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SSlunt

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If there is no reachable Woods or Building hex, a squad can route where every he wants assuming it does not violate the other routing rules. So the question: is can a broken unit pick any hex to route to as long as it it not "Open Ground" as defined by
A10.531 OPEN GROUND: For purposes of rout determination, Dash, concealment gain/loss, and Interdiction, an Open Ground hex is any hex in which the particular enemy unit(s) could apply, during a hypothetical Defensive First Fire opportunity (regardless of what attacks it actually made in previous phases), the -1 FFMO DRM. ...

This would include a hex that is devoid of a TEM or a Hindrance including an open ground hex as defined by
B1.1 Open Ground is any hex devoid of other printed terrain features which would affect fire or LOS into that hex. The most common form is any hex covered uniformly in light green such as 2B1. However, there are many other types of Open Ground hexes.

Therefore a Broken unit that can not reach a Building or Woods hex that is next to a Know Enemy unit (unbroken) could theoretically pick his route destination as a hex that is one hex away without having to declare Low Crawl as long as the hex is not A10.531 Open Ground, but is B1.1 Open Ground
 

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It can pick any hex, including open ground. It can't *remain* in the same open ground hex in normal range, yadda yadda. Usually there are better hexes than open ground, but sometimes open ground is the best for some reason.

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problem with non-low crawl open ground (any type) is all those pesky interdictions MCs
 

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Occasionally, you'll have an opportunity to create a wall of broken units Low Crawling in front of an attacking force, blocking their movement or funnelling them into kill hexes. It's rather rare (except maybe at Night), but when it works, it's extremely frustrating in addition to being pretty effective.
 

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I had more in mind a situation where the nearby leader was in open ground, but forming a wall of brokies is good too.

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