[ASLML] Concealment question

[Martin Snow]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Brian W wrote:

> >This just says that you can't make a dummy stack out of a
> >single "?" counter.
>
> I confess I am confused about what you are saying. Are you saying that
> it is ok to place a stack of '?' counters underneath a real unit during
> setup? I think that A12.12 says you cannot. The q&a was, I think,

You can certainly have concealed and unconcealed units in the same
Location.  You cannot place a single "?" counter at the bottom of a stack
just to make the stack taller.

> Of course; however, Bruce said that he typically used both a 5/8"
> concealment counter (for the vehicle) and a 1/2" concealment counter
> (for any infantry with the vehicle). Therefore, it would be obvious when
> you see a 5/8" '?' counters on top of a stack that had only one 5/8"
> counter and only one 1/2" counter that you must be looking at a gun with
> manning crew.
>

Since the Gun and manning infantry share concealment status, the 1/2" ?
seems extraneous.  A pair of 5/8" and a pair of 1/2" could look like a
concealed vehicle and a concealed squad, or a gun and SW possessed by a
crew, etc.

> In other words, if you play by Bruce's house rule, you might give away
> information that you would not by the normal rules.
>

I guess I must have misunderstood the original question.  I thought it was
about how to interpret the regular rule, not on how a particular house
rule might work.

Marty

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