Churchill AVRE

UK, Tank Vehicle, 1944

ATT inf 12/6/4
ATT veh 10/-/-
Cost 25.00
Def 7/6
Speed 2

AVRE
This unit ignores Obstacles. This unit destroys each Obstacle it crosses. This unit destroys each Obstacle in hexes it enters.

Blast
When this unit attacks, make a separate attack roll against each unit in the target hex. (This includes friendly units, but not Aircraft.)

Bombardment
This unit's attacks ignore cover. This unit can't attack Aircraft.

Set D-Day, 9/45 r

 

Special Abilities Errata & FAQ

AVRE

This unit ignores Obstacles. This unit destroys each Obstacle it crosses. This unit destroys each Obstacle in hexes it enters.

Q: I assume the sentence "This unit destroys each obstacle it crosses." refers to Barbed Wire.
A: Yes. Barbed Wire is the only obstacle that can be crossed.

The following text comes from a Rules Update printed on the back of the D-Day booster set check list:

Churchill AVRE
The AVRE vehicles were specially designed to destroy and/or easily cross any obstructions found on the beaches of Normandy. The Churchill AVRE immediately destroys any Obstacle it crosses and any Obstacle in a hex that it enters. Since it also ignores Obstacles, the AVRE is never adversely affected by Fortifications or Traps.

Q: Since the Churchill AVRE ignores obstacles, does that mean it does not have to make the minefield disruption roll when it enters the hex or ends its movement in a hex with a minefield?
A: An AVRE ignores obstacles which means it doesn't need to make any disruption roll. As soon as it enters the hex with the mine, it is removed.

Q: Does the Churchill AVRE actually get to automatically destroy a pillbox in a hex it enters?
A: Yes. It enters the hex and removes the pillbox.

Q: Normally a vehicle has to make a successful movement roll to enter a hex with a tank obstacle in it. But since the AVRE special ability says it ignores obstacles, does this mean it gets to ignore the movement roll requirement to enter the hex with the tank obstacle in it? Does it automatically destroy the tank obstacle as it moves through the hex?
A: Yes. The AVRE ignores the effects of anti-tank obstacles. No movement roll is needed. It enters the hex and the anti-tank obstacle is immediately removed.

Q: Barbed wire is placed along the boundary between hexes. Does the Churchill AVRE have to cross the barbed wire to destroy it or be adjacent to it?
A: AVRE must cross a hex side that the barb wire is on. Once crossed, remove the barbed wire obstacle immediately.

Blast

When this unit attacks, make a separate attack roll against each unit in the target hex. (This includes friendly units, but not Aircraft.)

Note: As of booster set nine, there are eight units that have the Blast SA; the Germans have the SIG 33, Nebelwerfer 41, Sturmpanzer IV “Brummbar” and the Hummel, the US have the M12

GMC, the British have the Churchill AVRE and the Soviets have the BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher and SU-122. All of these units also have the Bombardment SA.

Q: A rifleman is sharing the same hex with a Fanatical/Expert/Imperial Sniper. A Brummbar tank is four hexes away and decides to target the rifleman. Does the sniper take damage from the Blast targeted at the rifleman located in the same hex?
A: Yes. The Blast gets the sniper too.

Q: Assume a tank with the Blast special ability is firing at a vehicle with a Soldier riding along as a passenger. The Blast effect requires attacks against all units in the hex, even friendly units. Is a separate attack made against the passenger, in addition to the vehicle?
A: Yes. Blast affects every unit in the hex, including passengers aboard a Transport. The Soldier would be the target of a separate attack roll.

Q: Does Blast affect Aircraft?
A: No. You can't attack an Aircraft with the Blast ability and you also can't make a separate attack as one of the Blast ability's separate attacks.

Q: An enemy Soldier is in the same hex as my tank with the Blast SA. If I decide to attack that Soldier, does the tank have to roll an attack against itself being that Blast affects every unit in the targeted hex?
A: Yes.

Bombardment

This unit's attacks ignore cover. This unit can't attack Aircraft.

Q: The German Wespe, US M4A3 (105) Sherman, US M7 105mm Priest and the Soviet SU-152 have the Bombardment special ability, which allows them to ignore cover. What happens if any of these tanks attacks a unit with the superior camouflage special ability? Could this unit be bombarded at medium and long ranges?
A: Bombardment attacks ignore cover, but superior camouflage prevents the attack from happening in the first place. (Note: There are eight other AAM units that have both the Bombardment and
Blast special abilities. Those units could target the unit in the above example if there was another unit in the same hex. See the Blast SA for more details.)

Q: Can units with the Bombardment SA use it to attack Aircraft?
A: No. According to the 11/12/09 clarification, both of these units' Bombardment SA should include "This unit can't attack Aircraft."