Thus far....

[plloyd1010]

To clarify a bit further: a leader with a combat modifier of 1 may activate his own stack and another stack in a single adjacent hex. A leader with a 2 combat modifier may activate the stack that he is in, PLUS units in 2 other hexes that his is adjacent to. That would potentially provide combined direct fire from 3 stacks.

Not like that. A leader may activate any eligible units and lower rank leaders in their hex and the 6 adjacent hexes. A leader with a comat modifier may combine the fire of units their hex and the number of hexes adjacent equal to the combat modifier. Thus a leader with a combat Modifier of 1 may activate his hexes and those surrounding him, and if he has activated to fire, he may combine his hex's fire with units and leaders from one other hex he activated.