MidoriMan Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 So, after sorting out a force from over a year ago, I have from a pair of "Open Fire" boxes, about 10 Sherman tanks and 3 Firefly tanks. After consideration, I'm gonna field them as Canadians. What should I add to my collection to form an effective force? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Midori, you could add some artillery / mortars for smoke & Suppression. You could also add some infantry to support your armor. Another thought is ... if you want to stay all armor is to add some Stuart tanks for speed. Recon units are also not a bad pick to support armor IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidoriMan Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 In the case of artillery, would SP guns be good or should I stick to standard pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xipetotec Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 In general I prefer my brit artillery to be the towed variety. No sense paying a premium for 25pdrs that are armored, it won't make them better at bombarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidoriMan Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Does making them armored increase their durability? I'm curious because the rulebook structure still kinda confuses me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xipetotec Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Not really. 25pdrs have gun shields so they're still getting bulletproof cover. Sextons have a 2+ save against normal shooting because of their armor, but they are bigger and cost more and AT weapons are much deadlier against them since they don't get the innate save that the non-armored guns do. The big reason is that 8 25pdrs is 240 pts. When you make them armored you get 330 points for 8 sextons. Just not worth it for what you get with 25pdrs, you're much better off spending your points to get the 5.5" guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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