Residual fp and Armoured Assault

Juan SantaX

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A squad and a AFV are moving together using Armoured Assault. They are fired upon and the squad breaks, and a residual fp counter is placed in the hex.

If the AFV keeps moving, do the broken squad get attacked by the residual fp? I think its not, but not sure as it now is without the AFV DRM…

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You are right.
Actually, Infantry is only attacked after its MF expenses - not the AFV's (e.g. a Start MP doesn't allow DFF vs the accompanying Infantry).
 

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I think you're right too. The stack would split up as in A4.2 because the broken unit can't move further, and only the AFV could be attacked or subject to residual.
 

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I think you're right too. The stack would split up as in A4.2 because the broken unit can't move further, and only the AFV could be attacked or subject to residual.
But is there an argument that when the infantry are initially fired on they have a +1 TEM. When the vehicle moves off they have 0 TEM. So why wouldn't the residual attack?
 

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Residual FP only attacks units spending MF/MP....
Thank you. Just to check that I understand it correctly:

an infantry unit moves one hex using armoured assault and is fired on (but not broken or pinned) leaving residual FP. lf the accompanying vehicle then moves off on its own and the infantry subsequently (in the same movement phase) tries to recover a SW in the hex the resid would attack - but if the infantry tried the recovery brefore the vehicle moved off the resid wouldn't attack

Have I got it right?


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Incorrect. If the infantry attempted to recover a SW after the 'zid had been placed (regardless of the fact if the vehicle had remained in the Location or not), he would be attacked by that RFP because he had not previously been attacked by it. Also attempting to pick up a SW is a separate MF expenditure from the moving MF expenditure, so may not be accomplished as a combined action.
 

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If the unit has not been attacked by the RESIDUAL FP in the Location, it will be attacked once it expends an MF. Doesn’t matter if they are still using armored assault or not.
 
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