Crossfire and Assault

[armyduck95]

I judge yes - but there of course can be caveats that favor "no"

From a rules perspective it is still an AT shot, resolved as AT fire from an initial Hex 0 facing. The subsequent shot gets the crossfire advantage.

From a tactical perspective:
The Armor will focus on the closest threat and would focus facings appropriate to the assaulting infantry with AT weapons. Giving the crossfire advantage depicts the strength of combined arms tactics and having a supporting fire element that can pick off the armor as the infantry assault force draws them out from another direction.

In favor of "No":
Due to close quarters, there is an assumption of "danger close" of fratricide. While 12:53 allows the use of AT weapons to shoot only a vehicles in an assault hex, the "reality" is these weapons can still cause considerable collateral damage as friendly infantry maneuver around to assault/take bazooka shots. So, you could reasonably assume any crossfire advantage is negated by the outside AT unit needing to take additional measures to avoid fratricide... or the case that in a close assault scenario, the tanks are now mixed among the infantry and at varied armor facings to deal with the direct assault threat.