[ASLML] CE tank question

[Bruce Bakken]

Hi, David.

I'll bite on this...

>
>Just throwing out a question for general discussion.  Somebody might even
>have an official answer.
>
>Let's take the case of a tank with RST or 1MT.  The only armament of this
>tank is MA and CMG.  The tank is currently CE, which means, according to
>D1.321 and .322 that the armament "cannot be used" or "cannot be fired".
>
>According to A11.51, an AFV "without manned inherent functioning MG
>armament" is subject to a -1 DRM on any CC attacks made against it.  In 
>this
>case, would being CE be enough to consider the AFV to be "without manned
>inherent functioning MG armament"?
>

I don't know the official answer.  This is my opinion only.

Since there is not an ASL definition of "manned" (thankfully, I would say), 
the normal English definition will have to do.  The phrase "can fire neither 
its MA nor its CMG while CE" sounds to me like the CMG is not being manned.  
In that case, I would apply the -1 DRM of A11.51.

The tank victim in this case would get a double whammy, since it would also 
suffer the -1 DRM for CC vs a CE CT AFV.  Ouch.

Interesting question.

Regards,
Bruce Bakken

>David "flipping my lid" Olie
>
>David
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