jfardette
Member
I’m sure this has come up before, and I’m in two games now where my opponents are on opposite sides of the argument and I’m looking for consistency. I cant find a clear answer in the rule book, although I’m sure it is there.
1. If a crew first fires a gun and breaks it, can they subsequent fire with inherent firepower vs an adjacent enemy? I think they are required to FPF if in the same hex, not so sure if they can fire otherwise.
1a. What if they didn’t break the gun and just would prefer not to intensive fire it? Does that change anything?
1b. What if it’s a half squad who fired a support weapon? Is the answer still the same?
2. Is first fire in the movement phase still considered defensive fire for the purposes of the above question? Can a crew first fire a gun during the movement phase, then use inherent firepower in final fire vs an adjacent unit during the defensive fire phase? My opponent feels that since the first fire takes place in the movement phase, the restrictions about weapon use don’t apply during the defensive fire phase. I always thought first fire was still considered defensive fire. And I could be wrong.
2a. This could affect things like mandatory fire group too?
Thanks,
Jim
1. If a crew first fires a gun and breaks it, can they subsequent fire with inherent firepower vs an adjacent enemy? I think they are required to FPF if in the same hex, not so sure if they can fire otherwise.
1a. What if they didn’t break the gun and just would prefer not to intensive fire it? Does that change anything?
1b. What if it’s a half squad who fired a support weapon? Is the answer still the same?
2. Is first fire in the movement phase still considered defensive fire for the purposes of the above question? Can a crew first fire a gun during the movement phase, then use inherent firepower in final fire vs an adjacent unit during the defensive fire phase? My opponent feels that since the first fire takes place in the movement phase, the restrictions about weapon use don’t apply during the defensive fire phase. I always thought first fire was still considered defensive fire. And I could be wrong.
2a. This could affect things like mandatory fire group too?
Thanks,
Jim