[ASLML] Bounding FIrst Fire/Gun Duel

[Bruce Bakken]

Hello, Scott.

>
>I did not look up the Case J mods, so yes I agree that the Gun Duel shifts 
>ALL attacks to the 4th MP instead of the 5th MP.
>

But why?  Why couldn't the ATTACKER use Bounding First Fire on, say, the 3rd 
MP if it declared it so?

>However, C2.2401 clearly allows the Gun Duel to override the 'normal' 
>sequence for DFF/BFF.  The AFV gets to declare a Gun Duel to fire *first* 
>-- for *any* declared DFF (by a non-?Gun).  There is no limitation on 
>declaring a Gun Duel only at the end of an MP expenditure.  Doesn't matter 
>which MP that DFF is declared against -- though the declaration of the Gun 
>Duel does automatically cause all attacks to shift out for Case J purposes, 
>per C6.17.
>

But the ATTACKER does not pay Case J1/J2 penalties.  So why would the 
ATTACKER be penalized thusly?

C6.17 says only that the "firer" must minimize Case J1/J2.  If Case J1/J2 
does not apply to the "firer", then all of C6.17 does not apply to the 
"firer" either.

>So in the EX given, the AFV climbs the hill for 5 MP.  The ATG declares DFF 
>at the 2nd MP.  The AFV declares a Gun Duel...which shifts all fire to the 
>4th MP automatically.  Both sides calculate their mods and resolve the Gun 
>Duel appropriately.  The ATG has the option to DFF again on the 5th MP -- 
>though the AFV could again declare a Gun Duel against that DFF as well.  
>After the 5th MP is expended (and all DFF from that or earlier MP is 
>resolved), the AFV could declare a BFF shot.
>

The real question for me is whether or not Bounding First Fire is MP 
dependent.  May the ATTACKER use Bounding First Fire at an increment of the 
MP cost, or must it wait until all MP costs have been expended?

If the former, then if it declares to be firing at the 2nd MP, it is being 
penalized in the above example by making it wait until the 4th MP.

If the latter, then how could it attempt a Gun Duel on any Defensive First 
Fire that is declared on an increment prior to the expenditure of all MP 
costs?

I hope I'm not being obtuse.  The entire rule C6.17 does not seem very clear 
to me, vis-a-vis Gun Duels.

Regards,
Bruce Bakken

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