Cav Bail Out Residual FP...

[FourDeuceMF]

OK, a brain fart here, been a while since I've played with Horses...

Situation - A Cav unit enters a hex for 1MF. Receives a DFF shot (let's say 4 down 2), and breaks on the ensuing MC. Has to bail out. Takes a MC on the bail out, passes (or even if not, broken Squad CRs to broken HS).

Question - at this time, does the remaining broke dude (Squad or HS) now get whacked by the Residual in the hex? Seems since it's considered an expenditure of MF, yes, and that it hadn't been hit by the resid, yes; though the modifiers (-2 for Cav and -2 for FFNAM/FFMO) are no 'worse'...

I believe in the past, we played that the bailed out survivor gets hit by the Resid if the original attack that caused the unhorsing wasn't the Resid itself...sort of a 'double jeopardy', but serves one right trapzing around the battlefield on a horse!

Thx

 

[klasmalmstrom]

Question - at this time, does the remaining broke dude (Squad or HS) now get whacked by the Residual in the hex?

IIRC, Yes. Might be a Q&A on it as well.

 

[mgmasl]

Cavalry bailing out

A inf squad fire using IFP vs cavalry resulting in a MC that cavalry fails.. Cavalry must bail out. Are they immediately attacked by the residual FP of the IFP attack causing the bail out?

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Just asked some days ago.. it´s attacked again for the residual.

 

[FourDeuceMF]

Thanks, guys...still, after all these years, not skilled at navigating this site...guess a 'Search' before opening my mouth would have answered my Q!

 

[von Marwitz]

Being forced to Bail Out is nasty business...

You might fail your morale three times:

1. On the original attack DR.
2. On the Bail Out MC.
3. When becoming Infantry upon hitting the ground by Residual attack if the RFP did not cause the original attack.

On top, any SW the unit carries has a high chance of being eliminated or malfed - see D6.24:

"Any SW carried by a Bailing Out Rider is eliminated if the carrying unit breaks or is eliminated prior to or after Bail Out. Even if the carrying unit does not break as a result of Bailing Out, its SW must be removed from the AFV and checked for malfunction [dr 1-3 = ok; dr 4-6 = malfunction (or elimination if an X# SW)]."

von Marwitz