P38 Lightning
Saw service in Europe and most extensively in the Pacific. The P-38 was used for interception, dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance, radar and visual pathfinding for bombers and evacuation missions, and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings. It can be fitted with rockets and bombs.
AC: 5 [14]
HP: 20 (HD 4)
Move: 9/41 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x4 fire-linked .50 Large MG (+2 hit, 2d6+2), nose
⦁1 20mm Medium Autocannon (2d6+2), nose
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1939
Crew: 1
Range: 2237 miles
Ceiling: 43.963'
Climb: 2500' per minute
P-40 Warhawk
The most common type of fighter in the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) when the United States entered the War. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning could outperform the P-40, especially at high altitude, but the tough P-40 was less expensive, easier to build and maintain, and was in large-scale production at a critical period in the nation’s history when fighter planes were needed in large numbers. The solid, reliable Warhawk was used in all theatres and some were sent to Russia. Can be fitted with bombs.
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 24 (HD 4)
Move: 9/38 flying, +6 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x6 fire-linked .50 Large MG (+3 hit, 2d6+4), wings
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Crew: 1
Range: 240 miles
Ceiling: 38,156'
Climb: 2142' per minute
P-47 ThunderBolt
Used as both a high-altitude escort fighter and a low-level fighter-bomber, the P-47 quickly gained a reputation for ruggedness. Its sturdy construction and air-cooled radial engine enabled the Thunderbolt to absorb severe battle damage and keep flying. During WWII, the P-47 served in almost every active war theater and in the forces of several Allied nations. The most important U.S. fighter in Europe by the end of the War, outnumbering P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs combined. Can be fitted with rockets and bombs.
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 22 (HD 4)
Move: 9/43 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x8 fire-linked .50 Large MG (+4 hit, 2d6+6), wings
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 1
Range: 449 miles
Ceiling: 40,994'
Climb: 3200' per minute
P-51 Mustang
The Mustang was among the best and most well-known fighters used by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Possessing excellent range and maneuverability, the P-51 operated primarily as a long-range escort fighter and also as a ground attack fighter-bomber. The Mustang served in nearly every combat zone during the War. It could be fitted with rockets and bombs.
AC: 5 [14]
HP: 22 (HD 4)
Move: 9/44 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x4 fire-linked .50 Large MG (+2 hit, 2d6+2)
⦁x4 fire-linked 20 mm Medium Autocannon (+2 hit, 2d6+4)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 1
Range: 851 miles
Ceiling: 41,900'
Climb: 3475' per minute
F4U Corsair
Navy and Marine fighter/bomber. It was tough, fast, and well armed. Corsairs were used in the Pacific. An alternate armament was x4 fire-linked 20mm cannons and could be fitted with two 1,000 lb bombs or eight 5 inch rockets.
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 20 (HD 4)
Move: 9/45 flying, +8 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x6 fire-linked .50 Large Machinegun (+3 hit, 2d6+4)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 1
Range: 1005 miles
Ceiling: 41,339'
Climb: 4360' per minute
Grumman F4F Wildcat
The main Navy fighter at the start of the War it was outclassed by the Zero. Saw extensive action in the Pacific Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. It was replaced by the Hellcat in 1943. It could be fitted with two 250 lb bombs.
AC: 5 [14]
HP: 15 (HD 3)
Move: 9/33 flying, +5 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x4 fire-linked .50 Large Machinegun (+2 hit, 2d6+2)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1940
Crew: 1
Range: 900 miles
Ceiling: 34,698'
Climb: 2000' per minute
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Designed to counter the Zero it replaced the Wildcat in 1943. It had a high rate of climb, good dive speed, armor, and weapons and yet was maneuverable. It could be fitted with a variety of rockets and bombs.
AC: 5 [14]
HP: 22 (HD 4)
Move: 9/39 flying, +6 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x6 fire-linked .50 Large Machinegun (+3 hit, 2d6+4)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1943
Crew: 1
Range: 944 miles
Ceiling: 37,300'
Climb: 3400' per minute
Douglas SBD Dauntless
The Navy's standard ship-based dive bomber in the Pacific, they were also used as land based bombers by the Marines. They carried the victory at the Battle of Midway sinking four Japanese aircraft carriers, crippling their fleet. A rugged plane with good defensive firepower.
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 24 (HD 4)
Move: 9/26 flying, +4 airspeed bonus
Attack:
⦁x6 fire-linked .50 Large Machinegun (+3 hit, 2d6+4), nose, [operator-linked]
⦁x2 fire-linked .30 Medium Machinegun (+1 hit, 1d6+3), dorsal turret, gunner
⦁2,000 lbs of bombs
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1938
Crew: 2 (pilot, gunner)
Range: 1,115 miles
Ceiling: 25,525'
Climb: 1700' per minute
Grumman TBM Avenger
Designed to replace the obsolete pre-War Devastator. It carries bombs or a torpedo in an enclosed bay. It is bristling with defensive machine guns. Only one of six deployed survived the battle of Midway, but despite this the Avenger became the Navy's main torpedo plane.
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 22 (HD 4)
Move: 9/27 flying, +4 airspeed bonus
Attack:
⦁x2 fire-linked .50 Large Machinegun (+1 hit, 2d6+1), [operator-linked]
⦁x1 .50 Large Machinegun (2d6), rear turret, gunner
⦁x1 .30 Medium Machinegun (1d6+2), ventral, torp officer
⦁2,000 lbs of bombs or torpedo
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 3 (pilot, gunner, torpedo officer)
Range: 1,215 miles
Ceiling: 22,402'
Climb: 2060' per minute
BOMBERS
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknamed the Flying Fortress the B-17 was the most famous bomber of the war having seen action in every theater. It could sustain heavy damage and keep flying. It bristled with .50 machineguns and was most used for daylight bomb raids to avoid as many civilian casualties as possible. This policy cost a lot of airmen's lives.
AC: 3 [16]
HP: 48 (HD 8)
Move: 9/28 flying, +4 airspeed bonus
Attack:
⦁ x2 fire-linked .50 Heavy Machinegun (+1 hit, 2d6) in 9 positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, 2 staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one (2d6) firing upwards from radio compartment behind bomb bay) all gunner positions
⦁Bombs: 8ooo to 17,600 lbs.
⦁Up to 3 gunners can target one aircraft from the firing arcs
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1937
Crew: 10 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner)
Range: 2001 miles
Ceiling: 35,600'
Climb: 540' per minute
Douglas A20 Havoc
Light bomber, attack, and night-fighter aircraft. It was one of the first American aircraft to serve in the War. It was said to be easy to fly and handled well. It was also a stable gun-platform for night-fighter missions. A sturdy, tough, well designed plane. Can be fitted with up to 4,000 lbs of bombs.
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 25 (HD 5)
Move: 9/34 flying, +5 airspeed bonus
Attack:
⦁x6 fire-linked .50 Heavy Machinegun (+3 hit, 2d6+4), Nose [operator-linked]
⦁x2 fire-linked .50 Heavy Machinegun (+1 hit, 2d6), rear turret, gunner
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot, gunner)
Range: 1091 miles
Ceiling: 25,098'
Climb: 1500' per minute
Douglas A-26 Invader
Medium bomber and heavy attack aircraft. It is a tougher, faster, and better armed option to the A20. In the summer of 1945 the armament was upgraded for its ground attack roll to 8 firelinked Heavy Machine Guns on the nose (+4 hit, 2d6+6, 150') and 6 firelinked Heavy Machine Guns in the wings, 3 per wing ((+3 hit, 2d6+4).
AC: 4 [15]
HP: 30 (HD 6)
Move: 9/35 flying, +6 airspeed bonus
Attack:
⦁ x6 fire-linked .50 Heavy Machinegun (+3 hit, 2d6+4), Nose [operator-linked]
⦁ x2 fire-linked .50 Heavy Machinegun (+1 hit, 2d6), Dorsal turret, gunner
⦁ x2 fire-linked .50 Heavy Machinegun (+1 hit, 2d6), Ventral turret, gunner
⦁x10 Rockets (5 per wing)
⦁ Bombs: 6000 lbs
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1944
Crew: 3 (pilot, 2 gunners)
Range: 1300 miles
Ceiling: 22,100'
Climb: 1250' per minute
OTHER
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
One of the main transport planes of the allies. It can carry up to 6000 lbs of cargo or 28 troops. 50k paratroopers were dropped over Normandy from Skytrains. The plane could be fitted with cargo doors, hoists, and even mooring for gliders. It is unarmed.
AC: 6 [13]
HP: 30 (HD 5)
Move: 9/22 flying, +3 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁None.
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)
Range: 1600 miles
Ceiling: 24,000'
Climb: 1041' per minute
A pair of villains for your DC War Game.............
The Iron Major ARMOR CLASS: 14 (Special forces, Dex bonus, BDU's) HIT DICE: 5 HIT POINTS: 30 (5d6 +2 +1 Con bonus) TOTAL HIT BONUS: +4 ATTACKS: weapons or unarmed SAVING THROW: 10 MOVEMENT: 12
Str: 16
Dex: 15
Con: 15
Int: 17
Wis:15
Chs: 16 Special Abilities:
⦁Iron Hand: 1d6+1 damage per hit. The major has been seen splitting steel helmets and puncing through a brick wall with the hand.
⦁Iron WIll: +4 to Saving throws to resist torture or fear.
⦁Commander: The Iron Major has access to a large number of troops and resources. Men, tanks, all at his command.
⦁Rally: He is an impressive command figure and has the respect of his men. He can take one full round to rouse his men with speech or actions, using his forceful personality to motivate them. After one full round his men receive a +2 to AC and a +2 to Hit. This lasts for six turns and he can do this five times per day. Equipment:
⦁Luger Medium Handgun (1d6-1, 75')
This man was born and raised in the small German village of Mannlich. Since he was but a little boy, he prepared as much as he could for a career in the Wehrmacht . Thus, he already was a Major by the early days of the second World War.
The Major was part of Marshal Paulus ’ 6th Army, on the Eastern Front. He and his men were retreating across the frozen Don river when a Russian plane’s fire shattered the ice. This plunged the Major’s closest friend into frigid waters. The Major managed to fish out his comrade in time, but his right hand was now hideously frostbitten.
By the time the Major was able to reach medical aid, his frostbitten hand had become gangrenous and had to be amputated. As a symbol to his troops, the major had his missing hand replaced with one of solid iron, then he was sent home to Mannlich to recuperate.
Because of his iron hand and his iron will, his rigid moral code and his strict adherence to the rules, his men began to call him the Iron Major. It was a name he took to well.
Stalag 9
No longer considered fit for duty in the front lines, the Iron Major was made commandant of Stalag 9. This was an ancient castle that was serving as a prisoner of war camp. It was there the Iron Major first met the American soldier who was to become his greatest adversary – Sgt. Frank Rock.
Rock was the first prisoner ever to escape Stalag 9, only to be pursued by the Major in the Forest of Forgotten Skulls. There, during a battle to the death, the Iron Major was thought slain by an exploding land mine.
But the Iron Major survived the explosion. He crossed paths with Sgt. Rock several more times before the end of the war.
⦁Enhanced Strength: Killer Shark can lift two tons with difficulty. His unarmed damage is 2d6+1 and he gets two attacks per round. He has easily breached unarmed doors and broken statues to pieces with one hit.
⦁Enhanced Physique: Killer Shark gains a +2 to his AC due to his muscle mass and increased reflexes..
⦁Saving Throw: +2 to Saving throws vs poison, explosions, and suppressive fire. His enhanced reflexes allow him to avoid all suppressive fire damage (even without cover) with a successful Save.
⦁Hero of the Reich: Killer Shark commands much respect among the troops. When under his command his men receive a +2 bonus to Saving throws and +1 to Hit. His men must see him in action to receive this bonus.
General Haifisch was a prominent officer of the German army during WWII. Apparently he was subjected to biological experimentations by Nazi scientists, for he possessed superhuman strength.
Haifisch underwent special training supervised by Adolf Hitler himself, and has been called “the model soldier of Third Reich”. Trained as a killing machine, he was code named the Killer Shark. Haifisch quickly became the leader for the Führer’s personal shock battalion, undertaking special missions.
Hawka!
While crippling partisans activity in a town on the Franco-Belgian border, Killer Shark and his men took all of the Blackhawks prisoners, except for Blackhawk himself. Blackhawk caught up with the submarine in which Killer Shark was transporting his men, and fought Killer Shark hand-to-hand atop the submarine after it surfaced.
Blackhawk finally knocked Killer Shark in the water, where the Nazi apparently drowned.
Sgt. Rock and the Combat Happy Joes of Easy Company
The most famous group of characters in the DC War Comics line. Sgt. Rock is the iconic soldier of WWII. He and Easy can make an appearance in Operation White Box games, heck, your guys might even join Easy for a few special missions.
Here they are......
Sgt. Franklin "Frank" John Rock US Army Grunt: 5 ARMOR CLASS: 17 (Special forces, Uncanny toughness, Dex bonus, BDU's) HIT POINTS: 33 (6d6+1 Con bonus) TOTAL HIT BONUS: +6 ATTACKS: weapons or unarmed SAVING THROW: 10 (+2 bonus vs explosions and suppressive fire) MOVEMENT: 12
Str: 16
Dex: 15
Con: 18
Int: 15
Wis:17
Chs: 16 Special Abilities:
⦁Combat Machine: Against foes of 1HD or less Rock gets 5 free extra attack per round. This can only be used against the 1HD or less foes.
⦁Uncanny Toughness: Rock gains a +3 bonus to his AC.
⦁Saving Throw Bonus: Rock gains a +2 bonus to Saving Throws versus explosions and suppressive fire.
⦁Camaraderie: Rock gains a +1 bonus to Hit when fighting along side members of Easy Company. Once per round he may use his body to shield one of them and absorb up to half of the damage done to that soldier in that round. Equipment:
⦁BDU, boots, helmet, dogtags, shit ton of ammo.
⦁2 belts of Heavy Machinegun ammo.
⦁SMG (1d6, 75')
⦁Larger Handgun (1d6, 75')
⦁Knife (1d6 -2 +1)
⦁Grenades (2d6+2)
Note:
As Rock is a special character I built him with the Grunt class as a PC. The other members of Easy are built as NPC's with a few special abilities to each character to represent their particular specialties and traits.
Easy Company
Rock's companions and brothers in arms. He was their leader through Hell and back, they fought and bled together and many died. They were in the theatres of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and likely the Pacific. Any man in Easy would do anything Rock asked of them up to and including disobeying stupid or incompetent orders from higher up the chain of command.
Sgt. Rock has confirmed that he gave nicknames to Easy Company men because during battle, they would be required to do things their civilian identities might not be able to live with; once the war was over, the nicknames could be left behind once the soldiers resumed their civilian lives. This accounts for the proliferation of unusual character names in Easy Company over the years. Some went by their given names despite this consideration.
Easy is dedicated to the 2nd Battalion of the 141st infantry.
The men of Easy were nick-named "The Combat Happy Joes."
Easy Company Soldier ARMOR CLASS: 13 (Special forces, BDU's) HIT DICE: 2d6 (10 hit points) TOTAL HIT BONUS: +2 ATTACKS: weapons or unarmed SAVING THROW: 14 (+2 bonus vs explosions and suppressive fire) MOVEMENT: 12 Equipment:
⦁BDU, boots, helmet, dogtags, shit ton of ammo.
⦁M1 Garand Large Rifle (1d6+1, 150')
⦁Knife (1d6-2)
⦁Grenades (2d6+2)
Members of Easy are survivors of some of the toughest battles in the war. Easy is one of the finest and capable units to serve. This experience and knowledge accounts for their Special Forces AC bonus and higher HD and associated abilities over the average soldier.
A number of the men survived to form the trusted core of Easy Company soldiers. This was the group most seen in the comics and they each had a specialty or special quality to their character to differentiate them from other soldiers serving in Easy.
They included:
Zack Nolan
Corporal, Second in command. Black haired and ragged. Nolan is fearless in combat with is bazooka. He is haunted by the loss of his father in WWI.
⦁AC: 14
⦁HD: 3d6 (15 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +3 melee, +4 ranged +6 bazooka
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: +2 to hit with a bazooka, +4 total to Saving throws vs explosions
⦁RPG Medium (8d6 vs tank/structures, as grenade vs characters)
Bulldozer
Corporal Horace Canfield. Huge, built like a bull, blonde, and strong. Lugs around a medium (.30) machinegun.
⦁HD: 3d6 (18 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +4 melee, +3 ranged
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: +1 Str and Con bonuses, incredibly strong, can hip-fire up to a medium machinegun alone.
⦁Medium Machinegun (1d6+2, 150')
Little Sure Shot
Corporal Louis Kiyahani. Apache and excellent pointman and sniper. Sharp-eyed and has a habit of wearing feathers on his helmet.
⦁AC: 14
⦁HD: 3d6 (15 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +3 melee, +4 ranged
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: 1-3 on 1d6 to avoid and Ambush, adept at wilderness survival and tracking (base roll of 1-7 on 1d10)
Jackie Johnson
Private. Tall and muscled African American, former heavy weight boxing champ. Skilled combatant and outstanding soldier.
⦁AC: 14
⦁HD: 3d6 (15 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +4 melee, +3 ranged, +6 melee
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: +1 Str and Con bonuses, +2 to hit and damage with fists
Wildman
Corporal Harold Shapiro. Tall, red bearded rifleman and an English teacher from Colorado. Known for going almost recklessly beserk in combat.
⦁AC: 14/12
⦁HD: 3d6 (15 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +3 melee, +4 ranged
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: +1 Dex bonus, can attack twice per round in combat but AC drops to 12 in the round doing so
Ice Cream Soldier
Private Phillip Mason. Young and freckle-faced. Cool as ice in combat, thus his nick-name
⦁AC: 14
⦁HD: 3d6 (15 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +3 melee, +4 ranged
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: +2 to Saving throws vs fear effects, +4 total vs suppressive fire and allows him to avoid all suppressive fire damage (even without cover)
4-Eyes
Private. Name unknown. Perfectly average looking except for his thick glasses. Blind as a bat without the them. With them he is the best shot of the riflemen.
⦁AC: 14
⦁HD: 3d6 (12 hp)
⦁Total Hit Bonus: +3 melee, +4 ranged, +6 rifles
⦁Saving Throw: 13
⦁Special: +1 Int bonus, +2 to hit and damage with rifles when wearing his glasses, -4 to all attacks without them
Many members came and went throughout the decades of printed Sgt Rock adventures.
Some were 'star' characters, most were minor. Here is a list of known survivors, deceased, wounded, and missing as of 1944.
One of my favorite DC War characters from my childhood in the seventies and eighties, from Weird War Tales: J.A.K.E. The GI Robot
J.A.K.E. the GI Robot (Jungle Automatic Killer Experimental) ARMOR CLASS: 2 [17] (armor plate and Dex) HIT DICE: 8 TOTAL HIT BONUS: +8 ATTACKS: 2 fists or weapons SAVING THROW: 12 SPECIAL: see below MOVEMENT: 12 (running 18/swimming 18)
The GI Robot's body is hardened steel. It is stronger, faster, and tougher than a normal man.
⦁Strength: J.A.K.E. is very strong and possesses incredible strength. It gains a +3 to all melee damage. It can lift up to six tons and bend a crowbar.
⦁Speed: As a Robot J.A.K.E. can run and move at speeds that are beyond human physical limits. It can run at a rate of 18. The Robot is also designed to swim like a torpedo through water at a move rate of 18. It is surprisingly buoyant and can surface easily.
⦁Agility: As a Robot J.A.K.E. agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. +3 to his AC.
⦁Stamina: As a Robot J.A.K.E. can exert itself well beyond the human limit as long as he has sufficient power. J.A.K.E. automatically succeeds on any Constitution checks.
⦁Reinforced Hull: J.A.K.E.'s body is composed of armor plated steel, making it durable to most attacks. +4 to AC and Reinforced Hull x1 as per vehicle rules (immune to personal weapons, 1/2 damage from autocannons, 1/4 damage from grenades.)
⦁Intelligence: J.A.K.E. is capable of rapid analysis of huge amounts of data. Although he must follow commands from the soldier he is assigned to J.A.K.E. is a learning machine and capable of making decisions on its own.
⦁Ambidextrous: J.A.K.E. can use both hands equally well, often firing both hand machineguns together.
⦁Rocket Jet Boots: J.A.K.E. has been equipped with short-range jets running off of its power source. They allow a short flight of three rounds with a movement of 12 per round.
⦁Senses: J.A.K.E. has infravision and night vision allowing it to see perfectly in darkness out to 90' as well as acute hearing. It is only surprised on a 1 on a 1d6.
⦁Limitation: J.A.K.E. is not able to communicate verbally nor show emotions, if he truly has any.
J.A.K.E. is equipped with a number of lethal weapons:
Its metal fists do 1d6 +3 with each hit. It can attack with both fists each round.
J.A.K.E.'s arms have an internal gun/launcher system with a variety of ammunition. When firing, the projectiles emerge from his fingertips. Spent brass is ejected through ports in the top of the hands. Ammo for each is stored inside of J.A.K.E. and there is enough for 12 combat rounds of each type.
⦁Light MG (1D6+1) The most common ammo used by the robot.
⦁Flamethrower (1d6, no chance to explode) Often used against tanks or large numbers of infantry. 12
⦁Mini-Rockets/Torpedoes(2d6+2, 15' explosive radius, 75' range) Also used against large numbers of infantry and boats or submersibles.
J.A.K.E. can use conventional weaponry as well as attach specialty equipment by removing his lower arms and attaching one or two of the following:
⦁Medium Machinegun and ammo belt can.
⦁Multi-shot RPG/Mortar Launcher
⦁Larger Flamethrower
J.A.K.E. is normally dressed in marine fatigues, boots, and helmet with a backpack of spare parts and tools.
J.A.K.E.could be assigned to a PC in the squad, perhaps his original handler Sgt Coker has died.
I might stat up the robot dog, cat, samurai, sumo, etc later. Yes I'm serious those are a thing.
THE WAR WHEEL
Ultra-Heavy Rolling Tank ARMOR CLASS 3 [16] HIT POINTS 120 (HD 20) MOVEMENT 18 (L150 x W150) ATTACK x2 Heavy Tank Gun (F), x2 Heavy Tank Gun (R), x5 Heavy Tank Gun (L), x5 Heavy Tank Gun (R) MODIFICATIONS Communications, Firing Port x3 (14 Heavy Tank Guns), Reinforced Hull (x6, 0 damage from Heavy Weapons due to mass and armor), Supercharged Engine
SPECIAL
Crush -
The War Wheel's spiked exterior is made to crush and roll over enemies. It does x6 damage to objects it is rolling over and with it's Reinforced Hull x6 it takes no damage from anything less than another ultra-heavy vehicle or objects (at the War Master's discretion.) It's crew take no damage in a collision unless the War Wheel is actually damaged in a collision.
Vehicle Mishap (OWB Tactical Combat, pg 33)
Due to its gyroscopic design and size the War Wheel ignores the Roll Over result. Roll again.
If a raiding party manages to destroy the gyroscopic mechanism from within the War Wheel may fall on its side if the Roll Over result comes up.
History
A massive Nazi super weapon crewed by 22 men: fourteen gunners, two drivers, four technicians, a Sgt, and a Captain (Commander.)
The dreadnaught is 150' in diameter and covered in massive spikes. It is incredibly armored and can survive artillery fire. It is vulnerable to bogging down in wetlands.
The first Wheel also had another flaw: electricity. If coming into contact with power lines or other major electrical source the crew will suffer 4d6 damage, Save for half. Later Wheels were insulated against this.
If a squad can get on the Wheel and inside they can shoot their way through several levels of the goliath machine.
Another adventure would be the Allies creating an ultra-damage weapon to do full damage and the squad having to bring it, position it, attack, etc.
Almost finished with this one. Need to finish a few airplane stats (mostly German and Japanese), work over some Flak and Bombing Rules and reconsider the final ability of the Flyboy class.
So a mostly finished post. A work in progress. I'll re-up it with pics when I get done.
But for now............
EDIT:
Cleaned up the post, modified a few small rules, finished the Flyboy class.
More planes (especially enemy and bombers), flak rules, and bomb rules on the way soon.
DAVE'S OWB WWII AIR COMBAT
Combat Proceeds As:
1.Spot Foe
2.Maneuver Roll
3.Initiative
4.Movement
5. Attacks, etc
SPOT FOE
Normal Ambush/surprise checks with bonus/penalty as applied by the War Master.
Came out of the sun, came from behind, etc.
MANEUVER ROLL
This is an opposed Piloting check (Dex checks + bonus from the Death from Above ability) between Flyboys involved in battle.
The Flyboys are dog-fighting and doing other combat tricks to gain the advantage.
A Flyboy must make their check by rolling their Dex score (+ bonus) or less on a 1d20. If both make their check whomever made by the most wins.
The winner has maneuvered into an advantageous position over his foe and gets a +2 to hit and +2 to Initiative bonus until the beginning of the next round. He also receives a +2 bonus to his Piloting Maneuver roll the next round.
A tie equals no bonus to either Flyboy.
For Example:
A 1st level Flyboy with a Dex of 14 (and a +1 Death from Above bonus for a total of 15) runs into combat with a 3rd level Flyboy with a 14 Dex (and a bonus of +2 for a total of 16.) Both roll. The 1st level Flyboy rolls an 8, the 3rd level Flyboy rolls a 12.
The 1st level Flyboy made his roll by 7, the 3rd level Flyboy made his by 4. The 1st level Flyboy gains the Maneuver bonuses this round and has a +2 to initiative next round.
Not every pilot in the sky is a Flyboy.
If a pilot flying an aircraft is not of the Flyboy class their maneuver roll is at a -4 penalty.
INITIATIVE
Normal 1d6.
+2 bonus for a Flyboy's All in the Reflexes ability.
+2 if a Maneuver roll was won the previous round.
MOVEMENT
Movement is tracked with normal OWB rules. The following applies in combat:
The loser of Initiative moves first to allow the Maneuver winner to see where the loser places his plane and then place his own plane.
AC Bonus and Air Speed
Airplanes move a LOT faster than ground vehicles, often going hundreds of miles per hour. Unlike ground vehicles where you multiply the speed by yards x 10 (or 30'), with aircraft you multiply the aircraft speed by yards x 30 (or 90') to get it's movement in feet per round.
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/ww2-aircraft-ranked-by-speed.asp
Their speed also makes them harder to hit.
Speed Categories
Current Speed AC Bonus
10+1
15+2
20 +3
25 +4
30 +5
35+6
40 +7
45 ++8
In a plane vs plane combat the speed AC bonus of a slower flying plane subtracted from the bonus of a faster flying plane. The remainder is added as an AC bonus to the faster plane. (The faster plane is better but doesn't completely overwhelm it as it does a ground target.) A P-51 going all-out vs a Messerschmidt 110 going all- out has a +1 AC bonus (7 -6 = 1.)
When speed is reduced either by choice or damage use the lower speeds bonus.
ATTACKS, ETC Armor Class
Vehicle AC
+ Dex bonus
+ Speed Factor
+ bonus from Flyboy Ace ability
+4 Flying defensively (no attack attempt)
To Hit
Normal 1d20 plus pilot's Ranged Hit
-2 non-Flyboy or Grunt class
+2 maneuver bonus if gained
+ linked weapon bonus if applicable
Damage to Aircraft
1. IF aircraft is at half Hp's or less, -4 to Piloting rolls.
2. When at half Hp's or less every damaging hit is a critical hit.
3. A natural 20 is a critical hit.
Roll 1d6.
On a 1-4: an engine/critical system hit. See engine criticals below.
On a 5-6: 1d3 crew are hit. Save for half damage.
Aircraft at 0 hp or less, roll a 1d6. On a 1 it explodes for 6d6 damage. On a 2 it bursts into flame causing 1d6 per round to crew. On a 3-6 it falls from the sky trailing smoke and impacting in 1d4 +2 rounds.
Targeting the Engine or Pilot
-6 to attack the engine or cockpit/crew (due to position and better armor at these locations.)
See Engine/Critical System damage below.
Engine/Critical System
x2 damage.
The total damage done is the percentage chance on a 1d100 that the plane's performance is impacted. Roll for each successful attack successfully.
IF this roll is successful drop speed by 1/4 of full speed on the first hit.
Each additional hit and successful percent roll drops the speed by another 1/4 of full speed until the plane reaches 0 speed and falls from the sky.
Stalling
IF a natural 1-5 percent is rolled on any of the engine/critical system percentile rolls the engine stalls and the plane begins to fall from the sky.
The Pilot must make an Int check (+ Pilot bonus) - total engine damage to restart it.
The Pilot has 1d4 +2 rounds to get restart or get out.
Linked Weapons
Multiple machineguns liked to fire at the same time and same target. Each extra weapon gives a bonus to hit or damage as seen on the chart below. If more than one caliber of weapon is linked choose the highest damage for the base damage. Remember: the guns fire three times per combat round.
Autocannon
Autocannon, small 15mm2d6
Autocannon, medium 20mm2d6+2
Autocannon, large 30mm3d6
vs Personnel: Explosive Radius 30'
Airplane Bursts
Three attacks per round, 10 bullets per weapon per burst.
The pilot can choose to use only one or two bursts to conserve ammo.
Rockets
Airplanes equipped with rockets under their wings were great at knocking out enemy armored vehicles and other hard targets.
Treat the rockets as a Heavy RPG (8d6 damage) with a 200' range increment.
They can be fired in pairs or even larger groups of four, six, etc. Treat bonuses to hit and damage as if fire-linked. Two rockets fired would be a +1 to hit, 4 would be a +2 hit/+2 dmg, etc. AC Bonus and Air Speed
Airplanes move a LOT faster than ground vehicles, often going hundreds of miles per hour. Unlike ground vehicles where you multiply the speed by yards x 10 (or 30'), with aircraft you multiply the aircraft speed by yards x 30 (or 90') to get it's movement in feet per round. Their speed also makes them harder to hit.
In a plane vs plane combat the speed AC bonus of a slower flying plane subtracted from the bonus of a faster flying plane. The remainder is added as an AC bonus to the faster plane. (The faster plane is better but doesn't completely overwhelm it as it does a ground target.) A P-51 going all-out vs a Messerschmidt 110 going all- out has a +1 AC bonus (7 -6 = 1.)
When speed is reduced either by choice or damage use the lower speeds bonus.
Alternate Strafing Run Operation Whitebox gives rules for Strafing Runs on page 59.
As an alternate system we can use the Speed AC Bonus above:
A soldier on the ground is firing at a P-51 mustang. The AC of the plane receives a +7 bonus as it roars by at over 400 mph bumping its AC up to 20 + the Pilot's Dex bonus + his Death From Above bonus.
Unfortunately for the pilot it is harder to hit man-sized targets while you're roaring through at 400+ mph. Using all three Machine Gun attacks per each set of available linked weapons allows the Pilot attack an area 30' wide by a number of feet equal to current airspeed. Everyone in this area is rolled against as possible targets but get a bonus to AC equal to the plane's current airspeed bonus plus a cover bonus if they are under partial or soft cover and the War Master rules they can be hit.
Our soldier above who fired at the P-51 gets a +7 to his AC bonus against the plane and since he is standing behind a brick barricade the War Master gives him a +4 cover bonus for a total of +11 to his AC vs the plane.
Airplane Profiles Generic Small Plane (via OWB)
AC: 7 [12]
HP: 12 (HD 3)
Move: 9/36, +6 airspeed bonus
Attacks: Medium Machine Gun (x2) [operator-linked]
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: Any
Year: late 1930's
Crew: 1
Range: 1000 miles
Ceiling: 27,000'
Climb: 2000' per minute
P38 Lightning
AC: 13
HP: 18 (HD 3)
Move: 9/41 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x4 fire-linked Large Machine Gun (+2 hit, 2d6+2)
⦁1 medium Autocannon (2d6+2)
⦁x10 Rockets
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1939
Crew: 1
Range: 2237 miles
Ceiling: 43.963'
Climb: 2500' per minute
F4U Corsair
AC: 13
HP: 15 (HD 3)
Move: 9/42 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x6 fire-linked Large Machine Gun (+3 hit, 2d6+4)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 1
Range: 1016 miles
Ceiling: 36,909'
Climb: 3000' per minute
P-40 Warhawk
AC: 13
HP: 15 (HD 3)
Move: 9/42 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x6 fire-linked Large Machine Gun (+3 hit, 2d6+4)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Crew: 1
Range: 240 miles
Ceiling: 38,156'
Climb: 2142' per minute
P-47 ThunderBolt
AC: 13
HP: 15 (HD 3)
Move: 9/43 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x8 fire-linked Large Machine Gun (+4 hit, 2d6+6)
⦁x10 Rockets
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 1
Range: 449 miles
Ceiling: 49,994'
Climb: 3200' per minute
P-51 Mustang
AC: 13
HP: 15 (HD 3)
Move: 9/44 flying, +7 airspeed bonus
Attack: All [operator-linked]
⦁x4 fire-linked Large Machine Gun (+2 hit, 2d6+2)
⦁x4 fire-linked Medium Autocannon (+2 hit, 2d6+4)
Mods: Aerial, Communications
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Crew: 1
Range: 851 miles
Ceiling: 41,900'
Climb: 3475' per minute
FLYBOY CLASS
Identical to Wheelman with the following Class Abilities:
Death from Above
A Flyboy adds a +1 bonus to Piloting (Dex) checks at first level. The bonus increases to +2 at third level and +3 at fifth level.
This applies to all Piloting checks called for by the War Master but will be most useful in combat as it will help win the opposed Piloting check at the beginning of Airplane combat rounds for the +2 Maneuver bonus.
This bonus also applies to his vehicle's AC when flying.
All in the Reflexes
The Flyboy receives a +2 bonus to initiative while behind the stick of a plane in Vehicle Combat.
Grease Monkey
Pilots are often called upon to make field repairs on their damaged vehicle engines or other mechanical parts. To fix a vehicle they must have the parts, take the time set by the DM, and make a successful Int check with a +1 bonus at first level, +2 at third level and +3 at fifth level.
Saving Throw
When flying a plane a Flyboy receives a +2 bonus to all Saving Throws made to resist the effects of flax and crew damage.
XP Bonus for Dexterity
Flyboys with a Dexterity of 13 or 14 receive a 5% Experience Bonus, and those with 15 or higher get 10%.
Ace (3rd)
At 3rd level the Flyboy has a reputation as a skilled dog-fighter and Ace. At this level any vehicle weapon used by the Ace does one extra dice of damage.
A post on running Armored Vehicle combat and stats for such during the Vietnam war.
Not an expert so a few things are probably off to Veteran eye's. I did my best.
Armored Vehicle Movement Driving Checks
The Drive Check is simply a normal Dex roll modified by road conditions, damage, and perhaps even a Class Ability. All penalties and bonuses are cumulative.
Most situations won't call for a check.
Taking damage, encountering and obstacle, a damaged Driver, etc will require a check to maintain control if the tank was moving.
Failure
IF the Drive Check is failed by 1-5 on the roll of d20: Slip
IF the Drive Check is failed by 6-10 on the roll of d20: Skid
IF the Drive Check is failed by 11+ on the roll of d20: Spin
Slip
The vehicle slips to the right or left (random) a number of feet equal to half of the speed it is travelling while continuing to move forward. This can bring it into a collision with another vehicle or objects.
On the Driver's initiative the next round he can roll with no penalty to the Drive check to recover. Otherwise the vehicle must be braked or it plows ahead off course.
Skid
The nose of the vehicle skews to the right or left but the vehicle continue to travels in the direction it was heading side-ways for a distance of feet equal to 1/2 of the speed it was travelling in mph. The Driver must make a Drive Check at the end of the skid or the vehicle comes to an abrupt halt. While skidding out of control it may collide with another vehicles or objects.
Spin
The vehicle spins wildly for the round and ends up facing a random (1d8) direction. If the Driver makes a successful Drive Check with a -4 penalty the vehicle can continue at normal speed if. If failed it skids to a stop after a distance in feet equal to 1/2 of the speed it was travelling in mph, now facing the new direction. If the vehicle hits an object both take damage as per normal collision rules.
Bog Down/Hung Up
Wet environments can suck a tire or tread down fast, bogging the vehicle into an immobile state.
Mud, swampy ground, rice paddies, etc can stop a vehicle fast if care is not taken.
Trying to cross over rubble, tree piles, wide trenches, etc can have the same effect, hanging up the tank and stalling movement.
Whenever failing a Driving check by 5+ while crossing the above conditions or obstacles the Driver must immediately make another check with no penalty. If he fails this one he has become bogged down and unable to continue. He can make one more Drive check with a -8 penalty to free himself otherwise he cannot move without help from another vehicle or a major digging project.
Armored Vehicle Combat Armor and Weapon Ratings
All armored vehicles have an armor rating of Light, Medium, or Heavy.
All armor vehicles are immune to small arms fire, machineguns, and grenades.
Heavy weaponry have the same ratings and affect how they damage vehicle armor based on these ratings.
⦁If the weapon is the same rating as armor the vehicle will take full damage.
⦁If the weapon is one rating lower than the armor the vehicle will take half damage.
⦁If the weapon is two ratings lower than the armor the vehicle will take no damage.
Hard and Soft Targets
Sometimes in tank combat it's important to know how hard or soft a target is that you're shooting or ramming into. If it comes up here are guidelines:
⦁Hard Target: Armored vehicles, metal and concrete buildings and bunkers.
⦁Soft Target: Open trenches, unarmored vehicles, wooden buildings, etc.
Vehicle Damage
⦁At half hit points the vehicle is at a -2 penalty to drive due to damage.
⦁At 0 hit points the vehicle is immobile.
⦁At -10 hit points the vehicle is either on fire as per the Fire critical result
⦁At -20 or lover the vehicle explodes as per the Boom critical result.
Critical Hits
A roll of a natural 20 on the 1d20 attack roll is considered a critical hit and, if it does damage to an armored vehicle, causes a roll on the critical hit chart in addition to damage to the vehicle hit points. Because of the armor rules a Light vehicle weapon might hit a Heavy armor vehicle doing no damage and negating the critical hit.
Every damaging hit to the vehicle when it is at half of it's current hit points or greater is cause for a roll on the critical chart.
Find where the gunner was aiming and roll in the appropriate area (Turret, Hull, Treads) to see what happened.
APC Crits
1.Driver compartment hit. Driver takes full damage, Save for 1/2 damage. See Crew
2.Gunner MG:Destroyed.
3.Gunner hit. Gunner takes full damage, Save for 1/2.
4.Radio: Destroyed
5.Passengers: Random roll for full passengers ( 8 passengers = 1d8, etc.) hit for full damage, Save for 1/2 damage.
6.Engine Hit: The vehicle is now at half speed. If hit again the engine is destroyed. If the first hit is by five or more over the AC the engine is immediately taken out.
7.Fire: The vehicle is burning. The vehicle and all crew take 2d6 damage per round. It increases by 1d6 per round until the vehicle destroyed.
8.Boom: The vehicle explodes in fire and shrapnel as fuel or ammo or both ignite. The crew takes full damage from the attack and an additional 3d6 fire damage each round inside the vehicle. Those within a 50' radius of the vehicle takes half damage from the attack damage, Save for 1/4 damage.
Treads/Tires
There is no chart to roll. The treads are hit and damaged. Drive rolls suffer a -4 penalty. If hit again the vehicle is immobilized. If the first hit is by five or more over the AC the vehicle is immobilized.
Tank Crits Turret
1.Main Gun: The first hit causes a -4 penalty to all shots from damage. A second hit destroys it. If the first hit is by five or more over the AC the gun is immediately destroyed.
2. Crew: 1d3 crew (commander, gunner, loader) hit for full damage, Save for 1/2 damage. See Crew Hit Chart below.
3.Turret Jam: Stuck at current position.
4.Co-Ax (turret) MG:Destroyed.
5.Hatch torn off. If Commander standing in it he takes full damage, Save for 1/2.
6.Turret Explosion: It's gone. All crew take 5d6 damage, Save for half.
Hull
1.Radio: Destroyed
2.Bow MG: Destroyed
3.Crew: 1d4 crew (see below for random crew hit chart) hit for full damage, Save for 1/2 damage.
4.Engine Hit: The vehicle is now at half speed. If hit again the engine is destroyed. If the first hit is by five or more over the AC the engine is immediately taken out.
5.Fire: The vehicle is burning. The vehicle and all crew take 2d6 damage per round. It increases by 1d6 per round until the vehicle destroyed.
6. Boom: The vehicle explodes in fire and shrapnel as fuel or ammo or both ignite. The crew takes full damage from the attack and an additional 3d6 fire damage each round inside the vehicle. Those within a 50' radius of the vehicle takes half damage from the attack damage, Save for 1/4 damage.
Treads/Tires
There is no chart to roll. The treads are hit and damaged. Drive rolls suffer a -4 penalty. If hit again the vehicle is immobilized. If the first hit is by five or more over the AC the vehicle is immobilized.
Crew Hit Chart
(multiple hits on the same crew member count and diminishes hits due to other crew.)
⦁1-2 Commander
⦁3-4 Gunner
⦁5-6 Loader
⦁7-8 Driver
Aiming At an Armored Vehicle
With an extra -4 penalty on the roll the attacker, if a crit is scored, can choose a critical effect.
⦁Turret: Main Gun, Crew, or Turret Jam
⦁Hull: Crew or Engine Hit
⦁Treads/TIres
Ramming and Collisions
To successfully ram a vehicle or other object a Driver must make a Drive Check with a +4 bonus. If successful the vehicle plow into its target. Tanks are good at ramming things, especially smaller vehicles.
If a vehicle is hit the rammed Driver must make a Drive Check or lose control. If the attacking Driver fails and rolls a natural 1 or 2 on the d20 the attacking Driver must make a Drive Check of his own or lose control.
If two vehicles are attempting to ram each other, each Driver makes a normal Drive Check with a +4 bonus. Whomever makes the highest roll has the advantage; the other Driver must make a second Drive Check or wreck his vehicle. If both miss, nobody hit. If it's a tied roll, both take damage and both make Drive Check to see if they lose control.
Damage
Crashing or ramming vehicles take 1d6 points of damage for every ten miles per hour they are travelling. Armored vehicles multiply this damage: x2 for Light armor, x4 for Medium armor, x8 for Heavy armor.
Against unarmored vehicles a Light armored vehicle takes 1/4 damage. For collisions with other armored vehicles damage is reduced the same as if the opposing AV is a weapon of the same rating as its armor. Thus a Heavy armor tank ramming a Light armor tank would take no damage; the light tank would take full damage.
⦁If a Vehicle rams another from behind subtract the target Vehicle's mph from the ramming Vehicle's mph. The remainder is the damage to both Vehicles and Drive Checks are required as normal. .
⦁If a Vehicle T-bones another vehicle both take the damage from the ramming vehicle's mph. Unarmored vehicles or armored of the same rating come to a dead stop. Smaller armored vehicles are knocked aside. An armored vehicle will plow over or through a smaller unarmored vehicle.
⦁If two Vehicles hit head-on add the amount of d6 damage from BOTH Vehicles mph and add them together for damage. Unarmored vehicles or armored of the same rating come to a dead stop. An armored vehicle will plow over or through a smaller unarmored vehicle.
When ramming buildings etc use the following guidelines adjusted for fortifications, etc.
⦁Hard targets: concrete buildings and barricades rate as Light armor, heavy steel rates as Medium armor.
⦁Soft Targets: Normal wood and earth rate as no armor or Light armor if thick trees, etc.
Sideswipe/Grazing//Pushing
Grazing a vehicle as a sideswipe does 2d6 damage to each vehicle and none to the Passengers. For armored vehicles follow the same damage guidelines as above. A sideswiped Driver must make a Driving check or lose control.
Pushing another Vehicle off the road or into obstacles is a Ramming Maneuver as above.
Passenger Damage
Passengers take half damage from all wrecks and collisions (except for grazing/sideswiping.)
Damage is whatever is left over from a vehicle after being reduced by armor, etc.
Passenger damage can be reduced by the following:
⦁A seat belt reduces the damage by 25 percent.
⦁A Saving Throw (Death) allows the Passenger to reduce the remaining damage by 50 percent.
Damage reduction is cumulative and follows the order of seat belt then Save.
If a Passenger in the Vehicle is brought below 0 hp but has more than -10hp he can make a Saving Throw (Death). IF successful the Passenger is stabilized but unconscious and in critical condition. For each hour they are without medical help they must roll another Saving Throw or die.
If they are at -10 hp or lower or the after wreck Saving Throw is failed the Passenger is dead at the wreck.
Injured Driver
A Driver at half hit points or lower have a Drive check penalty of -4.
Armored Vehicle Profiles
A quick explanation of a few vehicle game stats.
Armor Class (Ac)
Normal armor class to be hit. (Light, Medium, or Heavy armor.)
Hit Points (HP)
How many hit points the vehicle normally has.
Move
Maximum mph for the vehicle. To find combat movement in relation to characters us the following quick and easy way: Every 1 mph the vehicle is moving multiply by 10'.
(ex: 25 mph equals 250 feet per round.)
Range
The miles the tank can travel on a full tank of fuel.
Armament
Where the weapon is mounted:
⦁Turret: the main weapon of the vehicle, usually a cannon or launcher.
⦁Pintle: a machine gun on a swivel mount, placed near a gunner hatch on an APC and a Commander's hatch on a tank.
⦁Coaxial: a machine gun mounted in the turret aligned next to the cannon. It moves with the turret.
⦁Bow: a machine gun mounted on a swivel in the front hull of the tank.
Caseless Ammo: When hit with a turret or hull critical there is a 70% that the rocket or mine sets off the ammo outright destroying the tank and killing everyone inside in an inferno.
Tank Cannon/Guns
Here are some cannon stats for tanks.
The base damage is based on the High Explosive (HE) shell. There are three increments to the radius as in my Artillery rules here. This damage is used and modified for other shells.
Shell Types High Explosive (HE, tipped with an explosive warhead.)
Standard damage round. Most effective against soft targets and infantry.
High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT, a shaped HE warhead designed to penetrate tank armor.)
An extra x1 to damage vs vehicle. Explosion arcs out in a 180' arc from point impact on vehicle or hard target. Automatic half damage to soft targets (personnel, animals, etc.) and may Save for another half damage.
White Phosphorus (WP, incendiary shell.)
Explodes in the normal radius for the shell. It burns for 2d6 damage for six rounds.
Damage is not reduced by radius increment but those hit do receive a bonus to their Saving throw for half damage. The second increment gives a +2 bonus to the Save and the third increment gives a +4 bonus to the Save.
Canister//Beehive round.
Similar to the artillery version it is a shell packed with thousands of flechettes (small darts like nails). It is a vicious area effect weapon used against personnel especially those hidden in dense foliage. this shell does 3d6 damage to all targets in a cone attack starting 2' wide at the firing weapon and extending in a cone 1200' in length and a 300' width at it's end.
⦁Everyone and everything not undercover can make a Saving Throw for half damage.
⦁Those under soft cover automatically take half damage and can make a Save to halve it again with a bonus to the Save equal to cover bonus.
⦁Those under hard cover or in an armored vehicle take no damage if totally covered. If partially exposed they will take damage and Save as if under soft cover above.
Because if the rarity of tank to tank combat the most popular shells were HE and canister. WP was useful but dangerous if hit in a tank. AP and HEAT were the least used.
Armor Piercing (AP, non-explosive solid rounds.) Rarely use in Vietnam.
An extra x1 to damage vs vehicle.
(Ex: a 75mm AP round would do 5d6x3, not x2.)
NVA/VC Anti-Tank Weapons
The communists used a popular Chinese 75mm Recoilless Rifle. It was light and had a good punch.
Functions the same as the 75mm tank cannon.
Armed with HE and HEAT rounds.
Smoke/Smoke Mortars
Smoke from explosions, fires, etc can play havoc in vehicle combat. An obscured vehicle is more difficult to hit, just as an obscured character is, and can hide movements. An obscured vehicle receives an AC bonus or +2 to +6, but it also takes a penalty equal to this amount if attacking from within the smoke. If an obscured vehicle fires from within the smoke it gives its position away and its AC bonus is halved. .
Smoke mortars on vehicles create a wall of smoke that will obscure it and its movement for 1d6+2 rounds. Smoke/WP shells could also be fired towards an enemy to cause confusion.
Cover
Vehicles can take advantage of cover such as burned out buildings, trees, and shallow depressions in the ground (going 'hull down.') Cover works the same as for a character giving a bonus based on how much of the vehicle is hidden. Camouflage netting may aid in the cover bonus.
For hard cover such as a concrete/brick walls or hiding behind a rocky hillside or burnt out tank:
+2 AC light, +4 for medium, and +6 for heavy cover.
For soft cover such as trees, an earthen hillside, etc. halve the cover bonus.
