Rules Clarification - Aircraft

Thank you! So I was wrong about the line of sight issue, which is good to know.

Also, what version of the rulebook is that from? I've got the 2007 "Expanded Rules" (the one that came with maps in the green folio) and the "Advanced Rules" that come with the 1939-1945 starter set.

"Contested Skies" Rules Updates Insert, a pdf.

link to pdf

web.archive.org/web/20150905224925/http://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/AAM_Rules_Inserts.pdf


AH_SgtFury 2012 -
From the Expanded rulebook pg 27:
"Aircraft and Antiair: If an Aircraft is placed in a hex adjacent to a unit with the Antiair ability, then the Aircraft provokes a defensive-fire attack from that unit. Other than the condition that provokes it, this attack is a normal defensive-fire attack."


Defensive fire verses aircraft are handled the same way as soldiers or vehicles. The difference is that aircraft are placed on the board while soldiers and vehicles have to move to provoke defensive fire. So for example: Player A places an aircraft figure adjacent to a ground unit with the Antiair SA. Player B opts to fire at the aircraft with defensive fire. He rolls enough successes to equal (or exceed) the aircraft's defense. A face up disruption counter is immediately placed on the aircraft. In the air strike phase, Player A opts to attack with this plane. Because it is face-up disrupted, it rolls its' attack dice with a -1 penalty.

In the following assault phase, Player B opts to attack the disrupted enemy aircraft. It now has -1 to its' defense because it is face-up disrupted. Enough rolled success' equaling or exceeding the current defense of the aircraft would result in face-down counters being placed onto it. At the end of this turn during the casualty phase, the face-up disruption counter is removed and any face-down counters on this aircraft are now flipped face-up. If it now has a disruption, it will have to sit out a turn before it can be placed on the board again. if it now has a destroy counter, it is removed from play.

Bandits High planes fixed...with Zero rookie with Defense 3 and Fulmar with Antiair