Hey all:

I'm a little confused--I just got the NCO Command Squads (along with the Axis and Allies hero packs) and after pulling everything out their boxes, I noticed that one of the sets had come with a transparent token (the size of a reload token) with an unfamiliar symbol on it (looks like a diamond).

At first, I thought that this was a "smoke mortar" token, and I wondered why I didn't have two of them.

Then I thought it was a reload token for the Axis Command Squad, since one of them requires a reload; but if its a reload token, why doesn't it have "reload" on it (like the tokens that came with the other reload units).

Can anyone help me out? What's this token that came with one of my boxes. Is it a reload token? Then what's with the diamond symbol? Is it a smoke mortar token? Then why don't I have two of them?

Thanks,

Nate

Eldil said:

I had noticed the same thing, I believe it is a Smoke Mortar token as you mentioned. (Pretty sure its mentioned in the rulebook) I think they just messed up and forgot to include it in the Axis Heavy Kommandotrup boxes.

Check the markings on the token with the 1 page of the instruction. If it's the same mark as on smoked terrain case closed;)

That's a smoke mortar token, each NCO squad should have a single one of those, and the axis squad should also have a Loaded token.

Alternatively, Operation SeeLöwe also comes with a couple of nice cardboard squares with a smoke mortar depicted in the center.

I like the smoke squares that came in Operation Seelowe, but see them combined with the tokens a very nice for large games, especially.

A smoke square with a token would represent the first turn, with the token removed at the end of the turn, and the square removed at the end of the second turn.

While they aren't going to be all over the place, it can be nice to have a visual reminder of when they should go away, especially for bigger games when there can be a lot of other stuff happening.

Loophole Master said:

Thanks for the response. I just wanted to check something and make sure before I called FFG about it: Are you speaking directly from experience? Did your NCO squads each come with a smoke mortar token, and did your Axis squad come with a Loaded token?

Thanks!

No, I'm not speaking from experience as such. I don't own either NCO Squad. I'm not saying what I KNOW they have, but what I know they SHOULD have in order to be playable.

Loophole Master said:

Cool, thanks; I'm going to call customer service tomorrow. I'll let you know what I hear back.

Weird...absolutely no tokens on either of my boxes...

SolennelBern said:

That's really weird. Artillery walkers and Heavy Flak Grenadiers all come with LOADED tokens, so why wouldn't the axis NCO squad? And people shouldn't be forced to buy SeeLöwe in order to have a way to mark smoke mortars.

I'd recommend contacting FFG and complaining about it.

Loophole Master said:

Just did after I posted. I'll wait for their reply.

I think I got a smoke token in Cerberus...but nothing in the NCO packs.

Loophole Master said:

Just did after I posted. I'll wait for their reply.

I got a smoke token in Cerberus...but nothing in the NCO packs.

I got a smoke Token with cerberus and a loaded token with Heavy Kommandotrupp.

Dakkon426 said:

You're lucky then

Zip in my Allied NCO Box too

I'm fairly certain now that my smoke token came in Cerebus, not the NCO Command Squad packs. Which means I didn't get a smoke token with either of the NCO Command Squad packs (which may be standard). It still seems like I should have gotten a Loaded token with the Axis Command Squad. It's a little frustrating.

No smoke or reload tokens with my Axis command - somebody at FFG are not doing there job.

No tokens with my command squads. Maybe I just didn't notice because I am clear blind. I can see right through it, sadly I was born this way.