INF Present in Assault Hex

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Realism arguments aside, I would say that any infantry in the hex, friendly to the AFV, whether marked fired or not, involved in the assault or not for whatever reason, would negate the enemy receiving the +1 modifier for the afv assaulting without infantry because the modifier on the chart states: "Assault against enemy AFV(s) in town, woods, or jungle without enemy infantry of any kind present and then explicitly says which ones do not count. "Present" is the key word and is very specific.