Bolt Action Battle Report #4 Americans vs Germans 1,000 Points

James brings him Germans to fight against my Americans in the mission Double Envelopment. We miss a few things with rules but we recognized them and will continue to improve.
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[@ianzimmerman3591]

2 years later and I’m still working on my 4000pt Germans. Great battle report!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Life goals! :D I just ordered the Soviet starter box and I feel very overwhelmed with sprues.

[@TT_Veteran]

Love your battle reports! hope we continue to see more BA Reports, love the game but havent found many enjoyable batrep producers.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks. I am investing more into BA so I do plan to focus on it more. Thanks for watching.

[@kitchenwargamers4141]

Wow what a fantastic game, the close quarter roll, wow. Good shots with mortar and loved the shooting effects. Nice one guys 😁👍

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks - that close quarters roll, lol. Thought he was playing Yahtzee.

[@tabe8850]

This is the second batrep I’ve seen from this channel. High quality stuff! I am thoroughly enjoying the videos so far. Subscribed and will recommend this channel. PS, glad you resolved that sound issue. I didn’t realize the other video I commented on was so old.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! Got big plans for Bolt Action moving forward. My Soviet starter came in this week. I’m working on more terrain. Just really enjoying the system and looking forward to doing more. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@magila1]

These reports are fantastic please keep them coming! Beautiful miniatures and terrain too!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! We’re shooting for one a month so have another one coming soon.

[@darnokx9277]

Nice table, nice armies, great presentation overall - well done! But holy shit on a beatstick... that one CC was BRUTAL!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

It was so brutal it made me scared in the game we just posted today, lol. I wouldn't engage.

[@davidbreen7466]

Well presented battle report, enjoyed it thanks.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Glad you enjoyed it. We had a lot of fun and looking forward to more.

[@RePriMoWargameTerrain]

Ohhh very cool table and i like what you did....very cool i play in 20mm but i look to battle reports every time

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! I’m slowly building out the table one piece at a time :)

[@duncanmcewen4922]

Really like these bat reps. Excellent job with the effects and great narration. Definitely some rule errors, which is good that I am picking up on them. I am fairly new and watching others play helps a lot. I hope you do more of these going forward.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks bud. Hopefully I can find some more opponents!

[@marctitley7020]

Bolt Action always makes for an exciting game. Thanks for sharing.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

You bet. Got more coming.

[@dr.v645]

Glad I found your channel, these are quite enjoyable to watch. Thank you kindly for posting them!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Absolutely. Bolt Action should be up next if all goes as planned this weekend.

[@levsharus5899]

This is not just an interesting report but this is a how to play for beginners like me. All moves explained very clearly.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks I try to incorporate that so people know if I make mistakes as well. Some folks left comments of errors which helps everyone become better with the rules.

[@wartornminiatures2533]

Thank you for this. Well done. I look forward to watching more of your games.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thank you. We have more coming.

[@triggmyster]

Really loving the tone and style of these games! Really enjoyable to watch (i may have binged four in a row) - i do feel terribly sorry for that Sherman though! It's always getting blown up! Now to dig out my French Resistance models and try and get a game together!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Glad you enjoyed it. We've got another game scheduled. Hope you get one in as well!

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

It was a great fight. Nice and bloody!

[@CaPtInFOOSHSAck]

Awesome battle report! Glad to see battle reports coming out! Keep it up!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! Will do!

[@HeadHunterSix]

Another great batrep from you, I always look forward to them. I enjoy the well-painted models and nice scenery, the fast pace without skipping any of the action, and the effects which are interesting but not excessive. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next one!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Michael-ws7rc]

Fun stuff thanks.

[@apokos8871]

i just discovered your channel and i have to say i really love your style of editing and presentation. i will subscribe for more bolt action battlereps :) please remember to roll when a unit loses half its members from a shot (i dont know if you forgot or just didnt include the roll in the video).

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks and welcome. If all goes as planned the next report up should be Bolt Action! With regards to the rules, we're improving each game. :)

[@philRminiatures]

Beautiful report, I do like your gorgeous and characterful figures, impressive close ups on them...Great looking game!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Glad you enjoyed it. I thought my buddies Germans looked really good so I'm anxious to see his other forces.

[@battlebrotherguy]

Another fantastic vid. Table looking good - check Troops looking good - check Vehicles looking good - check Germans playing any tank but the most common - check (I do to) Production Value amazing - check Good time had by all - check additionally Magic First Round Motor - check. (That was crazy) Cheers

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks buddy. We had a great time and plan to do more.

[@cjanquart]

Heh, group had a campaign at my LGS and this was the scenario we played in a 2x2 just yesterday. Need to get the second edition rules and good ideas for 1000pt. lists.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

I'm working on another one tonight. Might have it up tomorrow just depends how far I get.

[@ShiftyPowers36]

You need to remember that all HE hits get the damage modifier. I.e. 2 inch template = +2 pen. Hitting vets only needs 3's. Also D3 pins. Also the german vehicles you didnt asd movement penalty. And got hits the shouldn't have. Great video, but lots of rule errors. I only highlighted some. Keep it up, more games, you'll understand the rules better.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks a lot. I plan on thoroughly reviewing the comments before our next game coming up soon.

[@levsharus5899]

Excellent report!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thank you! Eastern front coming soon!

[@levsharus5899]

@@MiniatureGameMontage subscribed

[@Shironokaminari]

Good Stuff As Always. I really appreciate that you guys are playing for the play/fun as you learn the rules. That mortar team was ridiculously good. I need to find some troopers who can manage something even close to that ;) The aesthetics remain top notch. Good Times Thanks for the share

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Glad you enjoyed it! It's good...when it hits! :P Thanks for watching.

[@FrostRare]

Those are some well painted minis.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thank you. :)

[@WaldoWally]

This rocks!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! We’ve got another coming soon. :)

[@Michaelangelo1776]

Where did you get the roads used in your battle reports? They are really awesome!!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

The roads are made by battlefront. Same company that makes flames of war. They work at either 15 or 28mm in my opinion.

[@SeaRaven227]

Great video, i've been building a german DAK army for about a year now while my cousin is building a british 8th army. So far i've got: 80 infantry (Usually use a mix of some regular 10 man infantry squad with 3 veteran panzer-grenadier riding the hanomag and trucks. 1 DAK HQ (radio, officer, bodyguard, medic) (Rarely use the medic, don't feel it's worth it, rides in squad leader Hanomag) 1 hanomag 1 hanomag squad leader with pak 36 2x Opel Blitz truck Pak 36 AT gun 88mm super heavy AT gun + 7 crew (can also be used as medium artillery) Pz IV D Pz III J Sd. Kfz. 233 8 rad 75mm Sd. Kfz. 231 8 rad 20mm Sd. Kfz. 222 20mm 5x DAK Kradschützen motorcycle infantry (4 single, 1x with sidecar) 2x Mortar Team 1x Medium machine gun team Love this game, at first we were hesitating between this and 40k, but when i saw the models and the difference in prices, Bolt Action won by a long shot!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Dang! That’s a lot of stuff. I really enjoy bolt action. It’s one my favorite games to play. Thanks for sharing and for leaving a comment. :)

[@tabletopcp]

well done! Great editing. where did you get the arrows on the map at the beginning? were they part of the software?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks buddy. Your channel has inspired me over the years so I appreciate the comment. I use Canva to make thumbnails so I upload the picture and manipulate it with some of their free objects. The arrows are part of that.

[@tabletopcp]

@@MiniatureGameMontage is there a way to animate the canva arrows in the editor?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

@@tabletopcp You know, I just checked and there is. lol that's a great idea. And they have several free ones that download as a video versus a picture.

[@tabletopcp]

@@MiniatureGameMontage cool! I will have to look for it. I have been wanting to do some animated maps in bat reps but have been having a hard time finding animated arrows

[@battlehawk1263]

Great quality batrep

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thank you sir

[@SPD3DPrinting]

Great Video! Thanks for making it. I am just starting out with German Army. What vehicles do you suggest that I get first for 1000 pt battles? (i.e., what ones are most popular/effective)

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Welcome. I’m definitely not an expert but the Panzer IV is nice. The Tiger and Panther will really eat up your points in a hurry, but man do they look good! Plus the Panzer had Tiger Fear which can be really effective. Hope that helps. :)

[@dj014]

10:20 lmfao I can imagine a full squad of American soldiers just unloading on a single German only for him to matrix dodge them all xD

[@rpiazza72]

Great report and that church building is great scenery where did that come from? In fact I’d love to know where a lot of your terrain comes from cobblestone and dirt roads are good pieces as well and adds to the presentation.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks. The Church building can be found on the warlord website. Just search for Church and it will come up. The roads and trees are battlefield in a box. The walls and green building are 3d printed. The ruined buildings are in the starter box (Band of Brothers). :)

[@MrCaptbear42]

Where did you get terrain... trees, hedges, walls? Thanks in advance. Really great looking board.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! The trees are battlefield in a box which is made by Battlefront. The hedges are slices of a welcome mat that I cut (similar to the crop fields). I glued them to paint stirrers you get at Lowes/Home Depot and sprayed them green. Then applied some clump foilage. The walls are 3d printed. Thanks for watching.

[@MrCaptbear42]

@@MiniatureGameMontage excellent idea fo the hedges, one of the best ideas I’ve heard. Thanks!

[@danielmoody5867]

Awesome but did you move and fire with the at gun it needs a turn to set up ?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Yeah we missed that. Noted for next time, however.

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

Good video with nice effects and editing, looks like a very easy victory for the US boys.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Yeah the scenario played well for me having more activations. I now understand why it’s some important to have more dice in the bag.

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

@@MiniatureGameMontage, that is also an issue for my games.

[@TitchmarshVillage]

At 9:24 when the Sherman fired it’s MG, the infantry squad lost more than half its figures from a single attack. I thought this means that any remaining figures are also removed automatically?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

I think that means you need to take morale. Don't have my rulebook handy, however. I'll check tomorrow. :)

[@Perchpole]

Yes. If a squad loses half its figures in an attack it must take an immediate morale test. If it fails, then any remaining figures are removed.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

@@Perchpole thank you, sir

[@StormtrooperYD]

I really like this battle, very entertaining. May i ask where you got the walls?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! We have more coming. The walls are 3D printed. I found them on thingiverse. Thanks for contributing.

[@GuyMaleMan]

Beautiful terrain, where'd you get those dirt roads?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! Those are battlefield in a box rural roads by battlefront. They can be hard to find as they sell out quickly but if you keep your eyes peeled you can snag them

[@maximilianrenner2382]

Nice game guys! The ATG can no longer shoot after the advance but that didn't damage the game. 👍🏻

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks! We've noted that along with some other items to improve on. I appreciate the feedback.

[@rpiazza72]

After that close quarter role you should have immediately shut down production and left for Vegas!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

LMAO. It was hilarious! Tough Germans for sure

[@e-4airman124]

beautiful board

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks E-4. It’s always a work in progress.

[@te5863]

How do you guys find the turns play out with drawing from the bag? Im wondering if it unbalances the game any

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

I personally love it. Tactically it really makes you think and weigh risk/reward. From a mechanics perspective it might be my favorite.

[@tabletopcp]

Remember the mortar has a +2 pen value so it would wound the regular troops on a 2+

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Oh my gosh. For some reason I thought that was only for vehicles. Definitely noting that one! Thank you for that correction.

[@tabletopcp]

@@MiniatureGameMontage yeah anything with a pen value counts it towards every target, not just vehicles

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

@@tabletopcp good to know

[@stitchem7]

I love the US mortar, mounted backwards on the base.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Lol yeah I noticed that too. I was like did the camera reverse it? No, okay that’s dumb looking

[@loganoldon8924]

Dude. You guys should actually make these armies you come up with actual boxed kits. They could do a naked cardboard box with their logo on it. I’d like the American army anyway

[@NathanielBroombiz]

What colors did you use for the US troops?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Great question! That's why I make painting videos now, lol. It's just to help me remember what I did. I "think" it was a base of Vallejo German Camo Dark Green, then a larger highlight of Vallejo US Dark Green and a small highlight of Army Painter Army Green. I'll paint another one up soon and see if that's right. :)

[@Grapeattack647]

I know I'm just now watching this a year later 😭 but when half of a squad is taken out in one turn then you have to take a moral check for them and they all go away if you fail

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks for watching. I think it's more than half causalities from one enemy unit.

[@LimaTangoFoxtrot]

@@MiniatureGameMontage It’s half OR more

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

I know you have a bigger channel than me and I enjoyed the game, but there are so many mistakes. Which is a shame. As the AT gun gets onto the table it can not fire, because it is a artillery piece and therefore an advance is to turn on the spot and a move is allways a run. If you pass an order you often removed more than one pin even it is not with snake eyes. The lone German NCO have to take a test if he stays on the board as he lost half his squad. Same for the AT-gun. A medium mortar has 3 crew and if it was a light mortar then it only would be 1" and not spotter could be used. The Panzerfausts against the Sherman would needed 6's to hit the tank. 3 plus one for the pin, one for long range and one for moved. If you do defencive fire you have used your activation, so no movement for the German squad. Then the templates as Tabletop CP sad. Rough ground as the crops should be could not be entered with a run, same is for ruins. I hope you do take this points with a smile. Everyone does mistakes so do I, but to improve the game it is nice imo to get the mistakes pointed out. Nevertheless thanks for the nice game.

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Great feedback. Thank you. I appreciate you thoroughly watching and pointing out our mistakes. It will make us make better reports to help grow the game.

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

@@MiniatureGameMontage, good. It also helps me getting better, because I allways try to doublecheck the rules. So a good learning video for me.

[@Blacklagoon003]

one comment and two questions: Comment: HE weapons have a Penetration Value wich makes it more easy to kill Infantry. for example the 2" explosen has a +2 Pen Value so you only need a 3 with that weapon to kill a Veteran. Question 1: did the Germans and the US AT Gun did the Moral check when he units looses more than 50% of the remaining troops. Question 2: did you apply the multiple Pin Markers caused by HE Shoots?

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Yes absolutely on those PEN values. We messed that up completely. I definitely didn't take morale on that AT gun but I think we rolled D-something pin markers on the HE shots. We're still learning the game a bit and trying to grow it in our area. Thanks for watching!

[@Blacklagoon003]

@@MiniatureGameMontage wow that was a fast response! Realy like your battle Reports. They have a good length and shows for me whats fun about this game. Can't wait for more

[@666MABE]

GG

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Thanks - ton of fun.

[@MrMoustaffa]

12:00 you might have addressed this later on but remember you get a pen bonus with HE. You probably shouldve been killing those vets on 3's. Good video otherwise though, nice looking table and armoes

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Right we’ve got another game coming up so I’m going to print the comments and read them before we play. Thanks for watching!

[@bungus_chungus1401]

USA USA USA USA

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Lol