QF 3 inch (76mm) Howitzer on a Matilda II Mark IV CS

Sounds interesting. I assume by AI you mean Attack Infantry dice. So if I have 4 dice at long range I need 3 successes out of 4. Whereas at close range I might have 8 dice and have a better chance of succeeding to get the 3 successful rolls.

Following up on what I last posted, in British service this tank was used as a command tank in Matilda squadrons. So here is what I came up with including the new "Fire Smoke" special ability.

Matilda II Mk IV CS

Vehicle - Tank Commander

United Kingdom

Year = 1940

Points = 15

Speed = 2

Defense = 6/5

Attack values:

Soldier = 8/7/5

Vehicle = 6/5/4

Superior Frontal Armor 2 - An attack against this unit’s front defense must beat it by 2 or more in order to score two hits against it.

Commander Abilities
Initiative +1

Fire Smoke - As its' only action in the movement phase, this unit may target any hex within range and line of sight with a smoke screen. Roll Attack vs Soldier dice appropriate for the range and if 3 successes are rolled, place smoke in that hex. A smoke screen blocks line of sight into, out of and through its hex. Remove the smoke screen at the end of the turn.

Flavor Text: In British service, this close support (CS) variant was used as a command vehicle in Matilda tank squadrons. It came equipped with a QF 3 inch (76 mm) howitzer, firing high explosive or smoke shells.

* I bumped up the point cost to 15 instead of 14. Is this enough?
* I reworded the suggested smoke SA to make it clear how it should be used. One thought, instead of firing the smoke in the movement phase, why not do it in the assault phase? After all, this tank fired smoke shells, so the player could decide to fire the smoke instead of an HE round. Maybe this SA should say "As its' only action in the assault phase...."
* Added Commander Abilities and initiative +1 since this variant was used as a command vehicle.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Comments?

Yes, I could see that. Assuming you had the initiative, this command tank would fire smoke ahead of other vehicles first. Then the other units could advance while the targeted enemy hex is blinded by the smoke screen.