Tabletop CP: Bolt Action Battle Report- D-Day 2023 

That map is so cool

Cool to see Robert's airborne army. Makes me want to finish painting mine. Regarding the stubborn rule, US Paratroopers from the Normandy selector got FAQ'd to have the option of purchasing it. The later Vet paratroopers have it by default.

Great game! Beautiful table setup. Just got into Bolt Action with the Polish Army.

Good game Travis. Having a good amount of scenery makes for a good infantry game.

Nice board, nice game, nice armies and nice interaction! Good batrep! Keep up the good work!

Your table is lovely. Just wanna point out that HE against buildings ignores the extra protection from being in a building. But still an awesome battle report. Keep em coming 😊

That was a great fight. I haven’t watched BoltAction in a while, I must watch more. Those guys assaulting the Panzer had a really bad day! The board and terrain are excellent. You say the paths are just sand dropped carefully? That’s a great idea!

Hey good game! My son agreed with your comment about snipers..."not when I'm rolling."

Gorgeous table !! As always

Woooo🎉🎉

Your tables always look just top dolla, well done. Saw your video wih Bo Mortensen, interesting, I straddle between competitive and scenario play. Last year my club was struggling, so I did a D-Day themed day of Bolt Action, key scenarios of Pegasus Bridge, US Airborne dropping in, the British Airborne taking on the Merville Battery etc etc. All scenarios that the new guys loved. We've now done a league of purely competitive play now and we have about 12 to 15 players, I think a healthy mix of narrative and competitive play is necessary to keep all happy. Great stuff, I watch your vids from time to time, nice to pass the time

I dont believe Extra Protection applies to HE hits in a building, pg 125.

Great win Travis!

thinking about getting into the game my self, seems really fun

When he rolled for morale after a panzer 4 hit paratroopers , he rolled 8 , 3 pins , but paras are stubborn right? So they should ignore pins for morale. But he taked theme away from board

Unfortunately, you forgot to roll for the turret jam, when the Panzer IV got hit with a 2 on the damage chart. Could have been a game changer, if the tank was totally blocked.

I'm astounded the American paratroopers for the Normandy lists aren't "stubborn"? I get the authors maybe thought as Normandy was their first action and maybe the authors thought you sort of earn the stubborn rule from previous experience in battle?? The problem here is, the British paratroopers and poles etc were also made up of a large number of men for whom Normandy was their first action too. Also many of the German paratrooper units were actually wiped out almost to a man and were quite largely a completely reformed force. There were obviously some very battle hardened troops on both the British and German side but is it really fair to call the 101st Airborne and groups of men like easy company in Band of Brothers any LESS stubborn and determined not to be routed , no matter what the cost? After all stubborn is really simulating a band of men who , even when decimated ,refuse to give up or give in and continue to take orders. I think you would be justified in making it a house rule. That is unless the authors have already given the US paratroopers a seperate extra rule like an "up and at em" or whatever. I think they shouldn't really be any "better" than the German or British. As I am British myself and am immensely proud of the red devil's, our paras , I don't say this with any prejudice. I would , if i were the author of Bolt Action give the British red devils a certain fear factor though, against the German non SS units. There are plenty of first hand accounts of german soldiers being quite horrified to learn they were to fight against them (or the Commandos!) once their reputations were firmly established. A kind of extra pin here and there would suffice or perhaps at the beginning of a battle the need to roll a morale check to begin their first move, something along those lines. I mean if theres Tiger fear , of a tank, then what about a crazed , highly motivated lunatic with a stiletto knife and a machine gun running at you? 😂 Id like to somehow model that in the game. Back to your US paratroopers I would even argue men like those could even put up a fair case for a certain amount of "fanaticism" in that they were so set on performing as well as any force that they pretty much took on some amazingly audacious actions. The US forces were definately prepared to accept higher losses than the British for instance. Isn't that a kind of Fanatic behaviour? What do you all think,? Anyway great video. And hey! Give your paratroopers "stubborn". I doubt there's anyone who would be that offended by a house rule for it. (Nland certainly not if they've ever watched the band of brothers series!🫡)

Pz4 kicked ass. I thought it was a goner for sure

Cool

Where’d you get your buildings from? They look fantastic

Love the terrain where did you get the trees ? Seen the buildings from kick ass will be ordering forcsurec

38:50 with a 2" template you probably could have gotten more than four. Anyway, Robert seems very competitive only saying you could hit three. I think stubborn costs one point per model for the airborne and charging a tank with infantry only causes superficial damage. Have to double check.

Love the map designs. What do you use for the dirt tracks?

I seriously thought Americans had this... then the roof came down with the rolls. I would have been so disappointed, shit like that is why I rarely play anymore.

Where did the gas station kit building come from?

Are those pins markers home made? They look really good. Cant find any to buy in the uk

When the Sherman shot HE at the Rat Bastard, and killed 4 of your 8 man squad, because that was half, shouldn't you have rolled a moral check to see if your dudes ran away?

What buildings did you use?

where do yall get those shrubs?

I think you forgot to use TIger Fear rule

You need to put "Nothin' but a pin" on a T-shirt.

is there a running total for games won by certain factions as germans seen to win a lot! getting boring as its so predictable

Just trying to get into bolt action so I binge watch the bolt action and skip coc because I need to learn the ba rules and get some plays