[Rules] 6.42 Firepower Enhancement

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6.42 Firepower Enhancement
An activated, undemoralized leader may add his combat modifier to the direct fire value of one unit in his own hex. For example, a German leader with a combat modifier of 1 may increase the direct fire value of an INF unit in his hex from 5 to 6. Defending leaders in assaults (12.0) can add their combat bonuses to defending units even though they're not activated. If a hex contains multiple units and leaders, then each leader may add his combat bonus to the firepower of only one unit, and each unit may receive a firepower bonus from only one leader.

Scenario Setup

• you have a leader with +1 combat modifier
  
• in an adjacent hex you have an INF platoon
  

Actions Taken

• the leader activates to MOVE, and activates the adjacent INF to FIRE
  
• the leader moves into the INF hex and stops
  
• the INF uses the +1 combat modifier of the leader to augment Direct Fire power
  

Dispute

• You can't use the combat modifier because:
  • the leader isn't activated to FIRE (rebuttal: not explicitly required in the RAW)
    
  • the leader wasn't in the same hex when the activation round began (rebuttal: not explicitly required in the RAW)
    
• You can use the combat modifier because:
  • the only stated requirements are:
    • the leader is activated, he is
      
    • the leader is in the same hex as the unit, he is when the modifier is called for
      

What do y'all think?