[Rules] Assault on dug in units

[JAN COLPAERT]

Rule 16.2 mentions a defensive modifier but there seems to be no other reference to this in the rules, except for 12.41. I brought up this very point some months ago and we left it with a view that although a unit is dug in.... there is no defensive "advantage" other than first fire when under assault. I, personally, believe that there IS a defensive advantage to being "dug in" and so I play it with a minus one for the assault. (Otherwise why "dig in"?)

Under 12.41, para 2, it states, "Negative column modifiers for dug-in units (16.2) only benefit defending units which are actually dug in." That makes two references to this "defensive modifier".

Despite the thoroughness of the rules, there ARE a couple of omissions/confusions/contradictory passages in them. Since these are NOT corrected, other than by the forum, one must make up one's own mind as to what is "right" (Read: Logical). If you are playing solitaire this "solution" suffices, if you are playing on line or FTF,  that opens a whole new can of worms.

These are known as "house rules" and even the most "rules bound" stalwarts have them.

GG

I've indeed played it that way ("house ruled" it playing solo). Thanks!