18 Bolt Action Battle Report: British vs Germans 1200 points, fight for the village.

[@christopherstaerck1112]

I really enjoyed that - gutted you had camera issues. I’m a relatively new subscriber so will go through your previous films. On this one the table and models all look stunning. Thanks for doing this 👍

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thank you for the comment it is very much appreciated. 👍🏻 I film everything on my mobile, edit and upload also, so it is all at the whim of my phone! Glad you enjoyed it, welcome onboard and hope you enjoy our other battles. Cheers

[@dexionsgamingcorner310]

That board is fantastic

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thank you! As a group we all have bits we bring, so together we can put together some great tables, I certainly love playing on them, but also sharing with others, hope you liked the battle report and channel. Cheers

[@RR-le4gm]

Nice table, nice mission, nice armies, but imho a hostile gameplay with a component who is too competitive. Good win though. 👍🏻

[@theministryofminiatures]

Lol, no It’s fine, Rick and I have known each other for years and we have lots of banter about cheesy armies, playing different systems and forces. His army is a very heavy German army, beautifully painted with lots of heavy weapons… he is working on an inexperienced luftwaffe defense force, so that will be interesting to play against. Was a good game nonetheless, I really had to concentrate on the mission and scoring points.

[@rickfryer2934]

@@theministryofminiatures its true I brought a very competitive army, so your criticism is fair. However, as you saw it is not what you bring that matters but how good a player you are. Clearly I have to improve.

[@johndesch7251]

Excellent terrain. Well done

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thank you! 👍 A collection of our stuff makes a good table to play on, glad you liked it!

[@TheGreyWolf94]

Really enjoying all your videos and battle reports. Quickly becoming my new favourite channel! Both armies look great but Rick's German forces are fab! Thanks for the uploads 😁

[@theministryofminiatures]

Huge thanks, we are having fun and getting new players onboard, always a bonus! My British Army are fairly old now, they are the old models from some time ago, and one of my first armies (it shows 😂) I keep thinking of getting a new British Army with the newer models… but my backlog is preventing me from doing that. Rick has been focusing on the Germans, he has a lovely, very well equipped army, so always great fighting them. Thanks again for the support 👍🏻

[@TheGreyWolf94]

@@theministryofminiatures Considering their age your British look great. Starting my first Bolt Action army "soon" with the newer British models. Your battle reports are a great inspiration. All the best and look forward to more from you guys!

[@techsaint]

Great game. Loved the table setup.

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thank you, was a tough game, but the table did look very nice 👍🏻

[@SledGod84]

Really enjoying your battle reports my dudes. Good stuff. Have subscribed.

[@theministryofminiatures]

Welcome aboard and thanks for the comment, it is very much appreciated. 👍🏻

[@Andy_T_BA]

Another great video and battle report!!!

[@theministryofminiatures]

Huge thanks, glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏻

[@SnEaKyGiTau]

I thought forward deployers were placed after regular units? or is this a special rule for this game?

[@theministryofminiatures]

Yes this was just a scenario we agreed before we set up. But yes, depending on the scenario forward deployers set up after initial deployment AND before the game starts for turn 1.

[@masonmcconkey1192]

God I love how you have the houses set up, just so you can take the roof and floor up it’s looks so good

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thank you! That was a great game and a mix of both Rick’s and my own buildings… glad you enjoyed it, that’s why we share our battle reports. Thanks again 👍🏻

[@nowthisnamestaken]

The Ministry of Terrain is back!!

[@theministryofminiatures]

Yay! Some new stuff as well!

[@shawnclarke9414]

Great video, where did you get the terrain from?

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thanks, some purchased some made, some upgraded! We have a collection of’stuff’ from all of us in the group, which when pulled together goes really well!

[@weirdwwii8775]

Great stuff!

[@theministryofminiatures]

Glad you enjoyed it we love sharing our battle reports!

[@JoeAskey]

Always enjoy these videos! New to bolt action learn alot from watching 👍 Looking forward to the next one. What size table is this btw? Keep up the good work!

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thanks, we have new players in our group too, and with Covid we drifted away from being able to play… now we have a great group who play BA at all different levels. Glad you enjoyed it, we did! The table is 6 x 4ft.

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Gorgeous Town. Mighty German List^^ How Is it possible that he can Forward Deploy his Fallschirm Jäger Squad?

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thank you, was a great table to play on too 👍🏻 might need to use it again and add some more for Caratan… we are planning a weekend DDay anniversary event. Rick had 17th SS that can have Hedge row ambush, so his Fallshirmjager can forward deploy in ambush, the rules I believe are in one of the DDay books. 👍🏻

[@darioscomicschool1111]

@@theministryofminiaturesThank you so much! Continue doing great Videos!

[@theministryofminiatures]

@darioscomicschool1111 thank you for the positive feedback 👍🏻 Much appreciated

[@darioscomicschool1111]

@@theministryofminiaturesI would leave it of any of your Videos. There just to many good ones.

[@poppyi1618]

Congratulations on 400 subscribers!

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Nice channel - I’ve now subbed

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thanks 👍🏻, hopefully getting another battle in this weekend.

[@joethornhill7759]

For the building on the bombardment, I’m pretty sure you roll against the building then D6 hits

[@theministryofminiatures]

👍🏻

[@Hobbykid-gm8wm]

By the way the British “ Bren carrier” is really called the universal carrier

[@theministryofminiatures]

Indeed it is, it’s just easier to call it the Bren carrier, should try to remember, but I always revert to Bren 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@ChrisS-fh7zt]

I always take the pintle mounted MG for my Panzerwerfer 42 when I run mine. As the ability to split fire is there and also to have a slight bubble protection against bazooka's and PIAT's with the 36" reach of the MG against the 24" bazooka and up close and stare them in the eyes PIAT at 12".

[@theministryofminiatures]

Great idea, German MMG are always a bonus and used as you described is perfect… not that they need anymore MMG’s 😂

[@rickfryer2934]

@@theministryofminiatures I thought my 7/1 would keep nasties away from my panzerwerfer, but that did not go well

[@bringbattlewargaming8720]

Great game and fantastic board as always. Lucky player.......hmmmm 😂😂

[@theministryofminiatures]

Lol, I seem to roll lots of 6’s, so must be lucky… until I have to take a morale test! Also had to really concentrate on the scenario to win, not just charge across the board otherwise I think the result would have been very different. Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@bringbattlewargaming8720]

@@theministryofminiatures like someone pointed out to me, I still play like it is 40k. In 40k I can roll loads of 6s trouble is I do in BA but for morale. Like playing BA but it is defo not my strong game lol.

[@rickfryer2934]

@@bringbattlewargaming8720 Do you know I have tried many different dice over the years, especially when we played a lot of MESBG, I have always found that I throw below average number of 6's. In this game I assaulted two of Justin's British with five of my German. I threw 1, 1, 3, 3, 3 and justin got a 3 and a 6. This is typical for me. Another example is the British artillery barrage Justin threw five dice and got two 6's. I fired the MRL's many times and got only one 6!

[@theministryofminiatures]

Told you, lucky player! 😁

[@StormtrooperYD]

that a is a gorgeous table. may i ask who makes those buildings ?

[@theministryofminiatures]

Thanks for the comments, the building are a mix of different suppliers…. Micro Art Studio, Sarissa and Empires at War.

[@rickfryer2934]

The cafe De normanie is by Charlie Foxtrot Models

[@marosvodzak6650]

I think when your hit a unit in building with artyllery, you dont use template but a roll or d6 (different for each he , 4inch is i think 3d6 , and on 11+ result building colapse and kill everyone inside) and if you not destroy building you follow number od hits (Down - so halve the result) as usual . But i think you first roll for each floor (and roof) if the Shell actually explode on bottom floor or explode before reaching bottom floor - but this i am not 100% sure how you roll .

[@marosvodzak6650]

Oh and when your hit artyllery Strike , and unit survives you roll d6 pins instead of d3 (its a big boom )

[@theministryofminiatures]

I am in the process of re-reading the rules, I know we got a few things wrong, some silly mistakes others that were just wrong… still a great battle in the spirit of the game, but moving forward we need to make sure we get the rules correct 👍🏻

[@vincnetjones3037]

Well thought out British force compared to complete 'Cheese' by the Germans. :(

[@theministryofminiatures]

Lol, I did tease him about that!!! But I kinda thought it’s a possibility that the British army would stumble onto a superior armed German force…

[@rickfryer2934]

@@theministryofminiatures I prefer to call it a nicely balanced German force

[@jamesharms748]

Yeah I agree with that assessment. Nice terrain. I can place all of buildings manufacturers except the one by the outhouse?

[@McBurnside6380]

16:18 you fired your mortar from your forward observers perspective. That's not legal. It has to be from the perspective of the spotter you purchased with the mortar. 17:05 "There's something I've discovered, multiple rocket launchers can target empty buildings." German player definitely doesn't like the British player. Brings two MRL's and doesn't tell the other player that rule before deployment, lol. Also, he completely did the targeting wrong. You don't use the template until you hit the units. So, he targeted that middle unit. Every unit withing 6" from anywhere near a model in that unit has the potential of being hit. There was another squad, forward observer, mortar spotter and maybe one other. Roll to hit on a 6 for each. Only if you hit do you use the template to calculate number of models hit. Just a bit of advice, you guys might want to read and discuss the rules before filming.

[@theministryofminiatures]

Hi, thanks for the feedback. Yes you are correct I used my forward observer as the spotter, which I shouldn’t have done, this was a genuine mistake, if you ever film whilst playing you will understand how difficult it is to keep track of everything and know all the rules at hand, thats why editing takes so long 😂. For info, we do discuss certain rules and cover etc. and we have read the rules, but mistakes happen… ultimately we just want to have a game, have fun and learn as we go… I believe lots of people get rules wrong, say the wrong thing and make mistakes, for me, that’s being human… we had a great game and had the fortune to share it. I hope you liked it despite the illegal moves and rule breaches, thanks again. 👍🏻

[@McBurnside6380]

@@theministryofminiatures hope I didn't come across too harsh. That wasn't my intention. I see you guys enjoying yourselves and the last thing I want to do is kill that positivity. If you would allow me to explain a bit better. For some reason with Bolt action I see a lot more mistakes on KZbin channel battle reports than I do from even more complex games like 40K. It appears to me that a lot fo BA players want to get into filming before they have had time to really get a firm grasp of the rules. I don't want to sound like I'm telling people what to do, but there are two problems with this. New players watch these reports and may learn how to interpret a rule in the wrong way. And if a mistake is drastic enough, as it often is, it will impact the outcome of the game. Once I see three of four mistakes in the first ten to twenty minutes, I stop watching. Anyway, I hope this helps and again, not trying to be a kill joy. Love the armies and terrain!

[@theministryofminiatures]

No problem, it is right to point them out, otherwise we don’t know if we have made a mistake. Most of our players are new(ish), i have played for several years, but with filming it is hard to keep a track of everything and remember all the rules… especially when I use my iphone to film. Thanks for the follow up, I understand, hopefully you weren’t too frustrated with our game!? As i hope we can inspire people to get into, collect and play Bolt Action, it’s a fun and mostly easy to pick up game Thanks again.

[@destinhope3775]

@@theministryofminiatures just to add in not trying to be a rules lawyer i feel the same way as Jasztin. I was listening while painting and caught something that stood out to me as incorrect but i may be wrong at the 58:28 mark you fired two machine guns at the multi launcher and applied two pins. I believe you only get one pin per unit that is shooting assuming your not a vehicle splitting fire. also with an armor 7 you couldn't apply pins unless it was open topped. could be wrong as I said was only half paying attention either way glad your enjoying the games and will continue to watch.

[@theministryofminiatures]

Interesting that the rules for multiple launchers on page 72 states: However, every time you fire it, pick the first target unit as normal and then check which other enemy units are within 6" of the original template - these are also targets. If you find that there is a friendly unit within 6" of the original template, you cannot fire and the shot is wasted. Once the target units have been determined, check if any of these units are within the minimum range - these units are missed automatically. Then roll to hit for all remaining target If vou score and units, one at a time in any order you prefer, hitting on 6. This seems to suggest Rick did it correctly even though I haven’t seen it done like that before…

[@smoothbrush4722]

Lovely german army

[@theministryofminiatures]

Yes, Rick has put a lot of effort into it... great looking and tough force.