Combat

Warfronts supports multiple combat types. Use only what you need for the scenario.

Core Resolution (All Types)

Roll ATK dice.
Each 5–6 is a hit.
Reduce hits by target ARM (minimum 0).
Remaining hits remove STR.

Ranged Fire

Check range.
Apply Cover: Light +1 ARM, Heavy +2 ARM.
Volley units gain +1 ATK if they did not move.

Melee Assault

Adjacent units resolve melee.

Charge: +1 ATK on first melee after moving.
Breach: ignores Fortified cover on first melee round.

Suppression Fire

A unit may choose Suppression instead of damage:

Roll ATK as normal.
Each hit forces the target to take -1 SPD next round (max -2).
Does not reduce STR.

Artillery Bombardment

Artillery must Setup to fire.
On a 1–2 (any die), hits scatter to an adjacent unit or empty ground.
Bombard ignores one level of Cover once per battle.

Air Combat

Air Strike

Airborne units choose a target zone within RNG.
Roll ATK; hits apply as normal.
Bombing units may split hits across two adjacent ground units.

Intercept

If an Air unit attacks, an Intercept unit may roll ATK.
Each hit cancels one hit from the incoming air strike.

Naval Combat

Broadside

Naval units fire across water zones at RNG.

Broadside units may target two adjacent water zones once per battle.

Torpedoes

Torpedo units ignore 1 ARM vs Naval targets.
If the target is Submersible, Torpedo hits are +1.

Boarding Actions

When adjacent Naval units engage:

Both sides roll ATK.
Boarding units gain +1 ATK.
The loser must test morale; if failed, the ship is captured.

Trench Warfare (Optional)

Trenched units count as Light Cover at all times.
Assaulting a trenched unit forces the attacker to take a morale test if they lose 2+ STR in the assault.

Guerrilla Tactics (Optional)

Guerrilla units attacking from Rough/Forest/Urban gain +1 hit.
If they destroy a unit, they may immediately move 1 (withdraw into cover).

Anti‑Armor & Anti‑Air

Anti‑Armor: ignores 1 ARM on armored targets.
Anti‑Air: +1 ATK vs Airborne targets.