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Date Posted: 17:32:36 11/10/04 Wed
Author: Alan Yngve
Subject: Re: Questions and DM and SW ranges
In reply to: Geth 's message, "Questions and DM and SW ranges" on 01:40:35 11/09/04 Tue

Welcome to our great game of Squad Leader!

Geth writes:
>A couple of newbie easy ones for you. :)
>
>1. My impression is that DM only affects Rally
>attempts (not Morale checks) is that right?
>
>eg if squad A is fired at by squad B and breaks,
>they're under DM for their next rally check. OK so
>far. But if, in the same fire phase, squad C
>subsequently fires at A and gets an M result on the
>IFT, does squad A check against their normal Morale or
>with the +4 modifier for DM?
>I'm thinking they'd ignore DM until the Rally phase
>because all the incoming fire is sort of assumed to be
>happening all at once.

You are absolutely correct. DM is only relevant to rally
attempts. Note that rule 14.6 (covering DM) only discusses
rally attempts.

>2. Do SWs have long range like a squad does?
>
>eg does an HMG operate at FP 6 at ranges of 2 to 16
>hexes and FP 3 from 17 to 32 hexes? I'm assuming it
>does, but I can't seem to find it clarified in the
>rules.

Yes, many SW have long range, specifically those that do
not have a "boxed" range value (like panzerfausts).
Reference is rules 2.3 and 9.2.

Enjoy! -- Alan

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Replies:

Re: More Questions - Walls (was DM and SW ranges) -- Gethyn, 05:47:04 11/11/04 Thu
- Re: More Questions - Walls (was DM and SW ranges) -- Alan Yngve, 06:36:59 11/11/04 Thu