[ASLML] ASL: Kindling and MOL questions

[Wayne M. Hadady]

On Monday, Feb 9, 2004, at 19:37 US/Eastern, Cole, Jonathan wrote:

> A couple of questions on Kindling and MOLS
>
> 1) B25.11, A22.613, A22.611
> A side has MOL capability. It is the PFPh and 3 squads and a leader are
> in the same Location.  All 3 squads are designated as making a Kindling
> attempt and the leader passes his Kindling NTC.
>
> May each of the 3 squads check for a MOL in order to add +2 to the
> Kindling DR?

Yes.

> Against unarmoured targets a Fire Group may make only one MOL check dr 
> per
> attack (A22.611). However although Kindling is treated as Prep Fire,

It gets you Marked w/a Prep Fire counter, but it is not a Prep Fire 
attack.

> each squad makes its own separate Kindling DR (B25.11) so strictly 
> speaking
> one could argue that they are not making Kindling attempts as a FG

They are not a FG.

> and so A22.611 would be NA.
>
> 2) B25.11
> At what point does a player need to designate the squads that are 
> making a
> Kindling attempt.

Before the enabling Leader rolls his NTC.

> In the above case of 3 squads and a leader in the same Loc
> in the PFPh, which of the following is correct?
> 	
> a) Player designates all 3 squads. If the Leader fails the Kindling 
> NTC, all
> 3 squads are still marked with a Prep Fire counter.

Correct.

> OR	
> b) Player designates all 3 squads. If the Leader fails the Kindling 
> NTC, the
> 3 squads may not make a Kindling attempt but are not marked with a 
> Prep Fire
> and so may use Prep Fire normally or move in the MPh

No.

> OR
> c) Leader takes the Kindling NTC. If he passes, the player then 
> designates
> which squads will make Kindling attempts and so get marked as having 
> Prep
> Fired. If the leader fails the Kindling NTC the 3 squads may not make a
> Kindling attempt but are not marked with a Prep Fire and so may use 
> Prep
> Fire normally or move in the MPh

No.

Wayne
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