We're discussing that now. I want to build up an Italian force but I still need to talk Vin into covering his half of the bargain. He seems to be pushing for Early War French or Winter War Fins. I might need to pull my "Big Brother" card on this one :)
Great rep guys eager to see more of those Commies in action! you are back just as me and my friend are starting playing BG more seriously, so great timing there! We are starting in Normandy and eventually we will make our way to Russia 42-43 since we have decided to split a Russian army at some point in the future 😄
@@TheAcceptableCasualties I have got US ( building an armoured plat almost complete) and Panzergrenadier (2 full inf platoons and Stugs for days) , my friend he has a bunch of Brits and SS so we can cover basically every theatre and we can interchange. We just need the Russians now! Glad you will be covering Eastern Front
@@TheAcceptableCasualties No comparison. I bought into Team Yankee because I really liked the models. Team Yankee seems to some how be a complicated beer and pretzels game. Northag manages to take BG and bring it to a larger scale without losing the game play, and adding some really interesting elements. The staggered arrival of your units really makes you think about your list, more than BG I think. And the accelerated chit pull really brings the tension on fast.
I haven't come across these rules before but i lost interest when they said a tank had been "pinned" what exactly is that simulating ? how do you pin a tank, yes infantry can be pinned own (forced to cower in fear " but how are a tank crew pinned - if you are in atank being shot at you move - you don't cower down in fear, sorry that's just too "gamey" for my taste.
I think they use the term "Pinned" for consistencies sake when it comes to the rules writing. My guess is that it could be just another way to say the tank crew has been shell shocked by an incoming shell or a grenade going off in/near the turret.
Ive only played CoC twice and I had a good time playing it but I prefer the BG mechanics. I wasn't a big fan of the assault phase or armored combat for CoC but I loved how they handled deployment before the game starts. I wouldn't feel right comparing the two due to my limited experience with CoC.
Visually I prefer playing with individual stands, I think it looks a lot better on the table. From an actual quality of life perspective I think the individual basing works well for small platoon sized games in 15mm but once it gets to company sized and bigger it can get a bit annoying moving 100 soviets across the table for an URA! charge :)