Jungle Assault and First Fire

[Hugmenot]

Unit A and Unit D are in a Jungle hex.

1. Unit D has first fire and suffers no terrain column modifier (see 12.41). It cannot receive the morale bonus because it is not the attacker.
2. Unit A, assuming it was not eliminated or demoralized, then attacks but suffers a -1 column modifier because Unit D is in a jungle and it gets a +1 column modifier if its morale is higher than Unit D.

The assaulting units are the "attacker"; their opponents are the "defender."  (see 12.11). Unit A activated to assault and is thus the attacker, regardless who gets to fire first.