Night and Freedom of Movement

[JimWhite]

Probably doesn't/won't happen very often...but it did in our VotG CG.

During a daytime scenario a German AFV is immobilized...and the scenario subsequently ends. The Russian declares a night counterattack so the German has no chance to recover the vehicle during the ensuing Refit Phase.

The night scenario starts with all German units beginning play on No Move counters. The immobilized AFV eventually sees a known enemy unit and removes its No Move counter.

E1.21 FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT: Each onboard unit of a Scenario Defender in a night scenario may attempt to move/advance only if it has either been attacked by the enemy, by other than OBA/sniper, or has seen a Known enemy unit at some time during that scenario (such LOS checks are free). [EXC: if an AFV with a radio is allowed to move, all other friendly Mobile AFV...with a radio may also.]

1. So is an immobilized vehicle "allowed" to move but just so happens not to be able to do so?
2. Or is an immobilized vehicle "not allowed" to move because it is unable to do so?

Since all German vehicles have radios the answer to the above will determine if all the other AFVs lose their No Move counters or not.

 

[ibncalb]

There is no QA for this issue but I would play that yes freedom of movement is granted to other radio equipped vehicles.

 

[JimWhite]

There is no QA for this issue but I would play that yes freedom of movement is granted to other radio equipped vehicles.

That's the way we played it it...just checking to see what the masses thought about it.

Thanks,

 

[Blaze]

Probably doesn't/won't happen very often...but it did in our VotG CG.

During a daytime scenario a German AFV is immobilized...and the scenario subsequently ends. The Russian declares a night counterattack so the German has no chance to recover the vehicle during the ensuing Refit Phase.

The night scenario starts with all German units beginning play on No Move counters. The immobilized AFV eventually sees a known enemy unit and removes its No Move counter.

E1.21 FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT: Each onboard unit of a Scenario Defender in a night scenario may attempt to move/advance only if it has either been attacked by the enemy, by other than OBA/sniper, or has seen a Known enemy unit at some time during that scenario (such LOS checks are free). [EXC: if an AFV with a radio is allowed to move, all other friendly Mobile AFV...with a radio may also.]

1. So is an immobilized vehicle "allowed" to move but just so happens not to be able to do so?
2. Or is an immobilized vehicle "not allowed" to move because it is unable to do so?

Since all German vehicles have radios the answer to the above will determine if all the other AFVs lose their No Move counters or not.

Right on. He is allowed to move but can't. Radio for the Cav!!!

 

[Michael R]

There is no QA for this issue but I would play that yes freedom of movement is granted to other radio equipped vehicles.

I also would play it that way.