Defensive Fire Phase A = ATTACKER Action B = BOTH SIDES Action D = DEFENDER Action
| START: | |
| D | Fire Ordnance Dispersed SMOKE |
| D | OBA |
| DURING: | |
| D | Designate Mortar Spotter |
| D | Fire |
| D | Declare Wire, Set DC, Roadblock, Path, |
| D | Panji Clearance (TI) |
| D | Flame Clearance (TI) |
| D | Destroy or malfunction SW/Guns |
| D | Dismantle or reassemble SW/Guns |
| D | Limber or unlimber (TI-unlimber) Guns |
| END: | |
| D | Remove First Fire and Final Fire |
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| Possible Critical Hit | |
| Possible Improbable Hit | |
| Possible Unlikely Kill | |
| MC Heat of Battle | |
| Field Phone Loss | |
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| IFT Attack Cowers | |
| Gun ≤ 40mm Multiple Hit | |
| Sherman 75mm, M24 Chaffee Multiple Hit | |
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| Level A/B Booby Traps TC Casualty Reduction | |
| RCL TH DR Possible Flame | |
| PF TH DR Inexperienced Firer Casualty Reduction | |
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| DC/SCW/To Kill DR is Dud | |
| Level A/C Booby Traps TC Casualty Reduction | |
| Ammunition Shortage MMC Replaced | |
| MC Casualty Reduction/broken (broken MC eliminated) | |
| PF TH DR Casualty Reduction | |
| TABLES USED IN THIS PHASE | |
| A14.3 | Sniper Attack |
| A14.4 | Sniper Check |
| A15.1 | Heat of Battle |
| B24.72 | Flame Clearance Attempts |
| C13.31 | PF/PFk Availability |
| FINAL FIRE SUMMARY | |
| Unmarked: Fire normally, but may not use Intensive Fire. | |
| First Fire marker: Area Fire (Sustained Fire) or Intensive Fire only against adjacent or same hex targets. | |
| Final Fire/Intensive Fire marker: No firing allowed. | |