Declare defenders

By player1560342, in Star Wars: The Card Game - Rules Questions

Hi,

can exhausted units be declared defenders? I know they could not deal damage anyway but I ask this because if they could not be destroyed by the attacker, the defender could avoid unopposed damage.

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3. Declare Defenders
The defending player then declares which of his ready units
will engage. Those units are referred to as defenders.
Edited by Toqtamish

Unfortunately the italian translation sucks... They forgot to translate the word READY. Thanks