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Combat Infantry Update – Label Sheet Preview

Columbia Games — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 06:18:28 +0000

Combat Infantry Update – Label Sheet Preview

Tom Dalgliesh

Label Sheet Preview

We have posted the current label sheet for Combat Infantry. It shows the 60 American and 60 German units included with the game. Each nation has units for one battalion, specifically three companies and 12 extra battalion assets, including five tanks. Units with a red triangle are anti-tank. Infantry can only target enemy armor in close assault when fighting in the same hex.

As always, everything is subject to change at this point. If you have suggestions and comments, please do send them to me: tom@columbiagames.com. I will read and acknowledge all suggestions.

Next week, I will post the first draft of rules for the game. Just 12 pages of rules, and we do that without dozens and dozens of gibberish acronyms to save space.

A preview of our labels for Combat Infantry.

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Combat Infantry Design Notes: The Name Game

Columbia Games — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:00:38 +0000

Combat Infantry Design Notes: The Name Game

Tom Dalgliesh

COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE

The game is named after the “Combat Infantry” badge, which was awarded to U.S. infantrymen of colonel rank or less who participated in ground combat under hostile fire. This cherished award, worn above all other awards, depicts a 1795 Springfield musket on a blue bar with a silver border, superimposed on a wreath of oak leaves. Other nations had similar badges.

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Combat Infantry Design Notes: Armor Defense

Columbia Games — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 02:54:03 +0000

Combat Infantry Design Notes: Armor Defense

Tom Dalgliesh

Ideas on Armor Defense

Tank units have a rated armor defense noted in a red circle. Such units must be spotted and targeted individually. When firing on them, subtract the armor value from attacker firepower to determine net firepower. If the result is zero (0) or less, no effective fire is possible. Armor units are rated on a d10 scale, with 8 currently the highest rating (Tiger II). Dice used throughout the game are d10s.

EXAMPLE: F7 Panther-5 firing at Sherman tank, armor 3, has F7–3 = F4 fire. If firing at long range, net firepower would be F3. Infantry firing at F3 or F4 will not be able to fire on tanks with armor 4 or higher since net firepower will be zero or less. However in close combat (same hex) armor levels are halved so most tanks then become vulnerable to infantry.

I am, however, probably going to +1 the Armor rating of the Panther to 5 and the Sherman to 4. Facing is NOT used in this game so there is no concept of thinner armor on the flanks and rear.

Anti-tank units such as a Bazooka have a red triangle. AT units gain a bonus when firing on armored units. In close combat, they are tank-killers.

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