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

[Scott Jackson]

>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!
>
>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.


Well, there has to be an SSR to make underlined units have a non-5 ELR...so 
the first part of your 'rule' is incorrect; A19.132.


>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.


ELR only applies to squads/HS/leaders (A19.1)...so only they could possibly 
be "other units".


>The rule book is very clear about underlined morale.  To me it is even
>suggestive of the idea that an SSR needs to lower underlined morale
>units ELR, and even needs to clarify if quality is lost the underlined
>morale way (splitting into HSs), or the stepping down the quality
>ladder way.


This is correct--it requires an SSR to reduce an underlined unit's ELR to 
below 5.

Scott Jackson
aka Stonewall

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