Rate of Fire is a set of platoon level WWII skirmish rules. One figure represents one man and after a couple of games a player should easily be able to command 30-40 figures on the tabletop and complete a game within a few hours. Modifiers and special rules have been kept to a minimum and the emphasis of the game is on the turn order, troop quality, morale and leadership.
The rulebook covers infantry actions and the weapons and equipment associated with that. There are no vehicle rules included in this first book but they are being worked on as the first supplement. You can be sure that there is more than enough fun to be had with infantry actions while the vehicle rules are being play tested.
Troops will have various training levels from Green to Regular to Veteran and also variable morale, these affect what an element is able to achieve when it is activated. You`ll find that well trained and well lead troops with good morale are more than a match for poorly commanded new recruits and the rules were specifically designed with this in mind.
Leaders have the ability to use their Leadership Bonus to allow subordinate units to increase their chance of passing morale and rally tests. This will allow your inspirational commanders to encourage and motivate troops, again giving a well led force a distinct advantage over one that is poorly commanded.
As well as the basic rules covering everything you would expect from a WWII skirmish game there are advanced rules that cover smoke, night, weather, engineering, mines, artillery, forward observers, spotting, snipers, hidden deployment and much more.
Rate of Fire includes a points system and victory objectives for those games when players simply want to be able to turn up with their troops and fight an opponent with a fairly even match up. Obviously you may also play specific scenarios that are based on historical actions, though these are unlikely to be balanced games they can provide far more variety and challenge.
Hopefully you will find that if you use historical tactics, smoke, suppression, covering fire and some sort of plan you will not do too badly, charge headlong against the enemy hoping for the best and you will no doubt die horribly!
The AFV supplement is an expansion for the Rate of Fire World War II skirmish rules. This 48 page book covers tanks, soft vehicles, halftracks, SP guns, artillery, anti tank as well as infantry guns and weapons.
New rules cover vehicle hit locations, specific crew positions and survival roles, special ammunition types, HE and small arms against soft targets as well as artillery against AFV’s.
Inside you will find over 500 separate vehicle data sets for German, US, British & Commonwealth, Japanese, Russian, Polish and Italian forces. Each vehicle has details of its main and secondary weapons, front and sides/rear armour factors for hull and turret, three speed brackets, crew numbers, positions and tasks as well as special notes and equipment.
This Rate of Fire AFV supplement has plenty of information that can be used with other WWII games but it is not a complete set of rules on its own. You’ll need a copy of the main Rate of Fire WWII Skirmish Rules to gain the most from this supplement.
Rate of Fire Downloads
Rate of Fire AFV Fast Play Sheet
Updated Fast Play Sheet with new tables and charts covering the extra rules in the AFV supplement.
Download: Rate of Fire AFV Fast Play Sheets
Rate of Fire Extended Play Example
A simple example of how the game works.
Download: RoF Extended Example
Rate of Fire Sample Chapter
Chapter 3 covers the basic turn order of the game and should give you an idea of how the rules work as well as the design and layout style of the book.
Download: RoF Sample Chapter
Rate of Fire Rules Counter Sheets
4 pages of counters that can be downloaded and printed to aid in gameplay.
Download: RoF Counters and Templates
Rate of Fire Rules Fast Play Sheets
2 A4 pages that cover all of the game tables used in Rate of Fire.
Download: RoF Fast Play Sheets
Rate of Fire Rules Contents
The contents page of the rule book to allow you to see what is included.
Download: RoF Contents
Rate of Fire AFV Counter Sheets
Counters from the Rate of Fire AFV Supplement
Download: RoF AFV Counter Sheets
You can purchase the rules as a PDF from Wargame Vault, Lulu or the Crusader Publishing shop or you can visit Lulu to get a print on demand hard copy. Simply click on a logo to be taken to the relevant pages.
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