Basing for Chain of Command, IABSM and BKC

[far4ngn]

I've searched the forum and we appear to have a number of different ways to base for WW2, I'm wondering if I can get away with basing 2 figures on 20mm round bases, singles on 15mm, AT/MG34 on 25mm just to show the type of troop.  For Iabsm Big Men could be one man on a 20mm base.

Or am I overthinking it? 

For BKC, I can simply group them together or have sabot basing?

I want to do Early War battles, predominantly infantry with a few A/C, PZII's etc.

Any ideas? 

[fred.]

We played a lot of CoC with 2x 10mm figures to a base. I used 30x15mm ones I think. What you are suggesting sounds that it would work fine, and pretty much what I have done recently for Sharpe Practice. Different basing for MGs and leaders is sensible. 

As to BKC, sabot bases would work. But I think you will find as you won't need that many figures for CoC that you might just paint up some more figures to go on bigger bases for BKC. WWII figures are pretty quick to paint due to the uniforms. 

[sunjester]

When I first started playing BKC my armies were 15mm based for Peter Pig rules, 30x30mm squares, so I just stayed with that for everything WW2 since. In 10mm I have 3 or 4 infantry on a base, 2 figures for heavy weapons, mmgs, mortars, flamethrowers etc.

For BKC I use 1 stand per unit, for IABSM and CoC I use the approtriate number of figures and track casualties using a small d6, removing a stand when they have enough dead. For Big Men/Leaders I based some single figures on pennies.