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Since you can't move on the turn you deploy, deploying in tactical makes sense assuming you don't plan to fire, or go on overwatch/do covering fire. Probably more useful in general for an attacker than a defender. Chis I have always looked at tactical as movement activation I can see why, because yo...

It's not clear in the rules but I would only apply the penalty to a permanently immobilized vehicle.

Chris

We had great fun playing through the Ustilug campaign. It seems likely to end eventually in a German victory since there is no time limit in the campaign (historically accurate) but you could certainly agree on some sort of time limit before playing. Especially if you use the restrictions on support...

As a slightly different question, if the AFV with the SL is already on table, should any off table AFVs from his platoon have to roll for deployment as if there is no SL off table? (Does it change if there is or isn't a SL off table who isn't in line of command for the AFVs, e.g. if there isn't a SL...

We've been allowing deploying as tactical for our games. In terms of real life, it makes sense that a unit should be able to deploy making maximum use of cover.

Chris

Always add up all the potential pluses and minus’ with the caveat that you can’t get better than hard cover (unless you are in a bunker). ..... and the blokes shooting at you aren't in it as well. :ugeek: (Top that one, TT!) That sounds like close combat to me so cover from fire wouldn't apply.... ...

In real life, it might make more sense to treat the leader as tactical until the player chooses to have the leader do something else that takes him off tactical. Having the leader as the last survivor of his unit doesn't seem likely to make him more vulnerable in real life since at that point he wou...

Note that some light mortars with longer ranges, e.g. US 60mm mortars, are allowed to fire from off table in the basic rules (secton 9.4) so the fact that the pre-game barrage isn't listed as affecting them might be an oversight or an indication that other off table assets shouldn't be affected? Chris

Note that there is a special rule in the Soviet lists that include the T-35 (Soviet pre-was tank design with 5 turrets) allowing a crew position to be activated with a 1. This could be allowed for as a house rule for all multi-turreted tanks but not officially so defined.

Chris

The ruled in 9.5.3 is clearly garbled. Accordion to it, a JL never orders a section AT weapon to fire. It requires a SL to order firing one at a non vehicle target. And apparently doesn't require an activation to fire at a vehicle target. I suspect the intent was that the JL orders the use at a vehi...