Funkyfresh
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Sorry for the longwinded question... I just wanted to give context to make sure eveyone understands how I could possibly have got into the situation I did. If I messed something up that would normally make the below situation impossible, I'd love to know!
Here's the action:
Pegasus Bridge, British Turn 1.
A glider containing British Airborne 6-4-8/LMG, 4-5-8/PIAT, 2-4-8 HS, 8-1 fail their landing roll and land in the same hex as a concealed German 1-2-7 Crew. The glider is damaged but not eliminated. The German crew fires TPBF and loses concealment, but does not damage the glider further. In the AFPh, Random Selection eliminates the HS. The 8-1 fails his MC, causing LLTC, which pins the 4-5-8. The 6-4-8 then fails his MC. Both SWs malfunction.
So far, so bad.
4-5-8 AFPh vs the 1-2-7, TPBF, halved for Advancing Fire, halved for Pin, scores a MC. 1-2-7 breaks.
CC time.
We have 2 broken British and a pinned British unit vs. a broken German unit. British did not advance into the location, so no Ambush is possible.
Here's where it gets fuzzy for me.
British have the option to announce any withdrawals first. Assume they don't, and neither does the German (or the German fails to withdraw) and no damage is done during CC. It's not a melee yet, so the presence of a broken unit in CC doesn't cause Failure To Rout.
Now the CC is over and a Melee counter is placed.
Next turn, assuming no-one rallied, nothing happens during the RtPh because every broken unit is in Melee. Now in the CC phase all broken units in Melee must attempt withdrawal. Really? There are no Good Order units attacking the British broken units! And if all withdrawals during combat fail, then all broken units are eliminated for FTR for being broken at the end of Melee? Even the British ones?
I feel I must be missing some rule that says that forced withdrawal and/or FTR doesn't apply unless you're in Melee against Good Order units. But I can't find it. Are my above assumptions what the rulebook actually says?
If that is the case, I should have considered withdrawing my broken units from the location during the first CC phase. I had assumed that by having the only unbroken unit in the combat, at some point the German would be eliminated, or surrender, or withdraw. Wrong?
Thanks for any input. And if you'd like to feel sorry for me, that'd be fine too
Funky
Here's the action:
Pegasus Bridge, British Turn 1.
A glider containing British Airborne 6-4-8/LMG, 4-5-8/PIAT, 2-4-8 HS, 8-1 fail their landing roll and land in the same hex as a concealed German 1-2-7 Crew. The glider is damaged but not eliminated. The German crew fires TPBF and loses concealment, but does not damage the glider further. In the AFPh, Random Selection eliminates the HS. The 8-1 fails his MC, causing LLTC, which pins the 4-5-8. The 6-4-8 then fails his MC. Both SWs malfunction.
So far, so bad.
4-5-8 AFPh vs the 1-2-7, TPBF, halved for Advancing Fire, halved for Pin, scores a MC. 1-2-7 breaks.
CC time.
We have 2 broken British and a pinned British unit vs. a broken German unit. British did not advance into the location, so no Ambush is possible.
Here's where it gets fuzzy for me.
British have the option to announce any withdrawals first. Assume they don't, and neither does the German (or the German fails to withdraw) and no damage is done during CC. It's not a melee yet, so the presence of a broken unit in CC doesn't cause Failure To Rout.
Now the CC is over and a Melee counter is placed.
Next turn, assuming no-one rallied, nothing happens during the RtPh because every broken unit is in Melee. Now in the CC phase all broken units in Melee must attempt withdrawal. Really? There are no Good Order units attacking the British broken units! And if all withdrawals during combat fail, then all broken units are eliminated for FTR for being broken at the end of Melee? Even the British ones?
I feel I must be missing some rule that says that forced withdrawal and/or FTR doesn't apply unless you're in Melee against Good Order units. But I can't find it. Are my above assumptions what the rulebook actually says?
If that is the case, I should have considered withdrawing my broken units from the location during the first CC phase. I had assumed that by having the only unbroken unit in the combat, at some point the German would be eliminated, or surrender, or withdraw. Wrong?
Thanks for any input. And if you'd like to feel sorry for me, that'd be fine too
Funky