Doug Leslie
Elder Member
Rule A20.4 states
"Only SS, Japanese, Partisan, Russian, or berserk Infantry/Cavalry-if not in melee-may eliminate an unarmed unit in their location not in the act of escape. They do so in their fire phase as if using a SW by declaring that unit as their target, which automatically eliminates them"
Rule 20.54 states
"Unarmed units are not an obstacle to movement, and can be recaptured normally by CC or by any infantry/cavalry unit entering their location and engaging in an immediate CC attack during the MPh. If they fail to eliminate or recapture those unarmed units during the MPh, they area considered in melee thereafter and may move no further".
An unarmed British unit has been abandoned by its German captors. A German 4-6-7 then enters its location during the MPh.
"Only SS, Japanese, Partisan, Russian, or berserk Infantry/Cavalry-if not in melee-may eliminate an unarmed unit in their location not in the act of escape. They do so in their fire phase as if using a SW by declaring that unit as their target, which automatically eliminates them"
Rule 20.54 states
"Unarmed units are not an obstacle to movement, and can be recaptured normally by CC or by any infantry/cavalry unit entering their location and engaging in an immediate CC attack during the MPh. If they fail to eliminate or recapture those unarmed units during the MPh, they area considered in melee thereafter and may move no further".
An unarmed British unit has been abandoned by its German captors. A German 4-6-7 then enters its location during the MPh.
- Is the German unit obliged to engage in CC or can it simply keep moving? If it were SS, could it just stop in the location with a view to killing the unarmed unit in the AFPh instead of risking CC?
- Does the German unit have the option of trying to kill the unarmed unit in CC as opposed to capturing it? Clearly the wording of A20.54 envisages the possibility of the unarmed unit being eliminated but it isn't clear whether that is an option open to all attackers given the terms of A20.4. I am assuming that it could go for the kill if it were an SS unit instead of a 1st liner.
- Is the unarmed unit allowed to fight back, whichever option is chosen by the German unit?
- If an unarmed unit is killed in CC (whether during the MPh or in regular non-melee CC), does this invoke massacre penalties? Note that A20.4 only talks about a massacre occurring during a friendly fire phase as opposed to MPh/CC.