06-21-2019, 02:39 PM
An Infantry howitzer wants to Fire at long range at a set of Russian Trucks.....
It so happens that a German Leader, alone, is in a hex along the line of fire---for DIRECT FIRE....(not indirect)
Now the Direct fire blocking rules clearly say that a friendly unit would block the fire...
But---is a Leader a unit? in this case? Reality is that is a small officer group, radio man, aide-de-camps, runners.....
The Blocking rule say "unit" not "Combat Unit" or "any unit not an officer".....
There is nothing in the Definition that defines "unit" there are Combat units, transport units, etc....but nothing for "unit"...
We took it as the Leader would not block fire---is that correct?
It so happens that a German Leader, alone, is in a hex along the line of fire---for DIRECT FIRE....(not indirect)
Now the Direct fire blocking rules clearly say that a friendly unit would block the fire...
But---is a Leader a unit? in this case? Reality is that is a small officer group, radio man, aide-de-camps, runners.....
The Blocking rule say "unit" not "Combat Unit" or "any unit not an officer".....
There is nothing in the Definition that defines "unit" there are Combat units, transport units, etc....but nothing for "unit"...
We took it as the Leader would not block fire---is that correct?