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

[Bruce Probst]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:50:55 -0500, "David Reenstra"
<vaslplayer at triad.rr.com> wrote:

>Okay, I can see your point.  I was thinking the OB given ELR could overrule
>A1.23 (kind of like it does at Night by E1.22), but an SSR is needed for that.
>But what still throws me is A19.13 "[EXC: A squad with an underscored Morale
>Factor is Replaced by its two broken HS (even if its ELR has dropped below
>5)...]"  How can the part in parenthesis ever be relevant then?

Well, firstly, an SSR can define that the ELR is < 5, but otherwise
underlined morale still applies.

Alternatively, Battlefield Integrity can cause a drop in ELR.  Similarly, CG
campaign rules can cause loss of ELR.

>Same would be true for a BI induced ELR drop.

No, I think you'll find that the BI ELR drop is across-the-board when it's
in effect.  A16.2 says that the ELR drop applies to "all forces".  This is
an example of a rule overriding A1.23.  (It's higher-numbered, if nothing
else!)

>I'll buy that, but I doubt I could convince any opponent to let me play the
>Germans in "Going to Church" or "Frontal Assault" with the MMCs having ELR 5.

That's your opponent's problem (not helped by Perry's public confusion on
this point, admittedly).  Can't speak for "Going To Church", but in the case
of "Frontal Assault", the designer has indicated to me that this is very
much intended.

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