H. Hardie
Howdy,
To take my mind off of the humiliating defeat being handed to me by Jim "Terror" Torkelson in our VASL pbem game of DB019, The Trail To Hell(zapoppin') Ridge, I sat down last night and typed up this list I made on the trip back from WO earlier this month.
The list details the differences I found between the 1st Edition and 2nd Edition of the ASLRB through Page A13 (of the 2nd Edition) Although on a scale of interesting reading it probably falls below both theological debating and talking about the Bills (as opposed to an interesting team like the Philadelphia Eagles), I figured I'd share the results with everyone:) I have no idea if I'll ever get the motivation and time to continue the process.
If the formatting comes across screwed up, I also have this in a word document and if you're interested in that, drop me a line at HHardie@comcast.com and/or HK_Hardie@cguusa.com and I'll send it to you.
H
Changes In ASLRB 2nd Edition
A.8 ADJACENT 2nd Sentence: Changes "Units are considered 'ADJACENT'" to "Locations (and the units in them) are considered ADJACENT" 2nd Sentence: Adds parenthetical that SMOKE hindrance DRM and NVR are not considered for LOS in determining whether locations are ADJACENT 2nd Sentence Adds clause that enemy presence is ignored when calculating whether hypothetical enemy unit could advance into adjacent location [Presumably to clarify that if enemy unit is in a fortified location, you can still be ADJACENT if you could advance into that hex if it was devoid of enemy presence]
A.9 RANDOM SELECTION 2nd ¶, 1st Sent.: New reference to rule for Random Selection among sniper Concealed Targets at A14.23
A.11 PERMANENT BREAKDOWN Example: Adds a second sentence clarifying that the multiple causes of Breakdown frequency do not lower X# below 12
A.14 COLLATERAL ATTACKS (moved to D.8-.8B)
A.15 FIRST/FINAL FIRE Example: Adds a second sentence with an example involving an AFV firing its CMG in Defensive First Fire and its MA in DFPh. (From Q&A)
A1.11 SINGLE-MAN COUNTER (SMC) 1st Sentence: Adds parenthetical exception that Partisan SMCs are not elite
A1.121 SQUAD Last Sentence: Adds parenthetical exception that Partisans don't have 3 types of squads
A1.122 HALF-SQUAD (HS) Last Sentence: Adds parenthetical exception that IJA elite and 1st line squads have the same broken ML as a squad A1.123 CREW Last Sentence: Adds parenthetical that dismounted vehicular crews are not elite (from Q&A)
A1.21 FIREPOWER (FP) Last Sentence: Adds "Leaders, although Armed, have no inherent FP." (From Q&A)
A1.22 RANGE Last Sentence: Adds "Leaders have no Normal Range"
A1.31 DEPLOYMENT 1st Sentence: Adds USMC 7-6-8s to list of parenthetical exceptions allowed to deploy without leader direction
A1.32 RECOMBINE 2nd Sentence: New: "A Fanatic HS and non-Fanatic HS may Recombine, but the resulting Squad is not Fanatic" (from Q&A)
A1.4 BROKEN SIDE 1st Sentence: Adds Japanese Squads and leaders to list of exceptions Last Sentence: Adds "Broken units have no FP or Normal Range"
A2.5 ENTRY 2nd Sentence: Replaces "and that hex is occupied by an enemy unit or otherwise" with "but that hex is unenterable due to being occupied by an enemy unit during the friendly MPh (see 4.14) or is otherwise" (from Errata)
A2.51 OFFBOARD SETUP 3rd/4th Sentences: Removes "(not butted half-hexes) of that board(s), observing normal stacking limits" and adds "If only part of a board is in play, only the actual road hexes on the unused portion are "off board" road hexes."
A2.52 OFFBOARD ACTIONS 1st Sentence: Exception changed from "An off-board squad (not Russian) may attempt to Deploy" to read "An off-board squad capable of Deployment may attempt to Deploy"
A2.6 EXIT Last sentence: Adds "glider contents (E8.5)" to exceptions
A2.7 - A2.72 OVERLAYS Substantial rewording, including additions of 3 new subparagraphs, A2.73 to A2.76. Among the changes are that SSR must mention the overlay (before it did not - overlay was in effect if depicted on Scenario Board Configuration diagram. Also subparagraphs on adhesives, plexiglass, SSR placement order, effect on hexsides and vertices, specific overlays for specific boards and wadis/streams.
A2.9 SETUP LIMITATIONS 4th Sentence: Adds parenthetical that rule prohibiting inspection of enemy stacks prior to play applies to "all units/SW/Guns/entrenchment counters in a given Location)" Last sentence: Changed from "Up to 10% (FRU) of the squads received by a nationality capable of Deployment may be freely Deployed (without leader/TC) prior to setup whether on- or off-board" to "Up to 10% (FRU) of the squads that enter in a given turn, may be freely Deployed (without leader/TC) prior to setup, if the nationality is capable of Deployment"
A3 BASIC SEQUENCE OF PLAY Last sentence: Changes reference to "Chapter D divider" to "Advanced Sequence of Play (ASOP) divider"
A3.5 ADVANCING FIRE PHASE (AFPh) 1st Sentence: Adds MOL to list of exceptions that get to attack at full strength
A3.6 ROUT PHASE (RTPh) 2nd Sentence: Changes "Units need not rout unless ADJACENT to an enemy unit" to "Units need not rout unless ADJACENT to an unbroken, Known enemy unit"
A4.12 LEADER BONUS 1st Sentence: Changes "Any Good Order MMC which begins and ends its MPh stacked with a leader of the same nationality in the same Location is eligible for a two MF bonus during that MPh" to "Any Good Order MMC which begins and ends the MPh/APh stacked with a leader of the same nationality in the same Location, at the same level (2.8), and with the same wire/entrenchment/panji/paddy status is eligible for a two MF bonus during that MPh/APh" (from Errata and Q&A)
A4.13 TERRAIN EFFECTS 1st Sentence: Changes reference to "Terrain Chart" to "Terrain Chart/Desert Terrain Chart/PTO Terrain Chart"
A4.132 ROAD 2nd Example: Last sentence describing effect of smoke is deleted
A4.133 ELEVATION CHANGE Last Sentence: Adds Ground Snow (E3.723) to list of exceptions that incur penalty for moving to lower elevation
A4.134 MINIMUM MOVE 2nd Sentence: Changes "all survivors" to "all unbroken survivors" Last Sentence: New: "In any case, the unit is considered to have spent the actual MF cost of entry" (from Q&A - provides calculation of MF spent on a minimum move for purposes of number of defensive fire shots that can be taken) 1st Example: Adds new sentence at end: "Consider it to have spent 4 MF" 2nd Example: Adds new sentence at end: "An Inexperienced MMC would have spent 6 MF, while a SMC would have spent 12 MF"
A4.14 ENEMY UNITS 1st Sentence: Changes "Known enemy unit" to "unconcealed enemy unit"
A4.15 INFANTRY OVR 1st Sentence: Changes "at double the normal MF cost provided it has passed" to "at double the total MF cost of entry provided it has passed" (from Q&A - doubled cost applies to hex and hexside terrain and SMOKE) 1st Sentence: Last word changed from "hex" to "Location" 1st Sentence: Adds exception for Berserk (15.432)
A4.151 SMC OPTIONS 1st Sentence: Changes "hex" to "Location" 1st Sentence: Changes "may immediately enter (free of all enemy fire)" to "may immediately, prior to any Defensive First Fire vs the ATTACKER, enter (free of all enemy fire)" [from Q&A - DFF from other Locations occurs after withdrawal (if any), but before CC] 4th Sentence: Adds "occupying a vehicle" to list of status that prevents SMC being OVR from moving (from Q&A)
A4.152 CC 1st Sentence: Changes "If the SMC remains in its hex with the entering MMC, normal CC immediately ensues" to "If, after Defensive First Fire, the SMC remains in its Location with the entering MMC, normal CC immediately ensues" 2nd Sentence: Changes "hex" to "Location" 3rd Sentence: Changes "hex" to "Location" 4th Sentence: Changes "hex" to "Location"
A4.2 MECHANICS OF MOVEMENT 5th Sentence: Changes "Infantry is moved one unit at a time" to "Infantry may be moved one unit at a time" 6th Sentence: Changes "Other units may" to "Otherwise, units may" 7th Sentence: New "Units moving together as a stack expend MF simultaneously and need not spend MF for the same purpose, but must designate at the same time all actions for the same MF" (from Q&A)
A4.3 BYPASS 2nd Sentence: Adds parenthetical that bypass can not be used for gully-woods (from Q&A)
A4.34 BYPASS LOS 3rd Sentence: Reference to "(see also C.5)" moved to earlier spot in sentence
A4.41 AFPh SW FIRE LIMITS 1st Sentence: Adds INF/RCL SW to list of restricted weapons (from Q&A) 1st Sentence: Changes "which changed Location during the MPh" to "which moved [other than being Recovered (4.44)] during the MPh" (from Q&A)
A4.43 POSSESSION 5th Sentence: Changes "at no MF cost during its APh, MPh or at the start of a CCPh" to "at no MF cost during its MPh (and thus need not actually move), APh or at the start of a CCPh" (from Q&A) Last Sentence: Changes "Unpossessed SW in a marsh, shallow or deep stream, or any Water Obstacle are removed from play" to "Unpossessed SW in a marsh, shallow or deep stream and unpossessed SW/Gun in any Water Obstacle, Blaze Location (or burning vehicle), or building Location when rubbled are removed from play"
A4.431 TRANSFER 1st Sentence: Adds Panjis (G9.52) to exceptions Last Sentence: Adds at end "who likewise can only Transfer/Recover a SW/Gun which is on that Motion vehicle"
A4.44 RECOVERY 3rd Sentence: Changes "an SW/Gun" to "a SW/Gun" 3rd Sentence: Changes "a SMC can immediately Recover that unit's SW/Gun in this same manner but regardless of phase" to "an Infantry SMC can immediately Recover one of that Infantry unit's SW/Guns in this same manner but regardless of phase" (from Q&A) 4th Sentence: Changes "unpinned, Good Order unit that is not" to "unpinned, Good Order non-bypassing unit in the same Location as the SW/Gun but that is not" 4th Sentence: Adds Panjis (G9.52) to exceptions 4th Sentence: Adds "and vice versa" to end of exceptions in reference to Crest status units 7th Sentence: New sentence: "See G.5 for jungle/kunai/bamboo"
A4.5 DOUBLE TIME 1st Sentence: Changes "Any Infantry capable" to "Any Infantry (including bicyclists/skiers) capable" (from Q&A) 4th Sentence: New sentence: "Double Time does not allow any additional movement when entering a Location whose cost of entry is 'all'" (from Q&A)
A4.51 COUNTER EXHAUSTION (CX) 5th Sentence: Punctuation changes (addition of a ":" and ";")
A4.52 PORTAGE EFFECTS 2nd Example: New: "A HS carrying 5 PP has only two MF; if accompanied by a leader, they would have five MF (4.12, 4.42). If the HS (only) Double Times with the leader, they have six MF. However, if the leader also Double Times, then they have only 5 MF.
A4.61 ASSAULT MOVEMENT 1st Sentence: Changes "moves only one Location" to "moves =< one Location" 1st Sentence: Exception changes from "Movement out of, or into, a Fortification, in addition to" to "additional MF expenditure within a Location (e.g., out of, or into, a Fortification, or Recovery) in addition to" 4th Sentence: Changes "A unit using Assault Movement which breaks, or becomes berserk" to "A unit using Assault Movement which uses all its MF to move beneath Wire (B26.4), or which breaks, or becomes berserk" Last Sentence: New: "Otherwise, once declared, Assault Movement cannot be voluntarily voided"
A4.63 DASH 3rd Sentence: Changes "The Dashing unit may not have expended any MF prior to the Dash [EXC: SMOKE grenade placement attempt; 24.1] and must end its MPh in the non-Open Ground Location it Dashed to (unless it becomes berserk, pinned or broken in the road Location, in which case Dash benefits immediately cease)" to "The Dashing unit may not have expended any MF prior to the Dash [EXC: SMOKE grenade placement attempt; 24.1], may expend no MF in the road or the Dashed-to location beyond the minimum required to enter and must end its MPh in the non- Open Ground Location it Dashed to (unless it becomes berserk, pinned, broken or wounded in the road Location, or otherwise unable to enter the Dashed-to Location, in which case Dash benefits immediately cease)" (from Q&A) Last Sentence: Adds "and Armored Assault (D9.31) is NA" (from Q&A) 1st Example: Adds sentence at end "None of this would change if the road ended in BB7, or if there were another road running from AA7 to CC8" 2nd Example: New example: "Assume AA7 were a building hex and that a leader was Dashing with the 4-6-7. If the leader broke in BB7, the 4-6-7 could declare Double Time and continue Dashing into AA7. If for any reason the 4-6-7 did not have enough MF to enter either AA7 or BB6, it would be stuck in BB7 without Dash benefits [H's Note: This latter example seems to indicate that you do not need to declare your dash destination in advance]
A4.7 ADVANCE PHASE 1st Sentence: Changes "neither broke, pinned, nor TI may use the APh" to neither broke, pinned, TI nor marked with a CC counter may use the APh" (from Q&A)
A4.71 vs AN AFV 1st Sentence: Changes "hex" to "Location" (from Errata)
A4.72 vs DIFFICULT TERRAIN Last Sentence: New: "In no case may a unit advance if it retains no MF after deducting for portage costs" (from Q&A)
A5.11 MOVEMENT Last Sentence: "Difficult Terrain Advance" changes to "Advance vs. Difficult Terrain"
A5.13 DEFENSE PENALTIES 1st Sentence: "during First Fire" changed to "during the MPh" (from Errata)
A5.132 VEHICULAR 2nd Sentence: Changes "may still possibly hit another vehicle" to "may still possibly hit another (even friendly) vehicle" (from Q&A) 3rd Sentence: Adds "and randomly select among ties" to end of parenthetical clause 4th Sentence: New: "A Specific Collateral Attack would apply normally"
A5.5 EQUIVALENTS 1st Sentence: Adds to end ", but =<4 SMC count as zero squad-equivalents"
A6.11 LOS CHECKS 1st Sentence: New: "Before setup, LOS may be checked only by the side setting up first, and only if that side is the Scenario Defender, or has Pre-Registered Fire (C1.73) or Bore-Sighted weapons (C6.41-.42)" (from Q&A) 2nd Sentence: Adds to beginning of former first sentence "During play,"
A6.12 ATYPICAL LOS 1st Sentence: Changes "the rules will specify that a hexside vertex or an entire hexside be used" to "the rules will specify that an entire hexside, part of a hexside or a vertex be used" 2nd Sentence: Adds "Road use (4.132)" to situations where this rule applies
A6.4 BLIND HEXES 2nd Sentence: Changes "an elevation => the height" to "an elevation => the full-level height" (from Errata)
A6.42 [untitled] 1st Sentence: Changes "For every elevation advantage" to "For every full-level elevation advantage" (from Errata)
A.6.7 LOS HINDRANCE 1st Sentence: Changes reference to "Terrain Chart" to "Terrain Chart/Desert Terrain Chart/PTO Terrain Chart" 4th Sentence: "between" no longer in italics 4th Sentence: adds to end of parenthetical clause "these Hindrances (24.4 & C1.57), as well as bridge (B6.2), orchard (B14.2), and tower (B34.2) LOS Hindrances and Fog (E3.311) may affect units at different levels" 6th Sentence: New: "Whenever a LOS crosses (or goes along the shared hexside of) two hexes that have the same range to the firer, however, only the LOS Hindrance of the hex with the highest applicable LOS Hindrance DRM is Counted" (from Q&A) Last Sentence: Deleted and replaced by "Therefore, the number of hexes in which a LOS Hindrance applies will not exceed the range" Examples: Order reversed. Also, the former first and current second has 3 new sentences at the end "Hexes V6 and W6 are both 3 hexes from V3, so only one +1 LOS Hindrance DRM is counted for those two hexes. Similarly, hexes V7 and W7 cause only one +1 Hindrance DRM between them. If there were a wreck in V7, however, the total LOS Hindrance DRM would be +6" (from Q&A)
A7.1 [Untitled] 2nd Sentence: "FP/SW" changed to "FP/SW/Gun"
A7.21 POINT BLANK FIRE (PBF) 1st Sentence: Changes "The FP" to "The Small-Arms/MG/ATR/IFE FP" (from Q&A)
A7.211 TPBF vs PRC 1st Sentence: Changes "which enter an enemy-occupied hex during the MPh are subject to TPBF attacks (both First Fire and Final Fire) from enemy units in that Location or any higher Location in that hex, regardless of whether or not the PRC have disembarked (see also D6.5)" to "which are in an enemy-occupied hex are subject to TPBF attacks from enemy units in that Location or any higher Location in that hex, regardless of whether or not the PRC disembark (see also D6.5)" 3rd Sentence: Changes "The moving units may attack" to "The Moving units [EXC: BU PRC] may attack" 4th Sentence: Changes "and are marked with a CC counter and are therefore able to rout away in the RtPh" to "and are marked with a CC counter once the Vehicle ends its MPh in that Location and are therefore able to rout away in the RtPh"
A7.212 TARGET SELECTION LIMITS Whole clause substantially reworded with an example added
A7.22 LONG RANGE FIRE 1st Sentence: Parenthetical clause moved and changed from "[EXC: FT, DC, Ordnance]} to "[EXC: ATR, MOL, DC, Ordnance and some FT]"
A7.23 AREA FIRE 1st Sentence: Adds parenthetical exception "[EXC: MOL; ordnance; C.4]"
A7.24 AFPh FIRE 1st Sentence: Changes "The FP" to "The Small-Arms/MG/ATR/IFE FP" (from Q&A) 1st Sentence: Changed from "unless it is using Opportunity Fire, a FT, or a DC" to "unless it is using Opportunity Fire. MOL, FT, and DC are not halved" (from Q&A)
A7.25 OPPORTUNITY FIRE 1st Sentence: Changed from "during its PFPh, although such placement removes any concealment status it may have had, if it is within 16 hexes of a Good Order enemy Ground unit (12.14)" to "during its PFPh. Such placement removes any concealment status it may have had, if it is in LOS within 16 hexes of a Good Order enemy Ground unit (12.14)" 5th Sentence: Deletes "sustained"
A7.301 #KIA 1st Sentence: Changes "At least as many target units as the number indicated" to "At least as many target units in each specifically targeted Location (e.g., Spraying Fire or Canister, but not Area Target Type, attacks) as the number indicated" 2nd Sentence: Changes: "Berserk and heroic units which cannot be broken instead suffer Casualty Reduction" to "Units which cannot be broken (e.g., berserk/heroic/broken/unarmed) suffer Casualty Reduction instead" (from Q&A)
A7.302 K/# 1st Sentence: Changes "One target unit suffers Casualty Reduction and all other target units" to "At least one target unit suffers Casualty Reduction in each specifically targeted Location and all other target units"
A7.303 NMC 1st Sentence: Changes "those which fail are broken" to "those which fail are usually broken. See 10.3"
A7.305 PTC 1st Sentence: Deletes parenthetical "(moving units are subject to leadership modification only if moving as a stack)"
A7.307 vs ARMORED TARGETS 1st Sentence: Adds at end "but may leave Residual FP"
A7.308 vs UNARMORED VEHICLES 2nd Sentence: In parenthetical exception, changes "as determined by Random Selection" to "as randomly determined" Last Sentence: Changes Collateral Attack reference from "(A.14)" to "(D.8)"