[Rules] Bombardment Chart - Example

[rerathbun]

It might help clarify if we consider two alternative scenarios:

An infantry and a dug-in anti-tank gun share a hex.  The anti-tank gun has a cumulative modifier of 0 (+1 for anti-tank gun, -1 for dug-in).  In that case, both units are on the same column.  An artillery barrage of strength 30 hits the hex and the die roll is 12. The result on the table is "X." I we can all agree that only one unit (owning player's choice) takes a step loss and the other suffers an M2 morale check.

Now, same situation but the infantry is also dug-in.  Infantry is now on the 21 column and anti-tank gun is on the 30 column.  Even though the result on both columns is "X", I don't believe that both units would take a step loss.  That would actually penalize the infantry for digging in.