US Airborne Get Painted Up In Warlord Bolt Action 2nd Ed Previews
July 29, 2016 by brennon
Warlord Games have shown off more details from the new Bolt Action 2nd Edition book today. We'll kick off with some of the key things about the new book which is looking very nice.
Inside you're going to get some new rules features like...
- Officers activate other units! Used cleverly, this creates a huge tactical shift as you can order multiple units to fire or advance in concert.
- Big Explosions! HE fire now uses templates to determine damage – your opponent had better spread out his troops to avoid carnage!
- Armed Transports! Once your squad has piled out of its halftrack, the driver can speed around and unleash a hail of lead at the enemy!
- Player Feedback! We’ve listened carefully to the community and taken advantage of the thousands of battles you’ve played to improve the game in dozens of other ways.
One of the other big things is that they are now including Imperial Japan as one of the lists present within the main rulebook.
The changes bringing in templates and the activation of additional units during a turn might lead to some interesting new tactics on the tabletop. With the core of the game staying the same this could be very interesting.
New Plastics
Of course with a new version of the game we are going to get some new miniatures. One such set are the new plastic US Airborne.
These soldiers will be facing off against the German Grenadiers in the new Starter Set which is just around the corner. They are looking very nice when painted up.
Will you be getting back into Bolt Action?
"... they are now including Imperial Japan as one of the lists present within the main rulebook"
Nice! I’ve been holding off buying into Bolt Action, but I’m looking forward to picking it up once its second edition drops.
really glad this dropped now, i was about to buy the first starter set on ebay
It might get me back to playing Bolt action again
That’s an interesting uniform colour…
I guess these really are green troops …
I think Warlord noticed it too, because the ones one the website are a little less nuclear green …
Certainly different
@piers
Lol!
But why ‘back’ into Bolt Action..? Was anybody out? 😉
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the plastic US Airborne but by the looks they need a bit tweaking for my Band of Brothers project.
And definitely a different uniform colour 😉
I don´t like the HE template… but the rest sounds great… just ordered my British Commandos… ^^
Most of the changes mentioned either don’t bother me or don’t bother me much. In fact, I have been house ruling that transports as weapon platforms for a while now. However, I can’t see how templates could make the game better and can see several ways it could make the game worst. Combined with the rumor that point costs won’t change to invalidate Armies of ______ books means there is not nearly enough of a reason to pick up 2nd edition.
I for one cant wait! WISH YOU GUYS WOULD DO ANOTHER BOOTCAMP!!! id fly to ireland for this in a heartbeat
Seconded!
Might just have to do the 82nd airborne – can’t all do the 101st.
So years later while there was an other war on my father in law served in the 82nd.