B9.36 HD/Wall Advantage

[plpalmerdvm]

A question about B9.36 in regards to Hull-Down status and how it works with the Wall Advantage updates. B9.36 states: "Any vehicular target fired on by Direct Fire ordnance subject to wall TEM is considered HD (D4.2) instead of receiving the wall TEM. However, if also able to claim in-hex TEM (9.31), the player may choose in-hex TEM instead of HD benefits (D4.2)--after the attack declaration, but BEFORE the attack DR is made."

So this appears to contradict the Wall Advantage rules (B9.322) which state that: "WA must be forfeited immediately if a unit no longer fulfills 9.32 and may be forfeited at any other time." . . .
"Claiming/forfeiting WA can never be done between an enemy action being declared and that action being completed, e.g. fire vs the unit claiming WA."

So, can an AFV truly wait until after a (Direct Fire ordnance) attack is declared to decide whether to be HD or claim in-hex TEM?

 

[clubby]

You're not giving up WA because a vehicle that can receive an in hex TEM of >=1 can never claim WA. You're simply choosing to be HD or choosing in hex TEM.

9.32 WALL ADVANTAGE (WA): A unit may claim WA over a same level wall/hedge hexside if it is an armed, unbroken ground level unit which is not: a vehicle eligible to receive in-hex TEM of ≥ 1 [EXC: Height Advantage (10.31)/Cactus Patch (14.7)/Olive Grove (14.8)],