Operation Combat Patrol
Sponsored by The Warriors Den
Tournament Organiser: Andrew Krarup
When: Sunday, Feb. 1st., 2026
Where: B.I.G Lavalla Centre
58 Fernberg Rd Paddington, QLD
Time: 08.00 – 15.00
• One Day Tournament
• 3 Rounds of Play
Tournament Schedule
Sunday February 1st, 2026
08:00 – 08:30 Enrollment
08:45 – 09:00 Player Briefing
09:00 – 10.30 Game 1
10:45 - 12:15 Game 2
12:15 – 12:45 Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30 Game 3
15:00 Conclusion
Tournament Rules & Changes
1. FORCES
Players must submit a 750point V3 army list, using Easy Army or the Warlord app. PLEASE NOTE: The following Restrictions apply.
*NO Duplicate Platoons.
*NO Armoured Vehicles to be greater than 8+.
*NO Engineer Platoons may be transported in a RECCE equipped vehicles.
Each list must consist of One Reinforced Company.
Your force can be selected using the army list section of your V3 RULE BOOK or any one of the following V3 supplement books when available:
- Armies of Germany.
- Armies of United States.
- Armies of Great Britain.
- Armies of the Soviet Union.
2. GAME TIME
In the last 10 minutes of gameplay, the players must finish the current turn, and then the game ends automatically.
3. ARMY LIST
The players must submit all army lists they are going to use during the tournament no later than midnight, FRIDAY, 23rd January 2026. Please email army lists to
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4. MATCH-UPS
The match-ups of Game 1 will be as historical accurate as possible. In the following games, players will be matched using the Swiss method.
5. SCENARIOS
Once your list has been received and approved, the scenarios will be handed down prior to game day for your to study. Each game will be played on tables with terrain that has been pre-set by the organisers.
6. TOURNAMENT POINTS
Event points and Scoring:
• +5 points for a loss
• +10 points for a draw
• +15 points for a win
• +1 point if you K*ll your opponent’s highest ranked officer
• +1 point if you keep your highest ranked officer alive
• +1 point if you K*ll your opponent’s most expensive unit
• +1 point if you keep your most expensive unit alive
• +1 point if you get one of your units within 12” of your opponent’s table edge at the of the game
• COST OF WAR – calculate up the total amount of points you’ve lost, if a unit is damaged By 50% or more, then it’s 50% of the total, otherwise no loss.
So, for each game you can get between 5–20 points. In cases where you have multiple officers of the same rank or units of equal value as your most expensive, you must nominate to your opponent which is your highest ranked officer and most expensive unit before either player chooses table sides.
7. WHAT TO BRING ON THE DAY
• V3 Rule Book, Dice Bag, Order Dice, D6 Dice and Tape measure, four x 40mm objective markers.
• Your approved 750pt army & 2 copies of your Army List to share with your opponent.
8. WINNING THE TOURNAMENT
The winner is determined at the end of the last round, according to the following criteria:
• The player with the most points will be the winner.
• In the event of a tie between players, a count back using cost of war will be used to determine the final standings.
IMPORTANT NOTICE! – On the day of the event, if you are feeling unwell, we ask that you please stay home.
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