We played Night Hunt and a question accoured during play. In the scenario combined fire isn't allowed. Does Assault Attack support from friendly squads in adjacent hexes count as "Combined Fire" ?

The rules state "as with combined fire" so is it actually combined fire? It's pretty important for this scenario I think because if assault attacks aren't possible, it get's pretty much impossible to get squads out of the entrenchments in the woods.

Thx

I would allow support in Assaults. The rule mechanic works (partially) the same way as combined fire, but that doesn't make it combined fire. Stating "as with combined fire" confirms this. It works the same way, but it's not the same. Otherwise the rules would simply state: "combined fire is allowed in assaults", which is not the case.

And besides, assault support only partially works the same way as combined fire: i.e. only squads can support an assault, even fatigued squads can support an assault, and to support an assault the supporting squad must be adjacent to the target hex. It's actually only the mechanic of halving attack dice for supporting units that stays the same as with combined fire.

So my take is that assaults can be safely supported, even if the scenario doesn't allow combined fire.