Modern Spearhead

Modern spearhead

Electronic warfare rules revue

 

So Ian and I tried out the EW for moderns and came up with a novel approach to using it.

When building a force/army you will need to have a EW vehicle to provide you with EW missions.

For each vehicle on or off table you will be allowed one EW mission per turn. This mission will be chosen at the end phase of the previous turn and set aside to use on the next.

Each vehicle will have a small set of cards with the EW mission on them to be chosen

Radio jamming All enemy artillery and aircraft response call suffer a -1 this turn	Radar jamming All enemy AA roll to hit suffer a -1 this turn. Platoons noted as priority D	Radio location Locate one enemy BC or higher HQ or FO May be fired on using counterbattery fire Use priority as per 16.1.3A	Radar Location Locate one enemy radar guided air defence platoon Platoons noted as priority D May be fired on using counterbattery fire Use priority as per 16.1.4A
Anti-electronic warfare Prevent one enemy jamming or location Mission Must still roll on EWC chart to use

 

The card chosen will be played in the relevant section of the turn, using a D6 roll on the EW chart (page 37) to succeed in the mission.

The anti-electronic mission is played after a jamming and location card has been played to prevent the mission.

Multiple EW vehicles may be used giving multiple EW missions per turn.

Two or more of any card can be used on one mission giving you a +1 on the dice roll

e.g. 3No radio jamming cards played by a NATO commander would pass the mission on a 2+

The anti-electronic card if successful when played would cancel one of those cards making it a 3+

Off table vehicles suffer a -1 to any roll.

The vehicle when on table will not be attached to any fighting battalion and have the recon rules for spotting e.g. 3”

The vehicle may only issue missions if stationary and is treated like a FAO for combat .

The EW vehicle may be added to the radio location card if desired ( must have used a mission last turn  to apply)

 

Let me know what you think.