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Date Posted: 12:47:08 11/14/06 Tue
Author: Alan Yngve
Subject: Re: Close Combat
In reply to: Danjo 's message, "Close Combat" on 06:55:06 11/14/06 Tue

>In Close Combat, do all defenders have to be attacked?

No, see below.

>A 6-2-8 Russian in CC with a stack of Germans, one
>half squad at 2-4-7, and 2 4-4-7 and 2 LMGs. The
>Russian states that he can divide up the attack any
>way he wants and attacks the half squad at 3-1 odds
>and ignores the rest of the units in the hex. This
>makes no sense to me as one has to then believe the
>rest of the units in a 40 meter hex are going to
>ignore the fighting being done by their fellow
>soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder to them. In the
>Russians defense, I could not find the specific
>wording in the rules stating every defender in the hex
>must be attacked.

If the 628 chooses to concentrate all of their firepower
on the 247, that is fine. Those hexes are actually pretty
large.

But the Germans will not stand aside idle. THEY may allot
their own firepower any way that THEY choose, as well.

For example, the two 447 with the two LMG may attack at 2:1
and the half-squad can ALSO attack, at 1:3 (1:4). Other
options are available.

Close combat target choices have nothing to do with the
choices made by the other side. Everybody on both sides
must attack, in any way they choose. Also note that the
dice roll only determines the success/failure of the attack,
not any effect upon the attacking units (as that is
determined by the other side's attacks).

>Please help as I feel this is an explotation of the
>rules.
>
>Thanks in advance.

Hopefully this helps?

-- Alan

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Replies:

Re: Close Combat -- Danjo, 12:16:57 01/16/07 Tue
- Re: Close Combat -- Chris Nasipak, 20:41:55 06/05/07 Tue
  - Re: Close Combat (vs AFVs) -- Alan Yngve, 13:57:34 06/12/07 Tue