Question on Guns and steep Hills
Can guns be setup on steep Korean HIll hexes if those guns cannot be manhandled too/from such hexes?
Rules say Guns can set up on steep hills 'if otherwise allowed.' The same rule indicates Manhandling can't be used in steep hills, except in certain circumstances.
W1.36 GUNS: Non-vehicular Guns may set up in a Steep Hills hex if otherwise allowed. Manhandling (C10.3) into/from a Steep Hills hex is NA.
Rule
A2.9 states that a unit can't setup
in a hex it could not enter during the normal course of play.
Unless I'm missing something, that means
Guns generally cannot setup on Steep Hills except in roads/buildings; again, per W1.36 and applying A2.9 unchanged. The illustrated example does not clarify.
Scenario 204 does allow such setup in contradiction to the rules, to make matters worse. Nor does the scenario specify that this is an exception.
So that makes me wonder if the rules writers intended that Guns can setup in steep hills, but just can't be Manhandled into/out of them during play of a scenario. Basically, that A2.9 is not relevant.
Speaking of scenario 204, there is
no exception that the KPA can use the Chinese weapons without the 'captured weapon' penalties. The after action report on the card implies that they should be usable normally, given these troops originated in China (!) and apparently arrived so equipped with Chinese SW.
Thanks for the clue, scenario designers! But that doesn't change the rule that using such weapons have restrictions/penalties.
This appears to be an oversight, actually. Because played correctly, those SW should suffer from increased breakdown/lowered ROF per captured use penalties. That does not seem to be the intent.
Haven't seen answers yet to any of the above in my searches, although there's been a lot of talk about scenario 204, it's not been about these issues as far as I can tell, hence the questions/comments.
I look forward to replies, thank you!!!