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stevens
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General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 14:24
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This particular quiz is contributed by another General, Quit2. He has been an enthusiastic responder in past quizzes and even finished up our last quiz. He sent me this puzzler last week.
We all know that STARS are an interesting element in the dice rolls in Memoir '44. Most of the time, they are simply Misses to be dreaded, but on certain occasions, they are what we dream for, especially if rolling for TFH.
There are several cases where a star rolled can destroy an armour figure. Can you name one?
And remember guys and gals to keep the response to a single answer so more folks can have a try. Thanks.
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Almilcar
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 14:50
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When Tank Destroyers combat any Armor Unit, Stars are hits.
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 15:10
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| Almilcar wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 08:50 |
When Tank Destroyers combat any Armor Unit, Stars are hits.
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Bravo! Yes.
P.8 Winter Wars Rules
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When a Tank Destroyer targets an enemy Armor or Vehicle unit, all stars rolled score a hit.
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sam1812
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 17:19
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| sam1812 wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 10:55 |
Another great question.
On Barrage in the Breakthrough deck, stars are hits.
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Barrage (1 card)
A Star symbol is added to the list of symbols that score a hit on the Barrage.
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Yes, good stars falling from the sky.
And yes, as always a clever response about the die result in M&M. But you are correct in saying I will not allow it. For that matter, you could say that rolling a star as Allies under Night Rules that gives you more daylight and range to kill an armor figure is a similar rational. That is, the star creates the OPPORTUNITY. And I am ignoring that as well. 
Nevertheless, there is at least one odd answer I will allow, but I will let you all figure that one out.
[Updated on: Sat, 23 February 2013 17:23]
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JJAZ
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 17:52
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Maybe a good pilot that air strikes could hit with a star 
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--JP
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 18:26
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When they break the ice on a frozen river
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 18:27
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| JJAZ wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 11:52 |
Maybe a good pilot that air strikes could hit with a star
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I think he's got it!
Yes, ALL Airpower cards, Air strikes and strafing with Air Rules use the STAR as a hit. So those good pilots who drop STARS are able to destroy an armor figure.
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 18:36
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| --JP wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 12:26 |
When they break the ice on a frozen river
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Another excellent answer.
P.3 Eastern Front Rules
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Frozen River
The river is frozen and may be crossed. The ice, however, in some parts is not thick, nor safe. Whenever a unit moves or retreats onto a Frozen River hex, roll two battle dice. For each Star rolled, 1 figure is lost. There are no other
movement or battle restrictions.
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So if the unit entering or retreating onto the Frozen River hex is an armor unit and a star is rolled ... "SPLOOSH"
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nodoyuna
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 19:46
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An infantry unit with anti-tank guns
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sat, 23 February 2013 20:29
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| nodoyuna wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 13:46 |
An infantry unit with anti-tank guns
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BAZOOKA!!!!!!!
Yes, a real blast.
P.9 Mediterranean Expansion Rule
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Battle: An ordered Infantry unit with an Anti-Tank gun may battle any enemy ground unit three or fewer hexes away, rolling the same number of dice a standard Infantry unit would. In addition to normal Battle dice results, any star rolled scores a hit when targeting an enemy Armor unit.
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Michael Von Älterman
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sun, 24 February 2013 01:47
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hit on an armor with a FLAK 88
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sun, 24 February 2013 03:17
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| Michael Von Älterman wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 19:47 |
hit on an armor with a FLAK 88
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Correct.
P.2 Equipment Pack Rules
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Battle:
An ordered Heavy Anti-Tank Gun unit may battle any enemy target unit 4 or fewer hexes away, battling with 2 dice. If the Heavy Anti-Tank Gun targets an enemy Armor or Vehicle unit, all stars rolled score a hit.
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gheintze
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sun, 24 February 2013 05:40
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Tanks on a bridge when it gets blown by rolling a star.
Geoff
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stevens
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sun, 24 February 2013 12:53
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I do believe that there is at least ONE and maybe more examples out there so keep thinking and maybe reread the question.
There are several cases where a star rolled can destroy an armour figure. Can you name one?
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Zalamence
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sun, 24 February 2013 19:22
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ANY non-infantry attack AGAINST a tank destroyer is a hit on star.
(At least in my games even a standard deck Barrage hits TDs with stars)
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Sun, 24 February 2013 21:02
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| Zalamence wrote on Sun, 24 February 2013 13:22 |
ANY non-infantry attack AGAINST a tank destroyer is a hit on star.
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Correct. Good catch.
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When a Tank Destroyer targets an enemy Armor or Vehicle unit, all stars rolled score a hit. Unfortunately, they are also more vulnerable to enemy fire, due to their lighter armor: Any non-Infantry unit targeting a Tank Destroyer unit will score a hit on any star rolled.
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As far as your home rules are concerned, I can not speak to them as we are looking specifically at how DOW handles the Official Rules.
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JJAZ
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Tue, 26 February 2013 12:33
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Also air bombardment in the urban combat deck hits with star.
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| JJAZ wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 11:52 |
Maybe a good pilot that air strikes could hit with a star
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I think he's got it!
Yes, ALL Airpower cards, Air strikes and strafing with Air Rules use the STAR as a hit. So those good pilots who drop STARS are able to destroy an armor figure.
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Tue, 26 February 2013 15:25
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| JJAZ wrote on Tue, 26 February 2013 06:33 |
Also air bombardment in the urban combat deck hits with star.
| stevens wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 18:27 |
| JJAZ wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 11:52 |
Maybe a good pilot that air strikes could hit with a star
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I think he's got it!
Yes, ALL Airpower cards, Air strikes and strafing with Air Rules use the STAR as a hit. So those good pilots who drop STARS are able to destroy an armor figure.
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Congrats Jjaz, I believe this is the last one. I consider this different because rather than Air Rules being in play it is Winter Combat Cards (specifically - the AIR BOMBARDMENT card).
STARS are hits on this card as well.
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JJAZ
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Tue, 26 February 2013 17:48
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Thank you sir!
Naturaly i'm the expert in throwing STARS so that question was not a real challenge for me
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| JJAZ wrote on Tue, 26 February 2013 06:33 |
Also air bombardment in the urban combat deck hits with star.
| stevens wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 18:27 |
| JJAZ wrote on Sat, 23 February 2013 11:52 |
Maybe a good pilot that air strikes could hit with a star
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I think he's got it!
Yes, ALL Airpower cards, Air strikes and strafing with Air Rules use the STAR as a hit. So those good pilots who drop STARS are able to destroy an armor figure.
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Congrats Jjaz, I believe this is the last one. I consider this different because rather than Air Rules being in play it is Winter Combat Cards (specifically - the AIR BOMBARDMENT card).
STARS are hits on this card as well.
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stevens
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Wed, 27 February 2013 04:23
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| JJAZ wrote on Tue, 26 February 2013 11:48 |
Thank you sir!
Naturaly i'm the expert in throwing STARS so that question was not a real challenge for me
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Yes Jjaz I thought you had STARS in your eyes...
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Quit2
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Wed, 27 February 2013 08:50
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subsidiary question: due to a bug, there is another way to kill a tank figure with a star in the online game. Who knows what that is?
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Quit2
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Re:General stevens Rules Quiz No.7
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Mon, 04 March 2013 09:27
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does no-one care about this subsidiary question, or does no-one know?
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