Amendments to Rapid Fire for 1940.

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The Infantry and Artillery side of the Rules works quiet well, however the side of the rules that deal with armour are quiet weak, and the most specialised to ww2. In Fact the rules as they are seem to be centred on 1943, with the early and late/post war differences squashed up at each end of the 6 point scales for armour and anti armour abilities.

This would obviously push up the cost of a tank as the classes of armour and anti-armour retain their costs, the vehicles however are re-graded to new classes to represent their comparisons in the era around 1940.

Mobiliy:

First of all mobility is not touched at all with one exception. Slower Speed. This is the 'walking pace' speed of the FT17 and the Matilda 1, which is counted as 6 cross country, 9 roads, -20 points.

Armour: 

Rapid fire uses a scale A through to F for armour, A Being the strongest.  F is for targeting soft skins so E class is the weakest.

For 1940 i have rated these thicknesses thus.

A. The proverbial brick outhouse. For example Matilda I/II, Char B1 and the like.

B. Auto cannon proof. IE  about 45mm thick and greater.

C. HMG proof IE about 30mm. 

D. K Bullet proof. IE about 15mm + 

E. Bullet Proof, IE about 10mm

Anti-Armour.

Rapid Fire uses a 6 point scale again, class one is the most powerful. I have rated weapons thus:-

1. 88, look this thing was taking out Shermans at 2000 yards in 1944, this is the top dog of the early war!

2. Russian 76.2mm field gun. German FK17. 

3. 2pdr, the 45 and 47mm anti-tank guns. The top flight Anti-tank weapons of 1940

4. Regular 37mm anti-tank Guns. Old British 3pdr, French 25mm anti-tank gun.

5. WW1 trench guns like the French 37mm L21. Japanese type 11. 20mm Auto Cannons.

6. Anti-Tank Rifles.

The revised Values.

Notes.

Co-Axial and Hull mounted MGs, NO extra cost.

Other cannon over the first, cost as normal.

 #1 Man Turret with cannon. –5 points, may move OR fire.

 Dead Slow. – 20 Points, moves as infantry.

MINIMUM cost of vehicle = 10 Points

 With guns, (class *) means direct fire anti-armour use. At -1 to hit. unless

 All other details as per Rapid Fire tables, charts and rules in the basic rule set.

No other changes to the rules unless mutually agreed.

Polish Equipment.

Guns

Wz 35 ur A/T Rifle. Class 6 weapon 5pts

Bofors 37mm a/t gun. Class 4 20pts

Bofors AA Gun (class 3) 20pts Class

French 75  (class 3) 30pts

(Note, including Krupp and Putolov guns Rechambered)

Skoda 100mm M14/19 (class 3) 40pts

Tanks.

TK3/S. E, MG, Medium 15pts

TK3/S cannon. E, 5, Medium 20pts

7TP twin. D, MG+MG, Medium 30pts

7TP single, D, 4, Medium 40pts

VAU-33, D, 4, Medium 40pts

R-35, C, 5, Slow. # 35pts

FT17, E, MG/5, # Dead Slow. 10pts

Cars.

Wz 29. E, 5  20pts

Wz 34. E MG/5  15/20pts

German Equipment.

Guns

PZb 38. Anti-tank Rifle, Class 6 5pts

Pak 36 Class 4 20pts

Pak 38, Class 2, 40pts

IG 75mm Infantry gun (class 4) 20pts

IG 15cm Infantry Gun (class3 )40pts

FK17Cavalry 75mm  (class3) 30pts

105mm Standard piece. (class4) 40pts

88mm. Class 1. 60pts

Tanks.

Panzer 1. E, Twin MG, medium 20pts

Panzer 2. D, 5, Medium 30pts

Panzer 2D. D, 5, Fast 40pts

Panzer 2 (post Poland upgrade). C, 5, Medium 40pts

Panzer 3 (a, b, c & A ). D, 4, Medium 40pts

Panzer 3 (B+). C, 4, Medium 50pts

Panzer 4, D, 4, Medium 40pts

StuG. B, 4, Medium  70pts

Pz 35(t), C, 4, medium 50pts

Pz 38(t). C, 4, Fast 60pts

SiG 15cm. E, 3, Medium 50pts

PzJgr 1. E, 3, medium, 40pts.

Cars.

221. D, MG 25pts

222. D, 5 30pts

232. D, 5 30pts

Russian Equipment.

Guns.

PTR A/T rifle. Class 6, 10pts.

45mm IG Class 5 gun  10pts

37mm A/T gun Class 4 gun 20pts

45mm A/T gun Class 3 gun. 30pts

76.2mm IG Class 5 gun 20pts

76.2mm Field gun (Class 2) 40pts

122mm Howitzer. (Class 3) 40pts

Tanks.

T-27. E, Mg Medium 15pts

T-37/38. E, Mg, Fast 25pts

T-26. D, 3, Medium 50pts

BT 7. D, 3, Fast 60pts

T-28/improved. C/B, 4, Medium  50pts/70pts

T-35. C, 4, 3, 3, Medium. 110pts

T-34, B, 3, Fast. 90pts

KV1, A, 3, Medium, 110pts

Cars.

FIA. E, MG 15pts

BA-6. E, 3 40pts

BA 20m. E, MG 15pts

BA-10 E, 3 40pts

French Equipment.

Guns

25mm  Class 5 10pts

47mm Class 3 30pts

75mm Field Gun (class 3) 30pts

100/105mm Field gun (class 3) 40pts

Tanks.

H-35. C 5 Medium 50pts#

H-39. C, 4, Medium 60pts#

R-35. C, 5, slow 40pts#

R-40. C, 4, slow 50pts#

S-35. D, 3, Medium 80pts#

D-2. C, 3, Slow 60pts#

AMC 35, D, 3, medium. 50pts#

B1 Bis. A, 3, 4, slow. 120pts

AMR 33. E, MG, Fast  25pts

AMR 35. E, Mg/HMG/5#, Fast. 25/30/30pts

FT17 E. MG/5#, Dead Slow. 10pts

Cars.

Panhard 178. E, 5 20pts

Laffey White. E, 5 20pts

British Equipment.

Guns.

Boys, Class 5, 10pts

2pdr Class 3 30pts

13pdr count as 75mm (class 4) 30pts

18pdr count as 85mm (class 3)40pts

25pdr count as 85mm (class 3)40pts

Tanks.

Vickers light Models. E, MG, Fast 25pts

Vickers Light Mk VI. E, HMG, Fast 30pts

Vickers 6 tonner, single turret. E, 4, medium, 30pts

A9, D, 3, Medium 50pts

A10, C, 3, Slow  50pts

A13 Mk I, D. 3, Fast 60pts

A13 Mk II C. 3, Fast 70pts

Crusader Mk 1. C, 3, fast. 70pts

Matilda. A, MG, Dead Slow  65pts

Matilda 2. A, 3, Slow 100pts

Valentine. A 3, slow  100pts

Cars.

Roll Royce. E, 5 20pts

Morris. E, 5 20pts

Italian Equipment.

Guns

Soluthurn A/T Rifle. Class 5 10pts

47mm class 3, 30pts

75mm (class 3) 30pts

100mm (class 3) 40pts

Tanks.

Fiat 3000. E, twin MG/4, Slow.* 10pts

CV3 series. E, twin MG, medium. 20pts

M11/39. D, 4, Medium. 40pts

M13/40, C, 3, Medium. 70pts

Cars.

Lancia I.Z. E, Twin MG 20pts

Fiat 611. E, 4, 30pts

AB 40, E, Twin MG 20pts

AB41, E, 5 30pts

Sahariana AS 42. E, Varies. 10+weapon

Japanese Equipment.

Guns.

Model 97 A/T rifle Class 5 10pts

37mm Class 4 20pts

47mm Class 3 30pts

75mm (class 3) 30pts

105mm (class 3) 40pts

Tanks.

Type 89. E, 5, Slow 10pts

Type 97 Chi-Ha. D, 5, Medium 30pts

Chi-Ha Shinoto. D, 3, Medium 50pts

Type 92 Combat Car. E, Hmg, Fast 20pts

Type 95, Ha-Go. E, 4, medium* 30pts

Type 94 TK. E, MG, Medium. 15pts

Type 97 TK. E, 4, Medium. 30pts