OTW 6

[TrueRonin]

Going over the threads in the forum about the Combat Engineers from OTW 6, I was unable to find the answers I was looking for. I can see that only three specific factions are allowed to take them according to the PDF, which doesn't make much sense as the SS as well as the Commonwealth also used them, same could be said for the Sapper Hero.

Since the release of OTW 6 a few new factions have appeared and I'd love to get an official ruling on the following two questions.

1. Is the Combat Engineer supposed to be an "available to All Factions" unit, or not?

2. Is the Sapper Hero supposed to be an "available to All Factions" Hero type, or not?

[abbysdad]

1.) Yes, the combat engineer is available to all factions, as currently written. All factions in the war had them and used them. However, we reserve the right to call out the special versions of them that were used too, such as the German Pioneers. So stay tuned for updates occasionally.

2.) Yes, all factions in the war used demolitions. All factions in the war can have access to the Sapper hero as currently written.

[TrueRonin]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Apr 23, 2011 12:09:34 GMT -5 abbysdad said:

However, we reserve the right to call out the special versions of them that were used too, such as the German Pioneers. So stay tuned for updates occasionally.

Makes perfect sense.

Apr 23, 2011 12:09:34 GMT -5 abbysdad said:

[...]as currently written.

What do you mean by "currently written"? The way it's written in OTW 6, only the US Army, the Red Army and the German Wehrmacht may use them. Have I missed an Errata on this issue or overlooked a mention somewhere later that corrects this? It's just the way it's formulated in OTW 6, that made me ask these questions, as the entries are quite clear who are allowed to use them. That didn't make any sense to me since the SS, the Brits and the Japs had seen the light of day since then and they all used Combat Engineers in one form or another too, and should, as you also say have access to them.



Here's a follow up question now that you've ruled that they are available to all factions.

What happens to the faction specific special abilities? Do they translate over with the Combat Engineers too? I am thinking about the Obstinacy rule for British Combat Engineers as well as the Every man counts rule for Waffen SS ones.

[Cilionelle]

I believe they do, having asked a similar question a while back.

Remember that at the time OTW6 was written, there were only Soviets, Germans and Americans! So what's listed is all the factions!