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RE: Leader in assault without troops
Whereas Rule 3.33 Regular Leader Limitations says:
Similarly, Regular leaders can't activate or direct AFVs (except APCs) or tank leaders, but any AFVs and Tank Leaders stacked in the regular leader's hex can activate simultaneously with him if the stack self-activates.
Sed contra:
6.42 Firepower Enhancement
An activated, undemoralized leader may add his combat modifier to the direct fire value of one unit in his hex. For example, a German leader with a combat modifier of "1" may increase the direct fire value of a German INF unit from 5 to 6. Defending leaders in assaults (12.0) can add their combat bonuses to defending units even though they are 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.
6.43 Assault
An undemoralized leader in an assault hex gives friendly units there a +1 column shift (see Assault Table). He also increases their direct fire value as usual if he has a combat modifier. Additional friendly leaders do not give additional column shifts.
Note:
1. Rule 3.33 is a subset of 3.3 which is primarily concerned with "activation." Rule 6.83 likewise emphasizes "activation."
2. Rule 6.42 and 6.43 make no mention of unit restrictions and indeed, one need not be activated at all when defending in an assault hex. All 6.42 says is that a unit must be in the same hex. Of course, the example cited mentions an INF, but that does not preclude something else.
Now before Alan or PLloyd have apoplexy, I tend to agree with the sense that Rule 6.42 ought to say or should be interpreted as having said: "An activated, undemoralized leader may add his combat modifier to the direct fire value of one unit [of his type] in his hex." If a leader + AFV (only) in an assault hex is NOT to get the +1 col shift, 6.43 likewise should be reworded to reflect that the +1 assault shift is only applicable in conjunction with at least one unit of the leaders "type."
I'm reminded of the original Star Trek line where Captain Kirk says: "Well this in an Enterprise first. Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and Engineer Scott find themselves in perfect agreement. Can I stand the strain?"
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