Hello,
Technicals are defined as a soft skin armed with a HMG page 6.
When building your army there is a limit on the number of technicals you field, Exiled Army no: 15 it's 2 - 8, does this limit apply to HMG armed technicals only or does it include all soft skins with mounted weapons e.g. AA guns, RCLs etc.?
Best wishes,
Martin Buck
This is interesting. I hadn't realised that a technical is solely HMG armed. I had always thought a Toyota with an RCL was a technical.
Page 11. Clearly states - Technical - " A wheeled vehicle that carries an HMG. The HMG cannot be dismounted"
Page 10 Clearly states -0 Soft Skin Weapon carier - " Wheeled vehicles with no armour but mounting as heavy weapon" and under armament it states RPG, Missile, Mortar, RCL, AA
It cant really be clearer lol
derek
Julian & Derek,
Thank you that is what I thought.
Sean,
I have heard, in other contexts, a technical is a RCL mounted on a soft skin too. I wonder what the first edition said?
Best wishes,
Martin Buck
I think they are are called that in real life, then and now, but for game purposes they are separate.
Just limited by the overall limit of 10 for heavy weapons no matter if they are vehicle borne or foot carried. Even your APC's with HMG count towards the total of 10. About the only thing to get round this is AA which is against the towed gun allowance or carried in soft skin. Helicopter HMG's are not included within the 10 from my reading of the rules.
derek
Quote from: Julian Bonny on September 29, 2021, 11:17:18 PM
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well i have previously mentioned the importance of using the correct words lol come here and give us a hug
xx
Julian
Julian, I bow before your excellent wordsmithery 😂 Hugs are always welcome.
Derek, you absolutely have it right. I, like Martin, wonder whether it is a hangover from the first edition, or indeed a general understanding of the term in the real world.
Whichever, I now understand and will be more informed come list building in the future 👍