Sergeant Tom Stanley

Tom Stanley in Flames Of War

Stanley is a an Independent Warrior team rated as Fearless Veteran. He is a Gun team armed with a 6 pdr anti-tank gun and is accompanied by a Loyd Carrier. He replaces one 6 pdr gun and Loyd Carrier in an Anti-tank Gun Platoon of the 7th Armoured Division (Villers-Bocage) for +25 points.

Special Rules

Tom, Dick, ’n ’arry: While Tom Stanley shows initiative in the deployment of his gun, he is still just a sergeant.

Although Stanley is an Independent team he can deploy in Ambush if his Anti-tank Platoon is in Ambush. He does not need to be revealed at the same time as the rest of the platoon.

Sergeant Tom Stanley may only join his own Anti-tank Platoon. He may not join any other platoon.

Machinist: Stanley was a shop steward in a machine shop in Barking until he volunteered after Dunkirk. His shooting is as precise as his machining.

Stanley re-rolls all missed rolls to hit when shooting.

Military Medal: Sergeant Tom Stanley won the Military Medal when, despite losing his entire gun crew, he single-handedly destroyed three Jerry Panzers outside Naples.

If the enemy Destroys Stanley, they must roll a die.

• On a roll of 4+, Stanley is killed or seriously wounded and the team is Destroyed.

• Otherwise, the British player may nominate any other 6 pdr gun team within 6”/15cm of Stanley as his new gun team. His original 6 pdr gun team is Destroyed.

Contents:

• The box contains Sergeant Tom Stanley, four 6 pdr guns and crew, a Command Rifle team and a Universal Troop Carrier.
• In addition there is a lamppost and broken wall sections for enhancing your bases.