Items preceded by an "*" have been corrected in the 2nd edition.

2.0 Is it necessary to use an RPN for determining the position in a one man group?
A. No.  Use an RPN draw only to determine the position of the effect (Sniper, CC Draw, Malfunction, etc.) if there is more than one man in the group.  However, see section 19.0, Malfunction for special cases when an RPN is not necessary for a multi-man group.

3.1 What are the 'valid' historical match-ups?
A. Please refer to the table below:

Nation    Ger    Jap    Ita   U.S.A.  Bri    Rus    Fra
Ger      -----    N      Y      Y      Y      Y      Y
Jap        N    -----    N      Y      Y      Y      Y
Ita        Y      N    -----    Y      Y      Y      Y
USA        Y      Y      Y    -----    N      N      Y
Bri        Y      Y      Y      N    -----    N      Y
Rus        Y      Y      Y      N      N    -----    N
Fra        Y      Y      Y      Y      Y      N    -----

*3.3  Add:  "Men may switch positions within a group during their player turn but must do so as the sole action of that group for that turn.  Such a position switch is included as part of any successful weapon acquisition (18.2) or assistant crew assignment (11.12)."

3.6  When a scenario specifies that a certain type of card must be removed from the deck when discarded unused or as a RNC/RPC draw, is it considered a "scenario defined Cower Card?" 
A.  Yes.  Example:  a Buildings card can never be placed during Prepare for Play in scenario A.

CLARIFICATION: Scenario defined cower cards may be freely discarded by the Japanese as are cards that are cower cards for their side. e.g. Snipers and/or minefields as the attacker in scenario C.

4.1  In French/Italian scenarios who sets up and plays first in scenarios A, B, & J if no German is played?
A.  The side with the least DYO points.  Failing that, the Axis player, defined as, in order, German, Japanese, Italian, French.

VARIANT:  Since scenarios A, B and J are meeting engagements, it is unrealistic to assume that the Axis player will always have the "advantage" of first move.  If both players agree, each player draws a card and compares card control numbers (the little blue number between 1 and 162).  High draw sets up and plays first.

4.3 & 14.5  During a multi-card discard, can the player observe the results of one discard before deciding where and/or if to discard another?
A.  No. Rule 7.3 and 7.32 specifically state that discards are resolved prior to the next turn, not prior to the next discard.

Discard Capability, 4.32, 4.33, 14.5 and 44.1 Can nationalities with multi-card discard capability discard two or more wires on a single group in a single turn?
A. Yes.

    Examples:  [NOTE:  The examples assume that the indicated discards are valid for the scenario and situation (i.e. the discarding side has sniper capability).]

    Non-moving Group: May discard any number of SNIPERS and/or any number of WIRE cards.

    Moving Group:   May discard one terrain card and/or any number of snipers and/or any number of WIRE cards.  Rejecting the terrain does NOT reject the WIRE.  If the terrain is accepted and WIRE is not allowed in that type of terrain (e.g. MARSH) then the WIRE is discarded.

    Two Moving Groups Exchanging Group Letters:  Same as a moving group with two additions.  If either group rejects a terrain discard, the position exchange is cancelled.  If terrain is discarded on one group and accepted, the moving player MUST complete the position exchange by placing the other group in terrain (including open ground) on his next turn.

4.4, 5.41 & 7.2 Are the cards drawn for resolution placed on the table, or are they immediately discarded? This is important for determining which and how many cards go into the deck if the resolution spans decks.
A. First line of 4.4.  They and their Fire card(s) are immediately discarded.  Common practice is to leave all cards used in an attack on the table until the attack is resolved, or a draw is needed and the draw pile is empty.  In the latter case, use some method to indicate the next PC to be attacked (or other pending action), discard all cards used in the attack to that point, re-shuffle, and then continue the attack.

5.41 & 7.2  These rules show that placed terrain stays in place until new terrain replaces it.  Thus, even though terrain may no logner be usable for TEM due to active movement cards, the terrain cards are left on the board, and not discarded until terrain is finally placed.  Specifically, a terrain card remains on the table regardless of the number of movement cards in play on that group. 


5.61  Is the Relative Range only decreased by one even if the groups in question are A and D?
A.  Yes.

6.5 May you opt to not resolve fire combat even if the defender did not play a concealment card?
A. Yes, but if you fire at even one defender, you must fire at all defenders.

6.5 Can you stop the Fire Combat Resolution when you are halfway (or any other point) through a target groupt (e.g. stop the resolution on the 4th man out of 6 men)?  (This would be done to avoid weapon malfunction or to keep the deck from running out.)
A. No.

6.5 & 25.4  Does the attacker have the option of foregoing the resolution of an ordnace hit after seeing the Final Strength Number?
A: No, but the attack can be cancelled after seeing the final "To Hit" number.  This includes the play of any concealment.  Once the "To Hit" card is drawn, the attack must be completed.

7.32  Can a group with pinned men reject terrain?
A. Yes.
Can a player with multi-card discard capability, discard one terrain card on a group, have it rejected, and still discard another terrain
card on the same group in the same turn?
A. No.
Even if the two were discarded simultaneously?
A. No.
If you have two Movement cards in play above a terrain card and subsequently reject enough terrain to remove both Movement cards, are you in the terrain card or Open Ground?
A.  The terrain card.

7.32   If a weapon has been dropped in terrain, and you move from that terrain, but subsequently (due to rejecting terrain) you end up returning to that terrain, are the weapons still available for acquisition?
A.  No.  Reference 18.4, the weapon is removed when you play the movement card.

Delete 8.532.  Rule 17.7 is correct.

*8.9  Insert after the first sentence:  "Exc:  A defending group on a Wall card may subtract only one from the Fire Strength of a mortar or artillery attack."

10.2  Can you play a Rally card on a group with no pinned men in order to get it out of your hand?
A.  No.

10.23 Can you rally an AFV and a same range, adjacent group that has an unpinned leader with a "RALLY ALL" card?
A. Yes, but only if the AFV is an OT-AFV.

10.3 Can you voluntarily rout out an unpinned man?
A. No.

10.3 & 50.41  Can a surrounded Italian group or parts thereof voluntarily panic prior to being captured?
A.  No.

10.4 The SL is pinned at the end of a player's turn.  On his hand refill he draws a hero, which he uses on the SL.  Can he now draw a full hand?
A. Yes, rule 10.4.

10.4 During a Fire atack, can an infiltrator who gets a pinned result play a hero card immediately and keep his infiltration?
A. Yes. 

10.4 Can you hero an unpinned man upon drawing a hero just to get another draw?
A. No.

10.45 Can you hero an unpinned man when the group is not firing, just to get it out of your hand?
A. No.

10.45 Can a player use a Hero card to double a PC's firepower, even if the extra firepower is not needed in order to play the resultant fire card?
A. Yes, especially if playing a campaign game where elan points are being accumulated.  However, a player cannot play the Hero card to no effect.

10.45 Can you play two Hero cards on the same man simultaneously to triple his firepower if he wasn't already entitled to double firepower?
A. No.


10.45 & 17.4  Which values for crewed LMGs are used for non-Hero caused doubled firepower? 
A.  The fully crewed value is used for flanking bonuses.  The bracketed value is doubled only for Heroes using crewed weapons.

11.11  Can a PC whose primary weapon is a crew-served weapon act as a crewman for  another crew-served weapon (e.g. a mortar PC act as a crew for a MMG)?
A.  No. An exception to this would be a man whose primary weapon was a crew served weapon, but is unarmed, and that man transferred into a group with another crew served weapon.

11.11 & 17.8 & 18.2  When can a group rearrange their order?  Can this be done as the sole action for a group? 
A.  Yes.
How about following individual transfer (17.8)?
A.  No.  
After crewing/uncrewing a weapon (11.11)?  
A.  Yes, see 11.12. 
A group may also rearrange its order after a successful weapon acquisition (18.2).  Read full text of rule 3.3 and 4.25

11.2  The PC who is carrying a radio as a SW, is also a crewman.  Can the radio still be used?  
A.  No.

11.2 & 14.4  In a two-man group consisting of a crewed weapon whose principal operator is pinned, can the assistant crewman perform a sniper check?
A.  Yes.  He is still armed even though he has no firepower.

12.11 & 17.4  Does the simultaneous halving of firepower for Moving Fire and doubled firepower for Flanking Fire leave a Bolt Action Rifle with its normal firepower?
A.  Yes.

13.2 Can ANY AFV place smoke on itself? Or, is an anti-armor Effect number of 4 requried?
A. To place smoke on self, AFV must be US, British, or German.  To place smoke on other group (friendly or enemy), AFV must be US, British, or German AND have boxed FS of 4 or better.

13.32  Does a hit by ordnance attacking from Wire also subtract one from its Hit strength?
A.  No.

13.33 & 18.4  Does the playing of a movement card to remove wire cause weapon counters to be lost?  Does the play of ARTIFICIAL Terrain remove weapons counters?
A.  Yes.  No.

14.2 & 17.8  If a group that a man is transfering to is fired on by a Sniper,  is he also a legitimate target for the Sniper?  If so, what position is the transferring man considered to occupy?  
A.  Yes.  The first position.

14.2 May a sniper attack a pinned British Bren Carrier or Wasp?
A. Yes.

14.3 & 33.1  Can a man be wounded as a result of a sniper attack?  If yes, would column "7w" of the RNC used to resolve the Sniper Attack be checked -anytime- a man is removed due to the attack?
A.  Yes. No, a P2-3/K4-6 sniper that affected a pinned man would check for a wound on a RNC draw of 2-3 if the man routed or on an RNC of 4.

14.4 & 48.42  If a group is attacked by more than one Sniper, which RNC must it beat in a Sniper Check?
A.  The lowest absolute value.  Example: Against multiple sniper results of a black 2 and a red 4, the affected group would perform a Sniper Check using a value of 2.

14.41 The last sentence of 48.4 states "This dual Sniper attack capability can also be used in DYO scenarios where additional snipers are purchased."  This seems to be in contradiction to 14.41.  Which is correct?
A. Both, but treat 48.4 as "in force" for/random reinforcement snipers.  A DYO purchased "Double Sniper" is just Sniper insurance -- it takes two successful Sniper checks to eliminate Sniper capability.

A Sniper Random Reinforcement does the following:
1. Gives ordinary Sniper capability if player does not currently have it (lost it, or not have at start)
2. Serves as a Double Sniper (takes two successful Sniper   checks to eliminate) for a player who already has a Sniper.

15.1 & 48.3  When reinforcements include an ASL, does he function as an auxiliary ASL, in case of the loss of the original SL or ASL?
A.  Yes.

15.52  Does the increase to Morale and Panic values apply to the Commisar himself?
A.  No; he is not with an unpinned Commisar.

16.2 As it is important to note a breeze card pulled during a player's turn, should all cards played during a player's turn remain on the table and not returned to the deck during re-shuffling at the deck's end (when the player's turn is not complete) and only placed in the discard tray at the end of the player's turn?  (This is also important in attacker vs defender scenarios when the defender wants to run out the deck AND this is especially important if a wire card or stream card were pulled in the attack -- one player may especially want them NOT shuffled into the deck).
A. No.  When the deck runs out, all cards that will be placed in the discard tray are shuffled into the deck immediately.  The attack is then resolved from that point and the game continued.

16.3 At the end of the last deck, a player decides to enter close combat. 16.3 states that if the last deck of the game runs out in the resolution of an attack, it is re-shuffled and the attack completed.  What is the definition of the "attack" in close combat for these purposes?

A. Specifically for the last deck, if the deck runs out during morale checks, the game is over.  The "attack" commences when making the RPC check, therefore, from that point forward, should the deck run out, re-shuffle and complete the attack.

16.4  So you really mean that no VP's are awarded for moving men at the end of a scenario, even if they are at range chit 5?
A.  Yes.  That is the risk you take when waiting for the relative artificial safety of the end of the deck to move.  The rule was deliberately created to limit such unrealistic end-of-game tactics. 

16.42  When a scenario has a Victory Condition that requires you to have some number of unpinned Personality cards in one or more non-infiltrated groups with a ''4'' range chit..." can you also win  if some are at RC 5 or greater?  
A.  No.  All personality cards must be at the same range chit, as specified in the scenario victory conditions.  The scenario victory conditions should be considered implicit.  
Even in the case of Scenario U, Personality cards fulfilling Victory conditions must be at the same range chit?
A. In Scenario U, units may occupy different range chits and claim victory.

16.42  Would a Wire card on top of a Wall card negate that Group for Victory Conditions fulfillment if an opposing group exists which is not directly opposite it?
A.  No.  Even if no opposing group was directly opposite it to be affected by the TEM, the Wall card is not reducd to total ineffectiveness and, therefore, can be used to fulfill Victory Conditions.  However, a Wall card cannot be used to fulfill Victory Conditions if there are two Wire cards on it.  Similarly, an occupied Hill card with its +1 modifier cannot be used to negate the opponent's TEM for purposes of fulfilling Victory Conditions.

16.5  Two players are both in danger of having their squad broken.  During a close combat struggle, the random draw results in a tie, eliminating both combatants, and both squads are broken.  Is the game a tie, with both sides losing?  If not, how is victory determined?
A.  It counts as a loss for both players.

17.1 & 17.7  Can you play a Flank card sideways merely to allow you to change terrain or ford a stream without gaining either of those benefits? 
A.  Yes.

*17.3  Insert after "other" in the last sentence"  "and in which one group may simultaneously flank two adjacent groups."

17.3  Is Natural Flanking Fire lost per 17.41-17.44 or just Flanking Fire generated by the play of a Flank card?
A.  All forms of Flanking Fire are lost by those actions, including a group playing a movement card to encircle.

17.3 In the example below, if Red Group B moves up to Range Chit 2, does it have to choose whether to get natural flanking fire on A or C or does it get natural flanking fire on both?

    BLACK       A[4]    B[3]    C[4]
RED     A[0]    B[1]    C[0]

A. Red Group B gets natural flanking fire on both Black groups A and C.  Black groups A and C get natural flanking fire on Red group B.

17.4 Can ordnance get flanking fire against infantry targets?
A. No.

17.4 In a group at Relative Range 1 that has flanking fire on an opponent, would a wounded man with a bolt action rifle have a firepower of 1 or 0?
A. His firepower would be 1.

CLARIFICATION: Perform all halving and doubling of firepower before rounding down fractions.  This applies to all modifiers of firepower.





17.6  This rule states, "To be eligible for Encirclement, the adjacent enemy group must have an opposing group directly in front of it.  These two encircling groups do not have to be capable of fire; they merely have to exist."  This implies that range doesn't matter.  
A.  Incorrect.  In 17.62, the directly opposing group must be at RR2 or closer to the encircled group.
This implies that you don't need a functioning weapon. 
A.  Correct.

17.6 Rule 17.6 states that the encircling group must play a sideways Movement card "while still at relative range 4" to encircle.  Rule 17.63 implies that a group does not have to be at Relative Range 4 to encircle, but could be at Relative Range 3, etc., so long as they are behind the target group.  These seem contradictory, which is correct?
A. There is no contradiction.  Encirclement has to occur at Relative Range 4, but the range may change thereafter, still leaving the enemy group encircled.

17.6 & 48.33  Are reinforcements, entering in a sideways mode (without the Flanking Fire card of 35.3) at Range Chit 0 and behind an adjacent group A or D, entitled to Flanking Fire advantages?
A.  Yes.

17.6 In the example below, if Black Group A makes a Lateral Group Transfer to B, can it simultaneously encircle RED Group C?

BLACK       A[4]        C[2]
RED     A[0]    B[0]    C[2]

A. No.

17.613  Are panic values reduced for purposes of rout resolution?
A.  No.  The Panic value is decreased, not the Rout formula on the back of each man's card.

*17.62  Add to end:  "or both encircling groups find themselves '"In front of"' the encircled group."

17.62  If an encircled group retreats so that both the encircling groups are in front of it, but still closer than Relative Range 1, is the encirclement broken?
A.  Yes.

*17.7  Add to end of 8th sentence:  "unless its Lateral Group Transfer did not depend on the success of the other group vacating the area it is moving to."

17.7  When making a Lateral Group Transfer, can another Movement card be subsequently played on one of the involved groups in the forward/reverse mode before completing the transfer by play of a Terrain card?
A.  No.

17.7  This rule states that a lateral group transfer is not complete (i.e. the new group chit is not placed) until terrain is placed and accepted.  How does that apply in a group exchange?  Do both groups need to have terrain placed before the transfer is complete? 
A.  Yes.  
If one group rejects discarded terrain, is the transfer nullified? 
A.  Yes.  
Must both groups play terrain in the same turn for the transfers to be effective? 
A.  Yes.  ID Chits are exchanged once both groups have ACCEPTED or received new terrain.  

Example:  
If either one of the groups rejects terrain, it loses it movement status and the transfer of both groups is canceled. However, if one of the two groups involved in a group exchange has terrain discarded on it, and the terrain is accepted, the other group involved MUST be placed in Terrain (or open ground) during its turn as its sole action for that turn, thereby completing the group exchange.

Incorrect Example:  If two groups are both making lateral transfers (e.g. group C to D and group B to C) then if the leading group (C) fails it's transfer, then the other group (B) could not transfer either.  If C fails, could they try again prior to B completing their transfer, thus allowing both to
transfer without B having to play another movement card? 
A.  No, the situation described above is illegal.  See 17.7, third sentence: "Such a group ID transfer can occur only if there is no other friendly group in that position at the start of the turn."  So B could not go to C until the turn after C became D.

17.7 When groups are exchanging positions, could the move be completed when one group plays a terrain card and the other plays a second movement card (assuming the terrain they are leaving is not marsh or stream)?
A. No.

17.7 If two groups are exchanging positions and one group is completely eliminated before they could place terrain, is the remaining group allowed to go into the new position (assume B and C are in a group exchange, and B is eliminated, can C, on its turn, become B by placing terrain)?
A. Yes.
17.7 & 17.9  Can a group Z or E be created if the enemy has created such a group via reinforcments? 
A.  Yes.
If so, is the "threat" of such a group (e.g. known reinforcements coming in as E later in the game) enough to allow you to create a counter group (E) prior to the entry of the reinforcements? 
A.  No.  Clarification: You cannot create a group Z nor a group E except as the result of reinforcements.
17.8  Can a man being transferred between stationary groups be affected by a red To Hit RNC draw?
A.  Yes, as per 25.31, the transferred man is affected the same as the defending target group.  
Can men in the process of Individual Transfer fire?
A.  Yes, and as part of either group, but by incuding men in the process of Individual Transfer in an attack the Fire Strength of that attack must be halved as Moving Fire even though the remainder (and perhaps the majority) of the firing group is not moving.  However, only those men 
involved in the transfer would be subject to the halving of firepower for their Bolt Action Rifles, and the player always has the option of attacking without the transferring men so as to avoid the Moving Fire penalty.

NOTE:  Even though movement cards played to conduct transfers are played directly to the discard pile, a transferring man, only, would receive the benefit from a "Flank" attribute of that card.  This ruling is made for consistency with other rules.

If Groups A & C each transfer a man to Group B simultaneously, can B receive both of them with one action? 
A.  Yes.

17.8  This rule uses the term "man" instead of Personality card, but, for completeness, can an IG make and individual transfer? 
A.  Yes, but 34.3 applies.  

17.8  Can a transfer be cancelled, returning the transferees to their original group, as that group's sole action, merely by announcing that intention and removing the transfer chit(s)?
A.  Yes.

17.8 May a man make an Individual Transfer into or from a group that has a Movement card in play from a previous turn?
A. Yes.

17.8 When a man is in the process of transferring and the receiving group is fired on, what position does the transferring man occupy for purposes of the fire resolution?
A. Transferring men are always attacked first.

17.8  When an individual transfer takes play, the group receiving the transfer can not be rearranged at that time (3.3).  Where then do the transferring men go?  Are the placed at the front of the group, at the back, or can they be placed anywhere they want, just so long as the rest of the group order is not changed?
A.  They can be placed anywhere the owning player wants, just so long as the rest of the group order is not changed.

Example:   Group A - 5, 7, 2, 10; Group B - 3, 8 (transferring), 10 can become:
Group A - (8, 5, 7, 2, 10) or (5, 8, 7, 2, 10) or (5, 7, 8, 2, 10) or (5, 7, 2, 8, 10) or (5, 7, 2, 10, 8).

*17.8  Insert in the 5th sentence between "move" and "until":  "from that range chit".

17.8 & 11.13  Can the holder of a crew-served weapon begin an individual transfer if the weapon is currently crewed?  Can the crewman?
A.  No.  No. 

17.8 & 20.39  If an opposing group wishes to infiltrate a group whose last member is in the act of a transfer, does the infiltration attempt suffer the two-column shift to the right for movement?
A.  Yes.

17.8 Before an Individual Transfer is completed, the opponent places wire on the "sending" group.  Since the Transfer was begun when the sending group had no wire, can the transfer still be completed?
A. Yes.

17.8 Can an individual transfer INTO a group in wire?
A. Yes.

17.8  If an individual uses a "ford" movement card for an individual transfer out of a stream is the fording automatic?  If the individual is fired upon and pinned before he completes the transfer is he returned to the stream?
A. Yes. Yes.

17.8 Can a Hero be immediately played upon a man just pinned in a transfer, allowing him to continue the transfer?
A. Yes.

17.8  Can a transfer be canceled, returning the transferee(s) to their original group, as that group's sole action, simply by stating that intention, and removing the transfer chit(s)?
A. Yes.
NOTE:  See also the errata for 20.39.


17.9  If a new group is being created, can the transferring men be attacked as the new group, even if it has not yet been placed? 
A.  No.   

17.92  Can the opponent play terrain on the not yet created group, thus creating the group (or not if terrain is refused)?  If yes, what happens if the transfering PCs decline the terrain?
A.  Yes.  They are sent back to the original group, and are not still transferring.

*18.1 Insert after 3rd sentence:  "Exc:  An infiltrator who is eliminated leaves his weapon in the infiltrated group.

18.1 & 20.8  Do unposessed weapons remain with captured terrain and thus become subject to future acquisition attempts?
A.  Yes.

18.1 Does the principal operator of a crew-served weapon leave his weapon behind even if the weapon is not currently being served by a crew man?
A. Yes.

18.2 The primary operator of a crewed weapon is killed, and the crew man is pinned.  If another member of the group acquires the weapon before the crewman is rallied (and, therefore, able to acquire it automatically), is the crew man still considered to be crewed to the weapon?
A. Yes.

18.21 May an armed man give his primary and only weapon to an unarmed man?
A. No, unless the armed man is wounded.

18.21 & 33.3  To clarify these two rules:
A pinned man can never be involved in a weapon exchange.
Weapon exchanges of primary weapons must involve at least one wounded man.
Weapon exchanges of secondary weapons need not involve a wounded man.

18.22 Does an assistant crewman still have crewman status when the principal operator of a crew served weapon is KIA in regard to a close combat attack?
A. Yes, but be sure to note Rule 20.71.

18.4 Does the playing of a movement card to remove wire result in the loss of any unacquired weapons?
A. Yes.

18.4 Does the play of artificial terrain, i.e. smoke or wire, cause the loss of any unacquired weapons?
A. No.

19.13  Does a 5-man group containing an unarmed man check for malfunction under the "5" column?
A.  Yes.  If the unarmed man's position malfunctions, there is no reduction in fire strength.  The same process holds for groups with non-firing weapons, such as an unpinned flamethrower at ranges other than Relative Range 5. 

Japanese LMG Malfunction 19.13, 19.14, 19.2 and 45.52  The Japanese conduct a fire attack with a group including their LMG.  A red 5 is drawn as an RNC, and the LMG malfunctions.  If in the course of the SAME attack, a second red 5 RNC is drawn, is the LMG removed?  Assuming the above attack continues without a red 5/6 RNC being drawn, what if, in a SUBSEQUENT attack, made by this group before the LMG is repaired, another red 5 is drawn.  Is the weapon removed?
A. No. No.  The breakdown number of any malfunctioned weapon is a red 6.

19.13 & 19.14  These rules seem contradictory on the malfunction of a weapon of a designated Assistant crewman; which is correct?
A.  Both are.  19.14 refers to already malfunctioned weapons and those of pinned men and takes precedence over 19.13 when either of those conditions exist.  In other words, the weapon of a designated Assistant Crewman is safe from malfunction unless he is pinned or that weapon is
already malfunctioned.

19.15  Does a non-fully crewed LMG (or a captured weapon) automatically malfunction if firing from a group containing only regular rifles on a red "6" RNC?  
A.  No for the LMG.  The LMG would automatically malfunction on a red 5 RNC, but if a red 6 is drawn, the question of which weapon will malfunction is resolved normally.  A captured weapon would automatically malfunction on a Red 5 or 6, per 20.741. Should there be more than one weapon that malfunctions on a red 5 RNC, then an RPC should be drawn to determine which eligible weapon malfunctions.
      
19.15  If a fully-crewed LMG is using its bracketed firepower to fire from a stream, does it malfunction on a red 5 RNC?
A.  Yes.

19.15 When playing a Hero on the German LMG, you double the bracketed fire power.  Is the LMG therefore considered to be firing with the bracketed malfunction rates?
A. No.  However, that same German LMG playing a Hero card while firing from a stream WOULD breakdown on its bracketed malfunction rates.

*19.15  EX Delete "or red 6".  Add at end:  "Should a red 6 be drawn, the question of which weapon may malfunction is resolved normally."

19.3 & 20.6  Can more than one repair attempt be made per group per turn or can more than one man drop his infiltrator per group per turn?
A.  No; "sole action".

19.3 Can an AFV repair a weapon while it is stunned?
A. No.

19.4 If a mortar is eliminated through a failed repair attempt, does the PC still get the stated Firepower at close range?  If yes, does the mortar need need to be crewed to get that Firepower?  Likewise, if at close range with an enemy, can the mortar be uncrewed so as to get both the Firepower of the mortar and that of the ex-crewman?
A. You do not get the Firepower form an eliminated mortar.  A mortar does not need to be crewed in order to get the stated Firepower at close range.

20.2  May a player elect to cancel remaining designated infiltration attempts upon seeing the result of earlier ones?
A.  No.

20.24 & 52.13  Can a man in a Wadi infiltrate normally or only with a Movement card?
A.  Only with a movement card.

20.3  Must the decision to play a Concealed card be made prior to the RPC draw?
A.  Yes.

20.39 The last member of Group A has begun an individual transfer to Group B.  An enemy group wishes to infiltrate Group A.  When checking for infiltration, does the attempt suffer a two-column shift to the right for movement?
A. Yes.

20.5 If an infiltrator is KIA, what happens to his weapon?
A. The weapon is in his group if he was KIA by a fire/sniper attack.  The weapon is in the infiltrated group if he was KIA in Close Combat.

*20.51  Insert after "Fire attack":  "by his group".

20.52 If two friendly groups that have infiltrated a common enemy group enter Close Combat on the same turn, is the Close Combat resolved as one large Close Combat, i.e. simultaneous, or as two separate Close Combats?
A. They are resolved as two separate Close Combats.

*Add 20.57  An infiltrator may attempt to acquire any unpossessed weapon of the infiltrated group as if it were his own group (18.2), unless that weapon still has a designated assistant crewman.

*20.72  Delete "unpinned".

20.73 An infiltrator enters close combat with a man carrying a demolition charge.  The infiltrator defeats his opponent by more than 3, allowing him to keep his infiltrator status.  Under rule 20.74, he is entitled to the enemy demo charge, but how does he set it off?
A. The infiltrator must drop his infiltrator status and re-infiltrate to set off the demo charge.  Prudently, the best way to respond to capturing the weapon in this situation is to decline keeping infiltration status after the Close Combat, even though it could be maintained.  (This assumes that the individual making the capture is brave and not suicidal, and will seek the proper stand-off distance in order to not be affected by the demo charge.  Yes, you can make arguments otherwise, but they fall on deaf ears.)

*20.74  Add to end of first sentence:  "or removing it from play."  Add at end:  "The man may later voluntarily abandon or destroy his captured weapon only as his group's sole action for the turn."

20.74 Can Light Anti-Tank weapons be captured in Close Combat?
A. Yes, but the killed man's primary OR secondary weapon may be captured.  The other weapon requires an acquisiton check on a subsequent turn if possible or applicable.

*Add 20.742  If two men eliminated each other in CC their weapons remain in the infiltrated group for possible acquision - including acquisition by any infiltrator of the group."

20.8  When a group is eliminated in CC and its terrain is captured, is the capturing group also entitled to a change of range or Group ID chit?
A.  No.
20.8  Is the last played terrain card of an infiltrated group which has been eliminated while in the act of a double move subject to capture? 
A.  No, because it is occupying Open ground.  However, that Open ground could be captured by claiming the first Movement card and flipping it over.

20.8 If a group that has infiltrators fires at the infiltrated group using all of the men in the group, thereby losing infiltration, and the enemy group is completely eliminated, are the attackers still considered infiltrators for purposes of terrain capture?
A. No.

20.91 & 20.74  Does 20.91 regarding principal operators of crewed weapons take precedence over 20.74?
A.  Yes; operators of crewed weapons cannot capture weapons.

21.1 Men armed with certain weapons are not able to carry secondary weapons, such as a demolition charge.  Say a group is made up of a man with a flamethrower and a man carrying a demo charge.  The man with the FT is killed.  In order for the other man to acquire the flamethrower, he must abandon the demo charge.  Rule 45.6 would seem to establish a precedent for this abandonment NOT counting as an action, as would rule 18.21.  Does abandonment of a secondary weapon count as a separate action from the attempt to acquire the weapon?

A.  In this instance, the acquisition of the primary weapon and abandonment of the secondary weapon are simultaneous.  However, additional clarification is needed.

A primary weapon that does not alow its possessor to carry secondary weapons may not itself be possessed as a secondary weapon.  Otherwise, a man abandons his currently possessed secondary weapon when he SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRES the new secondary weapon.  Additionally, a man may acquire a primary weapon that does not allow the possession of secondary weapons only by abandoning ALL currently possessed weapons upon acquiring the new primary weapon.  Conversely, a man with a primary weapon that does not allow possession of secondary weapons must acquire the primary and secondary weapons of a killed man as two separate actions.

21.2  Does an infiltrator who sets off a Demolition Charge lose its infiltration status?
A.  Yes - as per normal application of 20.53.

21.2  How can a Demo Charge be used with a strength of 8 against an AFV?
A.  It can't.  A Demo Charge can be used versus armored targets only in CC and only as a +4 CC DRM (28.81).

21.3  Do Smoke or Fire cards modify a Demo Charge attack?
A.  Only Smoke cards on the defender's group modify a Demo Charge attack.

22.1  Do flamethrower attacks negate the -1 modifier of a defender's entrenchment?
A.  Yes.

22.5 Can each man's boxed value of one (at RR5) be combined with the boxed value of a FT in attacking a pinned Open Topped AFV?
A. Yes.  22.5 (Last line in parenthesis).

22.5 Can a group of rifles and a FT make two attacks vs an unpinned open topped AFV (assuming the correct fire card(s)), one with their firepower (rifles + FT) vs the exposed crew using the unboxed defensive values and then the second boxed attack (1 per man + FT) vs the boxed defense?
A. Yes.  This is the reference provided in the last sentence of the rule.

22.5 Does the FT man also have a 1 boxed firepower in addition to the FT (like riflemen have)?
A. No, the FT's firepower is already boxed and that is the boxed firepower available to that personality card at relative range five.  It does not get a bonus boxed firepower of "1" at Relative Range 5 per 28.7.  (Rule 28.7 deals more with the penetration of a bullet versus thin armor at close range.)

22.5 Would a FT man have a boxed fire power of 1 when the FT is malfunctioned or if he is unarmed?
A. Yes, and this applies to non-FT men.

23.8  Can a pillbox be encircled?
A.  Yes, but 23.8 overrides the effects of 17.612 (i.e. Flanking Fire vs a pillbox is obtainable only by 23.7).

24.33 Which Flank Armor Defense value is the one to use for a minefield attack?
A. The Immobilize defense value.

24.33  How does an AFV exit a minefield?
A.  Minefield attacks versus an AFV are treated the same as if they were against an infantry group, except that it attacks with a base anti-armor strength of 1.  The AFV defends with its immobilization Flank Armor Defense.

24.6 & 52.11  Are minefield cards removed from the deck in a Desert scenario if rejected by the opponent or accepted and subsequently proved fake?
A.  No.

25.3 Can Ordnance opt not to fire, and just discard the fire card, after seeing all the modifiers (as in a fire attack) after concealment is played (or even if there is no concealment)?
A. Yes, this is the same situation described in 6.5. The attack may be called off once the To Hit number is known, but not after drawing the To Hit result.

*25.41  Change "normally" to "only".

25.5, 25.6 A non-moving piece of ordnance has its "to hit frequency" modified by range, wire and a concealed card to needing a RNC draw of 5 to hit its non-moving target.  A red 5 is drawn as the RNC.  Does the ordnance malfunction instead of making a hit?
A. Yes.

25.8  What other AFVs can fire smoke?
A.  British AFVs with an anti-armor Effect Number of 4 or more can fire smoke. 

25.8 The Italian AFV #32, the Flamethrower has an anti-armor effect number of 4 or more, but only at Relative Range 5.  Can the Italian Flamethrower lay smoke?
A. No.

26.3  If a mortar is eliminated (through a failed repair attempt) does the PC still get the stated firepower value at close range? 
A.  No.
Likewise if at close range with an enemy, can the mortar be uncrewed so as to get both the FP of the mortar and that of the ex-crewman? 
A.  Yes, if the mortar is normally operational.
Side note, for those of you tracking this, this is a different situation than described in 28.7.

27.1 A group just played a movement card sideways to change Group ID and is fired on by ordnance.  Is the old (current) ID chit the one acquired, or is the new ID chit acquired (the one the group will become when a terrain card is played) that is acquired?
A. Neither! Ordnance cannot gain or maintain acquisition on a moving group.

27.1  Says "Only a mortar, IG, or AFV...qualify for Target Acquisition.  Is the Japanese Grenade Launcher considered a Mortar for acquisition?
A.  Yes.

27.1 & 51.6  Can the two different guns of a Char B1 each acquire a different target and maintain acquisition while the other fires at a different group?
A.  No.

*Add 28.32  The TEM of an AFVs current terrain does not affect fire versus the Morale and CE defense value of that AFV.  The TEM of an AFVs current terrain does affect the fire strength of a hit against the Armor and Flank defense values of that AFV (EXC: Hulldown; 28.92).  The movement status of the defender does not alter the Fire Strength of a hit against AFV targets.

*28.4  In the 2nd Paragraph, 2nd sentence, delete "also exceeds"; substitute "greater than or equal to".

28.43 Does a FT AFV suffer a -1 to the Fire Strength of a FT attack if it has a -1 commander killed chit on it? 
A. Yes.

28.46  Does this flank shot apply to non-ordnance shots when an AFV plays a Sideways Movement card?
A.  No.

28.52-53  These rules never specifically state that a Bogged AFV's movement card (if one is in play) is discarded.  Does a Bogged AFV stop moving?
A.  The AFV's movement card is removed upon entering terrain, before checking for Bog.  If the AFV somehow BOGs while moving (i.e., by a wire discard), then yes, the move card is discarded.

28.61  Can a Concealed card be played to aid the defense of an AFV or its crew against a non-ordnance attack?
A.  No.

*28.7  EX Delete: "and a red 2 RNC would immobilize it."  Substitute "or immobilize it (depending on the color of the next RNC drawn)."

28.7  This rule and example are a bit confusing. I think that there are a number of typographical errors in the example (for instance "...they also have an inherent boxed 6 firepower 3..."  The number 6 makes no sense in that statement, or I've completely missed something in the rules. 
A.  Correct.  Delete "6".  
When using inherent boxed firepower vs. an open topped AFV (and also the flamethrower's boxed FP VS. any AFV) do you add the fire strength value of the fire card played to the RNC?  
A.  Yes.  The fire strength of the card is both the unboxed fire strength and boxed fire strength for the attacks.  Separate RNCs are drawn, first for the unboxed attack, then for the boxed attack.

28.7 Can infantry boxed firepower of 1 per man at Relative Range 5 be used against a closed top AFV?
A. NO! The rule is explicitly labeled vs. Open-Topped AFVs.

28.72 Would an AFV on both sides of an infantry group allow it to deduct 2 from the Fire Strength of any attack made against it?
A. No.

28.8  Once a man has infiltrated versus an AFV, does he have to play a Movement card or undergo a Morale Check in order to attack that AFV?
A.  No.  Either a Morale Check or Movement card was required for the Infiltration attempt, but once infiltrated, the CC attack occurs immediately with no further requirements.

28.81 Would an Open Topped AFV be considered CE (for table 28.81 purposes) even when pinned?
A. No.

28.81 Can an Open Topped AFV ever be Buttoned Up (i.e. does pinned=buttoned up for table 28.81 purposes)?
A. No, the +3 for an OT-AFV applies.

28.81 In table 28.81, for the AFV to get the -2 modifier for "adjacent, unpinned infantry at same range", does this mean that the entire group must be unpinned or will one man suffice?
A. Only one man is necessary to satisfy this condition.

28.9  What effect does being Hull Down have on an Infantry Gun being fired on by non-ordnance weapons?
A.  None, other than the normal application of the terrain card's TEM.

29 Can an AFV cancel an overrun attack after a concealed (or of even if no concealed) card is played?
A. No.

29.2 If an AFV has a functioning FT when doing an overrun attack, does the defender get their terrain modifier?
A. No.

29.2 Can a FT AFV (or any other AFV) malfunction on an overrun?
A. Yes.

29.5 After an AFV has overrun an opposite group and then moves thru it, could it then play a sideways movement card to encircle it if there is a friendly adjacent group?
A. No, rule 20.5, last sentence.

*30.3  Note that an incorrect counter face was shown as the reverse side of the Panzerfaust marker.

30.3 Do you need a fire card to fire a PanzerFaust?
A: Yes. 

30.6  Is the rulebook correct in that an ATR IMPROVES its To Hit Frequency when it has Flanking Fire privileges?
A.  Yes.  Note the "-1 Flanking Fire To Hit Modifier" noted on the ATR cards actually improves the To Hit # since a To Hit # of 1 is easier to hit than a To Hit # of 2.

32.11  This rule states "A player may capture a prisoner by willingly deducting two from his CCV prior to the resolution of any CC attack."  Nowhere does it state when to make the decision to attempt a capture.  Does this mean that you can wait until you see the odds and then decide to
make take prisoners?  If you have 2 on 1, can you try to take the man prisoner, but if you lose, change to normal CC when attacking 1 on 1?
A.  No!  Declarations to attempt to capture prisoners must be made when calculating CC values!  That commitment remains throughout the Close Combat.  If soldiers A and B attempt to capture enemy soldier Z in Close Combat and soldier A is killed in the first round, a second round is immediately fought, with B attempting to capture soldier Z.

32.12, also 10.1 CLARIFICATION: In order to be eligible to capture prisoners through the Rout method (32.12) the capturing group must contain at least one unpinned personality card.

32.12 & 16.42  By capturing a man and bringing him into a group, and then stopping in suitable terrain, does the attacker satisfy the Relative Range 5 requirement of the Victory Conditions, if, in so doing, it eliminates the only Relative Range 5 enemy group?
A.  Yes. Note, this rule is in effect to prevent a player from routing men to avoid victory by the opponent.

*32.21  Insert after "fireppower":  "and CCV".




33.1, also 6.53  The rule states a wound can occur when a man routs or when a KIA result occurs with an RNC that exactly matches the minimum KIA value.  Take as an example PFC Fox, who has a Morale of 4 and a Panic of 5.  Assume Fox is pinned, and an attack occurs with a Final Combat Resolution Number that equals 7.  The card also has a "4" under the "7w" column and the card also has a "3" under the "0r" column, which under rule 6.53 means he is removed from play by Panic.  What is the status of PFC Fox?
A. PFC Fox is eliminated due to Panic, and is worth 2 victory points to his opponent.  The wording of the rules take special care here, much like weapon malfunction.  
To summarize for a PC to be wounded:

On his good order side, the Final Combat Resolution Number must equal his KIA value for there to be the possibility of a wound.

On his Pinned, non-colored side, a Final Combat Resolution Number exactly equal to the KIA value (generally 9) always yields a possible wound.  If the Final Combat Resolution is greater than or equal to the man's Panic value, but less than his KIA value there is also a possibility of a wound.  However, the 0r column of the card must first be checked to determine if the man panics or routs.  Only if the man Routs is there the possibility of a wound.  Panic is only equivalent to a KIA for specific purposes.

33.1 Can a man be wounded while voluntarily routing?
A. No, but he can be killed.  See rule 6.53.

33.7  Exactly when during the turn do you check for wounded?  At the end?  At the start?  
A.  The first card of the first full turn of a new deck.
Also, if you deplete the deck during the turn of a player with a wounded man, do you check that turn or the next?
A.  Next turn.

34 & 25.1  How does an Infantry Gun repair?
A.  An IG is ordnance.  Therefore, it repairs normally (19.3) using the Repair values on the "Malfunction Ordnance" marker; i.e. black 0-6 for Repair, and red 6 for Remove. 

34 If an IG malfunctions and then becomes inoperative, is the IG card still in play?
A. Yes.
If so, can it still move normally?
A. Yes, but note rules 34.2 and 34.7

34.4 Concerning AFV ordnance vs. IG's, it states the boxed Defense Value of an IG is used when attacked "solely by ordnance using its unboxed effect number..."  The rule futher states, "The unboxed Defense Value is used to defend against all other attacks," including, presumably, boxed fire attacks from ordnance.  This seems to defy intuition.  Is this a typo?
A. No.

34.4 Does an AFV's boxed ordnance attack the boxed defense values of an IG, and it's unboxed attack the unboxed defense values?
A. No.

34.4 Do mortars and artillery (indirect, unboxed weapons) attack an IG's boxed defense values?
A. No.

34.4 Does an IG's boxed values attack another IG's boxed defense values, and its unboxed attack the unboxed values?
A. No.  It would attack as AFV ordnance versus an IG, per rule 34.4.

RATIONALLE: The AP shell (boxed attack) has little chance of knocking out the gun; rather, it would more likely pass through the gun shield, and scatter the troops.  The HE shell (unboxed attack) is considered aimed directly at the gun, and, if effective, would hit directly on the gun with enough force to knock it out of firing position or destroy it.  The crew, presumably, is not a physical target becasue they are protected by the shield.  The other types of attacks (mortar, etc.) are indirect firing weapons, which, if effective, are attacking the crew, not the gun.

35 When reinforcements or random reinforcements inclide an ASL, and there is already an ASL in play, does this new ASL function as an "auxiliary" ASL, in case of the loss of the original SL or ASL?
A. Yes.

35 Reinforcements usually come in at Range Chit 0.  If an enemy group has advanced to Range Chit 6, and has an opposing group in front of it, this creats a situation very similar to natural flanking fire and/or encirclement.   Are reinforcements, entering in a sideways mode (and without the Flanking Movement card mentioned in 35.3) at Range 0 and BEHIND an adjacent group A or E, entitled to Flanking and/or Encirclement advantages?
A. Flanking, yes; Encirclement, no.  Encirclement, however, may occur in a future turn.

35.2  Is the movement card played in a sideways mode or into the discard pile?
A.  Into the discard pile.

36 A group is entrenched in Brush for a total TEM of -2.  Wire is discarded on the group.  The Entrenchment Chit says "NA if pinned or in Wire."  What is the TEM for the Group?
A.  The TEM of the Group is -1.  Brush is -1, Entrenched is -1, Wire is +1.  The statement on the back of the entrenchment chit means not allowed (to entrench) if pinned or in wire, per the first sentence of 36.1.  36.2 specifies the conditions for removal of the Entrenchment chit.

37.1 & 43.5  Can Partisans be considered Elite?
A.  No.

38.3 & 38.5  Does a Group whose SL fired a starshell qualify as "Fired Last Turn"?  
A.  No.

38.3 If you play a fire card on a group at night, and after seeing the final modified Fire Strength of the attack decide not to fire, is the target group considered "fired on" to get the +1 modification for the purposes of an Observation Attempt?
A. No, you decided not to fire!

38.5 For starshell purposes, can the ASL take over the SL starshell capability when the SL has routed or is KIA?
A. No.

38.51 If a group that has a starshell on them plays a movement card and increases its range chit, what becomes of the starshell? What happens if a group has a starshell on them makes a lateral group transfer under the same circumstances?
A. In both cases the Starshell stays at the former range chit and is marked with its own range chit.  The group is still illuminated by it as are any other groups adjaent and at the same range as the starshell.

38.7 What is meant by "observation being necessary for retrograde"?
A.  It means a group cannot perform Retrograde (5.51) unless it has observed an enemy which satisfies the conditions to allow it to Retrograde.

39.4  Do paratroops get the +1 firepower if multiple Fire cards are used, some of which have red RNC's?
A.  No.  Note the 1 firepower is for unarmed paratroops only.  It is not an additional 1 firepower for armed paratroops.

*39.5  Delete:  "printed German".

39.7 If in a DYO game, you decide to go Second Line and purchase a tank, is its morale 4 instead of 5 (except in the case of Americans)?
A. No, its morale remains 5.

*Delete original 41.4 entirely.  The original 41.41 became 41.4.  A new 41.41 was added as follows:  "Fire into a different game must be resolved before attacks from that same game are resolved against the same target."

42.42  Can a personality with Morale and Panic values of 7 continue to accumulate Elan points to negate a reduction of his Morale/Panic values caused by Rout?
A.  No.

42.6 & 42.7  If an opposing group fires on a withdrawing group and pins one or more members, is the withdrawing group still able to complete its withdrawl by playing a Terrain card? 
A.  Yes, but the pinned man would not be eligible for Elan Points for surviving the game unpinned.

42.72  When an ASL has taken over the squad as per 15.3, is he capable of deciding to persue?
A.  Yes.

43.2 Does the statement "DYO purchases must include a SL and ASL" apply to all DYO games?
A. No.

43.7  Is the purchase cost of Secondary Weapons 15% more for Elite Troops and 15% less for Second Line Troops?
A.  Yes.

44.6  Change the last sentence to read:  ". . . modifiers for wire, hill, or movement) prior to the draw of the RNC to determine its Final Strength."

44.8 Does a British FT get the Firepower bonus when attacking infantry by itself?
A. Yes.

44.8 Does a British FT get the Firepower bonus when attacking an AFV's armored defense values?
A. Yes.



44.9  This rule states that the British and (via exception) Japanese non-crew served LMGs can only double its firepower with the black RNC Hero card, thus implying that the American BAR can use either Hero card.  Specifically "This rule cannot be used for other nationalities 
(EXC:Japanese)."  However, rule 50.6 (DESERT WAR) states "Like all LMGs in the game which are not considered a crew-served weapon, a Hero card can be used to double the LMG's firepower only if the Hero card is also a black RNC."  Which rule is correct (as they contradict each other), and how is the BAR handled?  
A.  Both are; nor do they contradict.  The BAR is not considered to be an LMG.  Either hero card may be used to double its fire. 

CLARIFICATION:
The American BAR may use both Hero cards, and is not considered an LMG.
The British LMG may only use the Black Hero card.
The French LMG may only use the Black Hero card.
The German LMG may use both Hero cards, but doubles its bracketed value.
The Italian LMG may only use the Black Hero card.
The Japanese LMG may only use the Black Hero card.
The Russian LMG may use both Hero cards, but doubles its bracketed value.

45.11 Can the Japanese still discard if they attempt to infiltrate one man (only) using a movement card for the attempt (so as not to take a morale check)?
A. Yes.

45.11 Can the Japanese still discard if the attempt to infiltrate two (or more) men, all using movement cards?
A. Yes.

45.11 Can the Japanese still discard if the attempt to infiltrate two or more men and one or more make morale checks while others use movement cards?
A. No.

45.4 Insert after the third sentence:
 "However, Banzai may not be declared against an enemy group that is blocked at the time the Banzai is declared."

EXAMPLE:
BLACK       A[3]    B[0]
RED     A[0]    B[0]

The Japanese player is the red troops.  Japanese group A may not declare Banzai versus Enemy group B, becasue direct movement by Japanese group A to relative range 5 with Enemy group B is blocked by Enemy Group A.

45.4  If a group on a Wire card declares Banzai, must they remove the Wire card with their next played Movement card or may they ignore the Wire and move forward?
A.  Their next Movement card play must be to remove the Wire.

45.4  When a Banzai attack is declared, are crewed served weapons uncreawed at that time?  
A.  Yes.   
Infiltration (20.23) requires loss of crewing, but CC doesn't.  If uncrewed I assume then that Heavy Weapons (45.6) are left behind?. 
A.  Correct.  

45.4  Is the initial sideways Movement card of the Banzai eligible for Terrain placement by an opponent?
A.  Yes.

45.4  SITUATION: British Group D is at Range Chit 2, stationary in open groud with a wire card on them.  Japanese Group D is at Range Chit 2, and had declared a Banzai the turn before.  This turn the Japanese player plays a movment card to Range Chit 3 (Relative Range 5 with the British group).  The British on their turn discard a Stream on Japanese Group D.  The Japanese then attack in Close Combat from the stream and fail to defeat all of the British in Group D.

If the British counterattack, are the Japanese penalized for being in a stream, or is the modifier for "Attacking in CC" only. 
A. Yes, the are penalized.
Are the modifiers for Stream, Wire and Marsh in this situation for the attacker only?
A. No, the modifiers apply to both sides.
In the above situation, if the Japanese defeat all the British in the next turn, can they take over the British terrain (Open Ground with Wire on it)?
A. Yes.

CLARIFICATION: Rule 20.8 should be modified to say, "... is subject to capture by any group currently infiltrating (or Japanese Banzaiing) that..."



45.422 May a Japanese man who is the sole survivor of a Banzai Group that has reached Relative Range 5 elect to use a Demo Charge that he posesses, instead of attacking in CC?
A. No.
What if there are other men in the group, would he have the option of using it?
A. No.

45.47  The reference to  45.243' should be to  45.423'.

45.6 This rule states that "heavy" weapons must be crewed in order to play a movement card on that group for any reason, else the weapon must be abandonment.  If a weapon is "abandoned" but the group does not leave it's location (e.g. the movement card was to remove wire) is the weapon still available for acquistion?
A.  No (18.4). 
If a group is in the act of moving and a heavy weapon becomes uncrewed (e.g. the crewman is killed) can they still go to terrain w/o crewing the weapon?
A.  Yes, but the weapon is removed.

45.7 Do the men in the target group of a Banzai attack, on their first turn after the first Close Combat by the Banzai group, need to play a movement card or pass a morale check to perform Close Combat versus the Banzai group?
A. No. 

45.9 & 46.2  Are there different Unit Types for Marines?  
A.  No.  

46.4  This rule states that no group may have more than one LMG per group.  Does this extend to combinations of MMGs and LMGs?
A.  Yes.
Is this rule in effect for the Italians as well?
A.  Yes.  The Italians cannot set up with two LMGs in the same group.

CLARIFICATION: A group may contain only one of BAR, LMG, IG, MMG, HMG, Mortar or other crew served weapon.  An unarmed man who previously posessed one of these weapons may be in a group with another weapon of the aforementioned types and not violate this rule.

48.1  It appears that random reinforcements cost 50 points no matter which deck you purchase them for.  Is this correct? 
A.  No, normal deck multipliers apply.

48.2  If random reinforcements are purchased for the last deck of the game, there is no "free" check for Random Reinforcements at the shuffle of a deck in which the player was eligible for Random Reinforcements.  Is this correct?
A.  This is correct.
If so, shouldn't there be a discount for not having the best chance for reinforcements available?
A.  No, that's the price you pay for buying them so late in the game.

48.2 In playing a scenario where Random Reinforcements are available throughout the entire game, a fire attack is made near the end of the first deck.  Before the deck ends, a black 6 RNC is drawn and then the deck runs out with a few men left in the fire attack resolution.  Is the player with Random Reinforcements now qualified for 2 Random Reinforcement attempts?
A. Yes.
Can they be made during one turn?
A. Yes, all Random Reinforcement checks must be made on the next turn (as in the above situation) or ALL opportunity is lost for receiving Random Reinforcements.
Does this apply if two or even three black 6 RNCs are drawn druing that attack?
A. Yes, and if multiple reinforcements appear, they are combined into one reinforcing group.

48.32 If all the men called for by the Random Reinforcement Table are already in the game, can you use a man that is an SL (or an ASL)?
A. Yes, and that man could function as the SL if all of the original SL/ASL in the scenario are eliminated.

48.33 Do you have to bring in Random Reinforcements into play in the order in which they were obtained?
A. Yes.

50.41  Add to 3rd sentence after "occurs":  "at the end of a turn".  Add to 4th sentence after "move":  "(nor play terrain)".  Add:  "(including by snipers)" after "fired upon".

*ACTION CARDS:

Change the black '7' under column '9' to a black '1' on card #7.

The Marsh cards should have a TEM of -1, not +1.

All Movement cards with black RNC incorrectly refer to a shift of 2 to the left for an infiltration attempt.  This reference should be 2 to the right.  Cards #1-3, 5-13, 18, 158 and 159 are affected.

PERSONNEL CARDS:

*German #23 should be a 'SL' not an 'ASL'.

*German #38 CE-side middle column should be labeled "FT FP"; not "To Hit #".

*American #38 should read "CE:9" on the front; not "Button Up".

British #42 should be Sexton (i.e. underlined).


Japanese #35 should be Type 1 SP (i.e. underlined).

The Personality card and the weapons chit for the Italian ATR have different values.  Use the values on the Personality card, but transpose the sets of numbers, using the bracketed numbers for crew-served values, and the unbracketed numbers for uncrewed status.

The Italian and Japanese ATRs are crew-served weapons.  Is there any loss of effectiveness for the firepower aspect of these weapons if they are uncrewed? 
A.  No.  
Do they get the 1 firepower factor whether or not they are crewed? 
A.  Yes. 

*SCENARIOS

Replace German #16 in Scenarios B & D with #22.  Replace German #16 in C with #9.

*COUNTERS

Two of the ATMM counters contain a misprint on the reverse side they should read "6-0 is EL"; not "1-6 is EL".





Up Front errata  10 June 1998 version.  Page 1 of XX pages.