Cowering and leader directed fire groups

[Simon62]

Hi all,

would appreciate Kate some help in focusing our thoughts around cowering and leadership direction.

The situation is:
a multi hex fire group rolls doubles and is thus subject to cowering. One of the hexes making up the fire group contains a 8-1 leader that was designated as participating in the fire group, the other hex of the fire-group has no leader.
The leadership modifier does not apply to the fire as there is not a leader in each hex of the fire group, however, how does this leader effect cowering?
We think the following:

1. the whole attack cowers even though part of it is under leader direction.
2. random selection is used on the hex that does not contain the leader to establish which unit within is marked with a final fire, the remaining units are marked with a first fire (unless a SW with retained ROF)
3. the hex with the leader are marked with a first fire (unless a SE retained its ROF).

Is this the correct interpretation of rules A7.5- A7.55 and A7.9?

Any confirmation would be appreciated

regards

simon

 

[klasmalmstrom]

The leader can't be "designated as participating in the fire group", unless there is a leader in every Location of the Fire Group. You can't have part of a Fire Group under leader direction.

So in your situation all units subject to Cowering are included in the Random Selection, and those stacked with the leader are not exempted.

 

[Simon62]

Thankyou - another one cleared up !!