Looking for a clearer Awser.

[Anpu42]

I know this may seem like a stupend Question, but some times the awser is not that clear to some of us.

jasonhappel Asked this question.

Lets say a unit is being attacked by 2 units... the first attack has a successful cover roll and puts a face down disruption counter on that unit.. the second attack fails the units cover roll and scores an additional disruption, putting another face down counter on that unit..

The question is do these 2 disruption counters stack and become a damaged/destroyed counter?

The Awser was this.

Assumption, all of this is taking place in one assault phase.

First scenario, a damaged/destroyed counter is placed on the unit. It is, in essence, the second hit in a turn.
So this means what?

[Y2UAsk]

The question itself seems to be based on a misconception. It states, "the second attack fails the units cover roll and scores an additional disruption." The second attack does not "score an additional disruption," it scores an additional hit. Each hit adds another marker to the target unit. The first hit places a disruption marker, the second hit places a destroyed marker on infantry or a damaged marker on a tank, and the third hit places a destroyed marker on a tank.

It's important to understand that what's happening here is NOT "2 disruptions = damage." The second hit is not an additional disruption, it's just a second hit, and its effect is that of ... a second hit. This method of resolving attacks and damage is unusual, so lots of people seem to misunderstand it. It's explained pretty clearly on page 20 of the rulebook, however, IF you read those rules and believe that they actually mean what they state. Lots of people are either only skimming that page or "reading between the lines" and reaching conclusions that aren't warranted. Read page 20 carefully and literally. Like Horton, it means what it says and it says what it means.

When reading page 20, also bear in mind that "simultaneous hits" are any hits received during the same assault phase, not just hits that are received from the same attack. This is clarified by the glossary definition of "simultaneous."

Steve