Hex Control

[Shad]

What is the basis for saying that it is not controlled by a DEM unit?

I think it stems from VC's in many scenarios that state similar things to:

"and must clear east-west road of any undemoralised enemy"

That sort of thing ?

There are also the assaults where a DEM reduced unit is the last remaining unit 'contesting' control of a hex .............. Is it contesting in such a state (shrugs).

We have a clarification at the end of Rule 1.2 in the Annotated Rules that says DEM units cannot control hexes.

To play Devil's Advocate for the sake of furthering the discussion: if I rallied a DEM INF, failed, and it fled to the nearest safe hex which happened to be an empty town hex that was - until that activation - last occupied by you and therefore under your control, do I now control that hex?

Rules as written? Yes.
Gut feeling? I don't like it.