My First Competitive 1250pts German Army List! | Before Action Report | Bolt Action 3rd Edition

[@beatboxbuggi6884]

I like the muddy base. The snow matches the miniatures but is really specific toward playing on a winter-theamed table with other winter models

[@AGW1983]

the half and half base looks best to me.

[@optimusWII]

Thanks for the video! As a new player, these army list overviews help a lot. I think the snow bases fit the army and paint scheme the best. They do however look quite blown out on camera, if that is something you care about.

[@shagakhan9442]

The Marder III you have is built on a Pz 38(T). It is the earlier Marder III and has a captured soviet 76mm PaK36(r) gun. The later Marder III H has the German PaK 40 gun. Though they did throw PaK40 guns on early Marder III when they ran out of captured russian guns. The Marder I is built on a Blindé 37L French vehicle. The Marder II is on a Pz II vehicle.

[@shagakhan9442]

The Germans also used PaK36(r) guns and PaK40 guns on Marder II.

[@TikitheHutt]

Interesting list, I vote for the muddy bases.

[@jeffashley9659]

I know this video has been out a while, but I finally got around to watching it. I dunno about the 6-man Regulars with double LMGs. As soon as you take casualties, you start stacking those negative To-Hit modifiers. If you lose two men, one of your LMGs is now missing their Assistant, so assuming you have a Pin, they're gonna be hitting on 6s standing still and 7s moving. I feel like bringing them in at 8-men works a little better. I'm still testing it out with my French, and 5-man Veteran squads with a single LMG to act as backline support.

[@bazza1carter]

The six man double LMG squad lingers on... now cheaper, yet with the same dilemma! Take a casualty fine, take 2 and suddenly you have to make a choice lose a loader or have -1 on you morale. Small blobs of green troops die just as easy in v3, and are easier to pin With regard to the mortars - A PC sphere of command is 6" so good luck with finding a way of making that happen, keeping them hidden, and avoiding splash damage.

[@josephpagoria6933]

I think brown muddy bases with some snow would look great. Fits times when it’s cold, but not deep snow (early late winter). A well churned battle field look as well.

[@okisdr]

The base with the 2nd platoon commander looks the best!

[@jandoernte3312]

Whoa- that's some luftwaffe baby blues! The issue color of luftwaffe "feldblau" is like a dark blue. I think the snow looks good- provided the gloves and boots are covered with granules as well....

[@TheKenthor]

Personally, I liked the one base you didn't like that was the mix of snow on mud. They're all good though.

[@Nelrath]

Can highly recommend the Wargames Atlantic Miniatures. I've got a bunch of them for my Horus Heresy Militia (by a bunch i mean like 200 dudes because - well, militia needs the bodies).

[@nickthenoodle9206]

Easy answer with Hetzers. Hetzer 1 was French hull. Hetzer 2 was Panzer 2 hull. Hetzer 3 was Panzer 38t hull.

[@bazza1carter]

Not sure where you got this from however the Jagdpanzer 38(t) or Hetzer was based on the Pz38(t) a Czechoslovak tank that was much used by the Germans in the early war as they captured the factory during the invasion in '39. The (t) was to denote it's origin - Czech, the same way the (f) denoted French tanks in German service like the Flammpanzer B2(f)

[@nickthenoodle9206]

@@bazza1carter Meant Marder, not Hetzer.

[@williamkarl-gustafmoller8492]

The 6 man Doubble LMG; that's a solid pick. The lowkey mortar spam is a solid pick.

[@Stormoak]

The Marder was based on a Panzer II chassis not the Panzer T38. Even when the design had a lot of shortcomings it was basically a recycling program to spare ressources which gave hundreds of obsolete but working Panzer II a new purpose

[@josephpagoria6933]

@@Stormoak the Marder III was based on the Pz38 the earlier version were Pz II hull based.

[@Stormoak]

​@@josephpagoria6933as a German M.A. of History i can admit that the "Marder Family" of the Wehrmacht was no coherent vehicle design but a whole range of improvised Tank destroyers with several technical blueprints. Marder I was mostly built on top of french Tanks . Marder II on Panzer II chassis. And Marder III on Czech T38. But you can find also historical sources for exemptions in several factories. Like in the ongoing Russian War of aggresion against Ukraine there was also a lot of Improvisation in ww2

[@trevorwoolson3860]

Muddy bases have always been superior imo. Most villages in WW2 were still dirt roads and places like Stalingrad also turned to a muddy mess. It’s far more versatile I think vs going pure snow.

[@cringedaddy411]

I think the full snow bases are the way to go

[@samsolopeeps]

I am trying the 6 man LMG teams tomorrow. My Marder has sucked so far in V3 😂. Muddy base for me

[@MichaelWCannon]

I am newish to BA and would like to see the lists attached to the description (not in a lot of detai) as I am hard of hearing and an American to boot so sometimes I miss subtleties in accents. Speak in Texan sometimes and I will catch it perfectly. 😀 My focus will be on North Africa and playing narrative campaigns there but I do have a late war FJ company and some Brits painted for Europe.

[@walmartian422]

Are you using the Hell Let Loose OST in this lol?

[@stacypierce3335]

Needs more autocannons lol

[@feralgamersincrpg]

What are you using to build your list?

[@SnEaKyGiTau]

Apparently it's not a real list unless you drop a company commander in there, +4 morale and snap x4 it's madness

[@martinnolhaf3151]

Can Somebody Tell me what a "historical" German list would Look Like?

[@ethantaylor9613]

Did the paratroopers really wear blue like that?

[@jandoernte3312]

Based on uniform issue color- it was much darker in color in all likelihood. Some paras in N Africa (Ramcke brig) had blues that were sun drenched and blanched. But they wouldn't be wearing that gear in the ardennes 44...

[@dannyhalas9408]

I'd go mud... Most tables arn't based in winter. As good as the snow looks.

[@hobbybro3902]

Muddy bases

[@duketogo13]

I think the bases look good, but I don't like the combination of the two of them at once. Just sort of visually confusing imo. I lean towards the muddy base, the snow base from a bit further away makes things feel a little washed out imo.

[@Swindondruid2]

Your vehicles are the wrong colour for late war. The Germans stopped painting their tanks grey around 1942/43.

[@wellhungindung]

Sir, there are some rivets to be be counted.

[@josephpagoria6933]

Panzer III G would be a mid war Panzer so the paint fits for the period.

[@dannyhalas9408]

Rule of cool, he just prefers the grey.

[@Swindondruid2]

@@josephpagoria6933 It would have been re-painted to match other German tanks in the late-war period.

[@Swindondruid2]

@@dannyhalas9408 Yes, but this is a history based game, nor 40K. I know Bolt Action is not very realistic - as the army list shows - but at least the troops and vehicles should be portayed historically.