Royal Engineers

UK, Soldier, 1940

ATT inf 6/4/-
ATT veh 2/-/-
Cost 8.00
Def 4/4
Speed 1

Close Assault 16
This unit has an attack value of 16 against Vehicles in its hex. This attack ignores cover.

Bridge Demolition
This unit may attempt to destroy a bridge or Obstacle in its hex instead of moving or attacking in your assault phase. Roll a die. If you roll a 4 or higher, destroy the bridge or Obstacle. (Units now need to make a movement roll to cross the stream, and the road is broken at that point.)

Set Base Set, 13/48 c

 

Special Abilities Errata & FAQ

Close Assault 16

This unit has an attack value of 16 against Vehicles in its hex. This attack ignores cover.

Q: Can a Solder perform a Close Assault while loaded on a Vehicle with Fighting Platform?
A: Yes. Close Assault can be used without dismounting, if the transport has Fighting Platform.

Bridge Demolition

This unit may attempt to destroy a bridge or Obstacle in its hex instead of moving or attacking in your assault phase. Roll a die. If you roll a 4 or higher, destroy the bridge or Obstacle. (Units now need to make a movement roll to cross the stream, and the road is broken at that point.)

Q: Why are those words crossed out in the above special ability text?
A: According to the 11/12/2009 errata; Remove the words "or obstacle" from the last sentence of the Bridge Demolition special ability. A movement roll is required to cross a destroyed bridge, as it would be to cross any un-bridged stream, but not a destroyed obstacle. This currently applies to the Royal Engineers, U.S. Engineers and Pioneers units.

Q: Can I leave an engineer loaded in any vehicle and still use him to remove obstacles in a hex?
A: Units on a transport can't interact with their surroundings except in specific, limited ways. In a larger sense, units on transport are treated as being "in the transport" rather than "in the hex." With that in mind, the answer is no, engineers on a transport can't destroy obstacles or bridges while in a vehicle with the Transport SA. The 11/12/2009 errata says; “A unit can't use this special ability while boarded on transport.”

Q: Does an engineer need to cross a barbed wire obstacle before it can destroy it?
A: An engineer only needs to be in a hex adjacent to the barbed wire obstacle before making the die roll to remove it.