alanp said:
CHERDE, you need to take literally the part of A8.1, lines 8-9 which says: "Anytime a unit/stack expends MF/MP in the LOS of one of his units. . . " if bypass movement isn't in the Defending unit's LOS, no Def. First Fire is allowed.
I think its time to spread some disagreement now that you all agree
Specifically, I disagree with Alan's quoted statement here. If that was correct, then all declared DFF that turned out to have blocked LOS, would be illegal and not performed for any reason (e.g. no Sniper, malfunction or First Fire counter).
So those lines from A8.1 should
not be taken literally, but rather be taken as a general principle.
The rules that should be taken literally in this regard however, is A6.11, C3.33 and C3.4.
A6.11 and C3.4 establishes that only units in LOS can be affected, but C3.33 has a very interesting exception for mortars, already quoted by Alan in this thread.
It only applies if there are other in-LOS units that are hit by the same shot though, and that is
normally not possible during the enemy MPh, so the answer to the original question is still "No".
However, I will argue that C3.33 applies during DFF too, so in certain special situations, it may be possible to hit a unit that is moving outside your LOS. Do anyone know what I'm thinking about? :whist: