Recently I came into possession of one of the Guards Armoured Recce Box Sets (BRAB07) and I'm in a quandary where to go. I thought I'd throw it open to the floor for some inspiration.
Option 1 'Desert Rats Armoured Recon'
Pros
- New from overlord Cautious movement on movement 16 tanks
- Love a little reluctant veteran - not a rating I've used before
- De Alex has some Rats Armoured Recon
- Has no Challengers/Fireflies
- There is no Market Garden list (and I think there really should be! Anyone doing an Operation Blackcock PDF?)
Option 2 'Guards Armoured'
Pros
- Can be from both Overlord and Market Garden
- You get CV Cromwell
- Guards Rules
- The tokens in the box work with them
- They're CV so trying to get 6 platoons in 1750 is hard!
- In overlord they're CT with no 17pdr
Option 3 '11th Armoured Recon - The Black Bull'
Pros
- CT so plenty of units
- Love the idea of Luttrell
- In both Overlord and Market Garden Books
Cons
- Ben has done the Black Bull and think my list choices would be very similar to his.
- Again no heavy 17pdrs in Overlord
- CT is so easy to hit...
Adam
Guards Armored, the other two are already taken by Ben and Dr. Alex. Anyways the CV Cromwells would be sweet. This is what I would do, but its your choice.
ReplyDeleteYou did miss option 4, Czech Armour http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Briefings/Czech-Armoured-Brigade.pdf
ReplyDeleteCT, get platoons of Fireflies and get Hassar moves, I think they could be an interesting list.
Or polish...
ReplyDeleteProblem with the Polish option is no Fireflies/challengers and only trained. Also they still have the old AT values for 17 pounders where as the Czechs have AT 15 17 pounders and Fireflies.
ReplyDeleteBen
Guards Armoured. I'll be marking my own the same. Unflappable is a nice rule to take into combat.
ReplyDeleteI will give you £50 for the box set. You are about to be nerfed by Naval Gunfire!!!
ReplyDeleteCould swap it for some Tigers....
LOL it's not that bad Robin, it's trained artillery and if it is it'll get a quick fix or will just get banned by TO.
DeleteBen
Yeah all we need for German lists is an off table u boat to deal with off table naval gunfire!
DeleteI like Guards Armoured, coz JOE's the man! ;-)
ReplyDeleteGuards, tried 7th armoured and the Reluctant status was a nightmare even with the re-roll.
ReplyDeletethanks for the advice Aled, still worried about anything allied and trained, paper feels thicker than armour!
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