3.13 Reexamined

[plloyd1010]

Craig, the problem with your narration is that the HMG declaration comes after the mortar attack. You are supposed to declare activations before execution. The colonel can activate both the mortars and HMG, no problem there. The activation is Fire orders for all 3, if he wants, he can activate the captains too.

No one may add their modifiers to the mortars. Combat modifiers may only be added to direct fire values of unit in the leader's hex. One leader may add their value to one unit. For bombardment, the combat modifier may still be used to combine fire from adjacent hexes, but does not add to the firepower of any of the units.

The summary is that the mortars and HMG are activated to fire. Attacks are resolved in any order desired, mortars first in this case. HMG would then fire, or it's activation is wasted. No modifiers for the HMG as the 8-0-0 captain is the leader stacked with it.

Short answer, you cannot do things the way you described.