Enemy prep fire and ROF

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Hi,

It is the enemy turn and I am at the start of prep fire phase - I have an enemy unit with a HMG which automatically receives a fire command and it has three targets, I roll on the A3a table and get a 6 - one of the targets is in +1 TEM, the other two in +3 TEM, thus the unit in the +1 TEM is the target.

The fire breaks the unit and the HMG retains ROF - What happens here I can find nothing on ROF targets, does it continue to fire at the now broken unit until eliminated or ROF is exhausted? or does it pick a new target as the original target is not in GO.

Defensive fire continues until the target is no longer in GO but not sure about Prep fire.

If the unit does pick a new target does it re-roll on the A3a table or use the original 6 roll to move down the priorities?

If the unit does have to continue to fire on the target and then eliminates it but again retains ROF what then happens with target selection continue with its original A3a roll or roll again on this table?

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Simon
 

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Hi,

It is the enemy turn and I am at the start of prep fire phase - I have an enemy unit with a HMG which automatically receives a fire command and it has three targets, I roll on the A3a table and get a 6 - one of the targets is in +1 TEM, the other two in +3 TEM, thus the unit in the +1 TEM is the target.

The fire breaks the unit and the HMG retains ROF - What happens here I can find nothing on ROF targets, does it continue to fire at the now broken unit until eliminated or ROF is exhausted? or does it pick a new target as the original target is not in GO.

Defensive fire continues until the target is no longer in GO but not sure about Prep fire.

If the unit does pick a new target does it re-roll on the A3a table or use the original 6 roll to move down the priorities?

If the unit does have to continue to fire on the target and then eliminates it but again retains ROF what then happens with target selection continue with its original A3a roll or roll again on this table?

Regards

Simon
I always play that you now pick your next target - ignoring the now broken unit(s).
Remember, should always try to do whats in Enemy's best interest.
Also, in addition, if you were playing a face to face....what would you do?
Most definitely switch targets.
Remember- the brokie is no longer a threat to the Enemy.
 

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S8.13 "ROF" - when the target loses it's good order status you change target. This doesn't make too much sense to me since the great majority of missions award CVP to the ENEMY side and it's usually in their best interests to run up the score - also the campaign challenge ramps up proportionally to how many losses the player takes - nonetheless the rules are the rules.
(Haggis rationale makes sense from a standard ASL perspective, but I would argue for the reasons I've given, plus the fact that in SASL you're almost certain to be greatly outnumbered and the ENEMY usually has squads to burn, that it doesn't hold up so well in SASL.)
 

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S8.13 "ROF" - when the target loses it's good order status you change target. This doesn't make too much sense to me since the great majority of missions award CVP to the ENEMY side and it's usually in their best interests to run up the score - also the campaign challenge ramps up proportionally to how many losses the player takes - nonetheless the rules are the rules.
(Haggis rationale makes sense from a standard ASL perspective, but I would argue for the reasons I've given, plus the fact that in SASL you're almost certain to be greatly outnumbered and the ENEMY usually has squads to burn, that it doesn't hold up so well in SASL.)
Have to agree with your analysis. As in "Block Party" gotta kill the friendlies for points!
 

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I think the rule is pretty clear:

8.13 ROF: An ENEMY Weapon maintaining its ROF continues attacking its Target until that Target loses its Good Order status (eliminated if berserk), at which point a new Target is determined using a new Fire Command. See also 5.3 and 8.61.

It does not matter which fire phase, at the point that the original target is no longer in GO, a new target is determined using a new fire command.

In the OP question he would then make a DR on A3a to determine the fire command.

Granted what I have done in practice (via normal "heat of battle", i.e. just being immersed in the game) is to select the most appropriate target for the ENEMY as if I was playing that side, this makes for a more realistic/cutthroat type of a game when I try to help out the SASL ENEMY player and I ususally roll better as the bot then myself thus hurting my own FRIENDLY side more then the ENEMY. Sometimes that can be quite frustrating lol.
 
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