Firing Question

[Jack Ruetty]

I have seen a number of times in the digital game where I (or the AI) had a tank that eliminated an enemy tank and there were no surviving crew or passengers. The tank was than allowed to fire its MG at a different hex containing enemy infantry. I feel like this is a violation of the rules that limit combat to one hex at a time. Again, don't really want to report this as an error (though I think I have) unless it actually is.

Thanks for any help

Jack

 

[Stéphane Tanguay]

Unless otherwise noted, a vehicle equipped with a MG(s) must fire its MG(s) and its main gun, in any order, in the same impulse, and they must fire at the same hex; they can fire at different targets.

The only exception that I could see would be the following (optional) rule:
Non-asterisk Firepower-4 MGs fire their entire FP up to a range of 14 hexes when both the turret and vehicle’s covered-arc are aligned. If the turret’s covered-arc is different from the vehicle’s covered-arc the owner must split the FP, firing 2 FP in the turret’s covered-arc, and 2 FP
in the vehicle’s covered-arc—both to a maximum range of 10 hexes. Obviously, the MGs must engage different targets, but all the vehicle’s weapons must still fire in the same impulse.

Frankly, I doubt this is the case

 

[Jack Ruetty]

I doubt whether this optional rule is in the digital game as it would than probably show up under the options. I will report it as a bug next time it occurs. I actually think it is more me doing it than the AI.