The Combined Arms Penalty

[Green]

Hi Green,
this is indeed a complex rule and every time I review it thinking that I've finally grasped it, I'm foiled by either the language or the examples.

I believe the following passage is taken straight from the manual? I've added in bold what I believe is a key word missing from the sentence. Would like to know your opinion.

"Otherwise, for every 10 defending infantry, or fraction of 10, in excess of the attacking supporting infantry, the Combined Arms Penalty is applied to the excess number of vehicles by having them attack at half strength."

Xerxes77,
You are correct. I never noticed that the word 'supporting' was absent. I copied that last sentence direct from the manual but should have read it more closely. Hopefully the rule now makes sense. It is simple enough once you understand it but the wording in the manual is not ideal.

Edit: And it should also say "the Combined Arms Penalty is applied to the excess number of vehicles, if any, by having them attack at half strength.

If all tanks are supported the penalty does not apply if the defender outnumbers the number of supporting infantry.