I recently began delving into the article on Bocage that came with my copy of Operation Cobra. This is a well-written piece that brings some much-needed clarity to the B9 wall/hedge/bocage rules. IMO, the article alone was worth the cost of the scenario pack. I highly recommend it to anyone who always wanted to dive into the Normandy hedgerows but was intimidated by the nearly six pages of ASLRB one needs to conquer.
However, I want to point out the first page under the heading "Who cannot claim WA?" Chas correctly lists the nine circumstances where WA cannot be claimed as described in B9.32. B9.32 also clearly states that a unit may claim WA if it is "an armed, unbroken, ground-level unit." So, one would think that after reading 9.32 we now know the three conditions that permit claiming WA, and the nine conditions that prohibit claiming WA. Sounds straightforward.
But, in classic ASLRB fashion, right next to B9.32 we are given B9.322 which has this sentence mid-paragraph: "A Pinned, TI, or immobile unit cannot voluntarily claim or forfeit WA." So, it would seem there are another three conditions in which a unit cannot claim WA. Why those three additional circumstances were not listed under B9.32 is a mystery.
This situation came up in a recent game. I had a pinned unit in a building with hedge hexsides. Based upon our reading of B9.32, my opponent and I agreed that I could claim WA as the unit was armed, unbroken, and ground-level, and none of the nine restrictions applied. It wasn't until after the game that my opponent found that nugget buried in 9.322, which meant my Pinned unit could not have claimed WA.
Anyway, I thought I would pass along my observation for the benefit of other Bocage scholars. (And partly as a cry of exasperation at yet another example of the 'connect-the-dots' format of the beloved ASLRB).
Thank you Chas for contributing to the ASL community with your excellent Bocage article.