Leader Casualties in Assaults

[richvalle]

This question came up and I thought I knew the answer but looking closer it's not so clear cut.

What happens to a leader in a hex where all his units have been eliminated? I thought that if there were more steps lost then steps available then the leader is lost. Otherwise he suffers a leader lost roll and then a leader capture roll and if safe from both he gets displaced.

But looking at the rule for leaders lost from extra steps it specifically says losses from Direct Fire or Bombardment. So... I think if a leader is in a hex with 1 reduced Inf and it suffers a 3 step loss on the assault the inf is eliminated, the leader rolls looking for a 3 or higher on leader loss and then less then 9 on leader capture and then is displaced.

That sound right?

rv