[ASLML] Similar to the J74 question but to do with SS ELR and blurry rules.

[Bruce Probst]

On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 22:55:51 +1100, "Peter Manger" <pman5086 at bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

>The ELR of SS is 5 by virtue of their underlined morale.  The ELR
>stated on the SS OB is 4.  So my opponent and I think they mean that
>for all of the OB so check for errata/Q&A and find none.  Couldn't
>find any, so I play as the rule is written - they have 5 ELR (the 4 is
>probably a minor tweak for the leaders).  So I ask the question
>anyway, "do the SS MMCs have an ELR of 4?".  The response suprised me!

Perry's response (from some time back) certainly surprised the heck out of
me, especially as it was so obviously wrong <g>.

In such scenarios, the OB ELR can *only* apply to the Leaders, because the
rules indicate *very specifically* that it does not apply to the MMC,
*unless* there is an SSR specifically stating otherwise.

I.E., if there's no SSR, the OB ELR rating can *only* apply to the Leaders,
because it *cannot* apply to the MMC.  Why can't it?  Because A19.132 says
so, in no uncertain terms.

>The response, after a little discussion, leads me to conclude a new
>rule.  The ELR of an OB that contains underlined morale unit takes on
>the ELR printed UNLESS there are other units in the OB that could in
>fact have the lower ELR - thereby giving the underlined morale unit
>back the 5 ELR.

There is in fact no such rule.  Perry thinks there is, but he's provided no
evidence to support that assertion.  In any case, your "other units in the
OB" are, of course, the leaders (who do not and never have underlined
morale).

>The trouble with this "new rule" is it gives no clear boundary.  Do
>SMCs count as other units?  AFV?  Was it a mistake?  We can't second
>guess this so must play as the rules are printed.

Yes, that's what I like to do too.

By-the-by, Ian Daglish's scenario from the latest Journal uses an "SS OB ELR
< 5 without SSR", and he confirmed when I queried him about it that the ELR
applying only to the SS Leaders was exactly what he had in mind.

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