FUBAR, Minaiture Rules

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Detailed squad level action rules by Rich JonesPresented byWARGAMESJOURNAL.COM


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Weapon referencechartWW2 arms Infantry WeaponsWeapon close short medium long extreme maximum damage ammo

Pistol 1 10 12 14 16 18 1 6

SMG 1 6 12 16 24 36 2 4

Bolt Action Rie 1 5 10 30 45 60 3 5

Self Loading Rie 1 5 10 30 45 60 3 4

Assault Rie

(Carbine ranges)1 5 10 26 32 42 3 4

Clip fed LMG 1 8 16 40 60 90 3 4

Belt fed LMG 1 8 16 40 60 90 4 4

MMG 1 8 16 42 65 90 4 4

HMG 1 8 18 56 80 120 5 4

Grenades 1 3 5 8 9 13 5 6


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fubar 28mm ww2 skirmish

action.

By Rich Jones Rich Jones 2003

Scale and random thoughts

FUBAR is a WWII, squad level action set of rules. It

is designed to be used with 28mm or 36mm gures

and vehicles. You will need around 10 gures a sideto begin with. The rules have been tested with 15mm

gures. The mechanics work ne if you just use

centimetres instead of inches. Aesthetically however

I nd that the smaller gures do not give the right

feel.

All gure scales are 1:1; a single model tree is a tree of

that size for the character. You will nd a laser pointer

is invaluable for working out Line Of Sight (LOS).

If from the spotters position you can touch the base

and the head of the target with the full laser point he

is spotted. If its less than 50% you can touch, then a

spotting check is needed. With a bit of common sense

(especially without alternative gures for different

positions) this solves all potential arguments.

As to weapon ranges, then obviously they are not 1:1

Some game play has got to sit on top of realism to t

most gamers tables. I work mainly on a 6 by 5 table

and the ranges in inches are geared to this. However

it is my intention to keep as close to a real effectiverange for a skirmish action as possible. Obviously at

times a platoon opened up at 400 yards on a building,

and with that rate of re may well have hit something,

however ring one bullet at 400 yards may not have

been very successful. So the ranges are supposed to

be visually aesthetic effective skirmish ranges. The

rules do presume the fact that there will be a lot of

terrain on the table.

Dice used D10 & D6, a direction or D8

Game mechanics for most tasks and saves

you have to roll a D10 die and equal or beat the

tasks Effect Number (EN) There will be various

modiers to the EN

Combat Decks

Each gure has one ID card, which is placed in

a combat deck (CD), to this deck is added a

Leadership card.

NOTE: each squad or vehicle will have its own

CD.

One deck must have the event trigger card and

another the event happensnow card. Dependent on

scenario there may also be other added cards.

If the initial packs are unequal, buffer cards must be

added to even the number out, Each squad or vehicle

has a deck and one card from each is turned at a time.

Those gures get to perform 2 actions. If any action

would affect another phasing gures action throw a

D10 and add the following modiers. Higher rollgoes rst. All affected gures do one action before

the second. Figures performing special actions are

affected mid action. If you are in the middle of an

action like HIDE no modiers for the action count.

Initiative modifers

Veteran +1

Green -1

Appearing into

other gures LOS +1

Leadership card on drawing this card a leader may

issue ONE action to any gure within their Zone of

Control. A leaders ZOC varies between 4 and 12

inch.

Snake card

In any 1 turn (working through deck) ONE card (per

2 squads/re team/vehicles may be kept back as a

snake card by that SIDE. This card may be played at

ANY time during the turn, before any action or half

way between a special action. However before using

card throw D10 on a 10 the gure cant use the card

they missed the opportunity!

Snaking card gures only get ONE action.

Events (optional rule) an event happens if the

event trigger card comes before the event now card.

Obviously these are generic events and you can

invent your own for the scenario. In future issues of

WJ I envisage that there will be scenarios and battlereports using different event charts.


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Roll on a D10THROW EVENT

1 Player heroic movement add 50% move allowance

for next turn

2 General Distraction an event happens which

distracts gures skip next cards.

3 Player Co-ordinated attack next move ip 2 cards

per deck!

4 General civilians on board 1-6 civilians enter from

random road to move across board.

5 Player Inspiration players choose one gure to do

one action.

6 General Distraction - All shooting on next cards is on

+1

7 Player Extra Effort take one spent card from each

deck and shufe back into deck.

8 General Crazed Dogs a dog enters on random board

edge and attacks nearest gure*

9 Player Heroic feelings chooseonegure per side to

get benecial modication of 1 to any roll from now

on!

10 Either NO EVENT OR if you are brave Reshufeall decks NOW

* Dog has random constitution of 1-3. After rst attack if it

survives throw d6 1-3 runs off 4-6 goes for next nearest

gure.

CHARACTERISTICS

Each gure has the following attributes, which may

give them modiers to their EN for given tasks.

Movement a modier will help in any situation like

sprinting, leaping, agility moves etc.

Combat equipment skill(CES) subtracted from all

ring EN and helps when using unfamiliar weapons

etc.

Constitution basic physical and psychological

constitution, plays major role in determining extent

of wounds.

Morale basic state of mind in reference to the

combat going on around them. Veterans do notnecessarily have high morale!

COHERENCE

All squad members have a coherence distance. They

must stay within this distance of another squad

member or suffer a morale modier of +1.

Coherence distance

Veteran/Elite 14

Average 10

Green 6

Note: this does not mean that squad members cant

act further away, if two members full the criteria

neither suffer the modier.

ACTIONS

Move

A gure may move 4 per action. Environmental,

terrain and physical features may effect this rate as

follows:

The 4 move is allowed to any gure carrying normalcombat encumbrance loads. Figures who carry no

load may sprint 3 cards in a row (see sprint) section.

A normal combat load only allows character to sprint

for 1 card.

Encumbrance

Any character who is carrying a heavier than normal

load must roll against a Encumbrance EN to determine

movement allowed:

Load EN

Machine Gun or Ammo 2

Mortar part or ammo 3

Assisting walking wounded 3

LATW (not panzerfaust) 3

Body 5

Heavy supplies 6

Modiers to roll:

Constitution modier -x

Any additional kit on top +1

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This is the number of inches they can move in the

following action. If an encumbered gure tries to

sprint these extra inches are then modied as normal,

which may mean another EN roll. Round all half

inches up (due to extra effort they are making).

Note: gures unless they are carrying nothing may

only make one free sprint special action. If they wish

to sprint the following turn they must make a morale

test. What ever, only two successive sprints may ever

be made.

TERRAIN

Moving over anything but at open spaces needs a

Terrain EN to see if the movement rate is modied.

EN Terrain

1 sand, light rubble, inside a

building, light undergrowth2 dense undergrowth, cluttered

interior/storage area

3 Shallow water (up to shin height)

4 Shallow water (up to knee height)

5 Dense rubble, obstacle up to

shoulder height, entering locked

door.

6 Country hedge up to shoulder

height. Deep water, entering

through window7 Obstacle over shoulder to 1 1/2

times height.

8 Obstacle to 2 times height, barbed

wire obstacle.

Modiers

Movement modier -x

Assistant (per gure) -1

Fully tracked vehicles -3

Note: treat leaps by measuring distance and treating

as obstacle. Getting in trenches and ditches etc is free,getting out is obstacle.

Result:

Difference in roll to EN


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Even ground 0

Night -1 to 4

Bad weather -1 to 2

On a failure there is no spotting modier.

On a natural 1 the gure has made a noise, which

is audible to 2D6 +2 inches. If other loud noise is

present eg gunre, rough seas, engine noises etc any

possible hearer must roll EN of 7 to hear.

If a sound is heard a EN of 4 will give the hearer the

direction. This negates stealth modiers.

Difference Spotting Modier

+1 +1

+2 +2

+3 +3

+4 +4

While doing any action while stealthy (remember

these are on +1) ANY failure means you have made

an audible sound. Treat as above.

SKILL CHECKS

Not every situation will be covered by the above actions

and during the course of the game a player is likely

to want a gure to do something that is not covered

by the rules per se. An example may be moving alonga window ledge and dropping into a moving vehicle

below. In any of these situations the referee or players

must decide how viable that action is and give it a EN.

Some actions may involve different EN throws which

can be left separate or melded into one. Taking the

above example walking on the ledge is not to difcult

and is movement related but having the guts to drop

off into a moving vehicle is a morale and constitution

roll. The players may decide that the gure has a EN

of 3 to do the ledge but needs a morale +1 EN rollto drop and a Constitution EN roll to avoid injury.

Any modiers for the related characteristics would

be included. Combined rolls would be considered as

special actions taking up the whole card, individual

rolls are worked out as normal actions.

The amount the result deviates from the EN is a

measure of success or falure. So walking on the

ledge the gure, has no movement modier and roll

a 2. Just missing the EN, therefore they slipped and

faltered but didnt fall. Next action they roll a 5, theyhave half movement and get into position. However

the vehicle moves before their next action and they

miss the chance of dropping. An initial roll of 1 would

have been a critical failure, the gure would fall off

the ledge and take a full D10 plus one point for every

inch fallen as a wound roll.

SPOTTING

The game has spotting as automatic if a gure is in

LOS and more than 50% visible. A gures eld of

vision is 180 degree. If they wish to spot behind them

they must spend an action rotating eld of vision and

spotting. Otherwise spotting is free at the beginning

of an action.

A gure may concentrate on a spot and a 5 radius

circle around that spot.

Spotting check is made as below, if successful

any appropriate gure within the spotting circle is

acquired. Any gure with an easier spotting EN is

automatically spotted if the hardest to spot gure is

acquired.

Note: this means you may see some gures (eg one

that has shot) while not being able to see others,

depending on your roll.

Note :some visual aids (binoculars, scopes) halve

distance.

REMEMBER : spotting checks are only required if

the gure is 50% or more obscured, hiding or doing asuccessful stealth move.

Spotting Distance in inches EN

1-2 1

2-4 2

4-8 3

8-15 4

15-25 6

25-37 8

37-50 950+ 10

Modiers to EN

+1 Target gone to ground

+1-4 target using stealth or hide action

+1 Spotter has less than 25% line of sight

+3 target behind smoke

+3 camouaged position

+1-4 target is using hide special action

-4 target has red-1 Target moved last action

In the weather section you may nd other modiers


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due to weather and light.

FIRING

To hit a target the rer must equal or beat the Target

EN number. This is derived from a range component

and a weapons component.

Note: auto weapons are deemed to make it easier to

hit an individual target and in the case of MGs does

more damage. However they only roll one dice per

target gure (although more than one gure may be

the target).

SLR s like the Garand have a greater chance of hitting

and inicting more damage than a bolt action rie,

due to higher re rate per action. However they can

only target one gure per card.

Unless you use auto re special action a rer must reat the same target in the second action. Any weapon

may be steadied/aimed. In the case of MGs this

would be the action of keeping the spray in a narrow

re eld (shooting at one target).

Weapon details and usage

SMG, Clip Fed LMG and Assault ries may use auto

re special action. This takes two actions but allows

the use of a template. Any gure covered by template

may be hit.Any gure not 50% covered by template is at +2 to

EN

Initial EN success hits one gure and then each other

gure is rolled for at +1 to EN.

Belt fed LMG, MMG- after target gure any other

gure rolls at +1 to EN, any gure not fully covered

by template rolls at +1 to EN

HMG and auto-cannons- any gure not fully covered

rolls at +1 to EN.

Fire Lanes

A re lane is a continuous rain of bullets set down

in an area. It is NOT opportunity re. It uses a

LOT of ammo. If a re lane is used for more than

2 consecutive turns roll a D6 you must get over

the ammo number on weapons chart or else you are

deemed to be running short of ammo in this case

no more re lanes may be used in the game. All crewmembers are busy during re lane actions and may

not do anything else.

To set up or re lane is a special action. The template

is laid down and an imaginary line goes from muzzle

to tangent of circle. This re lane remains until the

rst action of the crew in the NEXT TURN. During

the whole move the gun gets so many shots it can

use within this re lane. Each shot is at +1 to EN.

Belt fed LMG get 3 shots

MMG get 4 shots

HMG get 5 shots

After these have been gun must check to see if it can

shoot at target.

Belt fed LMG EN of 8

MMG EN of 7

HMG EN of 6

It takes both crew members to maintain a re lane. Ifeither member receives a critical or a mortal wound

the re lane stops on the next crew card.

It takes an action to voluntarily terminate a re lane.

Tactic Hint : use a re lane to open up on a group

target that is spread.

Crewed weapons

Crew & actionsClip fed LMG (including Bar and Bren) which were

also used as an assault rie need to have an ammo

carrier (often referred to as loader) within 1 to

continue rate of re. The carrier can do other actions

eg. shoot. They are never allowed special actions

while counting as carrier and cant aim, because of

the distraction of having to hand clips over. If a carrier

is not present then the clip lmg is not allowed to use

auto re template. Clip LMGs are NOT allowed to set

up re lanes (their rate of re was not high enough).

Belt fed LMG, MMG & HMG crew served guns

must have a dedicated loader to keep up rate of re.

Without loader they are not allowed to set up re


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lanes or use templates for more than one action. Once

set up, which takes an action for eachcrew-member,

a belt fed MG may re on each crew members card.

An MG may aim and then only re at one gure, or it

can use special action to use template OR set up a re

lane (not clip fed LMG).

Templates

SMG, Clip Fed LMG and Assault ries use 3 round

template.

Belt LMG, MMG and HMG use 5 round template.

JAMS

When using templates or re lanes any auto weapon

might jam on a natural 1 on the dice. Firer rolls

immediately on a CES of EN 4 to avoid jam.

Modiers:Sten Gun +1

CES -x

A jam halts all re, re lanes disappear and the jam

needs to be unblocked. This takes an action of any

crew-member and a successful CES roll on EN 4. The

EN diminishes each by one each try.

TARGET EN

Firing Distance in inches EN Close 3

Short 4

Medium 6

Long 8

Extreme 9

Max 10

Remember that some concealment items (garden

hedges, fences, cloth, netting etc) WILL not provide

cover, once spotted they will not stop the bullet.Modiers to EN

Target gone to ground +1

Target in cover (50% obscured) +3

Target using sprint action +1

Firer on moving vehicle +1

Unfamiliar weapon +1

Unfamiliar specialist weapon +3

Target has gone to ground +1

Second target with auto re action +1

Target not closest threat +1Target is vehicle at speed +2

Firer received re from

LMG+ since last card +1

Firing through smoke +2

Only helmet/foot/hand showing +5

Injury +x

Target crossing re lane +1

Suspected target re +4

Using SLR ,AR or any MG -1

Target prone from injury check -1

Firer has not been spotted or red -1

Firer using aim action -1

Target is encumbered -1

CES modier -x

Green gure ring +1

Firing at green gure -1

Veteran gure ring -1

Elite gure/hero ring -2

Flamethrower -10

OPTIONAL RULEAuto miss on unmodied 1

Auto hit on unmodied 10

Suspected Target/Blind Fire

Weapons capable of autore may re blind on

terrain that is suspected of having enemy forces in.

However this re is done at a further +2 to EN and 2

damage on wound table. If a hit is made it is randomly

distributed on gures present.

Grenades

Choose aim point and mark it.

Work out EN

TARGET EN

Throwing Distance EN

Close 3

Short 4

Medium 6

Long 8 Extreme 9

Max 10

Modiers to EN

Characters CON modier -x

Throwing into open top vehicle +4

Throwing through window +3

Outside through doorway +2

Inside through doorway +1

Stufng into slot/hatch +3

If EN is reached or exceeded than place 3 template

on target spot. Roll damage for any gure covered

with following modiers to damage EN.


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Note: only the damage number and a D10 make up

the wound EN

Any gure within 1/2 of centre full damage

Any gure outside of this -D3 to damage

Any gure not full covered, further -2 to damage

Figure behind 50% hard cover -6 to damage

Figure behind 50% soft cover -3 to damage

Figure behind 25% hard cover -4 to damage

Conned area +2 damage

Enclosed area +5 damage

If grenade lands within 1/2 inch of gure base they

may try and throw it back.

On a movement EN of 7 they pick it up and throw it

back. Throw away is worked out the same way but

with a +4 to EN.

If a gure wants to delay throwing the grenade until

last moment to negate chance of throwback they mustroll a D10 - on a 9 it explodes mid air (no effect) on a

10 it explodes before they throw!

If EN is failed place 5 template on target point, refer

to distance band and roll a D10. result is where the

grenade lands. Any miss on attempt to throw through

window, into hatch etc only deviates to the outside of

object. Or deviates D6 in random direction.

CQB close quarter combatWhen a gure touches base with an enemy gure

they are deemed to be engaged. To break from being

engaged (unless it is mutual) requires a combat win

or a successful break away EN (see below).CQB is

an action in itself. Attacker generates a EN which

the defender then tries to equal or beat. This means a

gure cant ght after moving in on second action.

But the gures are engaged.

Attacker modiers

Figure is attacking +1

Defender surprised

(morale EN failure in appropriate situations) +3

Height (terrain) advantage +1

Each additional attacker +1

Injury -x

Defender modiers

Defender behind obstacle +1

Height (terrain) advantage +1

Each additional defender +1Injury -x

If defender equals EN the attacking gure moves

away (the way they entered into CQB) 1. If one side

wins they generate a wound EN using the difference

in scores, plus constitution modier (+1 for rie butt,

+3 for knife/bayonet) plus D10.

Breaking Free

Add D10+ constitution to get EN, person breaking

free must equal or beat this on a D10 + movement

modier

-3 Fails to escape and holder gets one action

-2 Fails to escape

-1 Escapes but holder gets auto hit

0 Escapes but any throw at 2 all card

+1 Escapes but any throw at 1 all card. One

action allowed.

+2 Escapes and may make 1 actions as normal

+3 Escapes and may make move as normal.

WOUNDING

Once a hit has been made you must determine how

serious this is for the target. The basic factors for

this are the targets constitution modier, the type of

projectile that hit and how good a hit it was (determined

by how well the effect number was beaten), at higher

ranges the chances of a good accurate shot diminishes

as well as the damage diminishing.

The rer generates an EN number, the target then tries

to equal or beat this number. If they do then the hit

has no effect, the target was saved by some kit bag,

diary in the breast pocket etc (something to tell the

Grandkids about!).

If the EN is failed then differential on the chart

below.

Firers EN generation

Damage modier of weapon plus amount ring EN

was beaten by, added to a D10 roll.

Note: Only other modier is 2 for blind/suspected

target re hits.

Targets EN generation

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Injury result

-1 Flesh wound no effect but another esh

wound is treated as a serious wound

-2 Serious wound - +1 modier to all EN 1

less movement and must make constitution

check against EN 3 or go prone. Two serious

wounds equal a critical.

-3&4 Critical wound - +3 modier on all EN,

can only perform 1 action per card. 2 less

movement and must make constitution check

against TN4 or go prone. Two critical wounds

equal a mortal wound.

-5 Mortal wound- incapacitated and will die in

d6+1 turns unless treated. If another wound is

received roll D3 this number is subtracted off

the total.

-6 KIA : rer rolls D10 on a 10 it is a GORY

DEATH.

If a gure goes prone from a wound they have not

gone to ground. To do anything next action (even

going to ground) they must make a EN movement

roll against a EN of 3. The action after that they may

make actions as usual.

FIRST AID & MEDICS

First aid is an action performed by any gure on an

injured gure. Against an injury EN (only modiers

Morale modier x & 2 if morphine shot is available.

On a roll of 6 or more it is).

Wound EN

Minor 3

Serious 6

Critical 8Mortal 9

If test is successful then the wound becomes one level

less serious. However this is only short term and in

D3+1 turns it reverts. Only one rst aid action may be

used, but this may be enough to get Medic help or get

injured person back to safety etc.

Figure may use on themselves but at +1 on EN

Medics can use a special action to try and treat an

injury.

Medics use the same procedure but with 2 modier

to EN. The change is permanent!

Medics can only heal the same wound on a gure

once!

MORALE / COURAGE

Squad morale as in when to run is up to the

commanding player. Victory points are high per

man killed. A narrow defeat involving a well planed

withdraw could well have been a demoralising defeat

if youd stayed to long and lost too many men. Medics

and getting the wounded back is important.

Also the game is aimed at being played as a role play

campaign so losing gures is not good on the platoon

roster!

However individual morale may make a character notdo the things you want them to!

OPTIONAL RULE:

On a natural roll of a 10 the gure gets delusions of

being a hero!

Roll a D10

1-2 the feelings dont last long, gure gets

one immediate free action.

3-5 one immediate free action and +1 on

morale from now on6-8 one immediate free action never needs

to take morale again!

9- inspiring gure, two immediate

actions and may be used to give extra

action on the leader card. Note you

still only get the one action to give.

Disregard any esh wounds.

10 - As above but a disregards any wound

below mortal a real hero!

A Morale check is made on a EN of 4 with following

modiers:

Morale modier

Leader within ZOC -1

Leader lost +1

Wounded +x

Close assaulting an AFV +1

Crossing re lane +2

Received LMG+ re since last card +1Gory death just happened within 4 +2

Every 25% of force KIA or mortal +1


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Results

-7 Figure bottles it big time. Must make two move

actions away (or sprint) from enemy activity

and into cover. If he is in CQB or surrounded

he will put hands up and capitulate. Heads

towards nearest enemy with hands up. He will

NOT do this if he has seen other gures trying

to surrender and getting shot at, or if medic

has been targeted.

-5 As below but loses next card, if attacked in

CQB ghts at -2

-3 Goes prone and to ground effectively he is

pinned. Loses next action and must then make

morale EN to act on the following action.

-2 Goes prone and losses next action through

wondering what to do now. Automatic

recovery. EN3 roll to stand.

-1 Shaken - Losses next action through

recovering (automatic)At the end of every card the gure may try and regain

morale. However for every failed attempt +1 on EN

next time!

Triggers for morale test

Moving within 4 of friendly gory death marker

First time gure gets shot at.

Squad member killed within 3

Asked to attack AFV.

Crossing re lane or being in re lane when it starts.Coming under MG re at any time

Whenever a gure gets hit even if they dont suffer

a wound.

Note: If the trigger is unit loss any gure may use a

Leaders Morale modier if in ZOC.

FLAMETHROWERS

Flamethrowers tended to be in short supply in NW

Europe. However they did exist and units got themissued for particular circumstances. The major trouble

is that they were a liability to the user. You would be

targeted heavily as they rightly scared the death out of

troops. If you were hit while wearing one it was often

with fatal results.

Also they were limited use, before game determine

how many bursts the thrower has in the tanks, 1, 2

or 3.

The amer uses the ame template (again the GW

one is ideal) and any gure under the template suffers

the full damage. There is no cover modier!

Using the amer is a SPECIAL ACTION.

Choose a point to aim the end of the template at and

roll ring EN. Notice there is a HUGE modier to

hitting the right spot.

However on a natural 1 the ame fails to ignite, the

rer may use the second action to move! If the gure

does miss then the template end moves left or right

D3 inches!

Any gure more than 25% under template takes 3D6

damage on a wound EN this is doubles to 6D6 if

red into an enclosed space. Any gure touched by

less than 25% takes 1d6 damage.

Note: you still need to add the D10 to determine

wound EN.

Against AFVs amers are an anomaly. They donot rely on penetration to destroy the vehicle. The

burning liquid would seep into the engine and into the

hull and the conned crew. An AFV target burst uses

2 bursts and does 6D6 damage. Although you dont

have to penetrate as such for ease of game-play still

use the armour value when determining saving EN

(good luck!).

MORTARS AND RIFLE GRENADES

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the end of the game for both sides. However in later

add ons there will be rules for playing either on a BIG

BOARD SCALE or converting the rules to 10/15mm

scale which may then be suitable for such actions.

Mark aim point and work out distance to nd base

ring EN.

Rie grenades cant maintain a position, every shotuses re for effect modier.

Light mortars are hard to calibrate and maintain

position, every shot it a bit of a lottery. So they always

re as if ring for effect.

Fire for effect is the term used for bringing down re

without a spotting round/s.

Zeroed in re is when a medium mortar has been

deemed to have prepared a target pre-game. This will

usually be specied in a scenario.

Use EN modiers below:

Spotting round, re for effect

or any light mortar round +3

High winds +1

For every spotting round contacted,

seen or corrected -2

Zeroed in re -5

If a successful EN is made then the round lands on

target. Place template on marker and proceed with hit

EN.

If the round misses then deviate it as follows:

Random direction

Distance

light and rie grenade D6

Medium 2D6

On a natural 1 double the deviation distance.

On a natural 10 it lands in target if applicable (eg open

top vehicle)

CREWS & FIRING

Firing a mortar is a special action.

Once set up which takes an action per crew member

the mortar can re on the rer and loader card ie

twice per deck.

WOUNDS

Note:only the damage number and a D10 make up the

wound EN

Any gure within 1/2 of centre full damage

Any gure outside of this -D3 damage

Any gure not full covered, further -2 damage

Figure behind 50% hard cover -6 damage

Figure behind 50% soft cover -3 damage

Figure behind 25% hard cover -5 damage

Conned area +2 damage

Enclosed area +5 damage

YOUR FORCE

Squad Points & Building

Basic Squad member -10 points.

Veteran squad members 15 points

Green squad members 5 points

Random Battle points throw 4D10 and add 100

to get number of squad points to build basic squad

before upgrades.

If no scenario in place then defenders setting up inhard cover should have about 1/2 number of points.

Roll 2D6 +15 to discover how many upgrades you

have.

Each upgrade may buy:

+1 on any single ability score

A single special skill

5 points of purchases

Purchases PointsUpgrade to carbine 1

Upgrade to SLR 2

Upgrade to SMG 2

Upgrade to Assault rie 2

Per grenade 3

Per clip fed LMG 3

Per belt fed LMG 4

Per MMG, one use ATW 4

Per LATW ,HMG 5

Light mortar 15

Medium mortar 20

Special Skills these can be purchased for the cost

of one upgrade

Sharpshooter pre-war hunter etc, a crack shot. Can

re-roll any failed Fire Action ONCE per game.

Role Model A squad leader with this skill can let

anyone within his ZOC use his morale for throws.

Hard as Nails tough bugger. Can re-roll any

constitution test for damage, then use best result.

ONCE per game.


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Street Fighter you dont want to ght this meathead.

+2 on his constitution roles in engaged combat.

Driver loony driver. No negatives when using

Drive skill.

Lucky Bastard- theres always one of the buggers.

Roll a D6 at start of game. That is the number of -1

modiers he may use during game to ANY roll. Up to

-2 per turn.

Fearless can re-roll any morale throw for retreating

at any time.

Tracker gets -2 on any spotting EN.

ADVANCED RULES

The following pages give the rules for using infantry

anti-tank weapons and for using vehicles in FUBAR.

I strongly suggest that players introduce these rules

slowly. Also players must realise that the scales

involved on a normal table make most AP re very

dangerous and infantry AT weapons are to be feared.

It is not without good reason tha tank crews did not

like being in close terrain without infantry support.

You will notice that there are no extra crew morale

rules. A loss of an AFV will be costly in victory pointsso it is up to the players to look after them!

weapon close short medium long maxArmour

damage

H E

effect

Bazooka x 1 10 20 25 35 23 6

Panzerschreck x 1 10 20 25 35 23 6

PIAT 1 10 12 17 20 24 5

Panzerfaust x 1 8 11 15 17 22 5

Anti-tank rie 1 14 18 25 50 14 3

Molotov 1 - - - - 22 5

Gammon bomb 1 - - - - 22 5


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Vehicle rulesMovement

Vehicles move on their movement card (of which

there is 4 per vehicle). They have their own CD whichis likely to contain buffer cards.

The agility rating is how many up to 45 degree turns

a vehicle can make in its move. It is deemed to make

an inch motion between 45 degree turns (has to move

an inch rst). Only fully tracked vehicles can turn on

spot (up to 45 degrees per card).

Use normal terrain EN to cross appropriate terrain.

Only fully tracked vehicles can cross height obstacles(by knocking them down usually). Also fully tracked

vehicles disregard terrain features up to TN4, treating

them as open ground.

If a vehicle fails a EN it is BOGGED!

If bogged it loses its next action before trying again.

Bogged result 4 actions on trot and it is STUCK for

game purposes.

EN is modied if you try and reverse out of trouble 2

EN (-3 if fully tracked)

Reversing EN of 5 (modied by driver skill) to

move full rate otherwise 1/2 rate!

Wheeled and half-tracked vehicles

Any gure can use a special action DRIVE his

ability can be enhanced by purchasing the special

skillDRIVER.

Each vehicle is represented in the combat deck by 4cards, the vehicle moves on these cards. Individual

crew or passengers act on their card. The driver is

deemed to be doing a continuous action.

Special Action

Stop driver may bring vehicle to halt. This takes

both actions and takes 3/4 of the previous action

move distance.

Vehicle movement rates are noted on the vehicle

chart. A driver may try and drive the car as quickly

as possible using the Full speed action, this action is

attempted on his card and is deemed to be continuous.

However on his next card he must check again.

Full Speed task EN

Straight gunning it 5

Turning at full speed 7

Modiers

Driver skill -x

Under re +1

Vehicle agility

modier on vehicle chart

Result

-x Roll D10 on a 10 vehicle has crashed

+0 Vehicle moves normal rate+1 add 3

+2 add 4

+3 add 6

+4 add 8

+5 add 10

Vehicle crashes

If a vehicle crashes everyone inside bails immediately.

Roll a EN 5 against constitution., only modiers

being constitution and wounds. A failure means you

generate a EN on wound chart using D10 and amount

B A R R E L

LENGTHC S M L E M

ARM

DAM

HE

EFFECT

SHORT 3 12 20 42 54 90 153

3

NORMAL 3 17 28 58 72 - 225

3

LONG 3 21 36 65 90 - 236

3

LONG

HIGH

VELOCITY

3 25 45 80 120 - 246

5


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of inches vehicle was moving at.

Ramming

If a vehicle attempts to overrun a character the vehicle

rolls a D10 adding the vehicle agility modier plus

any morale modier. Figure attempting to dodge

then tries to beat this EN using D10 and movement

modier.

If gure fails to avoid use the difference in scores plus

armour value to generate a wound EN in other word

dont get overrun by a TANK!

Modiers to ramming EN

Vehicle moving over 2 per card +1

Vehicle moving over 5 per card +2

If vehicle is two wheeled then the vehicle needs to

throw D10 on a 8-10 it crashes!

Exiting/jumping off/on moving vehicles

To get out of a moving vehicle the figure must take a

Movement EN 3 plus or minus modifiers. The result if failed

is the number added to D10 to generate wound EN

Infantry anti vehicle weapons:

Damage can be done to softskin vehicles by using

normal damage against their armour rating there is

no special method needed. Figures in the vehicles canbe shot at and are on normal modiers. If the drive is

mortal wound or KIA the vehicle crashes!

HE explosions can effect vehicle in blast and any

gures in it!

Armoured open top vehicles suffer gure damage

as normal the vehicle counting as +3 to the hit EN

even if only 25% covered!

However infantry have Light Anti-tank weapons theycan use LATWs.

LATW

Firing at vehicles is done as normal using range chart

underneath. Weapons capable of ring HEAT have a

damage of 6 when used against gures and use the

3 template. However they can be shot THROUGH

walls and then the blast occurs inside. Normal house

walls have armour value as below:

House brick walls 17House internal walls 10

Wooden structures 6

Pill box 30

Every hit (anything but a 1-3) will knock 6 off the

armour value of structure when it reaches 0 it is

rubble!

Every penetrative hit (over ring EN) cause blast

inside and on a separate roll of 10 starts a re.

Weapons with a X generate a damage of 4 in their

backblast. This extends in an area 3 by 1 from the

back of the gure, any gure caught in blast rolls as

normal on the wound table!

LARGE CALIBER WEAPONS

Tank armament and AT guns are split into 4

categories the vehicle stats will indicate which

band the weapon falls into. In my opinion it is the

length of the barrel that was the greatest indicator to

how lethal a gun was, not just the calibre. Two 75mm

shells may have WIDELY different effects red fromtwo different length barrels. Also to keep the game

owing the dropping off in penetration over range is

bundled into the Firing EN the further the range the

less likely to get a good penetrative hit.

Be warned the ranges occurring in a 28mm game on a

normal table will mean the guns on later war tanks are

almost as powerful as each other. If you can increase

the table size then the advantage that the Germans had

becomes more apparent.

The HE effect shows the damage to gures and the

blast template used.

Any miss when ring HE from AFV is deemed to

deviate D10 in random direction.

Use LATW stats for HEAT shells f available.

FIRING

Firing is done using the same mechanism as smallarms. However use the following modiers chart:

TARGET EN

Firing Distance in inches EN

Close 3

Short 4

Medium 6

Long 8

Extreme 9

Max 10

The same concealment criteria apply, however

remember that all concealment may not provide

cover.


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Modiers to EN

Target in cover (50% obscured) +3

Firing on move * +2

Unfamiliar weapon +1

Unfamiliar specialist weapon +3

Target has gone to ground +1

Target not closest threat +1

Target is vehicle at speed 5 + +2

Target is vehicle moving +1

Firing through smoke +2

Injury +x

Barrel is rated short +1

Barrel is rated Long HV -1

Firer has not been

spotted nor has red -1

Firer using aim action -1CES modier -x

Green crew +1

Veteran crew -1

* STOP FIRE TECHNIQUE

World War 2 tanks were notoriously bad at shooting

on the move. This is hardly surprising considering the

amount of movement the ground produced, bouncing

gures in the hull around. Even when stopping the

mechanics were hardly cushioned and the crew wouldbe subjected to a violent rocking movement. This

meant most crews were only really effective when

stationary. This led to the tank crew stopping for short

periods to re and then setting off again. This is called

the stop re technique. This can be employed when

the tank is not stationary and didnt use the special

STOPPING action the driver card before.

To employ the Stop re technique an EN of 6 is

needed this is modied as below.

Modiers to SF EN

Vehicle agility modier +-x

Veteran crew -1

Gyro stabilised -1

Gyro stabilisation was present in some US tanks

however the crews did not always use it. Before game

throw a D6 on a 6 the crew havent go it calibrated

and on.

Effects

If a shot hits then you work damage out as below

Damage EN D10 +differential in throw to ring

EN +gun damage

Armour roll- D10 + armour rating

Modiers to Armour roll

Side armour against LATW (HEAT) +1

Sanbagged AFV +1

Extra links etc placed on hull +1

To be sandbagged and linked the model must either

represent the fact or a marker used.

To determine if the shot hit where the extra armour is

(thus allowing the modier) throw a D10 and beat a

EN of

Sandbagged TN3

Linked TN5

Modify EN by

+1 rer aimed

DAMAGE CHART

Differential EFFECT

-1 Minor shake about no effect but

second minor hit counts as Seriousdamage (see below).

-2 Serious damage movement reduced

by 1/4 all crew have +1 to any EN

roll until recovered. To recover make

Morale EN end of their next card.

-3 Very Serious damage - movement

reduced by 1/2 all crew have +2 to any

EN roll until recovered. To recovermake Morale EN end of their next

card, if commander fails the whole

crew bails on a 1 or 2 on D10. On

a roll of less than 5 on D10 turret

jammed. On a 1 gun is out of action.

-4 Immobilised vehicle is immobilised.

On a D10 roll of 9/10 it crashes as it

halts. (use your imagination here, if

right next to a wall veer it into it etc, ifit makes a difference roll to see which

object in range it runs into) Morale

EN needed by crew member on next

card or they bail. Even if they stay,

permament +1 on any EN roll. Also

take 4+d10 wound EN NOW.

-5 DESTROYED all crew to bail

NOW. Injury EN roll of 5. On a 10

on a D10 instant BREW UP all crew

killed and anyone within 3 of vehicletakes a injury of damage 4 EN roll.


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Vehicle actions

Vehicle can move its movement allowance on every

vehicle card. Driver is deemed to be using special

action across all movement cards.

Every other vehicle action takes place on the crews

card.

SPECIAL ACTIONS

Stop driver may bring vehicle to halt. Travels half

last card distance.

A LEADER card can be used on a vehicle crew

member of the command tank or if the overall CO is

within 6. While on the face of it this doesnt smack

of realism it is justied by the intense situation vehicle

crews found themselves in.

NOTE: it cant be used for vehicle movement.

Most tanks have 5 crew, HOWEVER they only have

ONE crew card. On that card ALL crew members

may have 2 actions.

COMMANDER can spot (see spotting below) and

re turret MG, he gives the order to re (1 action) He

rotates the turret.

GUNNER aims the gun and res on command.

LOADER can load gun with shell (either HE or AP

opitional rule means he just loads most appropriateand you dont stipulate)

DRIVER Drives if needed on vehicle card. On own

card can use STOP special action or speed action.

RADIO OPERATOR general dogs body, can re

hull MG.

NOTE: vehicle Mgs can use templates as auto re

option BUT not lay down re lanes.

TURRET ROTATIONOn the commanders action he can rotate turret.

Up to 45 degrees for slow turret (German, Russian

and most Brit)

Up to 90 degrees for fast turret (most US built)

SPOTTING IN AFVs

Tank crews existed in two worlds. One where they had

the hatches and vision slits open and therefore had a

fair eld of vision. This was called unbuttoned and

usually the commander would be head and shoulders

out the turret. In this position he had a better viewthan the foot-soldier with the advantage of a bit of

height. However it was painfully obvious to the crew

and especially the commander that this left them

vulnerable. There are numerous reports of snipers in

trees waiting for the tank to pass beneath and calmly

picking off the commander, or dropping a grenade. So

for most combat situations the crew preferred to exist

in the world know as being buttoned up. This meant

every hatch and cover was fastened. This left little to

see as any visitor to the Tank Museum at Bovington

who has been in the Pnzer IV cutout can tell you!

The commander was slightly better off if he had a

late war tank that sported a cupola this enabled a

slightly enhanced eld of vision, but not by much. So

the compromise is that the commander is often seen

bobbing up and down.

An AFV needs to be shown as being buttoned or

unbuttoned we use clear counters.

When unbuttoned the commander if in the turret has

a 360 degree eld of vision. The rest of the crew have180 from the vehicle front. If buttoned all crew have

a 90 degree eld of vision from the vehicle front, or

in the commanders case the turret front.

If this isnt bad enough when you are buttoned up the

Spotting EN has a modier of +3 and nothing counts

as being fully in view, everything has to be tested

for.

The commander can opt to expose himself at the startof every action and therefore get a 180 degree eld of

vision at +1 to EN. However he can then be targeted

by gures holding a snake card or getting initiative

drop on him!


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VEHICLE STATS

JEEP

Move per card 4

Agility 4

Armour 5

Crew 1

Passengers 4

Armament can have passenger MMG

MOTORBIKE

Move per card 5 (4 with sidecar)

Agility 5 (three with sidecar)

Armour 3

Crew 1 (2 with sidecar)

Passengers 1 (2 with sidecar)

Armament Sidecar can have MMG

M4 SHERMANMove per card 3

Agility 2

Crew 5

Passengers -

Armament N or L (depends on type)

Armour:

Front 21

Side 19

Rear 18

NOTES: known as the Ronson due to ability to burn

add +1 to brew up roll

Can use gyro stabilisation check before game start.

PANZER IV

Move per card 3

Agility 2

Crew 5

Passengers -Armament N or L (depends on type)

Armour:

Front 21

Side 19

Rear 18

PANTHER

Move per card 3 1/2

Agility 2

Crew 5Passengers -

Armament L

Armour:

Front 23

Side 20

Rear 18

NOTE : early panthers burnt easily due to fuel - +1

to instant brew roll

TIGER

Move per card 2

Agility 1

Crew 5

Passengers -

Armament LHV

Armour:

Front 23

Side 22

Rear 22

FIREFLY

Move per card 2

Agility 2

Crew 5

Passengers -

Armament LHV

Armour:

Front 23

Side 21

Rear 19

M10 DESTROYER

Move per card 3

Agility 2

Crew 5

Passengers -

Armament L

Armour:

Front 21Side 18

Rear 17

NOTE: open top turret

STUG

Move per card 3

Agility 2

Crew 5

Passengers -Armament L

Armour:

Front 20


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Side 18

Rear 17

251 HALFTRACK

Move per card 3

Agility 2

Crew 2

Passengers 10

Armament Can have up to 2 LMG

Armour:

Front 12

Side 11

Rear 10

M3 HALFTRACK

Move per card 3

Agility 2

Crew 2Passengers 10

Armament Can have up to 1 MMG

Armour:

Front 11

Side 10

Rear 19

NOTE : passengers only covered 25%


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TERRAINC O V E R

MODIFER

SPOTTING

MODIFIER

MOVEMENT

EN

Beam big

wooden+1 +1 2

Bocage +1

B l o c k s

LOS, if

right next to+4 to spot.

Only where

trees are EN 5

Body +1 +1 1

Bunker slit +5 NA NA

Bush or

garden hedge0 Normal EN Normal EN

Crops 0 +2 2

Fence -

picket 0 +1 NormalFence -

lattice0 +1 Normal EN

Fence - iron +1 +1 Normal

Fox holeN o r m a l

ENNormal EN In 0 Out 4

Tombstone +2 +2 Normal EN

HaystackN o r m a l

ENNormal EN To mount 7

Thick, high

undergrowth/

jungle

0 +1 3

Mud 0 0 2-5

Dry Sand 0 0 2

SandbagN o r m a l

ENNormal EN Normal EN

Snow 0 Normal EN 1-5

Shell holeN o r m a l

ENNormal EN 5

Tank trapN o r m a l

ENNormal EN 5

Barb wire 0 07/8 with

cutters 5/6

Tree trunk +2 +2 5 to climb

Tree foliage +1 +3 NA


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