card is drawn both the 75mm guns and all three Stugs could be activated? And that the Panzers have two options for getting activated, either via an individual panzer card or via the Regimental Support Card Item B: There is an OOB for a?
Heavy Platoon?
Four MMGs (3 crew each)
Two SdKfz 251/2 with 80mm mortars
One SdKfz 251/9
However, there is not a German Heavy Platoon card listed. Is that an oversight?
Lastly, in looking at both of these Bulge scenarios, I noticed that each tank has its own card. However in other scenarios I notice that tanks are more commonly grouped in platoons.? For future scenario design considerations ( I hope to adapt some AH Squad Leader, Battlefront, or Fireball Forward scenarios to IABSM)....is there a general rule for determining when e.g. 3-4 tanks should have their own Armor Platoon Card vs individual Armor 1, Armor 2, etc. cards
Thanks in advance. -Dan
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