Meeduluk
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19.3 INEXPERIENCED PERSONNEL RESTRICTIONS: A Green MMC stacked with an unbroken leader is exempt from the restrictive rules of Inexperienced Personnel, which always apply to Conscripts/Un-armed-units regardless of leader presence.
7.9 COWERING: IFT attacks are adversely affected by any IFT resolution DR that results in Original "Doubles" unless a leader directs that attack. […] Cowering FP penalties are doubled (i.e., resolved two columns lower on the IFT) for an attack by Inexperienced (19.33) Personnel (even in conjunction with other troops).
19.33 COWERING: Inexperienced Personnel or a FG containing Inexperienced Personnel which cowers (7.9) must shift two columns to the left on the IFT for that attack.
A leader directs a Conscript MMC attack on the IFT, and doubles are thrown. Does the attack cower?
My interpretation is that despite 19.3 stating that restrictive rules for Conscripts always apply regardless of leader presence, the attack has not cowered in the first place because of the 7.9 rule, so there are no restrictive rules to apply.
My regular opponent believes otherwise, that leader direction can never prevent cowering with a Conscript IFT attack.
I have had a look in Perry Sez/Q&A, no joy.
7.9 COWERING: IFT attacks are adversely affected by any IFT resolution DR that results in Original "Doubles" unless a leader directs that attack. […] Cowering FP penalties are doubled (i.e., resolved two columns lower on the IFT) for an attack by Inexperienced (19.33) Personnel (even in conjunction with other troops).
19.33 COWERING: Inexperienced Personnel or a FG containing Inexperienced Personnel which cowers (7.9) must shift two columns to the left on the IFT for that attack.
A leader directs a Conscript MMC attack on the IFT, and doubles are thrown. Does the attack cower?
My interpretation is that despite 19.3 stating that restrictive rules for Conscripts always apply regardless of leader presence, the attack has not cowered in the first place because of the 7.9 rule, so there are no restrictive rules to apply.
My regular opponent believes otherwise, that leader direction can never prevent cowering with a Conscript IFT attack.
I have had a look in Perry Sez/Q&A, no joy.