Official Rules Update and FAQ (Draft versions 1.01 - June 21)

[dwalend]

Originally Posted by Talorien

The most illuminating conversation I've had about this with Steve is that, thematically, grouping literally represents "these guys are together over here, and those guys are together over there" in the 1.5-km wide area.

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- Gameplay-wise, it is simple and clear to resolve (it avoids the kinds of rules tangles involving 5.11.3 which Kevin has brought up)

TLDR: I'm pretty sure that Steve never intended infantry not on the same vehicle to be able to group defensively

Then we're probably good with the rule-change plus a sentence somewhere that infantry riding a vehicle use the same die even for spill-over.

Poor infantry. Dead men on leave.