Destroyers delay the removal of sub casualties, allowing them to fire back in their normal step even if they are hit by a sub. However, both attacking and defending subs always fire in the Opening Fire step, so a defending sub will return fire even if it is hit, regardless of the presence of destroyers. This is because fire within a step is simultaneous. In effect, the presence of a destroyer only affects the ability of surface vessels to return fire when hit by subs.
Question: AA guns & Amphibious Assaults
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If you load a transport with an AA & Inf for an amphibious assault does the AA gun land during combat or non-combat the rules say that all units from a transport have to land at the same time, but AA guns can’t accompany attacking forces.
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I think the AA still drops with the Inf as you stated its just his attacking power is 0 (worthless) same deal as an attacking transport.
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Under LHTR, in the description of AA guns, it does include a specific exception to AA guns ONLY moving in NCM when being carried on TRNs.
It is not 100% conclusive. But it is more than enough to make me think that the AA gun does indeed offload in COMBAT movement (but of course cannot “attack” so it is ignored as a unit for the attacker). If the Attacker wins the combat, they finish setting up the AA gun in NCM, and it protects the newly captured territory. If the attacker is thrown back into the sea, the defender gains the AA gun.
At least, that is how I read it…