Sustained fire in Prep Fire Phase

[sfcmikej]

Can an AA gun with an IFE that exhausts ROF in the prep fire phase, use sustained fire to get one more shot at half FP and the increased malfunction penalties? It seems not according to the sustained fire rules (A9.2). However it does seem to be able to make an IF to hit shot. Am I right in this?

Mike

 

[jrv]

Can an AA gun with an IFE that exhausts ROF in the prep fire phase, use sustained fire to get one more shot at half FP and the increased malfunction penalties? It seems not according to the sustained fire rules (A9.2). However it does seem to be able to make an IF to hit shot. Am I right in this?

A9.3 "A MG that attacks using Subsequent-First-Fire/FPF (8.3/8.31), or during the DFPh while marked with a First FIre counter (8.4), is using Sustained Fire."

The rule is clear about when it Sustained Fire is allowed, and by COWTRA one can determine that using Sustained Fire during the PFPh is not allowed.

In contrast Intensive Fire [C5.6] does not limit itself to particular phases (although it excludes the AFPh for weapons not using Opportunity Fire, which as a bit of trivia prevents vehicle-mounted guns from using IF in the AFPh) .

JR

 

[sfcmikej]

Thanks JR,

You are stating pretty much what I was thinking although at times I, and others, have conflated intensive fire and sustained fire when it comes to ordnance with IFE. That is the way I played it. Thanks

Mike

 

[Aavar]

BTW IFE is not a MG and cannot use sustained fire at all.

 

[semenza]

BTW IFE is not a MG and cannot use sustained fire at all.

See C2.29 last sentence. Allowing IFE to Sustain Fire.

Seth