ELR 5 Ammo Shortage

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What happens when a full squad with ELR of 5 rolls a 12 during ammo shortage.

Is it replaced with 2 GO HS's or 2 broken HS's?

I think the first makes sense as normal ammo shortage results in replacement with a non-broken unit of lesser quality. With ELR 5 units the 2 HS are the non-broken lesser unit equivalent.

Obviously should a GO HS with ELR 5 roll 6,6 it would be broken.

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hotrod said:
What happens when a full squad with ELR of 5 rolls a 12 during ammo shortage.

Is it replaced with 2 GO HS's or 2 broken HS's?
2 GO halfsquads. Units only become broken due to ammo shortage if they cannot be replaced. In this case, the squad is replaced by its two HS.

I think the first makes sense as normal ammo shortage results in replacement with a non-broken unit of lesser quality. With ELR 5 units the 2 HS are the non-broken lesser unit equivalent.
The ammo shortage replacement is similar to ELR failure, only that the penalty for being ubable to be replaced (conscript/green, or HS with underlined Morale) is different. The penalty during ELR failure is to become disrupted, while the penalty during ammo shortage is to become broken.

Obviously should a GO HS with ELR 5 roll 6,6 it would be broken.
Correct, since it cannot be replaced (by any other means).
 

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I just went through this in Primosole Bridge 14PM scenario. We found a Perry Sez in the Q&A compendium for exactly this question. Ole gave the same answer. :p
 
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