4th Edition Rules - comment now or forever shut yer trap!

[campsawyer]

I would be very comfortable permitting the defenders an activation to try their AT shot without committing the defense to a counterattack. I could accept that approach which means that the defenders would have to survive at least the initial assault in good order or use a turn or two to recover morale (while continuing to be assaulted one presumes). This retains the shock value of the AFVs while permitting the defense to use their AT capability without necessarily putting the entire defense on the line.

I am intrigued by this statement, but what about defensive first fire? This would presume that a dugin unit would still get the chance to knock out the AFV's with a personal AT weapon before the assaulting units get a chance to fire.