[ASLML] Assault Engineers - 8-3-8's

[Tate Rogers]

> 
> From: "Sam Belcher" <sambelcher at cablespeed.com>
> Date: 2004/04/12 Mon AM 11:49:18 CDT
> To: <Aslml at asl-forums.net>
> CC: "'Eric Henyey'" <eric at johnlscott.com>
> Subject: [ASLML] Assault Engineers - 8-3-8's
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The rule book, both V1 and V2, states that 8-3-8's are not automatically
> considered Assault Engineers but need some designation to make them such. 
> 
> So two questions arise...
> 
> 1. What is needed? Scenario B "Tractor Works" has a group of Germans that
> the OB labels as "Company A, Assault Engineer Battalion 50". But there is no
> SSR defining them as Assault Engineers. Are they? (I think yes.) 
>

Actually...No! There must be an SSR stating explicitly that the units in question are AE's. Otherwise, they are not. The OB formation designation is not, per rule, enough. Any SSR for AE's should also reference the H1.2 rule.
 
> 2. Is there ANYWHERE except H1.21 that states that "Assault Engineers" get
> +2 to their smoke exponent? There are a LOT of rules in chapter H that apply
> only to DYO scenarios. One could argue that the +2 smoke exponent is also
> only applicable to DYO where you "purchased" the units at extra cost to get
> the smoke, DCs and FT that come with them. 
>

I don't recall seeing an SSR for AE's that did not reference the "H1.21" rules in some fashion. Any SSR for AE's that doesn't reference "H1.2" _should_.

Later-

Tater (One Mean Spud!)